Charity profile · Historical source record

Newfields

EIN 35-0867955Arts, Culture, Humanities Indiana Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fostering exploration of art, design, and the natural environment

Founded in 1883, serves the creative interests of its communities by fostering exploration of art, design, and the natural environment. With a collection of over 50,000 works of art, Newfields promotes these interests through the collection, presentation, interpretation and conservation of its artistic, historic, and environmental assets. Newfields also features national and international traveling exhibitions throughout the year. Upon completion, the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park will provide an urban oasis with 100 acres of woodlands, wetlands, lake and meadows located adjacent to the Museum. Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens offers visitors a glimpse into the lives of one of Indianapolis's most interesting and prominent families, the Josiah K Lilly Jr. Family.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.24Overall score
out of 100

75.88Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$41,647,620

Total expenses · USD$34,342,347

Program expenses

$25,550,706.17 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$2,644,360.72 recorded amount

7.7%

Administrative expenses

$6,112,937.77 recorded amount

17.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles Venable
Recorded compensation: $702,636.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Newfields
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1883, serves the creative interests of its communities by fostering exploration of art, design, and the natural environment. With a collection of over 50,000 works of art, Newfields promotes these interests through the collection, presentation, interpretation and conservation of its artistic, historic, and environmental assets. Newfields also features national and international traveling exhibitions throughout the year. Upon completion, the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park will provide an urban oasis with 100 acres of woodlands, wetlands, lake and meadows located adjacent to the Museum. Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens offers visitors a glimpse into the lives of one of Indianapolis's most interesting and prominent families, the Josiah K Lilly Jr. Family.
`ein` EIN	35-0867955
`tot_exp` Total expenses	34342347.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.077
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	75.88
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Venable
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	702636.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0204
`motto` Tagline	Fostering exploration of art, design, and the natural environment
`name` Charity name	Newfields
`tot_rev` Total revenue	41647620.0
`score` Overall score	82.24
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	25550706.168000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2644360.719
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6112937.766000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-0867955
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.