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Hereditary Disease Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Innovating research, discovering cures.

The Hereditary Disease Foundation is committed to finding and funding innovative research to cure Huntington's disease and impact other brain disorders. The Foundation focuses on curing Huntington's disease, not only because of its devastating consequences to individuals and families with the disease, but because it is a model for curing other brain disorders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.62Overall score
out of 100

93.54Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,074,269

Total expenses · USD$2,547,618

Program expenses

$2,035,546.78 recorded amount

79.9%

Fundraising expenses

$135,023.75 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$374,499.85 recorded amount

14.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Meghan Donaldson
Recorded compensation: $99,211.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Hereditary Disease Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Hereditary Disease Foundation is committed to finding and funding innovative research to cure Huntington's disease and impact other brain disorders. The Foundation focuses on curing Huntington's disease, not only because of its devastating consequences to individuals and families with the disease, but because it is a model for curing other brain disorders.
`ein` EIN	23-7376197
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2547618.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.147
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.799
`fscore` Financial score	93.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Meghan Donaldson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	99211.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.038900000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Innovating research, discovering cures.
`name` Charity name	Hereditary Disease Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1074269.0
`score` Overall score	94.62
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2035546.7820000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	135023.754
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	374499.84599999996

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7376197
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.