Charity profile · Historical source record

American Jewish Historical Society

EIN 13-1764804Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fostering awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish heritage

Founded in 1892, the mission of the American Jewish Historical Society is to foster awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish heritage and to serve as a national scholarly resource for research through the collection, preservation and dissemination of materials relating to American Jewish history. The American Jewish Historical Society is the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States. The Society's library, archives, photograph, and art and artifacts collections document the American Jewish experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.93Overall score
out of 100

61.13Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,464,537

Total expenses · USD$2,541,630

Program expenses

$1,181,857.95 recorded amount

46.5%

Fundraising expenses

$437,160.36 recorded amount

17.2%

Administrative expenses

$920,070.06 recorded amount

36.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.27 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Annie Polland
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Jewish Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1892, the mission of the American Jewish Historical Society is to foster awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish heritage and to serve as a national scholarly resource for research through the collection, preservation and dissemination of materials relating to American Jewish history. The American Jewish Historical Society is the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States. The Society's library, archives, photograph, and art and artifacts collections document the American Jewish experience.
`ein` EIN	13-1764804
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2541630.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.36200000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.172
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.465
`fscore` Financial score	61.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Annie Polland
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Fostering awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish heritage
`name` Charity name	American Jewish Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1464537.0
`score` Overall score	71.93
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1181857.95
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	437160.36
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	920070.06

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1764804
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.