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United Way of the National Capital Area

EIN 53-0234290Community Development Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live united

United Way of the National Capital Area mobilizes individuals and organizations in the DC metro region to improve education, financial stability, and health - the building blocks of a good quality of life. That is what it means to "Live United" in the National Capital Area. United Way of the National Capital Area (NCA) helps thousands of people in the District of Columbia, northern Virginia, and Prince George's and Montgomery Counties improve their lives and their futures. United Way NCA manages one of the largest annual workplace fundraising campaigns in the country. Our community support system includes over 730 member charities with access to hundreds of work sites and tens of thousands of donors and volunteers. We also support eight Community Impact Funds, which work to solve complex social issues by directing funds to the most critical areas of need.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.07Overall score
out of 100

86.55Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$32,930,288

Total expenses · USD$33,048,545

Program expenses

$27,661,632.17 recorded amount

83.7%

Fundraising expenses

$3,602,291.40 recorded amount

10.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,751,572.89 recorded amount

5.3%

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: Rosie Allen-Herring
Recorded compensation: $408,952.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.23%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United Way of the National Capital Area
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	United Way of the National Capital Area mobilizes individuals and organizations in the DC metro region to improve education, financial stability, and health - the building blocks of a good quality of life. That is what it means to "Live United" in the National Capital Area. United Way of the National Capital Area (NCA) helps thousands of people in the District of Columbia, northern Virginia, and Prince George's and Montgomery Counties improve their lives and their futures. United Way NCA manages one of the largest annual workplace fundraising campaigns in the country. Our community support system includes over 730 member charities with access to hundreds of work sites and tens of thousands of donors and volunteers. We also support eight Community Impact Funds, which work to solve complex social issues by directing funds to the most critical areas of need.
`ein` EIN	53-0234290
`tot_exp` Total expenses	33048545.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.053
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.109
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8370000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Rosie Allen-Herring
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	408952.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0123
`motto` Tagline	Live united
`name` Charity name	United Way of the National Capital Area
`tot_rev` Total revenue	32930288.0
`score` Overall score	90.07
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	27661632.165000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3602291.405
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1751572.885

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0234290
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.