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National Foundation for Cancer Research

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Research for a Cure

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) was founded in 1973 to support cancer research and public education relating to the prevention, early diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.26Overall score
out of 100

75.10Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,958,645

Total expenses · USD$13,432,400

Program expenses

$9,832,516.80 recorded amount

73.2%

Fundraising expenses

$2,605,885.60 recorded amount

19.4%

Administrative expenses

$967,132.80 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 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: Franklin C. Salisbury
Recorded compensation: $312,030.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for National Foundation for Cancer Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) was founded in 1973 to support cancer research and public education relating to the prevention, early diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer. NFCR promotes and facilitates collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from bench to bedside.
`ein` EIN	04-2531031
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13432400.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19399999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.732
`fscore` Financial score	75.1
`leader` Recorded leader	Franklin C. Salisbury
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	312030.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0232
`motto` Tagline	Research for a Cure
`name` Charity name	National Foundation for Cancer Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12958645.0
`score` Overall score	82.26
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9832516.799999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2605885.5999999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	967132.8000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2531031
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.