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Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America

EIN 56-0529957Human Services North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving the needs of scouting's community in Mecklenburg County

Chartered in 1915, Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America is charged with serving the needs of scouting's community in Mecklenburg County. Over 499 packs, troops, teams, crews and posts are registered through our council, with a membership of more than 16,760 youth and adult participants. The Boy Scouts of America charters local councils to serve specific geographic areas in the US. Currently, there are over 370 local councils serving our communities. The Mecklenburg County Council is part of the Southern Region, which is composed of four Georgia, five South Carolina, and three North Carolina councils. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America and the Mecklenburg County Council is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.05Overall score
out of 100

89.51Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,363,336

Total expenses · USD$3,609,257

Program expenses

$3,049,822.17 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$314,005.36 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$241,820.22 recorded amount

6.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mark A. Turner
Recorded compensation: $253,703.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Chartered in 1915, Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America is charged with serving the needs of scouting's community in Mecklenburg County. Over 499 packs, troops, teams, crews and posts are registered through our council, with a membership of more than 16,760 youth and adult participants. The Boy Scouts of America charters local councils to serve specific geographic areas in the US. Currently, there are over 370 local councils serving our communities. The Mecklenburg County Council is part of the Southern Region, which is composed of four Georgia, five South Carolina, and three North Carolina councils. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America and the Mecklenburg County Council is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
`ein` EIN	56-0529957
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3609257.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.067
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	89.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark A. Turner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	253703.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0702
`motto` Tagline	Serving the needs of scouting's community in Mecklenburg County
`name` Charity name	Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5363336.0
`score` Overall score	87.05
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3049822.165
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	314005.359
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	241820.219

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-0529957
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.