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Minnesota Museum of American Art

EIN 41-0726138Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring people to discover themselves and their communities through American art

The Minnesota Museum of American Art is one of the oldest visual arts organizations in Minnesota, with roots stretching back to the 19th century. Founded in 1894 as the St. Paul School of Fine Arts, the Museum was formally incorporated in 1927, when it began collecting works of art for instructional purposes. Today, the Minnesota Museum of American Art holds more than 4,500 artworks that showcase the unique voice of American artists. Guided by the belief that art should reflect the constantly shifting landscape that defines the American experience. Our responsive exhibitions connect diverse audiences with subjects and issues that are relevant and engaging. We listen intently to the diversity of voices in our community, learning from our exchanges with those we work alongside.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.23Overall score
out of 100

86.48Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,706,734

Total expenses · USD$1,469,148

Program expenses

$1,048,971.67 recorded amount

71.4%

Fundraising expenses

$330,558.30 recorded amount

22.5%

Administrative expenses

$88,148.88 recorded amount

6.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kristin Makholm
Recorded compensation: $115,981.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Minnesota Museum of American Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Minnesota Museum of American Art is one of the oldest visual arts organizations in Minnesota, with roots stretching back to the 19th century. Founded in 1894 as the St. Paul School of Fine Arts, the Museum was formally incorporated in 1927, when it began collecting works of art for instructional purposes. Today, the Minnesota Museum of American Art holds more than 4,500 artworks that showcase the unique voice of American artists. Guided by the belief that art should reflect the constantly shifting landscape that defines the American experience. Our responsive exhibitions connect diverse audiences with subjects and issues that are relevant and engaging. We listen intently to the diversity of voices in our community, learning from our exchanges with those we work alongside.
`ein` EIN	41-0726138
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1469148.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.06
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.225
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7140000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristin Makholm
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115981.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0789
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring people to discover themselves and their communities through American art
`name` Charity name	Minnesota Museum of American Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1706734.0
`score` Overall score	89.23
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1048971.672
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	330558.3
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	88148.87999999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-0726138
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.