Charity profile · Historical source record

The Henry Ford

EIN 38-1359513Arts, Culture, Humanities Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing the American experience to life

Founded in 1929, The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation. Our purpose is to inspire people to learn from these traditions to help shape a better future. With a rich and diverse offering of exhibits, demonstrations, programs and reenactments, The Henry Ford celebrates yesterday's traditions as well as today's innovations. Five distinct attractions at The Henry Ford captivate and inspire visitors of all ages: Greenfield Village, Henry Ford Museum, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center, and the IMAX Theater. Encounter ideas that change the world, travel through America's past, embark on America's greatest factory tour and more. It all comes together at The Henry Ford, America's greatest history attraction.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.71Overall score
out of 100

90.51Financial score
out of 100

67.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$73,073,261

Total expenses · USD$75,344,480

Program expenses

$63,967,463.52 recorded amount

84.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,863,090.24 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$8,438,581.76 recorded amount

11.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Patricia E. Mooradian
Recorded compensation: $479,011.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Henry Ford
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	67.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1929, The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation. Our purpose is to inspire people to learn from these traditions to help shape a better future. With a rich and diverse offering of exhibits, demonstrations, programs and reenactments, The Henry Ford celebrates yesterday's traditions as well as today's innovations. Five distinct attractions at The Henry Ford captivate and inspire visitors of all ages: Greenfield Village, Henry Ford Museum, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center, and the IMAX Theater. Encounter ideas that change the world, travel through America's past, embark on America's greatest factory tour and more. It all comes together at The Henry Ford, America's greatest history attraction.
`ein` EIN	38-1359513
`tot_exp` Total expenses	75344480.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	90.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Patricia E. Mooradian
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	479011.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0063
`motto` Tagline	Bringing the American experience to life
`name` Charity name	The Henry Ford
`tot_rev` Total revenue	73073261.0
`score` Overall score	75.71
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	63967463.52
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2863090.2399999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	8438581.76

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1359513
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.