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The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago

EIN 36-6109822Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Renaissance Society is an independent, non-collecting museum of contemporary art.

The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago presents contemporary art exhibitions, events, and publications. Founded in 1915 by a group of faculty members, we are an independent, non-collecting museum that combines a flexible, experimental ethos with focused, rigorous inquiry.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.70Overall score
out of 100

84.75Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,610,915

Total expenses · USD$1,458,153

Program expenses

$1,020,707.10 recorded amount

70.0%

Fundraising expenses

$217,264.80 recorded amount

14.9%

Administrative expenses

$218,722.95 recorded amount

15.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Solvieg Øvstebø
Recorded compensation: $201,571.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 13.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago presents contemporary art exhibitions, events, and publications. Founded in 1915 by a group of faculty members, we are an independent, non-collecting museum that combines a flexible, experimental ethos with focused, rigorous inquiry.
`ein` EIN	36-6109822
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1458153.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.149
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7
`fscore` Financial score	84.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Solvieg Øvstebø
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	201571.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1382
`motto` Tagline	The Renaissance Society is an independent, non-collecting museum of contemporary art.
`name` Charity name	The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1610915.0
`score` Overall score	86.7
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1020707.1
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	217264.797
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	218722.94999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6109822
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.