Charity profile · Historical source record

Town of Palm Beach United Way

EIN 59-0637885Community Development Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

LIVE UNITED

The Palm Beach Community Chest was founded in 1945, by a group of concerned citizens in Palm Beach for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to charitable organizations. In 2006, we changed our name to the Town of Palm Beach United Way, and for more than 69 years, our purpose has remained constant. We are dedicated to improving people's lives for the better and making our community stronger. We help advance the common good for those in need throughout Palm Beach County by focusing on programs and priorities that promote education, income and health - the building blocks for a good life. The mission of the Town of Palm Beach United Way is to help people, community wide, and improve their quality of life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.83Overall score
out of 100

96.94Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,371,056

Total expenses · USD$4,666,122

Program expenses

$4,260,169.39 recorded amount

91.3%

Fundraising expenses

$321,962.42 recorded amount

6.9%

Administrative expenses

$79,324.07 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Elizabeth M. Walton
Recorded compensation: $123,068.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Town of Palm Beach United Way
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Palm Beach Community Chest was founded in 1945, by a group of concerned citizens in Palm Beach for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to charitable organizations. In 2006, we changed our name to the Town of Palm Beach United Way, and for more than 69 years, our purpose has remained constant. We are dedicated to improving people's lives for the better and making our community stronger. We help advance the common good for those in need throughout Palm Beach County by focusing on programs and priorities that promote education, income and health - the building blocks for a good life. The mission of the Town of Palm Beach United Way is to help people, community wide, and improve their quality of life.
`ein` EIN	59-0637885
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4666122.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.069
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9129999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	96.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth M. Walton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	123068.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0263
`motto` Tagline	LIVE UNITED
`name` Charity name	Town of Palm Beach United Way
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5371056.0
`score` Overall score	97.83
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4260169.386
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	321962.418
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	79324.07400000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-0637885
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.