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Valley of the Sun United Way

EIN 86-0104419Community Development Arizona Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Live United

Founded in 1925, Valley of the Sun United Way's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. Our vision is to build a caring community where all children and youth succeed, families are self-sufficient, and all people enjoy maximum health and independence.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.38Overall score
out of 100

91.55Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$95,725,697

Total expenses · USD$99,855,673

Program expenses

$91,667,507.81 recorded amount

91.8%

Fundraising expenses

$4,293,793.94 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$3,694,659.90 recorded amount

3.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Merl Waschler
Recorded compensation: $418,773.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Valley of the Sun United Way
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1925, Valley of the Sun United Way's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. Our vision is to build a caring community where all children and youth succeed, families are self-sufficient, and all people enjoy maximum health and independence.
`ein` EIN	86-0104419
`tot_exp` Total expenses	99855673.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.037000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9179999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	91.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Merl Waschler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	418773.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0040999999999999995
`motto` Tagline	Live United
`name` Charity name	Valley of the Sun United Way
`tot_rev` Total revenue	95725697.0
`score` Overall score	93.38
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	United Ways
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	91667507.814
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4293793.938999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3694659.9010000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-0104419
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: United Ways
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.