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Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum

EIN 04-2104805Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving whaling history

The mission of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum is to educate and interest all the public in the historic interaction worldwide of humans with whales; in history of Old Dartmouth and adjacent communities; and in regional maritime activity. To accomplish this the Society shall collect, preserve and interpret the artifacts and documentary evidence of these endeavors; maintain a whaling, maritime and local history museum, maintain a library; promote and disseminate historical research; and accept historical sites where appropriate.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.25Overall score
out of 100

90.94Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,873,732

Total expenses · USD$4,527,585

Program expenses

$3,689,981.77 recorded amount

81.5%

Fundraising expenses

$339,568.88 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$493,506.77 recorded amount

10.9%

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: Michelle Taylor
Recorded compensation: $118,164.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.60%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum is to educate and interest all the public in the historic interaction worldwide of humans with whales; in history of Old Dartmouth and adjacent communities; and in regional maritime activity. To accomplish this the Society shall collect, preserve and interpret the artifacts and documentary evidence of these endeavors; maintain a whaling, maritime and local history museum, maintain a library; promote and disseminate historical research; and accept historical sites where appropriate.
`ein` EIN	04-2104805
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4527585.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.109
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.815
`fscore` Financial score	90.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Michelle Taylor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	118164.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.026000000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Preserving whaling history
`name` Charity name	Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4873732.0
`score` Overall score	93.25
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3689981.775
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	339568.875
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	493506.765

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104805
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.