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Wheeler Mission

EIN 35-0888771Human Services Indiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing lives in central Indiana since 1893

Wheeler Mission is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to homeless, poor, and needy of central Indiana without regard to race, color, creed, national origin or religion. Founded in 1893, Wheeler is the oldest continuously operating ministry of its kind in the state of Indiana. With nine locations, dozens of ministries, a budget of more than 11 Million, and about 160 employees, Wheeler is the also the largest and most diverse ministry of its kind in the state. Please note, that on October 1, 2015, Wheeler Mission officially merged with Backstreet Missions. Wheeler Mission will assume day-to-day operations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.32Overall score
out of 100

79.24Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,756,319

Total expenses · USD$10,996,971

Program expenses

$7,917,819.12 recorded amount

72.0%

Fundraising expenses

$2,606,282.13 recorded amount

23.7%

Administrative expenses

$461,872.78 recorded amount

4.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: Richard A. Alvis
Recorded compensation: $128,906.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Wheeler Mission
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Wheeler Mission is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to homeless, poor, and needy of central Indiana without regard to race, color, creed, national origin or religion. Founded in 1893, Wheeler is the oldest continuously operating ministry of its kind in the state of Indiana. With nine locations, dozens of ministries, a budget of more than 11 Million, and about 160 employees, Wheeler is the also the largest and most diverse ministry of its kind in the state. Please note, that on October 1, 2015, Wheeler Mission officially merged with Backstreet Missions. Wheeler Mission will assume day-to-day operations.
`ein` EIN	35-0888771
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10996971.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.042
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.237
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.72
`fscore` Financial score	79.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard A. Alvis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128906.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011699999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Changing lives in central Indiana since 1893
`name` Charity name	Wheeler Mission
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11756319.0
`score` Overall score	85.32
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7917819.12
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2606282.127
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	461872.782

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-0888771
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Homeless Services
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.