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Heart of West Michigan United Way

EIN 38-1360923Community Development Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live united

Heart of West Michigan United Way's mission is to mobilize the caring power of individuals and organizations to help people measurably improve their lives. Our vision is a vibrant, safe and caring community where all children thrive and all people enjoy maximum health and self-sufficiency. United Way advances the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life - a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.75Overall score
out of 100

93.75Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,330,651

Total expenses · USD$13,016,787

Program expenses

$11,454,772.56 recorded amount

88.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,171,510.83 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$377,486.82 recorded amount

2.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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 Van Dyke
Recorded compensation: $218,290.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Heart of West Michigan United Way
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Heart of West Michigan United Way's mission is to mobilize the caring power of individuals and organizations to help people measurably improve their lives. Our vision is a vibrant, safe and caring community where all children thrive and all people enjoy maximum health and self-sufficiency. United Way advances the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life - a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.
`ein` EIN	38-1360923
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13016787.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.88
`fscore` Financial score	93.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Michelle Van Dyke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	218290.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0167
`motto` Tagline	Live united
`name` Charity name	Heart of West Michigan United Way
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14330651.0
`score` Overall score	94.75
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	11454772.56
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1171510.8299999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	377486.823

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1360923
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
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.