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Museum of the City of New York

EIN 13-1624098Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Exploring the past, present and future of New York City

Founded in 1923, the Museum of the City of New York explores the past, present, and future of New York City and celebrate its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. To that end, the Museum presents a variety of exhibitions, public programs, and publications, all investigating what gives New York its singular character. Our collection of over 1.5 million objects and images includes items of decorative art; photography, prints and drawings; a theater and Broadway collection; a toy collection; fashion, costumes and textiles; and paintings and sculptures.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.58Overall score
out of 100

91.86Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$22,057,389

Total expenses · USD$21,990,267

Program expenses

$17,790,126.00 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,264,997.50 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,913,153.23 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Whitney W. Donhauser
Recorded compensation: $322,400.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of the City of New York
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1923, the Museum of the City of New York explores the past, present, and future of New York City and celebrate its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. To that end, the Museum presents a variety of exhibitions, public programs, and publications, all investigating what gives New York its singular character. Our collection of over 1.5 million objects and images includes items of decorative art; photography, prints and drawings; a theater and Broadway collection; a toy collection; fashion, costumes and textiles; and paintings and sculptures.
`ein` EIN	13-1624098
`tot_exp` Total expenses	21990267.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	91.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Whitney W. Donhauser
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	322400.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0146
`motto` Tagline	Exploring the past, present and future of New York City
`name` Charity name	Museum of the City of New York
`tot_rev` Total revenue	22057389.0
`score` Overall score	93.58
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	17790126.003000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2264997.501
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1913153.2289999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1624098
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.