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Santa Barbara Historical Museum

EIN 95-6005796Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving the history of Santa Barbara

Founded in 1932, the museum is located in Santa Barbara's historic El Pueblo Viejo district. Through exhibitions, education, research, and publication, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum interprets over 500 years of history with collections from the Chumash, Mexican, Spanish and American periods. The museum is dedicated to the collection, interpretation, and preservation of the history of Santa Barbara.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.57Overall score
out of 100

79.99Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,681,129

Total expenses · USD$1,580,925

Program expenses

$1,111,390.27 recorded amount

70.3%

Fundraising expenses

$246,624.30 recorded amount

15.6%

Administrative expenses

$221,329.50 recorded amount

14.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lynn Brittner
Recorded compensation: $110,244.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.97%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1932, the museum is located in Santa Barbara's historic El Pueblo Viejo district. Through exhibitions, education, research, and publication, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum interprets over 500 years of history with collections from the Chumash, Mexican, Spanish and American periods. The museum is dedicated to the collection, interpretation, and preservation of the history of Santa Barbara.
`ein` EIN	95-6005796
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1580925.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.156
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.703
`fscore` Financial score	79.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Lynn Brittner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110244.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0697
`motto` Tagline	Preserving the history of Santa Barbara
`name` Charity name	Santa Barbara Historical Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1681129.0
`score` Overall score	85.57
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1111390.275
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	246624.3
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	221329.50000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-6005796
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.