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Chicago History Museum

EIN 36-2167004Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

History Lives Here

The Chicago History Museum is the city's oldest cultural institution, founded as the Chicago Historical Society in 1857 by leading entrepreneurs to help develop their frontier town into a balanced city. Nationally recognized for its major collections, the Museum specializes in the diverse and evolving history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.98Overall score
out of 100

70.87Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,110,596

Total expenses · USD$16,954,477

Program expenses

$11,613,816.75 recorded amount

68.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,695,447.70 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$3,611,303.60 recorded amount

21.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gary T. Johnson
Recorded compensation: $358,558.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago History Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Chicago History Museum is the city's oldest cultural institution, founded as the Chicago Historical Society in 1857 by leading entrepreneurs to help develop their frontier town into a balanced city. Nationally recognized for its major collections, the Museum specializes in the diverse and evolving history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history.
`ein` EIN	36-2167004
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16954477.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.213
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.685
`fscore` Financial score	70.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary T. Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	358558.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	History Lives Here
`name` Charity name	Chicago History Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14110596.0
`score` Overall score	77.98
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	11613816.745000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1695447.7000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3611303.601

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2167004
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.