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Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Your credible Sjögren's syndrome resource

Founded in 1983, the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF) provides patients with practical information and coping strategies that minimize the effects of Sjögren's syndrome. In addition, the Foundation is the clearinghouse for medical information and is the recognized national advocate for Sjögren's syndrome. The Foundation's mission is to: educate patients and their families about Sjögren's syndrome; increase public and professional awareness of Sjögren's syndrome; and to encourage research into new treatments and a cure. Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which people's white blood cells attack their moisture-producing glands. Today, as many as four million Americans are living with this disease.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.78Overall score
out of 100

78.86Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,268,106

Total expenses · USD$2,169,805

Program expenses

$1,835,655.03 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$223,489.92 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$106,320.45 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Steven Taylor
Recorded compensation: $272,099.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.54%

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All 23 original fields for Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1983, the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF) provides patients with practical information and coping strategies that minimize the effects of Sjögren's syndrome. In addition, the Foundation is the clearinghouse for medical information and is the recognized national advocate for Sjögren's syndrome. The Foundation's mission is to: educate patients and their families about Sjögren's syndrome; increase public and professional awareness of Sjögren's syndrome; and to encourage research into new treatments and a cure. Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which people's white blood cells attack their moisture-producing glands. Today, as many as four million Americans are living with this disease.
`ein` EIN	11-2779073
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2169805.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	78.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Steven Taylor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	272099.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.12539999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Your credible Sjögren's syndrome resource
`name` Charity name	Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2268106.0
`score` Overall score	84.78
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1835655.03
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	223489.915
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	106320.445

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 11-2779073
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.