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The Drawing Center

EIN 13-2887872Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Focusing on the exhibition of drawings

The Drawing Center has been a unique and dynamic part of New York City's cultural life since 1977. The only not-for-profit institution in the country to focus on the exhibition of drawings, it was established to demonstrate the significance and diversity of drawings throughout history, to juxtapose work by master figures with work by emerging and under-recognized artists, and to stimulate public dialogue on issues of art and culture. The Drawing Center has become the country's preeminent venue for important contemporary and historical drawing exhibitions, attracting more than 55,000 visitors annually from around the world. The Drawing Center has presented more than 230 exhibitions, published over 70 catalogs, and toured its exhibitions to prestigious museums around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.16Overall score
out of 100

77.98Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,939,785

Total expenses · USD$2,272,751

Program expenses

$1,422,742.13 recorded amount

62.6%

Fundraising expenses

$334,094.40 recorded amount

14.7%

Administrative expenses

$513,641.73 recorded amount

22.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brett Littman
Recorded compensation: $176,921.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.78%

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All 23 original fields for The Drawing Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Drawing Center has been a unique and dynamic part of New York City's cultural life since 1977. The only not-for-profit institution in the country to focus on the exhibition of drawings, it was established to demonstrate the significance and diversity of drawings throughout history, to juxtapose work by master figures with work by emerging and under-recognized artists, and to stimulate public dialogue on issues of art and culture. The Drawing Center has become the country's preeminent venue for important contemporary and historical drawing exhibitions, attracting more than 55,000 visitors annually from around the world. The Drawing Center has presented more than 230 exhibitions, published over 70 catalogs, and toured its exhibitions to prestigious museums around the world.
`ein` EIN	13-2887872
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2272751.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.226
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.147
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.626
`fscore` Financial score	77.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Brett Littman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	176921.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07780000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Focusing on the exhibition of drawings
`name` Charity name	The Drawing Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1939785.0
`score` Overall score	81.16
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1422742.126
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	334094.397
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	513641.726

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2887872
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
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.