Charity profile · Historical source record

The Bascom

EIN 56-2093546Arts, Culture, Humanities North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Center for the Visual Arts

As a center for the visual arts on a mountain plateau, The Bascom enhances the quality of life through a dynamic and inspirational arts experience that inspires and attracts residents and visitors through interaction with all forms of visual arts. At The Bascom, children and adults explore and learn about art, both indoors and outdoors. The Bascom provides stimulating experiences in the visual arts through high quality changing exhibitions and educational opportunities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.70Overall score
out of 100

77.21Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,307,045

Total expenses · USD$1,885,133

Program expenses

$1,391,228.15 recorded amount

73.8%

Fundraising expenses

$145,155.24 recorded amount

7.7%

Administrative expenses

$344,979.34 recorded amount

18.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Teresa Osborn
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Bascom
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	As a center for the visual arts on a mountain plateau, The Bascom enhances the quality of life through a dynamic and inspirational arts experience that inspires and attracts residents and visitors through interaction with all forms of visual arts. At The Bascom, children and adults explore and learn about art, both indoors and outdoors. The Bascom provides stimulating experiences in the visual arts through high quality changing exhibitions and educational opportunities.
`ein` EIN	56-2093546
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1885133.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.183
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.077
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.738
`fscore` Financial score	77.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Teresa Osborn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.053
`motto` Tagline	A Center for the Visual Arts
`name` Charity name	The Bascom
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2307045.0
`score` Overall score	80.7
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1391228.1539999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	145155.241
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	344979.339

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-2093546
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.