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YR Media

EIN 94-3180825Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Training diverse young people in digital media and technology.

Founded in 1992 in Berkeley during a period of heightened youth violence and homicide, YR Media (formerly, Youth Radio) was established as an outlet for Bay Area youth to process their experiences and provide an alternative perspective to the prevailing media dialogue. YR Media is an award-winning media production company that trains diverse young people in digital media and technology. Partnering with industry professionals, students learn to produce marketable media for massive audiences while bringing youth perspectives to issues of public concern. Our mission is to launch young people on career and education pathways by engaging them in work-based learning opportunities, creative expression, professional development, and health and academic support services. YR Media operates bureaus in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, DC.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.92Overall score
out of 100

78.04Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,263,683

Total expenses · USD$5,065,107

Program expenses

$3,616,486.40 recorded amount

71.4%

Fundraising expenses

$390,013.24 recorded amount

7.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,048,477.15 recorded amount

20.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ellin O'Leary
Recorded compensation: $150,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.96%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for YR Media
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1992 in Berkeley during a period of heightened youth violence and homicide, YR Media (formerly, Youth Radio) was established as an outlet for Bay Area youth to process their experiences and provide an alternative perspective to the prevailing media dialogue. YR Media is an award-winning media production company that trains diverse young people in digital media and technology. Partnering with industry professionals, students learn to produce marketable media for massive audiences while bringing youth perspectives to issues of public concern. Our mission is to launch young people on career and education pathways by engaging them in work-based learning opportunities, creative expression, professional development, and health and academic support services. YR Media operates bureaus in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, DC.
`ein` EIN	94-3180825
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5065107.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.207
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.077
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7140000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	78.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellin O'Leary
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0296
`motto` Tagline	Training diverse young people in digital media and technology.
`name` Charity name	YR Media
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6263683.0
`score` Overall score	79.92
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3616486.3980000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	390013.239
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1048477.149

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3180825
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.