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Armenian General Benevolent Union

EIN 13-5600421International New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting the Armenian heritage around the world

Established in 1906, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the world's largest non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some 500,000 Armenians in 30 countries. AGBU's educational program operates 24 primary, secondary and Saturday schools as well as a scholarship and grants component. We also sponsor a wide array of cultural initiatives to guarantee that Armenian culture continues to flourish in the fields of art, dance, music, and theatre. AGBU also provides disaster relief programs as well as medical assistance to needy people throughout the Armenian world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.03Overall score
out of 100

80.03Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$28,602,427

Total expenses · USD$23,318,407

Program expenses

$17,115,710.74 recorded amount

73.4%

Fundraising expenses

$466,368.14 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$5,689,691.31 recorded amount

24.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ani Susan Anserian
Recorded compensation: $215,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.92%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Armenian General Benevolent Union
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1906, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the world's largest non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some 500,000 Armenians in 30 countries. AGBU's educational program operates 24 primary, secondary and Saturday schools as well as a scholarship and grants component. We also sponsor a wide array of cultural initiatives to guarantee that Armenian culture continues to flourish in the fields of art, dance, music, and theatre. AGBU also provides disaster relief programs as well as medical assistance to needy people throughout the Armenian world.
`ein` EIN	13-5600421
`tot_exp` Total expenses	23318407.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.244
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7340000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Ani Susan Anserian
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	215000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0092
`motto` Tagline	Promoting the Armenian heritage around the world
`name` Charity name	Armenian General Benevolent Union
`tot_rev` Total revenue	28602427.0
`score` Overall score	85.03
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	17115710.738
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	466368.14
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5689691.308

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5600421
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief 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.