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Flashes of Hope

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Honoring the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer

Founded in 2001 by the parents of a child with cancer, Flashes of Hope is a volunteer driven organization solely focused on children's cancer. Flashes of Hope's mission is to raise funds to accelerate a cure for children's cancer while honoring the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer. With chapters in 55 cities, Flashes of Hope photographs more than 50% of the children annually diagnosed in the United States. In 2009, Flashes of Hope began funding research and has already raised millions of dollars through the Kick-program and other initiatives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.03Overall score
out of 100

80.28Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,587,252

Total expenses · USD$1,759,947

Program expenses

$1,443,156.54 recorded amount

82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$237,592.85 recorded amount

13.5%

Administrative expenses

$75,677.72 recorded amount

4.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kristine Difiore
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.68%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Flashes of Hope
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2001 by the parents of a child with cancer, Flashes of Hope is a volunteer driven organization solely focused on children's cancer. Flashes of Hope's mission is to raise funds to accelerate a cure for children's cancer while honoring the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer. With chapters in 55 cities, Flashes of Hope photographs more than 50% of the children annually diagnosed in the United States. In 2009, Flashes of Hope began funding research and has already raised millions of dollars through the Kick-program and other initiatives.
`ein` EIN	04-3648694
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1759947.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.043
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.135
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.82
`fscore` Financial score	80.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristine Difiore
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.056799999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Honoring the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer
`name` Charity name	Flashes of Hope
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1587252.0
`score` Overall score	84.03
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1443156.5399999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	237592.845
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	75677.72099999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3648694
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.