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Alpha USA

EIN 13-3962840Religion Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith, in a friendly, open and informal environment.

Alpha USA is at a unique position in its history. Twenty plus years of experience running Alpha in the American context is colliding with what is seen to be a growing 'crisis' in the US Church.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.72Overall score
out of 100

78.48Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,755,724

Total expenses · USD$8,024,235

Program expenses

$7,438,465.85 recorded amount

92.7%

Fundraising expenses

$473,429.87 recorded amount

5.9%

Administrative expenses

$96,290.82 recorded amount

1.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Craig Springer
Recorded compensation: $185,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Alpha USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Alpha USA is at a unique position in its history. Twenty plus years of experience running Alpha in the American context is colliding with what is seen to be a growing 'crisis' in the US Church.
`ein` EIN	13-3962840
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8024235.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.012
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.059000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.927
`fscore` Financial score	78.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Craig Springer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.023
`motto` Tagline	An opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith, in a friendly, open and informal environment.
`name` Charity name	Alpha USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7755724.0
`score` Overall score	77.72
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7438465.845000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	473429.86500000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	96290.82

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3962840
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.