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Can Do Multiple Sclerosis

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Thrive with MS.

Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, formerly The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis, transforms lives by delivering health and wellness programs on exercise, nutrition, symptom management, and motivation to help families with MS thrive. The organization has helped thousands of people living with MS transform challenges into possibilities in health and life. In 2018, we provided programs to more than 50,000 people. Can Do MS honors the legacy and beliefs of the organization's founder, Jimmie Heuga, who founded the organization in 1984.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

99.39Overall score
out of 100

99.14Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,011,059

Total expenses · USD$2,030,281

Program expenses

$1,664,830.42 recorded amount

82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$190,846.41 recorded amount

9.4%

Administrative expenses

$170,543.60 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lisa Mattis
Recorded compensation: $121,704.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, formerly The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis, transforms lives by delivering health and wellness programs on exercise, nutrition, symptom management, and motivation to help families with MS thrive. The organization has helped thousands of people living with MS transform challenges into possibilities in health and life. In 2018, we provided programs to more than 50,000 people. Can Do MS honors the legacy and beliefs of the organization's founder, Jimmie Heuga, who founded the organization in 1984.
`ein` EIN	74-2337853
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2030281.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.094
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.82
`fscore` Financial score	99.14
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Mattis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121704.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0599
`motto` Tagline	Thrive with MS.
`name` Charity name	Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2011059.0
`score` Overall score	99.39
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1664830.42
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	190846.414
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	170543.60400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2337853
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.