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Preservation Virginia

EIN 54-0568800Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia's cultural, architectural and historic heritage

Preservation Virginia, a private statewide historic preservation leader founded in 1889, is dedicated to perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia's cultural, architectural and historic heritage thereby ensuring that historic places are integral parts of the lives of present and future generations. Preservation Virginia provides leadership, experience, influence, and services to the public and special audiences by saving, managing, and protecting historic places, and developing preservation policy, programs, and strategies with individuals, organizations, and local, state, and national partners. When Preservation Virginia was founded in 1889, a branch structure was established that gave the organization a broader base of membership. Today, the Branches act as advocates for preservation in their cities, counties or regions.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.84Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,869,360

Total expenses · USD$3,746,830

Program expenses

$3,199,792.82 recorded amount

85.4%

Fundraising expenses

$213,569.31 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$329,721.04 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Elizabeth S. Kostelny
Recorded compensation: $123,480.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Preservation Virginia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Preservation Virginia, a private statewide historic preservation leader founded in 1889, is dedicated to perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia's cultural, architectural and historic heritage thereby ensuring that historic places are integral parts of the lives of present and future generations. Preservation Virginia provides leadership, experience, influence, and services to the public and special audiences by saving, managing, and protecting historic places, and developing preservation policy, programs, and strategies with individuals, organizations, and local, state, and national partners. When Preservation Virginia was founded in 1889, a branch structure was established that gave the organization a broader base of membership. Today, the Branches act as advocates for preservation in their cities, counties or regions.
`ein` EIN	54-0568800
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3746830.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8540000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth S. Kostelny
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	123480.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0329
`motto` Tagline	Perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia's cultural, architectural and historic heritage
`name` Charity name	Preservation Virginia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3869360.0
`score` Overall score	86.84
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3199792.8200000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	213569.31
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	329721.04000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0568800
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.