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Joshuas Great Things Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Joshuas Great Things Foundation under the EIN: 46-3233098.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Joshuas Great Things Foundation, Joshuas Great Things Foundation will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this organization has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last $six years.
Salary of Key Persons - No Data Available
No Data Available
Salary of Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last 3 years. In some cases, there may be an electronically-filed 990 on file but the nonprofit may have not included the information and therefore we cannot post it.
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Joshuas Great Things Foundation) or EIN (463233098) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Score
100
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
$7,949 total costs / $7,790 of financial assistance provided = roughly $1.02 provides a dollar's worth of financial assistance to a patient. [2021 USD]
Program Context
Joshua's Great Things Family Support Program: This program provides financial assistance directly to patients and their families.
Data Time Period
1/1/19 to 12/31/19
Benchmark for Scoring
Impact scores of financial assistance to patients programs are based on income generated relative to cost. Programs receive an Impact score of 100 if they increase income for a recipient by more than $2 for every $1 spent and a score of 80 if income increases by more than $1.25 for every $1 spent. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65. This program increases income for a patient with medical conditions by more than $2 for every $1 spent.
Methodology
This impact score was determined through the Financial Assistance for Medical Patients methodology which is fully detailed in the Charity Navigator Guide to Ratings. Analysis conducted in 2023 by Charity Navigator using data submitted by the nonprofit, theory and evidence from scientific research studies, and public datasets.
Data Source
The nonprofit submitted data on the dollar value of all financial assistance provided to patients, which we use to calculate the additional income received.
Measurement
Unscored
0% of Impact & Measurement score
Culture & Community
Not Currently Scored
Joshuas Great Things Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
Joshua's Great Things mission is to fund much needed pediatric brain cancer research and help families affected by pediatric brain cancer.
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
Joshua's Great Things vision is to see children survive a brain cancer diagnosis. We hope that with our support of research, better treatments will be made available to all children diagnosed with brain cancer.
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: We want to continue funding innovative research that is seeing success in treatment for pediatric brain cancer.
Goal Two: Through our Family Support Program we want to continue to meet the needs of families when they have a child in treatment for brain cancer.
Goal Three: We want to raise awareness about the importance of funding much needed research. We are hopeful that as better treatments are discovered, more children will survive a brain cancer diagnosis.
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborative Engagement
Social Promotion
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Statement
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
This past year has been a challenge and we have had to become more proactive in our fundraising and in raising awareness about our cause. We know that the challenges families faced over the past year have been more difficult. Starting in 2022, we increased the amount of funds we help families with each year, to better help them deal with the challenges they are facing.