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Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Securing Brighter Futures.

The mission of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges is to advance the distinctive values and strengths of our fifteen smaller enrollment, undergraduate, residential Virginia member colleges. We do this by securing financial support from the private sector, increasing visibility, facilitating innovative and collaborative initiatives between the colleges, and supporting initiatives which ensure that this personalized educational experience remains an affordable choice for tomorrow's citizen-leaders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.39Overall score
out of 100

80.87Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,008,687

Total expenses · USD$3,353,534

Program expenses

$2,659,352.46 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$248,161.52 recorded amount

7.4%

Administrative expenses

$439,312.95 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Kenneth P. Ruscio
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges is to advance the distinctive values and strengths of our fifteen smaller enrollment, undergraduate, residential Virginia member colleges. We do this by securing financial support from the private sector, increasing visibility, facilitating innovative and collaborative initiatives between the colleges, and supporting initiatives which ensure that this personalized educational experience remains an affordable choice for tomorrow's citizen-leaders.
`ein` EIN	54-0554396
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3353534.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	80.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth P. Ruscio
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Securing Brighter Futures.
`name` Charity name	Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3008687.0
`score` Overall score	84.39
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2659352.462
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	248161.51600000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	439312.954

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0554396
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.