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Newport Historical Society

EIN 05-0264532Arts, Culture, Humanities Rhode Island Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Newport history starts here.

The Newport Historical Society is a multi-faceted history-based institution that has three general areas of activity. It retains and preserves significant collections of artifacts, documents and properties. It supports, generates and collates scholarship on the history of Newport County and its place in American history. And, it develops and delivers a variety of educational programs — exhibits, tours, conferences, publications and other formats — to transmit information and open dialogs with the public about history. As a small organization with significant holdings and a large mission, it is specifically a component of the NHS' strategic plan to work as much with other organizations as possible to expand its reach. We are relentless collaborators. Since 1854, the Newport Historical Society has collected and preserved five centuries of history and continues to document Newport's unique contribution to our national narrative. The mission of NHS is also to chronicle and interpret this history for a broad audience, so that knowledge of our past will contribute to a deeper understanding of the present and better preparation for the future.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.32Overall score
out of 100

77.89Financial score
out of 100

66.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,428,051

Total expenses · USD$1,148,908

Program expenses

$708,876.24 recorded amount

61.7%

Fundraising expenses

$178,080.74 recorded amount

15.5%

Administrative expenses

$260,802.12 recorded amount

22.7%

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: Ruth Taylor
Recorded compensation: $121,972.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.61%

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All 23 original fields for Newport Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	66.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Newport Historical Society is a multi-faceted history-based institution that has three general areas of activity. It retains and preserves significant collections of artifacts, documents and properties. It supports, generates and collates scholarship on the history of Newport County and its place in American history. And, it develops and delivers a variety of educational programs — exhibits, tours, conferences, publications and other formats — to transmit information and open dialogs with the public about history. As a small organization with significant holdings and a large mission, it is specifically a component of the NHS' strategic plan to work as much with other organizations as possible to expand its reach. We are relentless collaborators. Since 1854, the Newport Historical Society has collected and preserved five centuries of history and continues to document Newport's unique contribution to our national narrative. The mission of NHS is also to chronicle and interpret this history for a broad audience, so that knowledge of our past will contribute to a deeper understanding of the present and better preparation for the future.
`ein` EIN	05-0264532
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1148908.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.155
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.617
`fscore` Financial score	77.89
`leader` Recorded leader	Ruth Taylor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121972.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1061
`motto` Tagline	Newport history starts here.
`name` Charity name	Newport Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1428051.0
`score` Overall score	71.32
`state` State code	RI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	708876.236
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	178080.74
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	260802.11599999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 05-0264532
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Rhode Island (RI)
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.