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Dubuque County Historical Society

EIN 42-6072050Arts, Culture, Humanities Iowa Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where fun and learning flow together

The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) has its roots in the Richard Herrmann Museum of Natural History, established in the 1870s. The DCHS was formed in 1950 as a private, non-profit organization with a focus on oral and archival history; and it opened its first museum, the Mathias Ham House, in 1964. Over the past 25 years the DCHS has successfully raised $54 million to organize and expand its Mississippi River Museum into the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. The Museum & Aquarium is accredited by the American Association of Museums - a distinction held by only 9 percent of American museums, was named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in August 2002, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums in 2009.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.87Overall score
out of 100

93.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,702,506

Total expenses · USD$7,001,981

Program expenses

$6,315,786.86 recorded amount

90.2%

Fundraising expenses

$210,059.43 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$462,130.75 recorded amount

6.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert Davis
Recorded compensation: $110,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dubuque County Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) has its roots in the Richard Herrmann Museum of Natural History, established in the 1870s. The DCHS was formed in 1950 as a private, non-profit organization with a focus on oral and archival history; and it opened its first museum, the Mathias Ham House, in 1964. Over the past 25 years the DCHS has successfully raised $54 million to organize and expand its Mississippi River Museum into the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. The Museum & Aquarium is accredited by the American Association of Museums - a distinction held by only 9 percent of American museums, was named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in August 2002, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums in 2009.
`ein` EIN	42-6072050
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7001981.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.066
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.902
`fscore` Financial score	93.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Davis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015700000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Where fun and learning flow together
`name` Charity name	Dubuque County Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4702506.0
`score` Overall score	90.87
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6315786.862
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	210059.43
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	462130.74600000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-6072050
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.