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National History Day

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

The mission

What this organization describes

It's not just a day, it's an experience

Founded in 1974, National History Day (NHD) is a highly regarded academic organization for elementary and secondary school students. The future of democracy depends on an inspired, thoughtful and informed citizenry. Historical understanding is crucial to that process. National History Day teaches essential historical literacy that motivates students to secure the future of democracy. Each year, more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide participate in the NHD contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. The program culminates in a national competition each June held at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.95Overall score
out of 100

82.98Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,691,504

Total expenses · USD$2,875,087

Program expenses

$2,213,816.99 recorded amount

77.0%

Fundraising expenses

$204,131.18 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$454,263.75 recorded amount

15.8%

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: Cathy Gorn
Recorded compensation: $167,940.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.84%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National History Day
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1974, National History Day (NHD) is a highly regarded academic organization for elementary and secondary school students. The future of democracy depends on an inspired, thoughtful and informed citizenry. Historical understanding is crucial to that process. National History Day teaches essential historical literacy that motivates students to secure the future of democracy. Each year, more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide participate in the NHD contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. The program culminates in a national competition each June held at the University of Maryland at College Park.
`ein` EIN	34-1262642
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2875087.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.158
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.77
`fscore` Financial score	82.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Cathy Gorn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	167940.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0584
`motto` Tagline	It's not just a day, it's an experience
`name` Charity name	National History Day
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2691504.0
`score` Overall score	83.95
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2213816.99
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	204131.177
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	454263.746

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-1262642
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.