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The LAM Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Breath of Hope

The LAM Foundation urgently seeks safe and effective treatments, and ultimately a cure, for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) through advocacy and the funding of promising research. We are dedicated to serving the scientific, medical and patient communities by offering information, resources and a worldwide network of hope and support.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.95Overall score
out of 100

78.72Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,532,553

Total expenses · USD$1,642,400

Program expenses

$1,277,787.20 recorded amount

77.8%

Fundraising expenses

$195,445.60 recorded amount

11.9%

Administrative expenses

$167,524.80 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 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: Susan Sherman
Recorded compensation: $158,005.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.62%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The LAM Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The LAM Foundation urgently seeks safe and effective treatments, and ultimately a cure, for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) through advocacy and the funding of promising research. We are dedicated to serving the scientific, medical and patient communities by offering information, resources and a worldwide network of hope and support.
`ein` EIN	31-1438001
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1642400.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.778
`fscore` Financial score	78.72
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Sherman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	158005.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0962
`motto` Tagline	A Breath of Hope
`name` Charity name	The LAM Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1532553.0
`score` Overall score	84.95
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1277787.2
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	195445.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	167524.8

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1438001
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.