Health : Medical Research

NARSAD

The world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (60.20)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 89.9%    
Administrative Expenses 6.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 3.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.04    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.79)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 7.6%    
Program Expenses Growth 6.4%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.43    
Capacity Rating    
      (21.41)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $20,474,704
Other Revenue $1,652,821
Total Revenue $22,127,525
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $20,857,521
Administrative Expenses $1,507,122
Fundraising Expenses $831,431
Total Functional Expenses $23,196,074
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-1,068,549
   
Net Assets $11,084,376

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Contact Information

NARSAD
60 Cutter Mill Road
Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
tel: (800) 829-8289
fax: (516) 487-6930
EIN: 31-1020010

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Geoff Birkett President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $338,462 1.45%

Donor Privacy Policy

YES, this charity has a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

NARSAD, formerly known as the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, is the largest donor-supported philanthropy for psychiatric research in the world. NARSAD strives to reduce the pain and debilitation of mental illness through its leadership in funding scientific research on the causes, treatments and prevention of serious psychiatric disorders. Since 1987, NARSAD has awarded over $233 million in research grants to scientists in the U.S. and 27 other countries for the study of depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, childhood disorders and numerous other psychiatric conditions.

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