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Shelburne Museum

EIN 03-0179436Arts, Culture, Humanities Vermont Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Offering a new perspectives on four centuries of art and material culture

Founded in 1947, Shelburne Museum is one of the finest, most diverse, and unconventional museums of art and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds. Shelburne is home to the finest museum collections of 19th-century American folk art, quilts, 19th- and 20th-century decoys, and carriages. The Museum's collections, educational programs, special events, workshops, activities, and special exhibitions constantly offer new perspectives on four centuries of art and material culture, assuring visitors a museum experience unlike any other.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.15Overall score
out of 100

80.47Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,282,069

Total expenses · USD$6,774,923

Program expenses

$4,695,021.64 recorded amount

69.3%

Fundraising expenses

$508,119.22 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,565,007.21 recorded amount

23.1%

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: Thomas Denenberg
Recorded compensation: $208,173.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.07%

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All 23 original fields for Shelburne Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1947, Shelburne Museum is one of the finest, most diverse, and unconventional museums of art and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds. Shelburne is home to the finest museum collections of 19th-century American folk art, quilts, 19th- and 20th-century decoys, and carriages. The Museum's collections, educational programs, special events, workshops, activities, and special exhibitions constantly offer new perspectives on four centuries of art and material culture, assuring visitors a museum experience unlike any other.
`ein` EIN	03-0179436
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6774923.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.231
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.693
`fscore` Financial score	80.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Denenberg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	208173.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030699999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Offering a new perspectives on four centuries of art and material culture
`name` Charity name	Shelburne Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5282069.0
`score` Overall score	84.15
`state` State code	VT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4695021.6389999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	508119.225
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1565007.213

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 03-0179436
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Vermont (VT)
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.