Charity profile · Historical source record

Longyear Museum

EIN 04-2203829Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy

The Longyear Museum's mission is to advance the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer, founder and leader of Christian Science. The Museum contains documents pertaining to her life and the lives of Christian Scientists who assisted her in establishing this worldwide religion. Longyear Museum was founded by philanthropist Mary Beecher Longyear to provide future generations with documentary evidence and facts about Mrs. Eddy and the early history of the Christian Science religion. In 1937, the Museum opened in Mrs. Longyear's former home in Brookline, Massachusetts. The Museum moved to its present location in nearby Chestnut Hill in 1999; the new exhibit halls were opened to the public in 2001.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.55Overall score
out of 100

89.33Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,215,991

Total expenses · USD$3,858,317

Program expenses

$2,963,187.46 recorded amount

76.8%

Fundraising expenses

$420,556.55 recorded amount

10.9%

Administrative expenses

$466,856.36 recorded amount

12.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Sandra J. Houston
Recorded compensation: $129,988.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Longyear Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Longyear Museum's mission is to advance the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer, founder and leader of Christian Science. The Museum contains documents pertaining to her life and the lives of Christian Scientists who assisted her in establishing this worldwide religion. Longyear Museum was founded by philanthropist Mary Beecher Longyear to provide future generations with documentary evidence and facts about Mrs. Eddy and the early history of the Christian Science religion. In 1937, the Museum opened in Mrs. Longyear's former home in Brookline, Massachusetts. The Museum moved to its present location in nearby Chestnut Hill in 1999; the new exhibit halls were opened to the public in 2001.
`ein` EIN	04-2203829
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3858317.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.121
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.109
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.768
`fscore` Financial score	89.33
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandra J. Houston
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129988.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0336
`motto` Tagline	Advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy
`name` Charity name	Longyear Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4215991.0
`score` Overall score	87.55
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2963187.4560000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	420556.553
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	466856.35699999996

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.