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VisionCorps

EIN 23-1352349Human Services Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To help lessen the effects of vision loss

For more than 85 years, VisionCorps has been helping restore autonomy and independence to the lives of Pennsylvania residents who are blind or vision impaired. From education and prevention, to rehabilitation and employment, VisionCorps takes a comprehensive approach to services. VisionCorps currently has a presence in Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, Somerset, Cumberland and Philadelphia counties. It is the Mission of VisionCorps to provide social, vocational, rehabilitative and education services for people who are blind or whose vision is impaired; to educate the community about blindness and its prevention; to advocate for the interests of people who are blind or whose vision is impaired; to advance our belief that people who are blind are entitled to and are capable of achieving full autonomy and independence, and; to do so through responsible stewardship of the human and financial resources available.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.49Overall score
out of 100

91.71Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,046,738

Total expenses · USD$9,212,907

Program expenses

$8,042,867.81 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$239,535.58 recorded amount

2.6%

Administrative expenses

$912,077.79 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Dennis Steiner
Recorded compensation: $154,400.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for VisionCorps
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	For more than 85 years, VisionCorps has been helping restore autonomy and independence to the lives of Pennsylvania residents who are blind or vision impaired. From education and prevention, to rehabilitation and employment, VisionCorps takes a comprehensive approach to services. VisionCorps currently has a presence in Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, Somerset, Cumberland and Philadelphia counties. It is the Mission of VisionCorps to provide social, vocational, rehabilitative and education services for people who are blind or whose vision is impaired; to educate the community about blindness and its prevention; to advocate for the interests of people who are blind or whose vision is impaired; to advance our belief that people who are blind are entitled to and are capable of achieving full autonomy and independence, and; to do so through responsible stewardship of the human and financial resources available.
`ein` EIN	23-1352349
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9212907.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.026000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	91.71
`leader` Recorded leader	Dennis Steiner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	154400.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0167
`motto` Tagline	To help lessen the effects of vision loss
`name` Charity name	VisionCorps
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9046738.0
`score` Overall score	93.49
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8042867.811
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	239535.58200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	912077.7930000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-1352349
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.