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Museum of South Texas History

EIN 23-7080936Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving and presenting the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico

The Museum of South Texas History first opened its doors in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the old Hidalgo County jail. The mission of the Museum of South Texas History is to preserve and present the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. In 2003 the Museum completed a $5.5 million expansion, including a 22,500 square foot wing that includes the Museum Store, Grand Lobby, and permanent exhibits. As part of the 2003 expansion, the Museum installed the first two sections of the Rio Grande Legacy. This permanent exhibit sequence, with bilingual text and state of the art displays, takes visitors on a journey through the prehistory and history of the region.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.91Overall score
out of 100

91.81Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,626,093

Total expenses · USD$1,716,549

Program expenses

$1,325,175.83 recorded amount

77.2%

Fundraising expenses

$125,308.08 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$264,348.55 recorded amount

15.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Marsha Rankin
Recorded compensation: $75,768.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of South Texas History
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Museum of South Texas History first opened its doors in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the old Hidalgo County jail. The mission of the Museum of South Texas History is to preserve and present the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. In 2003 the Museum completed a $5.5 million expansion, including a 22,500 square foot wing that includes the Museum Store, Grand Lobby, and permanent exhibits. As part of the 2003 expansion, the Museum installed the first two sections of the Rio Grande Legacy. This permanent exhibit sequence, with bilingual text and state of the art displays, takes visitors on a journey through the prehistory and history of the region.
`ein` EIN	23-7080936
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1716549.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.154
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.772
`fscore` Financial score	91.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Marsha Rankin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	75768.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0441
`motto` Tagline	Preserving and presenting the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico
`name` Charity name	Museum of South Texas History
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1626093.0
`score` Overall score	87.91
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1325175.828
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	125308.07699999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	264348.546

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7080936
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.