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Cure SMA

EIN 36-3320440Health Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Make today a breakthrough

Founded in 1984, Cure SMA leads the way to a world without spinal muscular atrophy, the number one genetic cause of death for infants. We fund and direct comprehensive research that drives breakthroughs in treatment and care, and we provide families the support they need for today. Our commitment to a treatment and cure is not just about seeking solutions—it's also about creating them. We're working with some of today's sharpest minds to advance a diversity of approaches and champion the most promising discoveries and methods.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.58Overall score
out of 100

78.20Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,873,276

Total expenses · USD$7,566,017

Program expenses

$5,954,455.38 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,248,392.81 recorded amount

16.5%

Administrative expenses

$355,602.80 recorded amount

4.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kenneth Hobby
Recorded compensation: $182,099.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.40%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Cure SMA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984, Cure SMA leads the way to a world without spinal muscular atrophy, the number one genetic cause of death for infants. We fund and direct comprehensive research that drives breakthroughs in treatment and care, and we provide families the support they need for today. Our commitment to a treatment and cure is not just about seeking solutions—it's also about creating them. We're working with some of today's sharpest minds to advance a diversity of approaches and champion the most promising discoveries and methods.
`ein` EIN	36-3320440
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7566017.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.047
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.165
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	78.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth Hobby
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	182099.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024
`motto` Tagline	Make today a breakthrough
`name` Charity name	Cure SMA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7873276.0
`score` Overall score	84.58
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5954455.379000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1248392.8050000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	355602.799

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3320440
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.