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The SEED Foundation

EIN 54-1850819Education District of Columbia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Preparing underserved students for success in college

The SEED Foundation partners with urban communities to provide innovative educational opportunities that prepare underserved students for success in college and beyond.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.48Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,392,758

Total expenses · USD$5,472,657

Program expenses

$4,722,902.99 recorded amount

86.3%

Fundraising expenses

$410,449.27 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$333,832.08 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lesley Poole
Recorded compensation: $209,220.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The SEED Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The SEED Foundation partners with urban communities to provide innovative educational opportunities that prepare underserved students for success in college and beyond.
`ein` EIN	54-1850819
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5472657.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.863
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lesley Poole
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	209220.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0382
`motto` Tagline	Preparing underserved students for success in college
`name` Charity name	The SEED Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5392758.0
`score` Overall score	89.48
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4722902.991
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	410449.27499999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	333832.077

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1850819
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.