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Thomas Jefferson Foundation

EIN 54-0505959Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving and educating

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation operates Monticello, the home of the Nation's third president and author of the American Declaration of Independence as a living memorial to Thomas Jefferson's life, interests, and ideals. Founded in 1923, the Foundation supports its dual mission of preservation and education. Its facilities now include the house and gardens; the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, home to the Jefferson Library; a museum shop; and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. The Monticello Visitors Center houses a permanent exhibition, a theater, a second museum shop, and the Foundation's Department of Education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.32Overall score
out of 100

88.11Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$25,622,996

Total expenses · USD$31,701,531

Program expenses

$24,854,000.30 recorded amount

78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,680,181.14 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$5,135,648.02 recorded amount

16.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Leslie G. Bowman
Recorded compensation: $419,193.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.32%

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All 23 original fields for Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Thomas Jefferson Foundation operates Monticello, the home of the Nation's third president and author of the American Declaration of Independence as a living memorial to Thomas Jefferson's life, interests, and ideals. Founded in 1923, the Foundation supports its dual mission of preservation and education. Its facilities now include the house and gardens; the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, home to the Jefferson Library; a museum shop; and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. The Monticello Visitors Center houses a permanent exhibition, a theater, a second museum shop, and the Foundation's Department of Education.
`ein` EIN	54-0505959
`tot_exp` Total expenses	31701531.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.162
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.784
`fscore` Financial score	88.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Leslie G. Bowman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	419193.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0132
`motto` Tagline	Preserving and educating
`name` Charity name	Thomas Jefferson Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	25622996.0
`score` Overall score	91.32
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	24854000.304
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1680181.143
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5135648.022

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0505959
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.