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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

EIN 52-1535426Arts, Culture, Humanities Maryland Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

America's Railroad Museum

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum works to preserve the physical legacy and experience of American railroading; interpret and present its history to the widest possible audience; and develop programs which broaden and deepen public appreciation of the past, present and future significance of the railroad industry in the development of American life. Opened in 1953 as the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum, the Museum is home to the oldest, most comprehensive American railroad collection in the world. The Museum's 40-acre historic site, its unrivalled collections and magnificent buildings combined with innovative education and public programming have earned it the sobriquet America's railroad museum.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.35Overall score
out of 100

86.71Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,476,827

Total expenses · USD$4,720,272

Program expenses

$3,799,818.96 recorded amount

80.5%

Fundraising expenses

$552,271.82 recorded amount

11.7%

Administrative expenses

$358,740.67 recorded amount

7.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.29 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Courtney B. Wilson
Recorded compensation: $241,009.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.10%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum works to preserve the physical legacy and experience of American railroading; interpret and present its history to the widest possible audience; and develop programs which broaden and deepen public appreciation of the past, present and future significance of the railroad industry in the development of American life. Opened in 1953 as the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum, the Museum is home to the oldest, most comprehensive American railroad collection in the world. The Museum's 40-acre historic site, its unrivalled collections and magnificent buildings combined with innovative education and public programming have earned it the sobriquet America's railroad museum.
`ein` EIN	52-1535426
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4720272.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.076
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.29
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11699999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.805
`fscore` Financial score	86.71
`leader` Recorded leader	Courtney B. Wilson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	241009.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.051
`motto` Tagline	America's Railroad Museum
`name` Charity name	Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4476827.0
`score` Overall score	86.35
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3799818.9600000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	552271.824
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	358740.67199999996

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1535426
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.