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Connecticut Historical Society

EIN 06-6026012Arts, Culture, Humanities Connecticut Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A museum, education center, library, and research center

A private, nonprofit, educational organization established in 1825, the Connecticut Historical Society is the state's official historical society and one of the oldest in the nation. Located at 1 Elizabeth Street in Hartford, the CHS houses a museum, library, and the Edgar F. Waterman Research Center that are open to the public and funded by private contributions. The CHS's collection includes more than 4 million manuscripts, graphics, books, artifacts, and other historical materials accessible at our campus and on loan at other organizations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.24Overall score
out of 100

80.34Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,975,322

Total expenses · USD$3,041,718

Program expenses

$2,101,827.14 recorded amount

69.1%

Fundraising expenses

$492,758.32 recorded amount

16.2%

Administrative expenses

$441,049.11 recorded amount

14.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jody Blankenship-Walden
Recorded compensation: $156,055.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Connecticut Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	A private, nonprofit, educational organization established in 1825, the Connecticut Historical Society is the state's official historical society and one of the oldest in the nation. Located at 1 Elizabeth Street in Hartford, the CHS houses a museum, library, and the Edgar F. Waterman Research Center that are open to the public and funded by private contributions. The CHS's collection includes more than 4 million manuscripts, graphics, books, artifacts, and other historical materials accessible at our campus and on loan at other organizations.
`ein` EIN	06-6026012
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3041718.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.145
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.162
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.691
`fscore` Financial score	80.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Jody Blankenship-Walden
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	156055.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0513
`motto` Tagline	A museum, education center, library, and research center
`name` Charity name	Connecticut Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13975322.0
`score` Overall score	85.24
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2101827.138
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	492758.316
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	441049.11

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-6026012
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.