Charity profile · Historical source record

United Way of Greater Chattanooga

EIN 62-0565962Community Development Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live united

United Way of Greater Chattanooga's mission is to unite people and resources in building a stronger and healthier community. United Way of Greater Chattanooga is working to advance the common good by educating children to be ready for school, promoting economic stability so people can provide for themselves and their families, and by caring for the most vulnerable in our community. By preventing problems and changing these social conditions, we create a stronger and healthier community for everyone.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.69Overall score
out of 100

87.47Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,035,017

Total expenses · USD$10,315,970

Program expenses

$8,758,258.53 recorded amount

84.9%

Fundraising expenses

$660,222.08 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$876,857.45 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Lesley Scearce
Recorded compensation: $142,395.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.38%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	United Way of Greater Chattanooga's mission is to unite people and resources in building a stronger and healthier community. United Way of Greater Chattanooga is working to advance the common good by educating children to be ready for school, promoting economic stability so people can provide for themselves and their families, and by caring for the most vulnerable in our community. By preventing problems and changing these social conditions, we create a stronger and healthier community for everyone.
`ein` EIN	62-0565962
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10315970.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Lesley Scearce
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142395.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0138
`motto` Tagline	Live united
`name` Charity name	United Way of Greater Chattanooga
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10035017.0
`score` Overall score	90.69
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8758258.530000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	660222.08
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	876857.4500000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-0565962
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.