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Purple Heart Foundation

EIN 59-3184919Human Services Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Honoring their sacrifice with our service

The mission of the Purple Heart Foundation is "To holistically enhance the quality of life of all veterans and their families, providing them with direct service and fostering an environment of comradery and goodwill among combat wounded veterans." The Purple Heart Foundation honors the sacrifice military veterans make for our country by helping them make a smooth transition from the battlefield to the home front. Chartered in 1957, the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation is the fundraising engine of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the USA, Inc. Through grants, academic scholarships and outreach programs the Purple Heart Foundation lends support to other organizations whose programs align with Purple Heart's mission, as well as smaller direct contributions to veterans facing exceptionally difficult financial challenges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

28.59Overall score
out of 100

0.00Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$27,546,728

Total expenses · USD$32,780,857

Program expenses

$7,834,624.82 recorded amount

23.9%

Fundraising expenses

$23,602,217.04 recorded amount

72.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,311,234.28 recorded amount

4.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.68 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: Stephen L. Ruckman
Recorded compensation: $185,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.56%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Purple Heart Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Purple Heart Foundation is "To holistically enhance the quality of life of all veterans and their families, providing them with direct service and fostering an environment of comradery and goodwill among combat wounded veterans." The Purple Heart Foundation honors the sacrifice military veterans make for our country by helping them make a smooth transition from the battlefield to the home front. Chartered in 1957, the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation is the fundraising engine of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the USA, Inc. Through grants, academic scholarships and outreach programs the Purple Heart Foundation lends support to other organizations whose programs align with Purple Heart's mission, as well as smaller direct contributions to veterans facing exceptionally difficult financial challenges.
`ein` EIN	59-3184919
`tot_exp` Total expenses	32780857.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.04
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.68
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.72
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.239
`fscore` Financial score	0.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen L. Ruckman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.005600000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Honoring their sacrifice with our service
`name` Charity name	Purple Heart Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	27546728.0
`score` Overall score	28.59
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	7834624.823
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	23602217.04
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1311234.28

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-3184919
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.