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Huntington's Disease Society of America

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.

The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is a national, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's Disease and their families. Founded in 1967, HDSA promotes and supports research and medical efforts to eradicate Huntington's Disease; assists people and families affected by Huntington's Disease to cope with the problems presented by the disease; and educates the public and health professionals about Huntington's Disease. Huntington's Disease (HD) is a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which there is, at present, no effective treatment or cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual's ability to walk, think, talk and reason.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.78Overall score
out of 100

89.80Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,273,973

Total expenses · USD$8,627,132

Program expenses

$6,651,518.77 recorded amount

77.1%

Fundraising expenses

$974,865.92 recorded amount

11.3%

Administrative expenses

$983,493.05 recorded amount

11.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Louise Vetter
Recorded compensation: $280,311.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Huntington's Disease Society of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is a national, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's Disease and their families. Founded in 1967, HDSA promotes and supports research and medical efforts to eradicate Huntington's Disease; assists people and families affected by Huntington's Disease to cope with the problems presented by the disease; and educates the public and health professionals about Huntington's Disease. Huntington's Disease (HD) is a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which there is, at present, no effective treatment or cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual's ability to walk, think, talk and reason.
`ein` EIN	13-3349872
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8627132.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.113
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7709999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	89.8
`leader` Recorded leader	Louise Vetter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	280311.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.032400000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.
`name` Charity name	Huntington's Disease Society of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10273973.0
`score` Overall score	92.78
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6651518.771999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	974865.9160000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	983493.0480000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3349872
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.