Charity profile · Historical source record

Portland Art Museum

EIN 93-0391604Arts, Culture, Humanities Oregon Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Access, education, collection and preservation of art

Founded in 1892, the Portland Art Museum is the seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast. The Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions, drawn from the Museum's holdings and the world's finest public and private collections. The Museum's collection of more than 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of art of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its gallery space to its permanent collection.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.68Overall score
out of 100

86.70Financial score
out of 100

94.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$30,408,830

Total expenses · USD$16,866,878

Program expenses

$13,274,232.99 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,652,954.04 recorded amount

9.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,922,824.09 recorded amount

11.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brian J. Ferriso
Recorded compensation: $377,329.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.23%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Portland Art Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	94.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1892, the Portland Art Museum is the seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast. The Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions, drawn from the Museum's holdings and the world's finest public and private collections. The Museum's collection of more than 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of art of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its gallery space to its permanent collection.
`ein` EIN	93-0391604
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16866878.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.098
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	86.7
`leader` Recorded leader	Brian J. Ferriso
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	377329.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0223
`motto` Tagline	Access, education, collection and preservation of art
`name` Charity name	Portland Art Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	30408830.0
`score` Overall score	89.68
`state` State code	OR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	13274232.986000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1652954.044
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1922824.0920000002

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.