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Boy Scouts of America, Istrouma Area Council

EIN 72-0411324Human Services Louisiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building character, citizenship and total fitness

It is the mission of the Istrouma Area Council, Boys Scouts of America, to build character, citizenship and total fitness while preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over the course of their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. For over a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes - and, through over a century of experience, knows - that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society. The Istrouma Area Council, (IAC) serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County, Mississippi and provides a quality Scouting program to more than 8,200 co-ed youth.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.68Overall score
out of 100

80.52Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,762,045

Total expenses · USD$1,832,987

Program expenses

$1,433,395.83 recorded amount

78.2%

Fundraising expenses

$230,956.36 recorded amount

12.6%

Administrative expenses

$166,801.82 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gary Mertz
Recorded compensation: $139,938.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boy Scouts of America, Istrouma Area Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	It is the mission of the Istrouma Area Council, Boys Scouts of America, to build character, citizenship and total fitness while preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over the course of their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. For over a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes - and, through over a century of experience, knows - that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society. The Istrouma Area Council, (IAC) serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County, Mississippi and provides a quality Scouting program to more than 8,200 co-ed youth.
`ein` EIN	72-0411324
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1832987.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.126
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.782
`fscore` Financial score	80.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary Mertz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	139938.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07629999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Building character, citizenship and total fitness
`name` Charity name	Boy Scouts of America, Istrouma Area Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1762045.0
`score` Overall score	78.68
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1433395.834
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	230956.362
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	166801.817

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-0411324
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.