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STEP

EIN 51-0188692Human Services Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Empowering Lives and Restoring Hope

Founded in 1975, The St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) strengthens the community by responding to the basic emergency needs of individuals and families in St. Louis Park. STEP is a community-wide resource which serves the basic needs of more than 1,600 people each month. STEP is more than just a food shelf; it provides a full-service resource for people in need and helps people by providing advocacy, referrals, and going the extra mile to serve those who are most vulnerable in our community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.36Overall score
out of 100

91.51Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,225,397

Total expenses · USD$2,169,879

Program expenses

$1,931,192.31 recorded amount

89.0%

Fundraising expenses

$65,096.37 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$169,250.56 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Derek Reise
Recorded compensation: $79,714.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for STEP
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1975, The St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) strengthens the community by responding to the basic emergency needs of individuals and families in St. Louis Park. STEP is a community-wide resource which serves the basic needs of more than 1,600 people each month. STEP is more than just a food shelf; it provides a full-service resource for people in need and helps people by providing advocacy, referrals, and going the extra mile to serve those who are most vulnerable in our community.
`ein` EIN	51-0188692
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2169879.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.89
`fscore` Financial score	91.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Derek Reise
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79714.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.036699999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Empowering Lives and Restoring Hope
`name` Charity name	STEP
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2225397.0
`score` Overall score	93.36
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1931192.31
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	65096.369999999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	169250.562

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0188692
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.