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Friends of Hildene dba Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home

EIN 51-0201160Arts, Culture, Humanities Vermont Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our Mission: Values into Action Our Core Values: Integrity, Perseverance and Civic Responsibility

Friends of Hildene raised the money to purchase the Hildene estate in 1978 and began the long process of restoring the home and gardens. The formal gardens, designed by Jesse Lincoln for her mother Mary, include many of the original plantings from 1907 and produce thousands of peony blooms each June. Hildene became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence. Today, Hildene's staff and volunteers welcome thousands of guests daily to the Lincoln home, exhibits, restored 1903 Pullman car, farms and walking trails.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.59Overall score
out of 100

74.27Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,468,344

Total expenses · USD$2,497,556

Program expenses

$1,633,401.62 recorded amount

65.4%

Fundraising expenses

$39,960.90 recorded amount

1.6%

Administrative expenses

$821,695.92 recorded amount

32.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Seth B. Bongartz
Recorded compensation: $81,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of Hildene dba Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Friends of Hildene raised the money to purchase the Hildene estate in 1978 and began the long process of restoring the home and gardens. The formal gardens, designed by Jesse Lincoln for her mother Mary, include many of the original plantings from 1907 and produce thousands of peony blooms each June. Hildene became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence. Today, Hildene's staff and volunteers welcome thousands of guests daily to the Lincoln home, exhibits, restored 1903 Pullman car, farms and walking trails.
`ein` EIN	51-0201160
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2497556.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.32899999999999996
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.016
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.654
`fscore` Financial score	74.27
`leader` Recorded leader	Seth B. Bongartz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	81500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0326
`motto` Tagline	Our Mission: Values into Action Our Core Values: Integrity, Perseverance and Civic Responsibility
`name` Charity name	Friends of Hildene dba Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2468344.0
`score` Overall score	75.59
`state` State code	VT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1633401.624
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	39960.896
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	821695.9239999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0201160
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Vermont (VT)
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.