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Dégagé Ministries

EIN 38-1912094Human Services Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming lives, restoring hope

Serving 400-500 individuals daily, Dégagé Ministries offers help and hope to homeless and disadvantaged individuals in their community. Dégagé Ministries was founded in 1969 and provides responsive programming that is designed to address immediate and long-term needs such as overnight respite for women in crisis, food, referral services and hygiene facilities. These programs include: overnight shelter for women in crisis, low-cost and free meals, hygiene facilities such as showers, laundry and haircuts, lockers to safely store belongings, identification through the State Identification Program, supportive services to meet housing, employment and other goals, pro-bono legal services, support groups and Bible studies, and consumer choice food pantry.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.83Overall score
out of 100

79.74Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,661,890

Total expenses · USD$1,780,580

Program expenses

$1,303,384.56 recorded amount

73.2%

Fundraising expenses

$80,126.10 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$395,288.76 recorded amount

22.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Marge Palmerlee
Recorded compensation: $69,640.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.91%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dégagé Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Serving 400-500 individuals daily, Dégagé Ministries offers help and hope to homeless and disadvantaged individuals in their community. Dégagé Ministries was founded in 1969 and provides responsive programming that is designed to address immediate and long-term needs such as overnight respite for women in crisis, food, referral services and hygiene facilities. These programs include: overnight shelter for women in crisis, low-cost and free meals, hygiene facilities such as showers, laundry and haircuts, lockers to safely store belongings, identification through the State Identification Program, supportive services to meet housing, employment and other goals, pro-bono legal services, support groups and Bible studies, and consumer choice food pantry.
`ein` EIN	38-1912094
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1780580.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.222
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.732
`fscore` Financial score	79.74
`leader` Recorded leader	Marge Palmerlee
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	69640.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0391
`motto` Tagline	Transforming lives, restoring hope
`name` Charity name	Dégagé Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2661890.0
`score` Overall score	80.83
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1303384.56
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	80126.09999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	395288.76

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1912094
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Homeless Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.