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The V Foundation

EIN 13-3705951Health North Carolina Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For Cancer Research

The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer. Since its start in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $200 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds. Due to generous donors, the Foundation has an endowment that covers administrative expenses.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.69Overall score
out of 100

92.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$29,273,062

Total expenses · USD$27,693,120

Program expenses

$24,563,797.44 recorded amount

88.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,689,280.32 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,384,656.00 recorded amount

5.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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 Braun
Recorded compensation: $349,310.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The V Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer. Since its start in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $200 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds. Due to generous donors, the Foundation has an endowment that covers administrative expenses.
`ein` EIN	13-3705951
`tot_exp` Total expenses	27693120.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.05
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.887
`fscore` Financial score	92.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Braun
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	349310.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0126
`motto` Tagline	For Cancer Research
`name` Charity name	The V Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	29273062.0
`score` Overall score	94.69
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	24563797.44
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1689280.32
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1384656.0

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3705951
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.