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Meals on Wheels San Antonio

EIN 74-1948646Human Services Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Hope. Nourishment. Friendship. Safety. Dignity. Love.

To promote the dignity and independence of seniors who are in need of nutritious meals, companionship, and Alzheimer's care. Christian Senior Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving senior residents of Bexar County for over 30 years. Founded in 1977 as a joint venture between St. Johns and Grace Lutheran Church, the agency began delivering a total of eight meals daily to homebound seniors and established an adult day care center for five of their senior clients. Today, our agency is one of the largest non-profit organizations in Bexar County providing services to adults over the age of 55. Christian Senior Services proudly operates Meals of Wheels of San Antonia, Grace Place Alzheimer's Activity Center, and Senior Companion Program.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.70Overall score
out of 100

93.67Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,365,382

Total expenses · USD$7,120,717

Program expenses

$6,444,248.88 recorded amount

90.5%

Fundraising expenses

$455,725.89 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$213,621.51 recorded amount

3.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Vinsen Faris
Recorded compensation: $38,244.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Meals on Wheels San Antonio
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	To promote the dignity and independence of seniors who are in need of nutritious meals, companionship, and Alzheimer's care. Christian Senior Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving senior residents of Bexar County for over 30 years. Founded in 1977 as a joint venture between St. Johns and Grace Lutheran Church, the agency began delivering a total of eight meals daily to homebound seniors and established an adult day care center for five of their senior clients. Today, our agency is one of the largest non-profit organizations in Bexar County providing services to adults over the age of 55. Christian Senior Services proudly operates Meals of Wheels of San Antonia, Grace Place Alzheimer's Activity Center, and Senior Companion Program.
`ein` EIN	74-1948646
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7120717.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.905
`fscore` Financial score	93.67
`leader` Recorded leader	Vinsen Faris
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	38244.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0053
`motto` Tagline	Hope. Nourishment. Friendship. Safety. Dignity. Love.
`name` Charity name	Meals on Wheels San Antonio
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7365382.0
`score` Overall score	94.7
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6444248.885
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	455725.88800000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	213621.50999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1948646
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.