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Hindu American Foundation

EIN 68-0551525Religion District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism.

The mission of the Hindu American Foundation is to promote dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism in order to ensure the wellbeing of Hindus and for all people and the planet to thrive. Founded in 2003, HAF's work impacts a range of issues -- from the portrayal of Hinduism in K-12 textbooks to civil and human rights to addressing contemporary problems, such as environmental protection and inter-religious conflict, by applying Hindu philosophy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.55Overall score
out of 100

87.12Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,574,888

Total expenses · USD$1,303,188

Program expenses

$862,710.46 recorded amount

66.2%

Fundraising expenses

$181,143.13 recorded amount

13.9%

Administrative expenses

$258,031.22 recorded amount

19.8%

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: Sheetal Shah
Recorded compensation: $83,501.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.40%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Hindu American Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Hindu American Foundation is to promote dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism in order to ensure the wellbeing of Hindus and for all people and the planet to thrive. Founded in 2003, HAF's work impacts a range of issues -- from the portrayal of Hinduism in K-12 textbooks to civil and human rights to addressing contemporary problems, such as environmental protection and inter-religious conflict, by applying Hindu philosophy.
`ein` EIN	68-0551525
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1303188.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.198
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.139
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.662
`fscore` Financial score	87.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Sheetal Shah
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	83501.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.064
`motto` Tagline	Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism.
`name` Charity name	Hindu American Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1574888.0
`score` Overall score	87.55
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	862710.456
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	181143.132
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	258031.22400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0551525
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.