Charity profile · Historical source record

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad

EIN 52-0583872Human Services Maryland Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing the highest level of fire, rescue and emergency medical services

Founded in 1937, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad provides their community with the security and peace of mind that comes from having emergency services that are among the best in the United States. The Rescue Squad is a philanthropically operated, community supported organization that provides the highest level of fire, rescue, and emergency medical services for the communities of Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Upper Northwest Washington, D.C.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.71Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,928,828

Total expenses · USD$1,992,723

Program expenses

$1,911,021.36 recorded amount

95.9%

Fundraising expenses

$53,803.52 recorded amount

2.7%

Administrative expenses

$23,912.68 recorded amount

1.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Kenneth Holden
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1937, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad provides their community with the security and peace of mind that comes from having emergency services that are among the best in the United States. The Rescue Squad is a philanthropically operated, community supported organization that provides the highest level of fire, rescue, and emergency medical services for the communities of Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Upper Northwest Washington, D.C.
`ein` EIN	52-0583872
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1992723.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.012
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.027000000000000003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth Holden
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Providing the highest level of fire, rescue and emergency medical services
`name` Charity name	Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1928828.0
`score` Overall score	90.71
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1911021.357
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	53803.52100000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	23912.676

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0583872
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.