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Independence Seaport Museum

EIN 23-1584971Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Deepening the appreciation, understanding and experience of the Philadelphia region's waterways

Founded in 1960 as the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Independence Seaport Museum is the region's primary repository of art, artifacts and archival materials documenting the diverse maritime history of the Greater Delaware Valley, and the history of the Port of Philadelphia and the other major urban ports of the Delaware River. Today, the Independence Seaport Museum is an anchor attraction on Penn's Landing, attracting visitors to experience both Philadelphia's heritage and current waterfront. The Museum educates area youth groups through interactive programs in its boat shop, presents changing exhibits in its galleries and hosts visiting ships and events year-round.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.35Overall score
out of 100

78.32Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,866,089

Total expenses · USD$5,018,524

Program expenses

$2,800,336.39 recorded amount

55.8%

Fundraising expenses

$456,685.68 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,751,464.88 recorded amount

34.9%

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: John Brady
Recorded compensation: $150,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.98%

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All 23 original fields for Independence Seaport Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1960 as the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Independence Seaport Museum is the region's primary repository of art, artifacts and archival materials documenting the diverse maritime history of the Greater Delaware Valley, and the history of the Port of Philadelphia and the other major urban ports of the Delaware River. Today, the Independence Seaport Museum is an anchor attraction on Penn's Landing, attracting visitors to experience both Philadelphia's heritage and current waterfront. The Museum educates area youth groups through interactive programs in its boat shop, presents changing exhibits in its galleries and hosts visiting ships and events year-round.
`ein` EIN	23-1584971
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5018524.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.349
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.5579999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	78.32
`leader` Recorded leader	John Brady
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0298
`motto` Tagline	Deepening the appreciation, understanding and experience of the Philadelphia region's waterways
`name` Charity name	Independence Seaport Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4866089.0
`score` Overall score	81.35
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2800336.3919999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	456685.684
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1751464.876

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-1584971
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.