Charity profile · Historical source record

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County

EIN 06-0864341Community Development Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live United

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County works to achieve community-wide change that improves the EDUCATION, INCOME and HEALTH of Coastal Fairfield County residents. Our efforts are multi-faceted and incorporate innovation, advocacy and collaboration. Our breadth of experience makes us best suited to address the broad spectrum of community needs. We work to ensure all at-risk children in Coastal Fairfield County are ready to succeed in school and life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.02Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,983,667

Total expenses · USD$5,908,199

Program expenses

$5,027,877.35 recorded amount

85.1%

Fundraising expenses

$508,105.11 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$360,400.14 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Merle Berke-Schlessel
Recorded compensation: $181,739.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	United Way of Coastal Fairfield County works to achieve community-wide change that improves the EDUCATION, INCOME and HEALTH of Coastal Fairfield County residents. Our efforts are multi-faceted and incorporate innovation, advocacy and collaboration. Our breadth of experience makes us best suited to address the broad spectrum of community needs. We work to ensure all at-risk children in Coastal Fairfield County are ready to succeed in school and life.
`ein` EIN	06-0864341
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5908199.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.851
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Merle Berke-Schlessel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	181739.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030699999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Live United
`name` Charity name	United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5983667.0
`score` Overall score	89.02
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5027877.348999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	508105.11399999994
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	360400.13899999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-0864341
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.