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The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum

EIN 75-6085378Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Explorations Innovations Legends

Founded in 1975, the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum tells the story of petroleum and the rugged lives of men and women who sought a better life. What started as a community dream has, over time, become the nation's largest museum dedicated to the petroleum industry and its pioneers. It shares the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our daily lives through educational programs, interactive exhibits, an archives center and its Petroleum Hall of Fame. The mission of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is to share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.56Overall score
out of 100

95.40Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,800,190

Total expenses · USD$2,409,339

Program expenses

$1,833,506.98 recorded amount

76.1%

Fundraising expenses

$207,203.15 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$366,219.53 recorded amount

15.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Katherine G. Shannon
Recorded compensation: $104,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1975, the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum tells the story of petroleum and the rugged lives of men and women who sought a better life. What started as a community dream has, over time, become the nation's largest museum dedicated to the petroleum industry and its pioneers. It shares the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our daily lives through educational programs, interactive exhibits, an archives center and its Petroleum Hall of Fame. The mission of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is to share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives.
`ein` EIN	75-6085378
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2409339.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.152
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7609999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	95.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Katherine G. Shannon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	104500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0433
`motto` Tagline	Explorations Innovations Legends
`name` Charity name	The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1800190.0
`score` Overall score	91.56
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1833506.9789999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	207203.15399999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	366219.528

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-6085378
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.