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The New-York Historical Society

EIN 13-1624124Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making history matter

The New-York Historical Society is dedicated to exploring the connections between the events of the past and our lives today. Founded in 1804, its programs examine the richly layered history of New York City and State and the nation, fulfilling its dual role as a public educational center and scholarly institution. It holds one of the country's greatest collections of American art and historical artifacts, and one of the most comprehensive independent research libraries in the country.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.75Overall score
out of 100

89.75Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$46,956,545

Total expenses · USD$33,697,074

Program expenses

$29,249,060.23 recorded amount

86.8%

Fundraising expenses

$2,021,824.44 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,358,795.18 recorded amount

7.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Louise Mirrer
Recorded compensation: $568,304.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.68%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The New-York Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The New-York Historical Society is dedicated to exploring the connections between the events of the past and our lives today. Founded in 1804, its programs examine the richly layered history of New York City and State and the nation, fulfilling its dual role as a public educational center and scholarly institution. It holds one of the country's greatest collections of American art and historical artifacts, and one of the most comprehensive independent research libraries in the country.
`ein` EIN	13-1624124
`tot_exp` Total expenses	33697074.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.868
`fscore` Financial score	89.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Louise Mirrer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	568304.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0168
`motto` Tagline	Making history matter
`name` Charity name	The New-York Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46956545.0
`score` Overall score	92.75
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	29249060.232
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2021824.44
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2358795.18

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1624124
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.