Human Services : Children's and Family Services

Cradles to Crayons

The giving factory

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (64.17)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 91.7%    
Administrative Expenses 4.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 3.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.02    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.17)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 29.1%    
Program Expenses Growth 39.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.34    
Capacity Rating    
      (25.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $3,545,679
Other Revenue $984
Total Revenue $3,546,663
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $2,724,608
Administrative Expenses $139,123
Fundraising Expenses $104,475
Total Functional Expenses $2,968,206
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $578,457
   
Net Assets $1,100,782

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Contact Information

Cradles to Crayons
82 Myrtle Street
Quincy, MA 02171
tel: (617) 471-8417
fax: (866) 841-9995
EIN: 04-3584367

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Lynn Margherio Chief Executive Officer, Founder (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $75,487 2.54%
Other Salaries of Note
James Stevens President (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $75,487 2.54%
Jen White Development Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $75,487 2.54%

Donor Privacy Policy

YES, this charity has a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is an innovative Quincy-based organization that equips homeless and in-need children with the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and to thrive. While meeting the immediate needs of low-income children, C2C also sets a foundation for lasting change by providing meaningful, tangible volunteer opportunities to thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations each year. C2C's unique business model provides an easy and convenient avenue through which everyday essentials in good and working condition can be recycled in a socially and environmentally responsible way. Since our founding, we have helped over 150,000 Massachusetts children with packages of goods that are hand-picked by caring volunteers to meet a child's specific needs.

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