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Main Stay Therapeutic Farm

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring Unbridled Joy.

Main Stay's mission is: To encourage, enrich and empower individuals through the therapeutic benefits of horses, animals, and nature in an uplifting and nurturing setting. Main Stay is a place where bodies are challenged, minds embrace possibilities, and spirits are renewed. Main Stay serves individuals from 3 to 90. Programs include therapeutic horsemanship and riding, equine and animal-assisted learning, and adaptive gardening. By partnering with horses, other farm animals, and nature, Main Stay's programs address a wide variety of needs including physical, cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral. Activities at the farm enrich lives in a caring, safe, and challenging environment that enables individuals to reach their full potential. Program fees cover less than 15% of the actual cost. Main Stay relies on private foundation grants, fundraising events, and generous benefactors to keep fees affordable and attainable for those who need services most.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.05Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$727,071

Total expenses · USD$924,836

Program expenses

$801,832.81 recorded amount

86.7%

Fundraising expenses

$84,160.08 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$36,993.44 recorded amount

4.0%

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: Loriann Dowell
Recorded compensation: $72,979.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Main Stay Therapeutic Farm
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Main Stay's mission is: To encourage, enrich and empower individuals through the therapeutic benefits of horses, animals, and nature in an uplifting and nurturing setting. Main Stay is a place where bodies are challenged, minds embrace possibilities, and spirits are renewed. Main Stay serves individuals from 3 to 90. Programs include therapeutic horsemanship and riding, equine and animal-assisted learning, and adaptive gardening. By partnering with horses, other farm animals, and nature, Main Stay's programs address a wide variety of needs including physical, cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral. Activities at the farm enrich lives in a caring, safe, and challenging environment that enables individuals to reach their full potential. Program fees cover less than 15% of the actual cost. Main Stay relies on private foundation grants, fundraising events, and generous benefactors to keep fees affordable and attainable for those who need services most.
`ein` EIN	36-3565747
`tot_exp` Total expenses	924836.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.04
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.867
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Loriann Dowell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	72979.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0789
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring Unbridled Joy.
`name` Charity name	Main Stay Therapeutic Farm
`tot_rev` Total revenue	727071.0
`score` Overall score	95.05
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	801832.812
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	84160.076
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	36993.44

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3565747
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.