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National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

EIN 30-0341029Arts, Culture, Humanities Oklahoma Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserves and interprets the evolving history

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America's premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the museum in Oklahoma City collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs and ground-breaking scholarly research to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of our American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.24Overall score
out of 100

85.18Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,228,860

Total expenses · USD$9,895,778

Program expenses

$6,887,461.49 recorded amount

69.6%

Fundraising expenses

$593,746.68 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,404,674.05 recorded amount

24.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Steven Karr
Recorded compensation: $164,640.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.66%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America's premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the museum in Oklahoma City collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs and ground-breaking scholarly research to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of our American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture.
`ein` EIN	30-0341029
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9895778.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.243
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.696
`fscore` Financial score	85.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Steven Karr
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	164640.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0166
`motto` Tagline	Preserves and interprets the evolving history
`name` Charity name	National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10228860.0
`score` Overall score	81.24
`state` State code	OK
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6887461.488
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	593746.6799999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2404674.054

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 30-0341029
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Oklahoma (OK)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.