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Bryn Mawr Film Institute

EIN 04-3682610Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Motion picture theater and film education center

Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI) is a motion picture theater and film education center. BMFI is dedicated to promoting shared experiences that entertain, engage, and educate audiences through a diverse range of independent-minded films, a full curriculum of courses, and an extensive program of special events. BMFI builds community through film culture, while maintaining strong connections to its historic venue's cinematic past.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.29Overall score
out of 100

82.49Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,497,928

Total expenses · USD$2,922,165

Program expenses

$2,197,468.08 recorded amount

75.2%

Fundraising expenses

$251,306.19 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$470,468.57 recorded amount

16.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Samuel R. Scott
Recorded compensation: $67,691.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI) is a motion picture theater and film education center. BMFI is dedicated to promoting shared experiences that entertain, engage, and educate audiences through a diverse range of independent-minded films, a full curriculum of courses, and an extensive program of special events. BMFI builds community through film culture, while maintaining strong connections to its historic venue's cinematic past.
`ein` EIN	04-3682610
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2922165.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.161
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.752
`fscore` Financial score	82.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Samuel R. Scott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	67691.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0231
`motto` Tagline	Motion picture theater and film education center
`name` Charity name	Bryn Mawr Film Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3497928.0
`score` Overall score	87.29
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2197468.08
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	251306.18999999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	470468.565

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3682610
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.