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STARS

EIN 62-1285699Human Services Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Students taking a right stand

Founded in 1984, STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) is the leader in school-based Student Assistance Program services in Middle Tennessee. At STARS, we help schools tackle tough issues that threaten the emotional, psychological and academic well-being of area students issues such as substance abuse, violence, bullying, harassment, family conflicts and divorce, grief and loss, and myriad of other concerns. Through assemblies, classroom presentations, and group or individual counseling sessions, STARS assists schools in preventing and confronting these difficult challenges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.27Overall score
out of 100

94.41Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,299,207

Total expenses · USD$3,850,505

Program expenses

$3,172,816.12 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$304,189.90 recorded amount

7.9%

Administrative expenses

$365,797.97 recorded amount

9.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Rodger Dinwiddle
Recorded compensation: $174,430.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for STARS
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984, STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) is the leader in school-based Student Assistance Program services in Middle Tennessee. At STARS, we help schools tackle tough issues that threaten the emotional, psychological and academic well-being of area students issues such as substance abuse, violence, bullying, harassment, family conflicts and divorce, grief and loss, and myriad of other concerns. Through assemblies, classroom presentations, and group or individual counseling sessions, STARS assists schools in preventing and confronting these difficult challenges.
`ein` EIN	62-1285699
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3850505.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.095
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.079
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.41
`leader` Recorded leader	Rodger Dinwiddle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	174430.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0453
`motto` Tagline	Students taking a right stand
`name` Charity name	STARS
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4299207.0
`score` Overall score	91.27
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3172816.12
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	304189.895
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	365797.975

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1285699
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.