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Paralyzed Veterans of America

EIN 13-1946868Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Maximizing the quality of life for veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease

Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely to serving the needs of veterans with spinal cord injury or spinal cord dysfunction (SCI/D). Paralyzed Veterans has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members - veterans of the armed forces who have experienced SCI/D. Paralyzed Veterans uses that expertise to be the leading advocate for: quality health care for our members; research and education addressing SCI/D; benefits available as a result of our members' military service; and civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of its members.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

72.57Overall score
out of 100

61.42Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$104,343,743

Total expenses · USD$105,443,694

Program expenses

$64,742,428.12 recorded amount

61.4%

Fundraising expenses

$35,429,081.18 recorded amount

33.6%

Administrative expenses

$5,061,297.31 recorded amount

4.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.35 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: Sherman Gillums
Recorded compensation: $172,890.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.16%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Paralyzed Veterans of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely to serving the needs of veterans with spinal cord injury or spinal cord dysfunction (SCI/D). Paralyzed Veterans has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members - veterans of the armed forces who have experienced SCI/D. Paralyzed Veterans uses that expertise to be the leading advocate for: quality health care for our members; research and education addressing SCI/D; benefits available as a result of our members' military service; and civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of its members.
`ein` EIN	13-1946868
`tot_exp` Total expenses	105443694.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.35
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.336
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.614
`fscore` Financial score	61.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Sherman Gillums
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	172890.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0016
`motto` Tagline	Maximizing the quality of life for veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease
`name` Charity name	Paralyzed Veterans of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	104343743.0
`score` Overall score	72.57
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	64742428.116
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	35429081.184
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5061297.312

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1946868
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.