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Portland Museum of Art

EIN 01-0378420Arts, Culture, Humanities Maine Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Portland Museum of Art strives to engage audiences in a dialogue about the relevance of art and culture to our everyday lives and it committed to the stewardship and growth of the collection.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.89Overall score
out of 100

83.36Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,303,223

Total expenses · USD$7,220,372

Program expenses

$5,025,378.91 recorded amount

69.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,400,752.17 recorded amount

19.4%

Administrative expenses

$779,800.18 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 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: Mark H.C. Bessire
Recorded compensation: $298,123.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Portland Museum of Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Portland Museum of Art strives to engage audiences in a dialogue about the relevance of art and culture to our everyday lives and it committed to the stewardship and growth of the collection.
`ein` EIN	01-0378420
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7220372.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19399999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.696
`fscore` Financial score	83.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark H.C. Bessire
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	298123.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0412
`motto` Tagline	Not reported (blank source field)
`name` Charity name	Portland Museum of Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9303223.0
`score` Overall score	87.89
`state` State code	ME
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5025378.912
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1400752.1679999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	779800.1760000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-0378420
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Maine (ME)
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.