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The ALS Association Connecticut Chapter

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting on every front to improve living with ALS

Founded in 1988, the ALS Association Connecticut Chapter helps people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and leaves no stone unturned in search for the cure. We work together with the National Office of the ALS Association to accomplish our mission. The Connecticut Chapter focuses primarily on helping local patients and families live with ALS while the National Office focuses primarily on research and advocacy. The Chapter supports the National Office through revenue sharing and research contributions. The National Office supports the Chapters by providing up-to-date information and materials.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.66Overall score
out of 100

83.97Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,114,924

Total expenses · USD$901,701

Program expenses

$705,130.18 recorded amount

78.2%

Fundraising expenses

$119,926.23 recorded amount

13.3%

Administrative expenses

$75,742.88 recorded amount

8.4%

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: Sandra Tripodi
Recorded compensation: $50,385.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The ALS Association Connecticut Chapter
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1988, the ALS Association Connecticut Chapter helps people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and leaves no stone unturned in search for the cure. We work together with the National Office of the ALS Association to accomplish our mission. The Connecticut Chapter focuses primarily on helping local patients and families live with ALS while the National Office focuses primarily on research and advocacy. The Chapter supports the National Office through revenue sharing and research contributions. The National Office supports the Chapters by providing up-to-date information and materials.
`ein` EIN	04-3417472
`tot_exp` Total expenses	901701.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.133
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.782
`fscore` Financial score	83.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandra Tripodi
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	50385.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0558
`motto` Tagline	Fighting on every front to improve living with ALS
`name` Charity name	The ALS Association Connecticut Chapter
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1114924.0
`score` Overall score	88.66
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	705130.182
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	119926.23300000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	75742.884

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3417472
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.