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The Baltimore Museum of Art

EIN 52-6000162Arts, Culture, Humanities Maryland Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring creativity, encouraging learning, and fostering human understanding

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) seeks innovation and excellence in an artistic program that focuses on art of the modern era, from the 19th century to the present. The BMA is home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. Founded in 1914 with a single painting, the BMA today has 90,000 works of art - including the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. As a major cultural destination for the greater Baltimore region, the BMA organizes and presents a variety of dynamic exhibitions and innovative programs throughout the year, and frequently hosts special events with cultural and educational partners. General admission to the BMA is free for everyone, every day, so that great art is accessible to all.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.35Overall score
out of 100

88.88Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,215,373

Total expenses · USD$17,359,755

Program expenses

$14,547,474.69 recorded amount

83.8%

Fundraising expenses

$954,786.53 recorded amount

5.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,840,134.03 recorded amount

10.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Christopher Bedford Staff
Recorded compensation: $126,929.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.73%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Baltimore Museum of Art
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) seeks innovation and excellence in an artistic program that focuses on art of the modern era, from the 19th century to the present. The BMA is home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. Founded in 1914 with a single painting, the BMA today has 90,000 works of art - including the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. As a major cultural destination for the greater Baltimore region, the BMA organizes and presents a variety of dynamic exhibitions and innovative programs throughout the year, and frequently hosts special events with cultural and educational partners. General admission to the BMA is free for everyone, every day, so that great art is accessible to all.
`ein` EIN	52-6000162
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17359755.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.106
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.838
`fscore` Financial score	88.88
`leader` Recorded leader	Christopher Bedford Staff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	126929.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0073
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring creativity, encouraging learning, and fostering human understanding
`name` Charity name	The Baltimore Museum of Art
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20215373.0
`score` Overall score	87.35
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14547474.69
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	954786.525
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1840134.03

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-6000162
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.