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C.M. Russell Museum

EIN 81-6003526Arts, Culture, Humanities Montana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Collect, preserve, research, interpret, and educate on the art and life of Charles M. Russell

The mission of the C.M. Russell Museum is to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and educate on the art and life of Charles M. Russell; the art and life of his contemporaries; and the art of preceding and ensuing generations that depicts and focuses on the culture, life, and country of Russell's West. The C.M. Russell Museum is one of the nation's finest museums of American Western art and the home of the most complete collection of Russell art and memorabilia in the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.05Overall score
out of 100

78.56Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,295,365

Total expenses · USD$3,813,246

Program expenses

$2,478,609.90 recorded amount

65.0%

Fundraising expenses

$747,396.22 recorded amount

19.6%

Administrative expenses

$579,613.39 recorded amount

15.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.31 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas Fargelle
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 C.M. Russell Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the C.M. Russell Museum is to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and educate on the art and life of Charles M. Russell; the art and life of his contemporaries; and the art of preceding and ensuing generations that depicts and focuses on the culture, life, and country of Russell's West. The C.M. Russell Museum is one of the nation's finest museums of American Western art and the home of the most complete collection of Russell art and memorabilia in the world.
`ein` EIN	81-6003526
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3813246.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.152
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.31
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.196
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.65
`fscore` Financial score	78.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Fargelle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Collect, preserve, research, interpret, and educate on the art and life of Charles M. Russell
`name` Charity name	C.M. Russell Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5295365.0
`score` Overall score	84.05
`state` State code	MT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2478609.9
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	747396.216
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	579613.392

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 81-6003526
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Montana (MT)
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.