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Great Lakes Women's Business Council

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Investing in People.

The Great Lakes Women's Business Council (formerly the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development) is committed to empowering women and minorities economically through business development training, supplier certification, business-to-business networking and accessible capital assistance programs. We provide effective business tools and remove barriers that hinder development of successful and sustainable businesses. Our work strengthens the community by building partnerships and leveraging resources that increase business growth opportunities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.32Overall score
out of 100

86.04Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,200,892

Total expenses · USD$2,187,974

Program expenses

$1,748,191.23 recorded amount

79.9%

Fundraising expenses

$70,015.17 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$365,391.66 recorded amount

16.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michelle Richards
Recorded compensation: $181,283.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.28%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Great Lakes Women's Business Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Great Lakes Women's Business Council (formerly the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development) is committed to empowering women and minorities economically through business development training, supplier certification, business-to-business networking and accessible capital assistance programs. We provide effective business tools and remove barriers that hinder development of successful and sustainable businesses. Our work strengthens the community by building partnerships and leveraging resources that increase business growth opportunities.
`ein` EIN	38-2571135
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2187974.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.799
`fscore` Financial score	86.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Michelle Richards
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	181283.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0828
`motto` Tagline	Investing in People.
`name` Charity name	Great Lakes Women's Business Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2200892.0
`score` Overall score	83.32
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1748191.226
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	70015.168
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	365391.65799999994

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2571135
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and 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.