Charity profile · Historical source record

KSMQ

EIN 68-0599645Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We're Your PBS Station!

Founded in 2005, KSMQ is a public television station whose primary purpose is broadcasting programs and conducting workshops uniquely designed to educate and serve the specific needs of their audiences, with emphasis on those groups who are in need and underserved in the Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa regions. KSMQ focuses on locally produced content, spotlighting issues, events and people in our region. The organization also offers child related education and outreach programs to schools, parents, organizations, and communities throughout the viewing area.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.12Overall score
out of 100

75.59Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,679,494

Total expenses · USD$1,940,862

Program expenses

$1,310,081.85 recorded amount

67.5%

Fundraising expenses

$213,494.82 recorded amount

11.0%

Administrative expenses

$415,344.47 recorded amount

21.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Eric Olson
Recorded compensation: $107,730.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for KSMQ
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2005, KSMQ is a public television station whose primary purpose is broadcasting programs and conducting workshops uniquely designed to educate and serve the specific needs of their audiences, with emphasis on those groups who are in need and underserved in the Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa regions. KSMQ focuses on locally produced content, spotlighting issues, events and people in our region. The organization also offers child related education and outreach programs to schools, parents, organizations, and communities throughout the viewing area.
`ein` EIN	68-0599645
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1940862.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.214
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.675
`fscore` Financial score	75.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Eric Olson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	107730.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0555
`motto` Tagline	We're Your PBS Station!
`name` Charity name	KSMQ
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1679494.0
`score` Overall score	78.12
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1310081.85
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	213494.82
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	415344.468

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0599645
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.