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The Filson Historical Society

EIN 61-0444690Arts, Culture, Humanities Kentucky Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.

The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately-supported historical society dedicated to preserving the history of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley Region. The Filson was founded on May 15, 1884, by ten Louisvillians with a common love of history. The primary founder and first president was Reuben T. Durrett. The Filson's mission is to collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.18Overall score
out of 100

80.52Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,954,492

Total expenses · USD$2,690,373

Program expenses

$1,748,742.45 recorded amount

65.0%

Fundraising expenses

$274,418.05 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$664,522.13 recorded amount

24.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Craig Buthod
Recorded compensation: $186,640.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.93%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Filson Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately-supported historical society dedicated to preserving the history of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley Region. The Filson was founded on May 15, 1884, by ten Louisvillians with a common love of history. The primary founder and first president was Reuben T. Durrett. The Filson's mission is to collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.
`ein` EIN	61-0444690
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2690373.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.247
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.65
`fscore` Financial score	80.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Craig Buthod
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	186640.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0693
`motto` Tagline	To collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.
`name` Charity name	The Filson Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2954492.0
`score` Overall score	84.18
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1748742.45
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	274418.046
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	664522.1309999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 61-0444690
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
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.