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Brain Research Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Innovate. Explore. Discover.

The Brain Research Foundation, founded in 1953, supports neuroscience research that leads to advanced understanding of brain function in children and adults. This Foundation is committed to advance discoveries that will lead to novel treatments and prevention of all neurological diseases. They deliver this commitment through both research grant programs, which provide initial funding for innovative research projects, as well as educational programs for researchers and the general public.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.34Overall score
out of 100

88.14Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,291,786

Total expenses · USD$2,056,920

Program expenses

$1,633,194.48 recorded amount

79.4%

Fundraising expenses

$269,456.52 recorded amount

13.1%

Administrative expenses

$152,212.08 recorded amount

7.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Terre Constantine
Recorded compensation: $201,016.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Brain Research Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Brain Research Foundation, founded in 1953, supports neuroscience research that leads to advanced understanding of brain function in children and adults. This Foundation is committed to advance discoveries that will lead to novel treatments and prevention of all neurological diseases. They deliver this commitment through both research grant programs, which provide initial funding for innovative research projects, as well as educational programs for researchers and the general public.
`ein` EIN	36-2477928
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2056920.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.131
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.794
`fscore` Financial score	88.14
`leader` Recorded leader	Terre Constantine
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	201016.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0977
`motto` Tagline	Innovate. Explore. Discover.
`name` Charity name	Brain Research Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2291786.0
`score` Overall score	91.34
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1633194.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	269456.52
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	152212.08000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2477928
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.