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    Pencils 4 Kids
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    568 GRAND ST APT J705 NEW YORK NY 10002-2743

    NEW YORK NY | IRS ruling year: 2015 | EIN: 47-3689856  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
     

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    Rating Report

    Leadership & Adaptability
    Score

    90

    This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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    Strategy

    30 out of 40 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Mission Statement
    0 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    A world where all children, despite their backgrounds, have the resources and access to quality educ
    Strategic Goals
    20 out of 20 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
    Goal One: Finish the rebuild and development of a school we currently sponsor in rural Jamaica
    Goal Two: Increase our fundraising goals over the next five years in order to widen the scope of our projects
    Goal Three: Continue to provide scholarships to young students to enable them to receive quality higher education

    Leadership

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Investment in Leadership Development
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
    We have taken the time to have biweekly mentorship meetings with leaders of other non-profit organizations to educate ourselves to restructure our leadership roles and set a strong foundation of communication and focus for moving forward.
    External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborative Engagement
    • Social Promotion

    Adaptability

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Adaptability Practices
    30 out of 30 points
    The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year
    Over the past year, our charity decided to begin our largest project to date. There is a small and extremely dilapidated school in the rural community of Quickstep, Jamaica. To our knowledge there have been no improvements to its structure for about 40 years or more. We committed to rebuilding a new school. It has not been an easy feat. There have been several delays due to limited supply and shipping delays due to the pandemic. Also our initial budget has been overshot due to rising costs of materials. The delays have lead to pausing the project and/or finding an alternative solution. We have had to put our frustrations aside and be flexible considering all the affects of the pandemic. We have persevered and stayed on task and we just recently completed the most difficult and costly part of construction and finished the roofing. Despite the road blocks the main structure of the school is complete and we are nearing the end of a long road.