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The George Washington Foundation

EIN 54-0525507Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing the public understanding and appreciation of George Washington, Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis

The mission of The George Washington Foundation is to enhance the public understanding and appreciation of the lives, values, and legacies of George Washington, Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis, and their families. In 1922, an energetic and far-sighted group of people led by Mrs. Vivian Minor Fleming, rallied the resources to purchase Kenmore, the Fredericksburg house completed in 1775 by George Washington's sister Betty and her husband, Colonel Fielding Lewis. Launching the campaign to save Kenmore, then Vice President Calvin Coolidge said, "It ought to be preserved for its own sake. It must be preserved for patriotic America."

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.99Overall score
out of 100

74.14Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,044,002

Total expenses · USD$2,281,010

Program expenses

$1,471,251.45 recorded amount

64.5%

Fundraising expenses

$428,829.88 recorded amount

18.8%

Administrative expenses

$378,647.66 recorded amount

16.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: William E. Garner
Recorded compensation: $170,057.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The George Washington Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of The George Washington Foundation is to enhance the public understanding and appreciation of the lives, values, and legacies of George Washington, Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis, and their families. In 1922, an energetic and far-sighted group of people led by Mrs. Vivian Minor Fleming, rallied the resources to purchase Kenmore, the Fredericksburg house completed in 1775 by George Washington's sister Betty and her husband, Colonel Fielding Lewis. Launching the campaign to save Kenmore, then Vice President Calvin Coolidge said, "It ought to be preserved for its own sake. It must be preserved for patriotic America."
`ein` EIN	54-0525507
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2281010.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.166
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.188
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.645
`fscore` Financial score	74.14
`leader` Recorded leader	William E. Garner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	170057.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0745
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing the public understanding and appreciation of George Washington, Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis
`name` Charity name	The George Washington Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3044002.0
`score` Overall score	75.99
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1471251.45
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	428829.88
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	378647.66000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0525507
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.