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American Friends of Magen David Adom

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving lives in Israel

Founded in 1940 as the American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI), American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) is the sole authorized fundraising and advocacy organization in the United States supporting the life saving efforts of Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel and representing MDA in the US in all matters. MDA and its team of trained volunteer and professional medical responders depend on AFMDA support to provide the entire nation's pre-hospital emergency needs, including medical, disaster, ambulance and blood services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.50Overall score
out of 100

79.89Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$46,532,012

Total expenses · USD$34,622,656

Program expenses

$26,382,463.87 recorded amount

76.2%

Fundraising expenses

$5,262,643.71 recorded amount

15.2%

Administrative expenses

$2,908,303.10 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: David M Frankel
Recorded compensation: $540,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Friends of Magen David Adom
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1940 as the American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI), American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) is the sole authorized fundraising and advocacy organization in the United States supporting the life saving efforts of Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel and representing MDA in the US in all matters. MDA and its team of trained volunteer and professional medical responders depend on AFMDA support to provide the entire nation's pre-hospital emergency needs, including medical, disaster, ambulance and blood services.
`ein` EIN	13-1790719
`tot_exp` Total expenses	34622656.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.152
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.762
`fscore` Financial score	79.89
`leader` Recorded leader	David M Frankel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	540000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0155
`motto` Tagline	Saving lives in Israel
`name` Charity name	American Friends of Magen David Adom
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46532012.0
`score` Overall score	85.5
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Treatment and Prevention Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	26382463.872
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	5262643.712
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2908303.1040000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1790719
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Treatment and Prevention Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.