Charity profile · Historical source record

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

EIN 95-2264067Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting significant works of art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was established in 1910 as part of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum's special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world. LACMA's mission is to serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.69Overall score
out of 100

87.47Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$129,606,523

Total expenses · USD$135,966,047

Program expenses

$116,794,834.37 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$6,662,336.30 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$12,372,910.28 recorded amount

9.1%

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: Michael Govan
Recorded compensation: $1,132,122.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was established in 1910 as part of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum's special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world. LACMA's mission is to serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences.
`ein` EIN	95-2264067
`tot_exp` Total expenses	135966047.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Govan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	1132122.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0083
`motto` Tagline	Collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting significant works of art
`name` Charity name	Los Angeles County Museum of Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	129606523.0
`score` Overall score	90.69
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	116794834.37300001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	6662336.303
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	12372910.276999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2264067
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.