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Nordic Heritage Museum

EIN 91-1107537Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Share the Nordic Spirit!

The Nordic Heritage Museum shares Nordic culture with people of all ages and backgrounds by exhibiting art and objects, preserving collections, providing educational and cultural experiences, and serving as a community gathering place. Since its founding in 1980, the Nordic Heritage Museum is the only museum in the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.74Overall score
out of 100

67.58Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,043,285

Total expenses · USD$2,496,616

Program expenses

$1,253,301.23 recorded amount

50.2%

Fundraising expenses

$863,829.14 recorded amount

34.6%

Administrative expenses

$376,989.02 recorded amount

15.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Eric Nelson
Recorded compensation: $226,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.06%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Nordic Heritage Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Nordic Heritage Museum shares Nordic culture with people of all ages and backgrounds by exhibiting art and objects, preserving collections, providing educational and cultural experiences, and serving as a community gathering place. Since its founding in 1980, the Nordic Heritage Museum is the only museum in the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
`ein` EIN	91-1107537
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2496616.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.151
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.34600000000000003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.502
`fscore` Financial score	67.58
`leader` Recorded leader	Eric Nelson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	226200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0906
`motto` Tagline	Share the Nordic Spirit!
`name` Charity name	Nordic Heritage Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9043285.0
`score` Overall score	74.74
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1253301.232
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	863829.136
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	376989.016

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-1107537
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.