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National Veterans Foundation

EIN 95-3994750Human Services California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing hope and help to veterans

The mission of the National Veterans Foundation (NVF) is to serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through: Management and operation of the nation's only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families. Public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America's veterans. NVF offers outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources. The founder of the National Veterans Foundation, Floyd ‘Shad' Meshad has been working with Veterans since 1970. Meshad was a Medical Service Officer during the Vietnam War, where he counseled soldiers in the field who were suffering from a multitude of psychological and emotional problems resulting from their experiences in combat, including what would later become known as ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,' or PTSD.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.20Overall score
out of 100

99.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$853,607

Total expenses · USD$1,016,799

Program expenses

$837,842.38 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$47,789.55 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$130,150.27 recorded amount

12.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Shad Meshad
Recorded compensation: $89,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Veterans Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the National Veterans Foundation (NVF) is to serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through: Management and operation of the nation's only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families. Public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America's veterans. NVF offers outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources. The founder of the National Veterans Foundation, Floyd ‘Shad' Meshad has been working with Veterans since 1970. Meshad was a Medical Service Officer during the Vietnam War, where he counseled soldiers in the field who were suffering from a multitude of psychological and emotional problems resulting from their experiences in combat, including what would later become known as ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,' or PTSD.
`ein` EIN	95-3994750
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1016799.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.128
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	99.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Shad Meshad
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	89000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0875
`motto` Tagline	Providing hope and help to veterans
`name` Charity name	National Veterans Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	853607.0
`score` Overall score	92.2
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	837842.376
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	47789.553
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	130150.272

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3994750
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.