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Indiana Historical Society

EIN 35-0876384Arts, Culture, Humanities Indiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting people to the past

Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has been Indiana's storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting and disseminating the state's history. IHS maintains the nation's premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups, publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; and provides youth, adult and family programming.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.95Overall score
out of 100

80.15Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,504,733

Total expenses · USD$12,091,643

Program expenses

$9,371,023.33 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,209,164.30 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,487,272.09 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 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 A. Herbst
Recorded compensation: $248,536.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Indiana Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has been Indiana's storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting and disseminating the state's history. IHS maintains the nation's premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups, publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; and provides youth, adult and family programming.
`ein` EIN	35-0876384
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12091643.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	80.15
`leader` Recorded leader	John A. Herbst
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	248536.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.020499999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Connecting people to the past
`name` Charity name	Indiana Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14504733.0
`score` Overall score	83.95
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9371023.325000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1209164.3
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1487272.0890000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-0876384
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.