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Helen Keller International

EIN 13-5562162International New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition

Founded in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) is among the oldest international nonprofit organizations devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition. HKI has programs in 21 countries in Africa and Asia as well as in the United States. HKI builds local capacity by establishing sustainable programs, and provides scientific and technical assistance and data to governments and international, regional, national and local organizations around the world. HKI programs combat malnutrition, cataract, trachoma, onchocerciasis (river blindness) and refractive error. The goal of all HKI programs is to reduce suffering of those without access to needed health or vision care and ultimately, to help lift people from poverty.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.47Overall score
out of 100

89.79Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$77,925,894

Total expenses · USD$75,280,180

Program expenses

$63,687,032.28 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,505,603.60 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$9,936,983.76 recorded amount

13.2%

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: Kathy Spahn
Recorded compensation: $378,900.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.50%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Helen Keller International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) is among the oldest international nonprofit organizations devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition. HKI has programs in 21 countries in Africa and Asia as well as in the United States. HKI builds local capacity by establishing sustainable programs, and provides scientific and technical assistance and data to governments and international, regional, national and local organizations around the world. HKI programs combat malnutrition, cataract, trachoma, onchocerciasis (river blindness) and refractive error. The goal of all HKI programs is to reduce suffering of those without access to needed health or vision care and ultimately, to help lift people from poverty.
`ein` EIN	13-5562162
`tot_exp` Total expenses	75280180.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.132
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	89.79
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathy Spahn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	378900.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.005
`motto` Tagline	Fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition
`name` Charity name	Helen Keller International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	77925894.0
`score` Overall score	92.47
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	63687032.28
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1505603.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	9936983.76

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5562162
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.