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American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing the care of hand and upper extremity disorders

The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand was founded by the Council of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand in February of 1986. The purposes for creating the Foundation were to address the rising expense of providing Continuing Medical Education (CME) and allow the Hand Society to remain committed to its mission of providing continuing education. The mission of the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand is to advance the care of hand and upper extremity disorders by supporting education, research and outreach through the efficient collection of donations and administration of grants.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.87Overall score
out of 100

93.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,074,991

Total expenses · USD$1,663,447

Program expenses

$1,312,459.68 recorded amount

78.9%

Fundraising expenses

$48,239.96 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$301,083.91 recorded amount

18.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mark C. Anderson
Recorded compensation: $3,810.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.22%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand was founded by the Council of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand in February of 1986. The purposes for creating the Foundation were to address the rising expense of providing Continuing Medical Education (CME) and allow the Hand Society to remain committed to its mission of providing continuing education. The mission of the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand is to advance the care of hand and upper extremity disorders by supporting education, research and outreach through the efficient collection of donations and administration of grants.
`ein` EIN	74-2428242
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1663447.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18100000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.789
`fscore` Financial score	93.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark C. Anderson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	3810.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0022
`motto` Tagline	Advancing the care of hand and upper extremity disorders
`name` Charity name	American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3074991.0
`score` Overall score	90.87
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1312459.683
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	48239.962999999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	301083.90700000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2428242
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.