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Texas State Historical Association

EIN 74-6025220Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Authority on Texas History Since 1897

Founded in 1897, the Texas State Historical Association works to foster the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the rich and unique history of Texas and, by example and through programs and activities, encourage and promote research, preservation, and publication of historical material affecting the state of Texas. The association's publications include the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, more than 150 scholarly books, the Texas Almanac, and the well-known Handbook of Texas Online.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.26Overall score
out of 100

80.61Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,196,482

Total expenses · USD$2,690,694

Program expenses

$2,109,504.10 recorded amount

78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$247,543.85 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$330,955.36 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brian Bolinger
Recorded compensation: $128,745.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Texas State Historical Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1897, the Texas State Historical Association works to foster the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the rich and unique history of Texas and, by example and through programs and activities, encourage and promote research, preservation, and publication of historical material affecting the state of Texas. The association's publications include the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, more than 150 scholarly books, the Texas Almanac, and the well-known Handbook of Texas Online.
`ein` EIN	74-6025220
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2690694.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.784
`fscore` Financial score	80.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Brian Bolinger
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128745.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0478
`motto` Tagline	The Authority on Texas History Since 1897
`name` Charity name	Texas State Historical Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2196482.0
`score` Overall score	79.26
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2109504.096
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	247543.848
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	330955.362

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-6025220
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.