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World Medical Relief

EIN 38-1575570International Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping the medically impoverished on a local, national, and international basis

Established in 1953, World Medical Relief (WMR) is a multi-funded charitable organization whose mission is to impact the well-being of the medically impoverished on a local, national, and international basis. WMR achieves this through the collection of financial donations and goods, including medical, dental, and laboratory items, as well as through the purchase and distribution of such commodities. Goods are distributed in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, gender, religion, nationality or political beliefs. The Durable Medical Equipment provides low-income people with walkers, wheel chairs, commodes, and other medical equipment. Local Shipping provides tri-county area clinics with medical supplies and equipment, and the Medical Supply Program offers basic home health care supplies to individuals for a minimal charge.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.73Overall score
out of 100

90.54Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$30,187,989

Total expenses · USD$30,348,974

Program expenses

$30,075,833.23 recorded amount

99.1%

Fundraising expenses

$91,046.92 recorded amount

0.3%

Administrative expenses

$121,395.90 recorded amount

0.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: George V. Samson
Recorded compensation: $65,694.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for World Medical Relief
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1953, World Medical Relief (WMR) is a multi-funded charitable organization whose mission is to impact the well-being of the medically impoverished on a local, national, and international basis. WMR achieves this through the collection of financial donations and goods, including medical, dental, and laboratory items, as well as through the purchase and distribution of such commodities. Goods are distributed in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, gender, religion, nationality or political beliefs. The Durable Medical Equipment provides low-income people with walkers, wheel chairs, commodes, and other medical equipment. Local Shipping provides tri-county area clinics with medical supplies and equipment, and the Medical Supply Program offers basic home health care supplies to individuals for a minimal charge.
`ein` EIN	38-1575570
`tot_exp` Total expenses	30348974.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.991
`fscore` Financial score	90.54
`leader` Recorded leader	George V. Samson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	65694.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0021
`motto` Tagline	Helping the medically impoverished on a local, national, and international basis
`name` Charity name	World Medical Relief
`tot_rev` Total revenue	30187989.0
`score` Overall score	92.73
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Humanitarian Relief Supplies
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	30075833.234
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	91046.922
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	121395.89600000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1575570
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Humanitarian Relief Supplies
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.