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Bethesda Lutheran Communities

EIN 39-0806446Human Services Wisconsin Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Bethesda Lutheran Communities is a leading provider of person-centered and community-based supports that enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services that share the good news of Jesus Christ. About 3,000 dedicated Bethesda employees offer services to more than 1,900 people in 300 program locations across the United States.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.39Overall score
out of 100

78.29Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$121,004,059

Total expenses · USD$150,208,423

Program expenses

$116,862,153.09 recorded amount

77.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,652,292.65 recorded amount

1.1%

Administrative expenses

$31,393,560.41 recorded amount

20.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Michael Thirtle
Recorded compensation: $373,152.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Bethesda Lutheran Communities is a leading provider of person-centered and community-based supports that enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services that share the good news of Jesus Christ. About 3,000 dedicated Bethesda employees offer services to more than 1,900 people in 300 program locations across the United States.
`ein` EIN	39-0806446
`tot_exp` Total expenses	150208423.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.209
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.011000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.778
`fscore` Financial score	78.29
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Thirtle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	373152.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0024
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
`name` Charity name	Bethesda Lutheran Communities
`tot_rev` Total revenue	121004059.0
`score` Overall score	84.39
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	116862153.094
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1652292.6530000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	31393560.406999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-0806446
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.