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Scripture Union/USA

EIN 25-1228715Religion Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping people meet God every day

Scripture Union/USA began in 1959 and is committed to helping children, young people and their families know God's love, follow Jesus and meet God daily in His Word. Today, Scripture Union conducts evangelism and discipleship programs for children, youth and families in various locations across the country. In addition, Scripture Union has a variety of Bible reading publications and programs for all ages. Scripture Union/USA is part of a worldwide fellowship of Scripture Union ministries in over 130 countries. Each Scripture Union movement is autonomous and indigenously led and staffed. There are currently 3,500,000 people who use Scripture Union Bible reading guides worldwide.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.74Overall score
out of 100

77.01Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,795,015

Total expenses · USD$1,673,692

Program expenses

$1,394,185.44 recorded amount

83.3%

Fundraising expenses

$152,305.97 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$123,853.21 recorded amount

7.4%

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: Michael Staples
Recorded compensation: $84,704.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.06%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Scripture Union/USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Scripture Union/USA began in 1959 and is committed to helping children, young people and their families know God's love, follow Jesus and meet God daily in His Word. Today, Scripture Union conducts evangelism and discipleship programs for children, youth and families in various locations across the country. In addition, Scripture Union has a variety of Bible reading publications and programs for all ages. Scripture Union/USA is part of a worldwide fellowship of Scripture Union ministries in over 130 countries. Each Scripture Union movement is autonomous and indigenously led and staffed. There are currently 3,500,000 people who use Scripture Union Bible reading guides worldwide.
`ein` EIN	25-1228715
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1673692.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.833
`fscore` Financial score	77.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Staples
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	84704.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0506
`motto` Tagline	Helping people meet God every day
`name` Charity name	Scripture Union/USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1795015.0
`score` Overall score	83.74
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1394185.436
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	152305.972
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	123853.20800000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 25-1228715
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.