Charity profile · Historical source record

Daughters of the American Revolution

EIN 53-0205923Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to patriotism, historic preservation, and education

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. DAR members volunteer more than 60,000 hours annually to veteran patients, award over $150,000 in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and support schools for the underprivileged with annual donations exceeding one million dollars. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background - who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution - is eligible for membership.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.61Overall score
out of 100

68.49Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$23,647,323

Total expenses · USD$16,267,791

Program expenses

$10,053,494.84 recorded amount

61.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,870,795.97 recorded amount

11.5%

Administrative expenses

$4,327,232.41 recorded amount

26.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ann T. Dillon
Recorded compensation: $24,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Daughters of the American Revolution
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. DAR members volunteer more than 60,000 hours annually to veteran patients, award over $150,000 in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and support schools for the underprivileged with annual donations exceeding one million dollars. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background - who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution - is eligible for membership.
`ein` EIN	53-0205923
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16267791.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.266
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.115
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.618
`fscore` Financial score	68.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Ann T. Dillon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	24000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0014000000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to patriotism, historic preservation, and education
`name` Charity name	Daughters of the American Revolution
`tot_rev` Total revenue	23647323.0
`score` Overall score	75.61
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10053494.838
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1870795.965
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4327232.406

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0205923
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.