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Starkey Hearing Foundation

EIN 36-3297852Human Services Minnesota Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

So the World May Hear

Starkey Hearing Foundation, a global nonprofit founded by William F. Austin, gives the gift of hearing to people in need in the U.S. and around the world. According to the World Health Organization, disabling hearing loss affects around 466 million people worldwide, including 34 million children, yet many do not have access to the hearing healthcare. Our mission is to give the gift of hearing to those in need, empowering them to achieve their potential.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.82Overall score
out of 100

92.65Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$22,169,650

Total expenses · USD$21,659,389

Program expenses

$19,580,087.66 recorded amount

90.4%

Fundraising expenses

$411,528.39 recorded amount

1.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,646,113.56 recorded amount

7.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Richard Brown
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Starkey Hearing Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Starkey Hearing Foundation, a global nonprofit founded by William F. Austin, gives the gift of hearing to people in need in the U.S. and around the world. According to the World Health Organization, disabling hearing loss affects around 466 million people worldwide, including 34 million children, yet many do not have access to the hearing healthcare. Our mission is to give the gift of hearing to those in need, empowering them to achieve their potential.
`ein` EIN	36-3297852
`tot_exp` Total expenses	21659389.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.076
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.019
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.904
`fscore` Financial score	92.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	So the World May Hear
`name` Charity name	Starkey Hearing Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	22169650.0
`score` Overall score	92.82
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	19580087.656
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	411528.391
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1646113.564

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3297852
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.