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Museum of Danish America

EIN 42-1204613Arts, Culture, Humanities Iowa Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating Danish roots and American dreams

The Danish Immigrant Museum was founded in 1983 to preserve the history of Danish immigration to America. In October 2013 the museum officially adopted the name Museum of Danish America. The Museum of Danish America celebrates Danish roots and American dreams. The museum's artifact collection of over 30,000 artifacts is diverse and wide ranging. There are family heirlooms brought from Denmark, remarkable examples of needlework, tools, artworks, and memorabilia from Danish-American clubs and organizations. Many of the items on display are treasures which have been passed down through the generations in Danish and Danish-American families.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.43Overall score
out of 100

80.82Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,231,139

Total expenses · USD$1,401,149

Program expenses

$872,915.83 recorded amount

62.3%

Fundraising expenses

$126,103.41 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$399,327.46 recorded amount

28.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rasmus Thoegersen
Recorded compensation: $70,750.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of Danish America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Danish Immigrant Museum was founded in 1983 to preserve the history of Danish immigration to America. In October 2013 the museum officially adopted the name Museum of Danish America. The Museum of Danish America celebrates Danish roots and American dreams. The museum's artifact collection of over 30,000 artifacts is diverse and wide ranging. There are family heirlooms brought from Denmark, remarkable examples of needlework, tools, artworks, and memorabilia from Danish-American clubs and organizations. Many of the items on display are treasures which have been passed down through the generations in Danish and Danish-American families.
`ein` EIN	42-1204613
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1401149.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.285
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.623
`fscore` Financial score	80.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Rasmus Thoegersen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	70750.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0504
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating Danish roots and American dreams
`name` Charity name	Museum of Danish America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1231139.0
`score` Overall score	86.43
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	872915.827
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	126103.40999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	399327.46499999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-1204613
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
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.