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American Foundation for the Blind

EIN 13-5562161Human Services Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. We mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.99Overall score
out of 100

80.35Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,804,234

Total expenses · USD$12,764,530

Program expenses

$9,050,051.77 recorded amount

70.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,131,676.51 recorded amount

16.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,570,037.19 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 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: Kirk Adams
Recorded compensation: $195,217.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.52%

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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 American Foundation for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. We mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.
`ein` EIN	13-5562161
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12764530.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7090000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.35
`leader` Recorded leader	Kirk Adams
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	195217.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0152
`motto` Tagline	Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss
`name` Charity name	American Foundation for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8804234.0
`score` Overall score	84.99
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9050051.770000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2131676.51
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1570037.1900000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5562161
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.