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Historic Columbia

EIN 57-6020250Arts, Culture, Humanities South Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Stewards of Columbia's past, present and future

Founded in 1983, Historic Columbia is dedicated to preserving Columbia and Richland County's historic and cultural heritage. Historic Columbia's properties includes historic house museums (the Robert Mills House, Hampton-Preston Mansion, Mann-Simons Site, Modjeska Monteith Simkin's House, Seibel's House and Garden, and the Woodrow Wilson Family Home) and more than 14 acres of landscaping featuring gardens that range from an expansive park-like setting with a formal garden to a traditional 19th-century swept yard.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.45Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,411,227

Total expenses · USD$3,349,036

Program expenses

$2,906,963.25 recorded amount

86.8%

Fundraising expenses

$200,942.16 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$237,781.56 recorded amount

7.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robin Waites
Recorded compensation: $115,940.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Historic Columbia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1983, Historic Columbia is dedicated to preserving Columbia and Richland County's historic and cultural heritage. Historic Columbia's properties includes historic house museums (the Robert Mills House, Hampton-Preston Mansion, Mann-Simons Site, Modjeska Monteith Simkin's House, Seibel's House and Garden, and the Woodrow Wilson Family Home) and more than 14 acres of landscaping featuring gardens that range from an expansive park-like setting with a formal garden to a traditional 19th-century swept yard.
`ein` EIN	57-6020250
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3349036.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.071
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.868
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Robin Waites
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115940.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0346
`motto` Tagline	Stewards of Columbia's past, present and future
`name` Charity name	Historic Columbia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2411227.0
`score` Overall score	91.45
`state` State code	SC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2906963.248
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	200942.16
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	237781.55599999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 57-6020250
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: South Carolina (SC)
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.