Charity profile · Historical source record

Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California

EIN 95-1330495Human Services California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing life saving support for Children in Southern California

Formed in 1941, Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California is dedicated to providing lifesaving support for disabled, abused, physically-challenged and underprivileged children. Variety is made up of men and women primarily in the entertainment industry who raise the much-needed funds to help children in the Southern California community. The money raised in our community stays in our community, and our primary goal is to provide support wherever the need is greatest. In our 75 years of existence, we have raised more than $63 million to help thousands of children. Variety prides itself on being able to modify its agenda in order to meet new trends and evolving conditions; addressing each case in a timely, impartial manner.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.35Overall score
out of 100

87.78Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,149,161

Total expenses · USD$1,259,811

Program expenses

$1,043,123.51 recorded amount

82.8%

Fundraising expenses

$172,594.11 recorded amount

13.7%

Administrative expenses

$42,833.57 recorded amount

3.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Elizabeth O'Neil
Recorded compensation: $174,711.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 13.86%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Formed in 1941, Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California is dedicated to providing lifesaving support for disabled, abused, physically-challenged and underprivileged children. Variety is made up of men and women primarily in the entertainment industry who raise the much-needed funds to help children in the Southern California community. The money raised in our community stays in our community, and our primary goal is to provide support wherever the need is greatest. In our 75 years of existence, we have raised more than $63 million to help thousands of children. Variety prides itself on being able to modify its agenda in order to meet new trends and evolving conditions; addressing each case in a timely, impartial manner.
`ein` EIN	95-1330495
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1259811.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.034
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.828
`fscore` Financial score	87.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth O'Neil
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	174711.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1386
`motto` Tagline	Providing life saving support for Children in Southern California
`name` Charity name	Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1149161.0
`score` Overall score	91.35
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1043123.5079999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	172594.107
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	42833.574

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1330495
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.