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UNCF

EIN 13-1624241Education District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American higher education assistance organization. Our mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities. UNCF helps promising students attend college and graduate by providing operating funds for its 39 member colleges, administering 400 scholarship and internship programs, and serving as a national advocate for the importance of minority higher education by representing the public policy interests of its students and member colleges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.22Overall score
out of 100

85.39Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$89,277,990

Total expenses · USD$171,722,769

Program expenses

$151,974,650.56 recorded amount

88.5%

Fundraising expenses

$12,707,484.91 recorded amount

7.4%

Administrative expenses

$6,697,187.99 recorded amount

3.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael L. Lomax
Recorded compensation: $983,929.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for UNCF
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American higher education assistance organization. Our mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities. UNCF helps promising students attend college and graduate by providing operating funds for its 39 member colleges, administering 400 scholarship and internship programs, and serving as a national advocate for the importance of minority higher education by representing the public policy interests of its students and member colleges.
`ein` EIN	13-1624241
`tot_exp` Total expenses	171722769.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.039
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.885
`fscore` Financial score	85.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael L. Lomax
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	983929.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.005699999999999999
`motto` Tagline	A mind is a terrible thing to waste
`name` Charity name	UNCF
`tot_rev` Total revenue	89277990.0
`score` Overall score	88.22
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	151974650.565
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	12707484.906000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6697187.991

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1624241
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.