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Affirmations

EIN 38-2882823Human and Civil Rights Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

People building community

Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center was founded on the philosophy that gay is good, you are not alone. This philosophy has expanded to include bisexual and transgender individuals in addition to lesbians and gay men. Affirmations strives to create an atmosphere of safety and acceptance for all people. Our focus is on helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals find and develop community where we value and respect ourselves and others. Affirmations philosophy promotes the principle of empowerment and educates volunteers to utilize strength-based and holistic approaches. Through training in the basic operations of the center, listening, communication, empathy, problem solving, facilitation, and other appropriate skills, interested and dedicated individuals can successfully volunteer at Affirmations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.31Overall score
out of 100

83.65Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$544,055

Total expenses · USD$938,100

Program expenses

$753,294.30 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$95,686.20 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$88,181.40 recorded amount

9.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susan Erspamer
Recorded compensation: $102,839.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.96%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Affirmations
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center was founded on the philosophy that gay is good, you are not alone. This philosophy has expanded to include bisexual and transgender individuals in addition to lesbians and gay men. Affirmations strives to create an atmosphere of safety and acceptance for all people. Our focus is on helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals find and develop community where we value and respect ourselves and others. Affirmations philosophy promotes the principle of empowerment and educates volunteers to utilize strength-based and holistic approaches. Through training in the basic operations of the center, listening, communication, empathy, problem solving, facilitation, and other appropriate skills, interested and dedicated individuals can successfully volunteer at Affirmations.
`ein` EIN	38-2882823
`tot_exp` Total expenses	938100.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Erspamer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	102839.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1096
`motto` Tagline	People building community
`name` Charity name	Affirmations
`tot_rev` Total revenue	544055.0
`score` Overall score	84.31
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	753294.2999999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	95686.2
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	88181.4

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2882823
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.