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Orphan Grain Train

EIN 31-1614650International Nebraska Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Relief for human need worldwide

Orphan Grain Train (OGT) is a Christian volunteer network that shares personal and material resources with needy people in America and around the world. Orphan Grain Train volunteers gather donations of clothing, medical supplies, food, Christian literature, and other aid to meet real needs. Since 1992, Orphan Grain Train's 27 regional locations have delivered more than 3,300 loads of humanitarian aid and food to needy people in 68 countries and more than 30 states for victims of natural disasters and those living in poverty. Grain Train's regional divisions collect, pack and ship more than 300 semi-loads of donated clothing, relief supplies and humanitarian aid each year. Many shipments have been in cooperation with Lutheran Hour Ministries, LCMS World Mission, LCMS World Relief, and other Christian ministries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.17Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$51,455,416

Total expenses · USD$49,465,762

Program expenses

$48,525,912.52 recorded amount

98.1%

Fundraising expenses

$346,260.33 recorded amount

0.7%

Administrative expenses

$544,123.38 recorded amount

1.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Pastor Ray Wilke
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Orphan Grain Train
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Orphan Grain Train (OGT) is a Christian volunteer network that shares personal and material resources with needy people in America and around the world. Orphan Grain Train volunteers gather donations of clothing, medical supplies, food, Christian literature, and other aid to meet real needs. Since 1992, Orphan Grain Train's 27 regional locations have delivered more than 3,300 loads of humanitarian aid and food to needy people in 68 countries and more than 30 states for victims of natural disasters and those living in poverty. Grain Train's regional divisions collect, pack and ship more than 300 semi-loads of donated clothing, relief supplies and humanitarian aid each year. Many shipments have been in cooperation with Lutheran Hour Ministries, LCMS World Mission, LCMS World Relief, and other Christian ministries.
`ein` EIN	31-1614650
`tot_exp` Total expenses	49465762.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.011000000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006999999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.981
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Pastor Ray Wilke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Relief for human need worldwide
`name` Charity name	Orphan Grain Train
`tot_rev` Total revenue	51455416.0
`score` Overall score	97.17
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Humanitarian Relief Supplies
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	48525912.522
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	346260.334
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	544123.3820000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1614650
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Humanitarian Relief Supplies
Recorded location: Nebraska (NE)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.