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Petersen Automotive Museum

EIN 95-4739699Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture

Founded in 1994, the Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles. Covering four floors, the facility features: permanent exhibits that trace the history of the automobile; state-of-the-art displays of racecars, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, concept cars, celebrity and movie cars, and auto design and technology; and the May Family Discovery Center, and interactive hands-on learning center designed to spark interest in science by way of the automobile.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.62Overall score
out of 100

94.18Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,101,333

Total expenses · USD$20,476,879

Program expenses

$16,442,933.84 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,371,950.89 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$2,621,040.51 recorded amount

12.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Terry Karges
Recorded compensation: $346,418.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Petersen Automotive Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1994, the Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles. Covering four floors, the facility features: permanent exhibits that trace the history of the automobile; state-of-the-art displays of racecars, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, concept cars, celebrity and movie cars, and auto design and technology; and the May Family Discovery Center, and interactive hands-on learning center designed to spark interest in science by way of the automobile.
`ein` EIN	95-4739699
`tot_exp` Total expenses	20476879.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.128
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	94.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Terry Karges
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	346418.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0169
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture
`name` Charity name	Petersen Automotive Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20101333.0
`score` Overall score	86.62
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16442933.837
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1371950.8930000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2621040.512

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4739699
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.