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Society for Classical Studies

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Developing the next generation of educational and research resources to involve a wider public in the work of classics

The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) was founded in 1869 as the American Philological Association. It is now the principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations. It is a dynamic, diverse multi-generational membership organization that works to sustain and advance the field of classics and the people involved in it. The Society fosters programs to reassert the importance of primary and secondary school teaching and provide more support for improved pedagogy at all levels of teaching, improve working conditions and scholarly opportunities for university and college teachers, increase communication with audiences beyond its membership, meet the scholarly the needs of the profession, and coordinate and systematize data collection in order to provide an accessible and reliable information base.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.82Overall score
out of 100

94.78Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,164,303

Total expenses · USD$1,277,954

Program expenses

$1,115,653.84 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$58,785.88 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$102,236.32 recorded amount

8.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Helen Cullyer
Recorded compensation: $86,215.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Society for Classical Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) was founded in 1869 as the American Philological Association. It is now the principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations. It is a dynamic, diverse multi-generational membership organization that works to sustain and advance the field of classics and the people involved in it. The Society fosters programs to reassert the importance of primary and secondary school teaching and provide more support for improved pedagogy at all levels of teaching, improve working conditions and scholarly opportunities for university and college teachers, increase communication with audiences beyond its membership, meet the scholarly the needs of the profession, and coordinate and systematize data collection in order to provide an accessible and reliable information base.
`ein` EIN	13-6018127
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1277954.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	94.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Helen Cullyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	86215.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0674
`motto` Tagline	Developing the next generation of educational and research resources to involve a wider public in the work of classics
`name` Charity name	Society for Classical Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1164303.0
`score` Overall score	93.82
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1115653.842
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	58785.884
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	102236.32

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-6018127
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.