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Skin Cancer Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting prevention, early detection, and effective treatment

Since its founding in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical profession about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, and the need for early detection and prompt, effective treatment. It is the only international organization devoted solely to combating the world's most common cancer, now occurring at epidemic levels. More than a million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year. The Foundation's mission is to decrease the incidence of the disease by means of public and professional education, medical training, and research.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.38Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,363,576

Total expenses · USD$4,550,855

Program expenses

$3,904,633.59 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$382,271.82 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$254,847.88 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Dan Latore
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Skin Cancer Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical profession about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, and the need for early detection and prompt, effective treatment. It is the only international organization devoted solely to combating the world's most common cancer, now occurring at epidemic levels. More than a million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year. The Foundation's mission is to decrease the incidence of the disease by means of public and professional education, medical training, and research.
`ein` EIN	13-2948778
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4550855.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Dan Latore
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Promoting prevention, early detection, and effective treatment
`name` Charity name	Skin Cancer Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4363576.0
`score` Overall score	92.38
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3904633.59
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	382271.82
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	254847.87999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2948778
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.