Charity profile · Historical source record

Museum of African American History

EIN 04-2429556Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans

The Museum of African American History is New England's largest museum dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans. The mission of the Museum of African American History is to preserve and interpret the contributions of people of African descent and those who have found common cause with them in the struggle for liberty and justice for all Americans. began its first exhibitions and public gatherings in 1963. It is nationally and internationally known for its collection of historic sites in Boston and Nantucket. The Museum treasures its resources and tells remarkable and vivid historical accounts about the lives of free African Americans and white abolitionists whose efforts changed a nation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

73.24Overall score
out of 100

76.95Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,463,349

Total expenses · USD$2,130,789

Program expenses

$1,378,620.48 recorded amount

64.7%

Fundraising expenses

$68,185.25 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$679,721.69 recorded amount

31.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of African American History
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Museum of African American History is New England's largest museum dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans. The mission of the Museum of African American History is to preserve and interpret the contributions of people of African descent and those who have found common cause with them in the struggle for liberty and justice for all Americans. began its first exhibitions and public gatherings in 1963. It is nationally and internationally known for its collection of historic sites in Boston and Nantucket. The Museum treasures its resources and tells remarkable and vivid historical accounts about the lives of free African Americans and white abolitionists whose efforts changed a nation.
`ein` EIN	04-2429556
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2130789.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.319
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.647
`fscore` Financial score	76.95
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans
`name` Charity name	Museum of African American History
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1463349.0
`score` Overall score	73.24
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1378620.483
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	68185.248
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	679721.691

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.