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Together We Cope

EIN 36-3666952Human Services Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bridging the gap

Together We Cope bridges the gap for Southland residents in temporary crisis by providing food, shelter, clothing and referrals, empowering them to return to self-sufficiency. In response to the steel mill closings, which hit south suburban residents particularly hard, Oak Forest resident Loraine Cook founded Together We Cope in 1982. For the year 2016 - 2017, Together We Cope provided assistance to 47,500 people. The Financial Assistance Program provided $157,826, the Clothing Program provided $494,786, and the Food Program provided $1,332,431. Our Holiday (Adopt-A-Child for Holiday Gifts) Program and our Back-to-School (Supplies) Program benefitted 945 children.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.62Overall score
out of 100

82.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,961,935

Total expenses · USD$3,152,515

Program expenses

$2,925,533.92 recorded amount

92.8%

Fundraising expenses

$63,050.30 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$157,625.75 recorded amount

5.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Kathryn Straniero
Recorded compensation: $76,180.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Together We Cope
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Together We Cope bridges the gap for Southland residents in temporary crisis by providing food, shelter, clothing and referrals, empowering them to return to self-sufficiency. In response to the steel mill closings, which hit south suburban residents particularly hard, Oak Forest resident Loraine Cook founded Together We Cope in 1982. For the year 2016 - 2017, Together We Cope provided assistance to 47,500 people. The Financial Assistance Program provided $157,826, the Clothing Program provided $494,786, and the Food Program provided $1,332,431. Our Holiday (Adopt-A-Child for Holiday Gifts) Program and our Back-to-School (Supplies) Program benefitted 945 children.
`ein` EIN	36-3666952
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3152515.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.05
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9279999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	82.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathryn Straniero
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	76180.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0241
`motto` Tagline	Bridging the gap
`name` Charity name	Together We Cope
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2961935.0
`score` Overall score	87.62
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2925533.92
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	63050.3
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	157625.75

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3666952
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.