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Tacoma Art Museum

EIN 91-0697444Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting people through art

Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) was founded by a group of volunteers in 1935 and has since grown to become a national model for regional, mid-sized museums. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and collecting Northwest art, with the mission of connecting people through art. The museum's permanent collection includes the premier collection of Dale Chihuly's glass artwork on permanent public display. Tacoma Art Museum serves the diverse communities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. Our vision is to be a national model for regional museums by creating a dynamic museum that engages, inspires, and builds community through art.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.03Overall score
out of 100

81.54Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,489,238

Total expenses · USD$5,952,363

Program expenses

$4,017,845.03 recorded amount

67.5%

Fundraising expenses

$630,950.48 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,291,662.77 recorded amount

21.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Stephanie Stebich
Recorded compensation: $188,115.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.16%

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All 23 original fields for Tacoma Art Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) was founded by a group of volunteers in 1935 and has since grown to become a national model for regional, mid-sized museums. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and collecting Northwest art, with the mission of connecting people through art. The museum's permanent collection includes the premier collection of Dale Chihuly's glass artwork on permanent public display. Tacoma Art Museum serves the diverse communities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. Our vision is to be a national model for regional museums by creating a dynamic museum that engages, inspires, and builds community through art.
`ein` EIN	91-0697444
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5952363.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.217
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.675
`fscore` Financial score	81.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephanie Stebich
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	188115.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0316
`motto` Tagline	Connecting people through art
`name` Charity name	Tacoma Art Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5489238.0
`score` Overall score	86.03
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4017845.0250000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	630950.478
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1291662.771

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-0697444
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.