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West Central Initiative

EIN 36-3453471Community Development Minnesota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Investing resources in our community for regional success

Founded in 1986, West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation that serves nine counties in west central Minnesota: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. Our mission is to serve to improve West Central Minnesota through funding, programs and technical assistance. We invest and help leverage resources in our communities for regional success. We work with many partners, using the tools of economic development, community development and promoting philanthropy to help people and communities create a better tomorrow for west central Minnesota.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.90Overall score
out of 100

87.55Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,804,794

Total expenses · USD$6,374,827

Program expenses

$5,456,851.91 recorded amount

85.6%

Fundraising expenses

$210,369.29 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$701,230.97 recorded amount

11.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Anna Wasescha
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for West Central Initiative
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1986, West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation that serves nine counties in west central Minnesota: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. Our mission is to serve to improve West Central Minnesota through funding, programs and technical assistance. We invest and help leverage resources in our communities for regional success. We work with many partners, using the tools of economic development, community development and promoting philanthropy to help people and communities create a better tomorrow for west central Minnesota.
`ein` EIN	36-3453471
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6374827.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.856
`fscore` Financial score	87.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Anna Wasescha
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Investing resources in our community for regional success
`name` Charity name	West Central Initiative
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7804794.0
`score` Overall score	89.9
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5456851.912
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	210369.291
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	701230.97

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3453471
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.