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The Urban Alternative

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Teaching Truth. Transforming Lives.

Founded in 1981 by Dr. Tony Evans, our mission is to serve as a teaching, training and resource ministry in order to restore hope and transform lives. We seek to impart biblical truths which will then empower Christians to walk within their authority under God. This, in turn, will bring direct and effective change into each of the covenantal spheres of life: personal, family, church and community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.59Overall score
out of 100

87.22Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,294,894

Total expenses · USD$11,099,552

Program expenses

$8,357,962.66 recorded amount

75.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,365,244.90 recorded amount

12.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,354,145.34 recorded amount

12.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Anthony T. Evans
Recorded compensation: $182,665.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.64%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Urban Alternative
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1981 by Dr. Tony Evans, our mission is to serve as a teaching, training and resource ministry in order to restore hope and transform lives. We seek to impart biblical truths which will then empower Christians to walk within their authority under God. This, in turn, will bring direct and effective change into each of the covenantal spheres of life: personal, family, church and community.
`ein` EIN	75-1835253
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11099552.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.753
`fscore` Financial score	87.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony T. Evans
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	182665.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.016399999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Teaching Truth. Transforming Lives.
`name` Charity name	The Urban Alternative
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12294894.0
`score` Overall score	86.59
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8357962.656
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1365244.8960000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1354145.344

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-1835253
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.