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The Korea Society

EIN 52-1714111International New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and Korea

The Korea Society, founded in 1957, is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Society arranges programs that facilitate discussion, exchanges, and research on topics of vital interest to both countries in the areas of public policy, business, education, intercultural relations, and the arts. From its base in New York City, the Society serves audiences across the country through its own outreach efforts and by forging strategic alliances with counterpart organizations in other cities throughout the United States as well as in Korea.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.31Overall score
out of 100

85.64Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,434,063

Total expenses · USD$2,705,840

Program expenses

$2,124,084.40 recorded amount

78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$254,348.96 recorded amount

9.4%

Administrative expenses

$324,700.80 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas Byrne
Recorded compensation: $239,700.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Korea Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	The Korea Society, founded in 1957, is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Society arranges programs that facilitate discussion, exchanges, and research on topics of vital interest to both countries in the areas of public policy, business, education, intercultural relations, and the arts. From its base in New York City, the Society serves audiences across the country through its own outreach efforts and by forging strategic alliances with counterpart organizations in other cities throughout the United States as well as in Korea.
`ein` EIN	52-1714111
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2705840.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.094
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.785
`fscore` Financial score	85.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Byrne
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	239700.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0885
`motto` Tagline	Promoting greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and Korea
`name` Charity name	The Korea Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3434063.0
`score` Overall score	85.31
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2124084.4
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	254348.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	324700.8

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1714111
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.