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Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving Lives Everyday!

Founded in 1965, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) is the state's premier nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, patient services and advocacy. Our mission is simple- we save lives every day! The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) is the state's premier nonprofit health organization working to prevent diabetes and associated complications as well as work to improve the lives of every child, adult, and every family touched by type 1 or type 2 diabetes. We accomplish this through education, support, advocacy, medical assistance and research.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.92Overall score
out of 100

83.40Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$719,424

Total expenses · USD$804,695

Program expenses

$638,927.83 recorded amount

79.4%

Fundraising expenses

$103,000.96 recorded amount

12.8%

Administrative expenses

$61,961.51 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mary Fortune
Recorded compensation: $81,478.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1965, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) is the state's premier nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, patient services and advocacy. Our mission is simple- we save lives every day! The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) is the state's premier nonprofit health organization working to prevent diabetes and associated complications as well as work to improve the lives of every child, adult, and every family touched by type 1 or type 2 diabetes. We accomplish this through education, support, advocacy, medical assistance and research.
`ein` EIN	23-7262987
`tot_exp` Total expenses	804695.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.128
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.794
`fscore` Financial score	83.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Fortune
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	81478.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1012
`motto` Tagline	Saving Lives Everyday!
`name` Charity name	Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi
`tot_rev` Total revenue	719424.0
`score` Overall score	87.92
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	638927.8300000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	103000.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	61961.515

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7262987
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
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.