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LancasterHistory.org

EIN 23-1365154Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Educating the public about the heritage and history of Lancaster

LancasterHistory.org is a community-based organization established to educate the public on the history of Lancaster County and its place in the history of Pennsylvania and the United States, to advance the missions of regional historical organizations, and to promote the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of resources representing the history of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania within the broader context of state and national history, including the life and legacy of America's fifteenth president, James Buchanan, and to preserve and maintain Wheatland, his home.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.17Overall score
out of 100

69.83Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,209,892

Total expenses · USD$2,255,715

Program expenses

$1,475,237.61 recorded amount

65.4%

Fundraising expenses

$166,922.91 recorded amount

7.4%

Administrative expenses

$611,298.77 recorded amount

27.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas Ryan
Recorded compensation: $165,152.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for LancasterHistory.org
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	LancasterHistory.org is a community-based organization established to educate the public on the history of Lancaster County and its place in the history of Pennsylvania and the United States, to advance the missions of regional historical organizations, and to promote the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of resources representing the history of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania within the broader context of state and national history, including the life and legacy of America's fifteenth president, James Buchanan, and to preserve and maintain Wheatland, his home.
`ein` EIN	23-1365154
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2255715.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.271
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.654
`fscore` Financial score	69.83
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Ryan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	165152.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0732
`motto` Tagline	Educating the public about the heritage and history of Lancaster
`name` Charity name	LancasterHistory.org
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2209892.0
`score` Overall score	76.17
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1475237.61
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	166922.91000000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	611298.765

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-1365154
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.