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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

EIN 13-4141945Health New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease within the decade through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. For The Michael J. Fox Foundation, there is one clear measure of success: delivering patients better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson's disease. We've developed a targeted approach to research funding that helps us identify and prioritize the patient-relevant science that will allow us to reach our goal. Since we began in 2000, the Foundation has funded over $800 million in Parkinson's research, either directly or through partnerships.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$104,457,836

Total expenses · USD$112,000,466

Program expenses

$98,672,410.55 recorded amount

88.1%

Fundraising expenses

$9,968,041.47 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$3,136,013.05 recorded amount

2.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Todd Sherer
Recorded compensation: $732,689.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease within the decade through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. For The Michael J. Fox Foundation, there is one clear measure of success: delivering patients better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson's disease. We've developed a targeted approach to research funding that helps us identify and prioritize the patient-relevant science that will allow us to reach our goal. Since we began in 2000, the Foundation has funded over $800 million in Parkinson's research, either directly or through partnerships.
`ein` EIN	13-4141945
`tot_exp` Total expenses	112000466.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.027999999999999997
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Todd Sherer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	732689.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.006500000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease
`name` Charity name	Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	104457836.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	98672410.54599999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	9968041.474000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3136013.0479999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-4141945
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
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.