Charity profile · Historical source record

Boy Scouts of America, Louisiana Purchase Council

EIN 72-0423632Human Services Louisiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Prepared. For Life.

The Louisiana Purchase Council's mission is to "serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Louisiana Purchase Council serves 20 parishes in Northeast and Central Louisiana. Parishes include: Allen, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and Winn.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.30Overall score
out of 100

81.62Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,399,433

Total expenses · USD$1,104,731

Program expenses

$815,291.48 recorded amount

73.8%

Fundraising expenses

$122,625.14 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$165,709.65 recorded amount

15.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.31 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: Shane Cooley
Recorded compensation: $110,312.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.98%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boy Scouts of America, Louisiana Purchase Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Louisiana Purchase Council's mission is to "serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Louisiana Purchase Council serves 20 parishes in Northeast and Central Louisiana. Parishes include: Allen, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and Winn.
`ein` EIN	72-0423632
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1104731.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.31
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.738
`fscore` Financial score	81.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Shane Cooley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110312.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0998
`motto` Tagline	Prepared. For Life.
`name` Charity name	Boy Scouts of America, Louisiana Purchase Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1399433.0
`score` Overall score	81.3
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	815291.478
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	122625.141
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	165709.65

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-0423632
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.