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Seva Foundation

EIN 38-2231279International California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming lives by restoring sight.

Seva Foundation was formed in 1978 with a mission to alleviate suffering caused by disease and poverty. Our approach is to build partnerships that respond to locally defined problems with culturally sustainable solutions. Seva currently works to prevent blindness and restore sight in 22 countries in developing nations including Native American projects in the U.S. Our focus is to help people transform their lives by restoring their sight.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.27Overall score
out of 100

89.49Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$40,621,482

Total expenses · USD$7,518,689

Program expenses

$6,232,993.18 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$729,312.83 recorded amount

9.7%

Administrative expenses

$541,345.61 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Jack Blanks
Recorded compensation: $174,878.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Seva Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Seva Foundation was formed in 1978 with a mission to alleviate suffering caused by disease and poverty. Our approach is to build partnerships that respond to locally defined problems with culturally sustainable solutions. Seva currently works to prevent blindness and restore sight in 22 countries in developing nations including Native American projects in the U.S. Our focus is to help people transform their lives by restoring their sight.
`ein` EIN	38-2231279
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7518689.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Jack Blanks
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	174878.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0232
`motto` Tagline	Transforming lives by restoring sight.
`name` Charity name	Seva Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	40621482.0
`score` Overall score	92.27
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6232993.181000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	729312.8329999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	541345.608

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2231279
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.