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Morning Star Development

EIN 54-2086318International Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working to bring a transformational change to Afghanistan

Morning Star Development is a community and economic development organization committed to helping the people of Afghanistan rebuild their country and their lives by offering practical hope and resources. We focus on bringing transformational change to the people of Afghanistan through sustainable economic and community development initiatives. Morning Star Development seeks to foster a corporate culture that embodies the following characteristics: Entrepreneurial; Catalytic; Transformational; and Professional.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

73.40Overall score
out of 100

77.32Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,222,247

Total expenses · USD$1,322,993

Program expenses

$1,116,606.09 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$120,392.36 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$83,348.56 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lars A. Peterson
Recorded compensation: $79,848.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.03%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Morning Star Development
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Morning Star Development is a community and economic development organization committed to helping the people of Afghanistan rebuild their country and their lives by offering practical hope and resources. We focus on bringing transformational change to the people of Afghanistan through sustainable economic and community development initiatives. Morning Star Development seeks to foster a corporate culture that embodies the following characteristics: Entrepreneurial; Catalytic; Transformational; and Professional.
`ein` EIN	54-2086318
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1322993.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	77.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Lars A. Peterson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79848.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0603
`motto` Tagline	Working to bring a transformational change to Afghanistan
`name` Charity name	Morning Star Development
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1222247.0
`score` Overall score	73.4
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1116606.0920000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	120392.363
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	83348.559

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-2086318
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.