Charity profile · Historical source record

Thanks USA

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Need-based scholarships and career assistance for dependents of active-duty U.S. military service members.

ThanksUSA "thanks" the men and women of the United States armed forces by awarding need-based college, technical and vocational school scholarships for their children and spouses. Since 2006, we have awarded more than 4,500 scholarships.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.64Overall score
out of 100

92.42Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,902,533

Total expenses · USD$1,837,305

Program expenses

$1,585,594.22 recorded amount

86.3%

Fundraising expenses

$82,678.72 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$165,357.45 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Kevin Schmiegel
Recorded compensation: $235,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Thanks USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	ThanksUSA "thanks" the men and women of the United States armed forces by awarding need-based college, technical and vocational school scholarships for their children and spouses. Since 2006, we have awarded more than 4,500 scholarships.
`ein` EIN	20-3973151
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1837305.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.863
`fscore` Financial score	92.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Kevin Schmiegel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	235000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.12789999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Need-based scholarships and career assistance for dependents of active-duty U.S. military service members.
`name` Charity name	Thanks USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1902533.0
`score` Overall score	94.64
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1585594.215
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	82678.72499999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	165357.44999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-3973151
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.