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National Ataxia Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Improving the lives of persons affected by ataxia through support, education and research

The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) was established in 1957 to help persons with ataxia and their families. The Foundation's primary purpose is to support promising ataxia research and to provide vital programs and services for ataxia families. An estimated 150,000 Americans are affected by heredity or sporadic ataxia. Ataxia can strike anyone at any time regardless of age, gender, or race. Ataxia is a group of progressive neurological diseases which affects coordination and speech. The Foundation has developed an extensive library of NAF brochures, fact sheets, books, and videos on ataxia. Also available to its members is the Foundation's quarterly news publication, Generations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.71Overall score
out of 100

86.87Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,474,761

Total expenses · USD$2,148,024

Program expenses

$1,778,563.87 recorded amount

82.8%

Fundraising expenses

$173,989.94 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$191,174.14 recorded amount

8.9%

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: Joel Sutherland
Recorded compensation: $140,584.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.54%

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All 23 original fields for National Ataxia Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) was established in 1957 to help persons with ataxia and their families. The Foundation's primary purpose is to support promising ataxia research and to provide vital programs and services for ataxia families. An estimated 150,000 Americans are affected by heredity or sporadic ataxia. Ataxia can strike anyone at any time regardless of age, gender, or race. Ataxia is a group of progressive neurological diseases which affects coordination and speech. The Foundation has developed an extensive library of NAF brochures, fact sheets, books, and videos on ataxia. Also available to its members is the Foundation's quarterly news publication, Generations.
`ein` EIN	41-0832903
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2148024.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.828
`fscore` Financial score	86.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Joel Sutherland
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	140584.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0654
`motto` Tagline	Improving the lives of persons affected by ataxia through support, education and research
`name` Charity name	National Ataxia Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2474761.0
`score` Overall score	90.71
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1778563.872
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	173989.94400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	191174.13600000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-0832903
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.