Charity profile · Historical source record

Danforth Art

EIN 04-2526917Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing entertaining and educational experiences in the visual arts

Established as a grass roots organization in 1975 by a committed group of citizens, the Danforth Museum of Art, now called Danforth Art, has grown to become a vital cultural resource. Danforth Art provides visitors with entertaining and educational experiences in the visual arts and educates the public through its collection of American art, changing exhibits of contemporary artists, classes and workshops in the School, and a variety of community outreach programs. Danforth Art envisions its future as a nationally recognized leader among community museums and art education centers, with an outstanding collection of American art, as well as exhibitions and programs that engage, inspire and transform the lives of children and adults.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.73Overall score
out of 100

67.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,055,214

Total expenses · USD$1,216,820

Program expenses

$809,185.30 recorded amount

66.5%

Fundraising expenses

$109,513.80 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$296,904.08 recorded amount

24.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Debra Petke
Recorded compensation: $128,215.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.53%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Danforth Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Established as a grass roots organization in 1975 by a committed group of citizens, the Danforth Museum of Art, now called Danforth Art, has grown to become a vital cultural resource. Danforth Art provides visitors with entertaining and educational experiences in the visual arts and educates the public through its collection of American art, changing exhibits of contemporary artists, classes and workshops in the School, and a variety of community outreach programs. Danforth Art envisions its future as a nationally recognized leader among community museums and art education centers, with an outstanding collection of American art, as well as exhibitions and programs that engage, inspire and transform the lives of children and adults.
`ein` EIN	04-2526917
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1216820.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.244
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.665
`fscore` Financial score	67.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Debra Petke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128215.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.10529999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Providing entertaining and educational experiences in the visual arts
`name` Charity name	Danforth Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1055214.0
`score` Overall score	75.73
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	809185.3
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	109513.8
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	296904.08

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.