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Teen Challenge of the Mid-South

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The faith based solution for the drug epidemic

In 1978, Teen Challenge of the Mid-South was birthed in Chattanooga and has been involved in meeting the needs of those bound by life-controlling addictions. Our organization has grown from its humble beginnings in a small home on Willow Street serving only six men, to its present location of seven acres at the foot of Lookout Mountain. We now have the ability to serve over 100 men and women. This is a 12-month residential program for both men and women. The goal of Teen Challenge of the Mid-South is to evangelize people who have drug, alcohol, and other life-controlling problems and initiate the discipleship process to the point where they can function as Christians in society by applying spiritually-motivated biblical principles to relationships in the family, local church, their chosen vocation, and the community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.08Overall score
out of 100

96.34Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,134,971

Total expenses · USD$1,500,114

Program expenses

$1,267,596.33 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$126,009.58 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$103,507.87 recorded amount

6.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David McNabb
Recorded compensation: $24,539.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Teen Challenge of the Mid-South
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	In 1978, Teen Challenge of the Mid-South was birthed in Chattanooga and has been involved in meeting the needs of those bound by life-controlling addictions. Our organization has grown from its humble beginnings in a small home on Willow Street serving only six men, to its present location of seven acres at the foot of Lookout Mountain. We now have the ability to serve over 100 men and women. This is a 12-month residential program for both men and women. The goal of Teen Challenge of the Mid-South is to evangelize people who have drug, alcohol, and other life-controlling problems and initiate the discipleship process to the point where they can function as Christians in society by applying spiritually-motivated biblical principles to relationships in the family, local church, their chosen vocation, and the community.
`ein` EIN	62-1022117
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1500114.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.069
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	96.34
`leader` Recorded leader	David McNabb
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	24539.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0163
`motto` Tagline	The faith based solution for the drug epidemic
`name` Charity name	Teen Challenge of the Mid-South
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1134971.0
`score` Overall score	89.08
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Treatment and Prevention Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1267596.33
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	126009.576
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	103507.86600000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1022117
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Treatment and Prevention Services
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.