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McLean County Museum of History

EIN 37-1414038Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An essential element in the cultural and educational fabric of this region

The McLean County Historical Society, founded in 1892, is to be an essential element in the cultural and educational fabric of this region. Centered in the magnificent Old McLean County Courthouse our programs will tell the rich stories of past generations and new and growing communities. We will provide opportunities for public reflection on our heritage of hopes, triumphs and failures. We will accomplish this through discovering and saving the tangible evidence of the past. Most importantly, we will share our many stories through excellence in exhibition, education and publishing, along with providing our community with opportunities to participate in the work of a historical museum and library.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.49Overall score
out of 100

84.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,206,973

Total expenses · USD$1,226,621

Program expenses

$775,224.47 recorded amount

63.2%

Fundraising expenses

$272,309.86 recorded amount

22.2%

Administrative expenses

$176,633.42 recorded amount

14.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Beth Whisman
Recorded compensation: $83,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.76%

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All 23 original fields for McLean County Museum of History
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The McLean County Historical Society, founded in 1892, is to be an essential element in the cultural and educational fabric of this region. Centered in the magnificent Old McLean County Courthouse our programs will tell the rich stories of past generations and new and growing communities. We will provide opportunities for public reflection on our heritage of hopes, triumphs and failures. We will accomplish this through discovering and saving the tangible evidence of the past. Most importantly, we will share our many stories through excellence in exhibition, education and publishing, along with providing our community with opportunities to participate in the work of a historical museum and library.
`ein` EIN	37-1414038
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1226621.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.222
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.632
`fscore` Financial score	84.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Beth Whisman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	83000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0676
`motto` Tagline	An essential element in the cultural and educational fabric of this region
`name` Charity name	McLean County Museum of History
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2206973.0
`score` Overall score	84.49
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	775224.472
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	272309.862
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	176633.42400000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 37-1414038
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.