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Rhode Island Historical Society

EIN 05-0259110Arts, Culture, Humanities Rhode Island Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Rhode Island's history.

The Rhode Island Historical Society, believing that a sense of history is fundamental to understanding human experience, collects, preserves, and shares materials from Rhode Island's past, so that present and future generations can comprehend more fully their predecessors, their communities, and themselves. Pursuing the highest standards of collection, preservation, presentation, and management, the Society encourages and assists people of all backgrounds and interests to learn more about Rhode Island's varied history.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.93Overall score
out of 100

77.05Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,520,752

Total expenses · USD$2,221,741

Program expenses

$1,381,922.90 recorded amount

62.2%

Fundraising expenses

$159,965.35 recorded amount

7.2%

Administrative expenses

$675,409.26 recorded amount

30.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: C. Morgan Grefe
Recorded compensation: $134,240.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Rhode Island Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Rhode Island Historical Society, believing that a sense of history is fundamental to understanding human experience, collects, preserves, and shares materials from Rhode Island's past, so that present and future generations can comprehend more fully their predecessors, their communities, and themselves. Pursuing the highest standards of collection, preservation, presentation, and management, the Society encourages and assists people of all backgrounds and interests to learn more about Rhode Island's varied history.
`ein` EIN	05-0259110
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2221741.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.304
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.622
`fscore` Financial score	77.05
`leader` Recorded leader	C. Morgan Grefe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	134240.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0604
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Rhode Island's history.
`name` Charity name	Rhode Island Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6520752.0
`score` Overall score	78.93
`state` State code	RI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1381922.902
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	159965.352
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	675409.264

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 05-0259110
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Rhode Island (RI)
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.