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Health : Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines

Parkinson's Foundation

Better Lives. Together.

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Impact Information is available from our partner, GuideStar

four stars

90.24

1359 Broadway Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
tel: (212) 923-4700   Web Site
EIN: 13-1866796

Board Leadership
Howard Morgan
Chair

CEO
John L. Lehr
Chief Executive Officer

  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 90.24 four stars
  Financial 86.21 three stars
  Accountability & Transparency 100.00 four stars
This rating was published 06/01/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

The Parkinson's Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience, and passion of our global Parkinson's community.

The Parkinson's Foundation was formed by the merger of the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF), both established in 1957, with offices in New York and Miami.

Connect with us today. We are here to help.

Miami Office:
200 SE 1st Street
Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131

New York Office:
1359 Broadway
Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018

Contact our toll-free Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636) or helpline@parkinson.org.

The Parkinson's Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience, and passion of our global Parkinson's community.

The Parkinson's Foundation was formed by the merger of the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF), both established in 1957, with offices in New York and Miami.

Connect with us today. We are here to help.

Miami Office:
200 SE 1st Street
Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131

New York Office:
1359 Broadway
Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018

Contact our toll-free Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636) or helpline@parkinson.org.

Impact Information

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Reported Results
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Total in 2017
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
330,000,000
Number of volunteers
20,000
Number of overall donors
101,406
Number of clients served
2,091,090
This organization has earned a GuideStar's Platinum Seal of Transparency by voluntarily sharing the measures of progress and results they use to pursue their mission. Organizations earn Platinum Seals by selecting from a catalog of over 900 expert recognized metrics or by creating a new metric that best fits their work. This information is reported by the organization and displayed publicly on their GuideStar Nonprofit Profile. With over 1.6 million Nonprofit Profiles, 9 million annual visitors and over 200 data partners, GuideStar is the world's leading source of information about nonprofit organizations. A nonprofit itself, GuideStar is dedicated to providing better data for better decisions for a better world.
This impact information is current as of March 2019, when it was provided to us by GuideStar. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

three stars

86.21

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

100.00

This rating was published 06/01/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 80.5%
  Administrative Expenses 5.7%
  Fundraising Expenses 13.6%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.13
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.90
  Program Expenses Growth 52.7%
  Liabilities to Assets 32.9%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Parkinson's Foundation on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Parkinson's Foundation on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed
REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $28,891,308
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $1,485,254
   Related Organizations $140,434
   Government Grants $0
Total Contributions $30,516,996
   Program Service Revenue $0
Total Primary Revenue $30,516,996
   Other Revenue $-93,325
TOTAL REVENUE $30,423,671
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $25,489,473
   Administrative Expenses $1,616,976
   Fundraising Expenses $3,032,544
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $30,138,993
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $284,678
   
Net Assets $23,837,213

Charts

Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$318,080 1.05% John L. Lehr President & Chief Executive Officer
Other Salaries of Note
$168,231 0.55% Robin Elliott Former Chief Executive Officer

Mission

The Parkinson's Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience, and passion of our global Parkinson's community.

The Parkinson's Foundation was formed by the merger of the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF), both established in 1957, with offices in New York and Miami.

Connect with us today. We are here to help.

Miami Office:
200 SE 1st Street
Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131

New York Office:
1359 Broadway
Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018

Contact our toll-free Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636) or helpline@parkinson.org.

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Parkinson's Foundation (NY) 90.24 four stars
Davis Phinney Foundation (CO) 89.37 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Parkinson's Foundation
1359 Broadway
Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
tel: (212) 923-4700
fax: (212) 923-4778
EIN: 13-1866796

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Board Leadership

Howard Morgan
Chair

CEO

John L. Lehr
Chief Executive Officer

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