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Georgia Historical Society

EIN 58-0593403Arts, Culture, Humanities Georgia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Collecting, examining, teaching Georgia history

Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the state's oldest cultural organization and first and only statewide historical society. GHS is an educational and research institution created to preserve and interpret Georgia history and the state's role in American history through a variety of educational programs, publications, and research services. Headquartered in Savannah with an office in Atlanta, GHS has 6,000 individual members and nearly 200 affiliate chapters.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.86Overall score
out of 100

94.98Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,190,840

Total expenses · USD$2,525,463

Program expenses

$2,030,472.25 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$131,324.08 recorded amount

5.2%

Administrative expenses

$358,615.75 recorded amount

14.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: W. Todd Groce
Recorded compensation: $235,165.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.31%

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All 23 original fields for Georgia Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the state's oldest cultural organization and first and only statewide historical society. GHS is an educational and research institution created to preserve and interpret Georgia history and the state's role in American history through a variety of educational programs, publications, and research services. Headquartered in Savannah with an office in Atlanta, GHS has 6,000 individual members and nearly 200 affiliate chapters.
`ein` EIN	58-0593403
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2525463.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.142
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	94.98
`leader` Recorded leader	W. Todd Groce
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	235165.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0931
`motto` Tagline	Collecting, examining, teaching Georgia history
`name` Charity name	Georgia Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4190840.0
`score` Overall score	95.86
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2030472.252
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	131324.076
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	358615.746

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-0593403
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.