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Straight Ahead Ministries

EIN 04-3103694Human Services Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Equipping you for juvenile justice ministries

Straight Ahead Ministries train and equip Christians to lead Bible Study discussion groups, facilitate recovery discussion groups, and mentor youth who are locked up in juvenile facilities, as well as provide effective aftercare models to help youth transition successfully back into the community. Our strength-based resources, curriculums, training modules, and direct ministry models help youthful offenders become all that God intended them to be. We welcome you to partner with us in what God is doing in the lives of juvenile offenders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.29Overall score
out of 100

79.21Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,079,392

Total expenses · USD$2,008,144

Program expenses

$1,475,985.84 recorded amount

73.5%

Fundraising expenses

$136,553.79 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$391,588.08 recorded amount

19.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Scott Larson
Recorded compensation: $94,800.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.72%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Straight Ahead Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Straight Ahead Ministries train and equip Christians to lead Bible Study discussion groups, facilitate recovery discussion groups, and mentor youth who are locked up in juvenile facilities, as well as provide effective aftercare models to help youth transition successfully back into the community. Our strength-based resources, curriculums, training modules, and direct ministry models help youthful offenders become all that God intended them to be. We welcome you to partner with us in what God is doing in the lives of juvenile offenders.
`ein` EIN	04-3103694
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2008144.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.195
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.735
`fscore` Financial score	79.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Larson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	94800.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0472
`motto` Tagline	Equipping you for juvenile justice ministries
`name` Charity name	Straight Ahead Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2079392.0
`score` Overall score	85.29
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1475985.84
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	136553.79200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	391588.08

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3103694
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.