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Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children

EIN 38-1359597Human Services Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Caring for the children and families of our nation's veterans

The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children provides children and families of members of the VFW, its Ladies Auxiliary and active-duty military opportunities for growth and development in a nurturing community, and by doing so, will serve as a living memorial to all veterans. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) established the National Home in 1925 to care for the children and families of our nation's veterans. Located on 629 acres in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, the National Home stands today as a tribute to the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members who help support the facility and the families who call the National Home their home.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.79Overall score
out of 100

78.49Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,848,934

Total expenses · USD$5,064,859

Program expenses

$3,509,947.29 recorded amount

69.3%

Fundraising expenses

$876,220.61 recorded amount

17.3%

Administrative expenses

$668,561.39 recorded amount

13.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 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: Patrice Green
Recorded compensation: $95,183.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.87%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children provides children and families of members of the VFW, its Ladies Auxiliary and active-duty military opportunities for growth and development in a nurturing community, and by doing so, will serve as a living memorial to all veterans. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) established the National Home in 1925 to care for the children and families of our nation's veterans. Located on 629 acres in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, the National Home stands today as a tribute to the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members who help support the facility and the families who call the National Home their home.
`ein` EIN	38-1359597
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5064859.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.132
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.693
`fscore` Financial score	78.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Patrice Green
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	95183.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0187
`motto` Tagline	Caring for the children and families of our nation's veterans
`name` Charity name	Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4848934.0
`score` Overall score	84.79
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3509947.2869999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	876220.6070000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	668561.388

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1359597
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.