Charity profile · Historical source record

United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region

EIN 38-1359193Community Development Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live United

The vision of United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region (UWBCKR) is to mobilize the caring power of the community to improve lives. We advance the common good in the City of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo County by creating opportunities for a better life for all. We focus on the areas of education, income stability, and health - the building blocks for a good quality life. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when a family becomes financially stable, and when people have good health.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.15Overall score
out of 100

92.76Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,282,104

Total expenses · USD$13,597,398

Program expenses

$11,639,372.69 recorded amount

85.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,114,986.64 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$829,441.28 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Christipher Sargent
Recorded compensation: $158,174.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.16%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The vision of United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region (UWBCKR) is to mobilize the caring power of the community to improve lives. We advance the common good in the City of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo County by creating opportunities for a better life for all. We focus on the areas of education, income stability, and health - the building blocks for a good quality life. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when a family becomes financially stable, and when people have good health.
`ein` EIN	38-1359193
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13597398.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.856
`fscore` Financial score	92.76
`leader` Recorded leader	Christipher Sargent
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	158174.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0116
`motto` Tagline	Live United
`name` Charity name	United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12282104.0
`score` Overall score	94.15
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	11639372.688
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1114986.636
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	829441.2779999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1359193
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.