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The Southern Education Foundation

EIN 13-5562388Education Georgia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing creative solutions to assure fairness and excellence in education

The Southern Education Foundation (SEF), created in 1867, works to advance creative solutions to ensure fairness and excellence in education for all. Through a variety of programs and strategies involving research, analysis, advocacy, technical assistance, and outreach, SEF works to improve education policy and practice; inform the public about education issues and policy options; strengthen parent, school, and private sector efforts to better meet the needs of underachieving students; and to promote a high quality of universal education. SEF believes that America needs to develop the talents and contributions of all of its people in order to thrive and create a shared and prosperous future for everyone.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.90Overall score
out of 100

90.95Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,091,937

Total expenses · USD$4,278,245

Program expenses

$3,144,510.07 recorded amount

73.5%

Fundraising expenses

$119,790.86 recorded amount

2.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,009,665.82 recorded amount

23.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cyril K. Mcguire
Recorded compensation: $148,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.47%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Southern Education Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Southern Education Foundation (SEF), created in 1867, works to advance creative solutions to ensure fairness and excellence in education for all. Through a variety of programs and strategies involving research, analysis, advocacy, technical assistance, and outreach, SEF works to improve education policy and practice; inform the public about education issues and policy options; strengthen parent, school, and private sector efforts to better meet the needs of underachieving students; and to promote a high quality of universal education. SEF believes that America needs to develop the talents and contributions of all of its people in order to thrive and create a shared and prosperous future for everyone.
`ein` EIN	13-5562388
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4278245.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.027999999999999997
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.735
`fscore` Financial score	90.95
`leader` Recorded leader	Cyril K. Mcguire
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	148500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0347
`motto` Tagline	Advancing creative solutions to assure fairness and excellence in education
`name` Charity name	The Southern Education Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5091937.0
`score` Overall score	91.9
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Education Policy and Reform
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3144510.0749999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	119790.85999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1009665.8200000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5562388
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Education Policy and Reform
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.