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Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

EIN 75-6019872Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The largest history museum in Texas

Founded in 1921, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is the largest history museum in Texas. The Museum works to collect, preserve, conserve, exhibit and interpret the historical, ethnological, cultural, and scientific heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region of Texas and related areas of the Southwest; to operate and maintain the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Texas A&M University Board of Regents; to enlist interest and support in achieving the mission; and to undertake other related activities. Approximately 100,000 guests visit the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum each year. On the campus of what is now West Texas A&M University, the Museum has more than three million artifacts, ranging from the Comanche Chief Quanah Parker's eagle feather headdress to collections of historic New Mexico and Texas art.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.91Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,683,694

Total expenses · USD$1,903,823

Program expenses

$1,709,633.05 recorded amount

89.8%

Fundraising expenses

$76,152.92 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$116,133.20 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1921, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is the largest history museum in Texas. The Museum works to collect, preserve, conserve, exhibit and interpret the historical, ethnological, cultural, and scientific heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region of Texas and related areas of the Southwest; to operate and maintain the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Texas A&M University Board of Regents; to enlist interest and support in achieving the mission; and to undertake other related activities. Approximately 100,000 guests visit the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum each year. On the campus of what is now West Texas A&M University, the Museum has more than three million artifacts, ranging from the Comanche Chief Quanah Parker's eagle feather headdress to collections of historic New Mexico and Texas art.
`ein` EIN	75-6019872
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1903823.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.898
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	The largest history museum in Texas
`name` Charity name	Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1683694.0
`score` Overall score	82.91
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1709633.054
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	76152.92
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	116133.203

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-6019872
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.