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LUNGevity Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to funding lung cancer research.

The mission of LUNGevity Foundation is to have a meaningful and immediate impact on improving lung cancer survival rates, ensure a higher quality of life for lung cancer patients, and provide a community for those impacted by lung cancer. In order to accomplish our mission, LUNGevity funds the most promising research into the early detection and successful treatment of lung cancer as identified by our board of leading scientists. LUNGevity also supports the largest national grassroots lung cancer network. We hope to inspire the nation to commit to ending lung cancer. Our vision is a world where no one dies from lung cancer. A world that LUNGevity helped to create by bringing together world-class scientific minds, passionate advocates, and an efficient and effective organization. Our vision is to unite the country in one movement to end lung cancer now.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.96Overall score
out of 100

87.22Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,611,724

Total expenses · USD$7,605,367

Program expenses

$5,901,764.79 recorded amount

77.6%

Fundraising expenses

$851,801.10 recorded amount

11.2%

Administrative expenses

$844,195.74 recorded amount

11.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Andrea Stern Ferris
Recorded compensation: $195,747.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for LUNGevity Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The mission of LUNGevity Foundation is to have a meaningful and immediate impact on improving lung cancer survival rates, ensure a higher quality of life for lung cancer patients, and provide a community for those impacted by lung cancer. In order to accomplish our mission, LUNGevity funds the most promising research into the early detection and successful treatment of lung cancer as identified by our board of leading scientists. LUNGevity also supports the largest national grassroots lung cancer network. We hope to inspire the nation to commit to ending lung cancer. Our vision is a world where no one dies from lung cancer. A world that LUNGevity helped to create by bringing together world-class scientific minds, passionate advocates, and an efficient and effective organization. Our vision is to unite the country in one movement to end lung cancer now.
`ein` EIN	36-4433410
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7605367.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7759999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	87.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Andrea Stern Ferris
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	195747.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.025699999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to funding lung cancer research.
`name` Charity name	LUNGevity Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7611724.0
`score` Overall score	90.96
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5901764.791999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	851801.1039999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	844195.737

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4433410
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.