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Parkinson's Unity Walk

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising awareness and funds for research

The Parkinson's Unity Walk (PUW), a grassroots organization, began in 1994 through the dedicated efforts of patients, families, support groups, and friends who were affected by Parkinson's disease. Their main goal was to raise awareness and funds for research to find a cure for Parkinson's. Over the last eighteen years, the Unity Walk has grown from 200 participants in the first event to over to 10,000 participants in the 2012 Walk. The funds raised for the Walk have also dramatically increased with each passing year. In 1994, the Unity Walk raised $16,000 in research funds, and in 2012 over $1,800,000 was raised for Parkinson's research. Over $12,000,000 has been raised since the Walk's inception.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

65.64Overall score
out of 100

53.48Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,672,325

Total expenses · USD$2,602,836

Program expenses

$1,618,963.99 recorded amount

62.2%

Fundraising expenses

$668,928.85 recorded amount

25.7%

Administrative expenses

$312,340.32 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 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: Carol Walton
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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All 23 original fields for Parkinson's Unity Walk
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Parkinson's Unity Walk (PUW), a grassroots organization, began in 1994 through the dedicated efforts of patients, families, support groups, and friends who were affected by Parkinson's disease. Their main goal was to raise awareness and funds for research to find a cure for Parkinson's. Over the last eighteen years, the Unity Walk has grown from 200 participants in the first event to over to 10,000 participants in the 2012 Walk. The funds raised for the Walk have also dramatically increased with each passing year. In 1994, the Unity Walk raised $16,000 in research funds, and in 2012 over $1,800,000 was raised for Parkinson's research. Over $12,000,000 has been raised since the Walk's inception.
`ein` EIN	13-3842415
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2602836.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.257
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.622
`fscore` Financial score	53.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Carol Walton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Raising awareness and funds for research
`name` Charity name	Parkinson's Unity Walk
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2672325.0
`score` Overall score	65.64
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1618963.992
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	668928.8520000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	312340.32

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3842415
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.