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Guiding Light Mission

EIN 38-2638465Human Services Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Take a moment. Take action.

Guiding Light Mission exists to create a healing experience that allows individuals to discover a new life in Christ. We expect re-engagement in community. We provide food and shelter to all and resources to men that support their social, physical, spiritual, and intellectual needs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.75Overall score
out of 100

78.12Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,728,988

Total expenses · USD$4,393,454

Program expenses

$3,062,237.44 recorded amount

69.7%

Fundraising expenses

$944,592.61 recorded amount

21.5%

Administrative expenses

$382,230.50 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 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: Stuart P. Ray
Recorded compensation: $90,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.04%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Guiding Light Mission
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Guiding Light Mission exists to create a healing experience that allows individuals to discover a new life in Christ. We expect re-engagement in community. We provide food and shelter to all and resources to men that support their social, physical, spiritual, and intellectual needs.
`ein` EIN	38-2638465
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4393454.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.215
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6970000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	78.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Stuart P. Ray
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	90000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0204
`motto` Tagline	Take a moment. Take action.
`name` Charity name	Guiding Light Mission
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4728988.0
`score` Overall score	83.75
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3062237.438
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	944592.61
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	382230.49799999996

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2638465
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Homeless Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.