Health : Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines

Melanoma Research Foundation

Research, educate, advocate

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (63.86)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 88.6%    
Administrative Expenses 6.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 4.9%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.04    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.86)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 41.7%    
Program Expenses Growth 36.8%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.44    
Capacity Rating    
      (25.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $2,347,829
Other Revenue $101,418
Total Revenue $2,449,247
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $1,837,015
Administrative Expenses $131,933
Fundraising Expenses $103,286
Total Functional Expenses $2,072,234
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $377,013
   
Net Assets $1,068,990

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Contact Information

Melanoma Research Foundation
170 Township Line Road
Building B
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
tel: (800) 673-1290
fax: (908) 281-0937
EIN: 76-0514428

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Linda Pilkington Executive Director (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.) $138,042 6.66%

Donor Privacy Policy

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Mission

Founded in 1996, the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. The Foundation is committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma. The Foundation also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, while acting as an advocate for the melanoma community to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure.

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