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Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest

EIN 54-1258296Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving and restoring Thomas Jefferson's retreat

The Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest was formed in December 1983 by a group of individuals to lead the rescue of Jefferson's endangered retreat for the cultural and educational benefit of the public - now and for future generations. In January 1984 the Corporation succeeded in taking title to a 50-acre parcel of land which was all that remained with the original buildings at the heart of Jefferson's original plantation. The ongoing land rescue, archaeological exploration, and restoration is made possible entirely through donations to The Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Our mission is to preserve and restore Thomas Jefferson's retreat so that it can serve the public as an innovative educational catalyst inspiring insight into the past, present, and future.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.80Overall score
out of 100

75.69Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,361,355

Total expenses · USD$2,013,364

Program expenses

$1,443,581.99 recorded amount

71.7%

Fundraising expenses

$302,004.60 recorded amount

15.0%

Administrative expenses

$263,750.68 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jeffrey L. Nichols
Recorded compensation: $133,650.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest was formed in December 1983 by a group of individuals to lead the rescue of Jefferson's endangered retreat for the cultural and educational benefit of the public - now and for future generations. In January 1984 the Corporation succeeded in taking title to a 50-acre parcel of land which was all that remained with the original buildings at the heart of Jefferson's original plantation. The ongoing land rescue, archaeological exploration, and restoration is made possible entirely through donations to The Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Our mission is to preserve and restore Thomas Jefferson's retreat so that it can serve the public as an innovative educational catalyst inspiring insight into the past, present, and future.
`ein` EIN	54-1258296
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2013364.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.15
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	75.69
`leader` Recorded leader	Jeffrey L. Nichols
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	133650.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0663
`motto` Tagline	Preserving and restoring Thomas Jefferson's retreat
`name` Charity name	Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2361355.0
`score` Overall score	79.8
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1443581.9880000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	302004.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	263750.684

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1258296
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.