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Autism Research Institute

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Autism Is Treatable

The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is the hub of a worldwide network of parents and professionals concerned with autism. ARI was founded in 1967 to conduct and foster scientific research designed to improve the methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism. ARI also disseminates research findings to parents and others worldwide seeking help. The ARI data bank, the world's largest, contains over 42,000 detailed case histories of autistic children from over 60 countries. ARI publishes the Autism Research Review International, a quarterly newsletter covering biomedical and educational advances in autism research.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$774,458

Total expenses · USD$1,172,369

Program expenses

$1,005,892.60 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$38,688.18 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$125,443.48 recorded amount

10.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Stephen M. Edelson
Recorded compensation: $170,834.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 14.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Autism Research Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is the hub of a worldwide network of parents and professionals concerned with autism. ARI was founded in 1967 to conduct and foster scientific research designed to improve the methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism. ARI also disseminates research findings to parents and others worldwide seeking help. The ARI data bank, the world's largest, contains over 42,000 detailed case histories of autistic children from over 60 countries. ARI publishes the Autism Research Review International, a quarterly newsletter covering biomedical and educational advances in autism research.
`ein` EIN	95-2548452
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1172369.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.107
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen M. Edelson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	170834.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1457
`motto` Tagline	Autism Is Treatable
`name` Charity name	Autism Research Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	774458.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1005892.602
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	38688.177
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	125443.483

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2548452
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.