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Galveston Historical Foundation

EIN 74-1487824Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving the architectural, cultural and maritime heritage of Galveston Island

Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) was formed as the Galveston Historical Society in 1871 and reincorporated in 1954 as a non-profit organization devoted to historic preservation and history in Galveston County. Over the last 60 years, GHF has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation, coastal resiliency and stewardship of historic properties. GHF embraces a broader vision of history and architecture that encompasses advancements in environmental and natural sciences and their intersection with historic buildings and coastal life, and conceives of history as an engaging story of individual lives and experiences on Galveston Island from the 19th century to the present day.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.57Overall score
out of 100

79.60Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,870,538

Total expenses · USD$5,038,923

Program expenses

$3,819,503.63 recorded amount

75.8%

Fundraising expenses

$20,155.69 recorded amount

0.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,189,185.83 recorded amount

23.6%

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: Dwayne Jones
Recorded compensation: $138,359.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.74%

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All 23 original fields for Galveston Historical Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) was formed as the Galveston Historical Society in 1871 and reincorporated in 1954 as a non-profit organization devoted to historic preservation and history in Galveston County. Over the last 60 years, GHF has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation, coastal resiliency and stewardship of historic properties. GHF embraces a broader vision of history and architecture that encompasses advancements in environmental and natural sciences and their intersection with historic buildings and coastal life, and conceives of history as an engaging story of individual lives and experiences on Galveston Island from the 19th century to the present day.
`ein` EIN	74-1487824
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5038923.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.758
`fscore` Financial score	79.6
`leader` Recorded leader	Dwayne Jones
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	138359.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0274
`motto` Tagline	Preserving the architectural, cultural and maritime heritage of Galveston Island
`name` Charity name	Galveston Historical Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7870538.0
`score` Overall score	85.57
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3819503.634
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	20155.692
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1189185.828

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1487824
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.