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Polk Museum of Art

EIN 59-1226011Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all

The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is a teaching museum that enhances lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all. The Polk Museum of Art, founded in 1966 by a dedicated group of Lakeland, Florida community residents, is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization and Smithsonian Affiliate accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It serves 140,000 local and global visitors annually through a diverse schedule of exhibitions and art education programs. The Museum's enduring mission is to enhance lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.67Overall score
out of 100

66.26Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,500,223

Total expenses · USD$1,943,169

Program expenses

$971,584.50 recorded amount

50.0%

Fundraising expenses

$256,498.31 recorded amount

13.2%

Administrative expenses

$711,199.85 recorded amount

36.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Claire Orologas
Recorded compensation: $150,754.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Polk Museum of Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is a teaching museum that enhances lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all. The Polk Museum of Art, founded in 1966 by a dedicated group of Lakeland, Florida community residents, is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization and Smithsonian Affiliate accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It serves 140,000 local and global visitors annually through a diverse schedule of exhibitions and art education programs. The Museum's enduring mission is to enhance lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all.
`ein` EIN	59-1226011
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1943169.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.366
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.132
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.5
`fscore` Financial score	66.26
`leader` Recorded leader	Claire Orologas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150754.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0775
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing lives through inspirational and engaging art experiences for all
`name` Charity name	Polk Museum of Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1500223.0
`score` Overall score	74.67
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	971584.5
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	256498.30800000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	711199.8539999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-1226011
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.