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Lone Star Flight Museum

EIN 76-0213778Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Restoring, preserving, and displaying our aviation heritage

Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) began as a private aircraft collection in June 1985. The mission of the LSFM is to promote and encourage the study of the science of aviation; acquire, restore to flying condition, maintain, operate, and display historically significant vintage aircraft; honor and recognize Texas aviation events; increase public understanding, appreciation and awareness of the role of Texans in the advancement of aviation; and preserve, protect and present Texas' aviation heritage for future generations. Today LSFM displays over 40 historically significant aircraft and over 1500 artifacts that demonstrate the quantum leap in technology - from gliders to space - over the past century. LSFM's flying collection of award winning aircraft annually logs more than 40,000 cross-country air miles to participate in flying displays and air shows.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.29Overall score
out of 100

81.74Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,430,126

Total expenses · USD$4,193,643

Program expenses

$2,683,931.52 recorded amount

64.0%

Fundraising expenses

$561,948.16 recorded amount

13.4%

Administrative expenses

$939,376.03 recorded amount

22.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Douglas H. Owens
Recorded compensation: $199,233.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lone Star Flight Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) began as a private aircraft collection in June 1985. The mission of the LSFM is to promote and encourage the study of the science of aviation; acquire, restore to flying condition, maintain, operate, and display historically significant vintage aircraft; honor and recognize Texas aviation events; increase public understanding, appreciation and awareness of the role of Texans in the advancement of aviation; and preserve, protect and present Texas' aviation heritage for future generations. Today LSFM displays over 40 historically significant aircraft and over 1500 artifacts that demonstrate the quantum leap in technology - from gliders to space - over the past century. LSFM's flying collection of award winning aircraft annually logs more than 40,000 cross-country air miles to participate in flying displays and air shows.
`ein` EIN	76-0213778
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4193643.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22399999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.134
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.64
`fscore` Financial score	81.74
`leader` Recorded leader	Douglas H. Owens
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	199233.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0475
`motto` Tagline	Restoring, preserving, and displaying our aviation heritage
`name` Charity name	Lone Star Flight Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6430126.0
`score` Overall score	83.29
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2683931.52
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	561948.162
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	939376.0319999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 76-0213778
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.