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Discovery Eye Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Striving to combat blindness and eye disease every day

Founded in 1970, Discovery Eye Foundation (DEF) is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to finding treatments and cures to sight-threatening eye diseases. The mission of The Discovery Eye Foundation supports research, education and advocacy related to sight-threatening eye diseases and their treatments, improving the quality of life for patients and their families.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

69.62Overall score
out of 100

73.75Financial score
out of 100

66.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$433,513

Total expenses · USD$897,538

Program expenses

$645,329.82 recorded amount

71.9%

Fundraising expenses

$49,364.59 recorded amount

5.5%

Administrative expenses

$201,048.51 recorded amount

22.4%

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: Anthony B. Nesburn
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Discovery Eye Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	66.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1970, Discovery Eye Foundation (DEF) is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to finding treatments and cures to sight-threatening eye diseases. The mission of The Discovery Eye Foundation supports research, education and advocacy related to sight-threatening eye diseases and their treatments, improving the quality of life for patients and their families.
`ein` EIN	95-4228653
`tot_exp` Total expenses	897538.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22399999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	73.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony B. Nesburn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Striving to combat blindness and eye disease every day
`name` Charity name	Discovery Eye Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	433513.0
`score` Overall score	69.62
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	645329.822
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	49364.590000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	201048.512

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4228653
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.