Charity profile · Historical source record

The ALS Association, National Office

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Create a world without ALS
Leading the fight to treat and cure ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people with Lou Gehrig's Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support. Mission Priorities 1. Raise the level of awareness of The ALS Association as the leading voice and most trusted source of information about Lou Gehrig's Disease. 2. Lead, direct and/or collaborate on global research to understand the disease, develop treatments and ultimately find a cure. 3. Provide every person with ALS and their families access to high quality, consistent and compassionate support services. 4. Advance a nationwide advocacy program that increases funding for ALS research, improves patient services and empowers the entire ALS community. 5. Function as one organization with unity of purpose. 6. Operate within a business model designed to ensure stability and promote financial strength.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.21Overall score
out of 100
93.94Financial score
out of 100
97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$24,669,735
Total expenses · USD$37,818,211

Program expenses

$30,746,205.54 recorded amount
81.3%

Fundraising expenses

$4,878,549.22 recorded amount
12.9%

Administrative expenses

$2,117,819.82 recorded amount
5.6%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.18 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
Calaneet Balas
Recorded compensation
$208,761.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.55%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The ALS Association, National Office
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
97.0
category
Category
Health
description
Mission & description
Leading the fight to treat and cure ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people with Lou Gehrig's Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support. Mission Priorities 1. Raise the level of awareness of The ALS Association as the leading voice and most trusted source of information about Lou Gehrig's Disease. 2. Lead, direct and/or collaborate on global research to understand the disease, develop treatments and ultimately find a cure. 3. Provide every person with ALS and their families access to high quality, consistent and compassionate support services. 4. Advance a nationwide advocacy program that increases funding for ALS research, improves patient services and empowers the entire ALS community. 5. Function as one organization with unity of purpose. 6. Operate within a business model designed to ensure stability and promote financial strength.
ein
EIN
13-3271855
tot_exp
Total expenses
37818211.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.055999999999999994
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.18
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.129
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.813
fscore
Financial score
93.94
leader
Recorded leader
Calaneet Balas
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
208761.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0055000000000000005
motto
Tagline
Create a world without ALS
name
Charity name
The ALS Association, National Office
tot_rev
Total revenue
24669735.0
score
Overall score
95.21
state
State code
DC
subcategory
Subcategory
Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
30746205.542999998
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
4878549.2190000005
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
2117819.8159999996

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.