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Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance

EIN 52-2122720Health Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Together, we will cure FA!

The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) is a national, public, 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to curing Friedreich's ataxia (FA) through research. FA is a debilitating, life-shortening, degenerative neuromuscular disorder affecting one in 50,000 people in the United States. FARA focuses on grant making for FA research and building collaborations with organizations dedicated to advancing treatments for FA. Due to the progressive nature of the disease and the promise of treatments in development, there is urgency to our efforts. Directing attention and resources to FA research and partnering with others who share this commitment, FARA believes we can help bring forward the first effective treatments and a cure for FA.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.23Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,533,537

Total expenses · USD$6,811,814

Program expenses

$6,587,024.14 recorded amount

96.7%

Fundraising expenses

$108,989.02 recorded amount

1.6%

Administrative expenses

$108,989.02 recorded amount

1.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jennifer Farmer
Recorded compensation: $110,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.61%

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All 23 original fields for Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) is a national, public, 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to curing Friedreich's ataxia (FA) through research. FA is a debilitating, life-shortening, degenerative neuromuscular disorder affecting one in 50,000 people in the United States. FARA focuses on grant making for FA research and building collaborations with organizations dedicated to advancing treatments for FA. Due to the progressive nature of the disease and the promise of treatments in development, there is urgency to our efforts. Directing attention and resources to FA research and partnering with others who share this commitment, FARA believes we can help bring forward the first effective treatments and a cure for FA.
`ein` EIN	52-2122720
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6811814.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.016
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.016
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9670000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Jennifer Farmer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0161
`motto` Tagline	Together, we will cure FA!
`name` Charity name	Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7533537.0
`score` Overall score	98.23
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6587024.138
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	108989.024
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	108989.024

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2122720
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.