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MEDA

EIN 41-0977257Community Development Minnesota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping entrepreneurs of color succeed

MEDA (Metropolitan Economic Development Association) was created in 1971 by a group of Twin Cities business leaders to address the issues of rapidly rising poverty, crime and unemployment in a new and improved way. MEDA provides assistance to businesses owned and managed by ethnic minorities. Unique among economic development organizations, MEDA's services are directed toward new and existing businesses whose owners are committed to making an impact through: job creation; their firms' growth and profitability; and community involvement.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.55Overall score
out of 100

84.32Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,982,625

Total expenses · USD$5,829,336

Program expenses

$4,307,879.30 recorded amount

73.9%

Fundraising expenses

$641,226.96 recorded amount

11.0%

Administrative expenses

$874,400.40 recorded amount

15.0%

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: Gary L. Cunningham
Recorded compensation: $276,855.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for MEDA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	MEDA (Metropolitan Economic Development Association) was created in 1971 by a group of Twin Cities business leaders to address the issues of rapidly rising poverty, crime and unemployment in a new and improved way. MEDA provides assistance to businesses owned and managed by ethnic minorities. Unique among economic development organizations, MEDA's services are directed toward new and existing businesses whose owners are committed to making an impact through: job creation; their firms' growth and profitability; and community involvement.
`ein` EIN	41-0977257
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5829336.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7390000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	84.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary L. Cunningham
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	276855.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.047400000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Helping entrepreneurs of color succeed
`name` Charity name	MEDA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5982625.0
`score` Overall score	88.55
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4307879.3040000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	641226.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	874400.4

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-0977257
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.