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New England Historic Genealogical Society

EIN 04-2104757Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making accessible the histories of families in America

Since 1845, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has been the country's leading research center for genealogists and family historians of every skill level. Today we provide more than 20,000 members nationwide with access to some of the most important and valuable research tools anywhere. Our resources, reputation, and expertise are unmatched in the field and our leading staff of on-site and on-line genealogists includes experts in early American, Irish, English, Scottish, and Canadian research. The NEHGS research library, located in Boston, is home to more than 12 million original documents, artifacts, records, manuscripts, books, family papers, bibles, and photographs dating back more than four centuries. This incredible collection provides unprecedented access to information that is simply not available anywhere else.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.92Overall score
out of 100

86.94Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,875,181

Total expenses · USD$10,759,248

Program expenses

$7,994,121.26 recorded amount

74.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,205,035.78 recorded amount

11.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,538,572.46 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: D. Brenton Simons
Recorded compensation: $357,984.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New England Historic Genealogical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since 1845, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has been the country's leading research center for genealogists and family historians of every skill level. Today we provide more than 20,000 members nationwide with access to some of the most important and valuable research tools anywhere. Our resources, reputation, and expertise are unmatched in the field and our leading staff of on-site and on-line genealogists includes experts in early American, Irish, English, Scottish, and Canadian research. The NEHGS research library, located in Boston, is home to more than 12 million original documents, artifacts, records, manuscripts, books, family papers, bibles, and photographs dating back more than four centuries. This incredible collection provides unprecedented access to information that is simply not available anywhere else.
`ein` EIN	04-2104757
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10759248.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.743
`fscore` Financial score	86.94
`leader` Recorded leader	D. Brenton Simons
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	357984.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0332
`motto` Tagline	Making accessible the histories of families in America
`name` Charity name	New England Historic Genealogical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13875181.0
`score` Overall score	87.92
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7994121.2639999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1205035.7759999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1538572.4640000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104757
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.