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United States Capitol Historical Society

EIN 52-0796820Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting the history of the Capitol and Congress

The United States Capitol Historical Society (USCHS), founded in 1962, is chartered by Congress to educate the public on the history and heritage of the U.S. Capitol building, its institutions and the people who have served therein. The Society continues exploring and instituting new and creative ways to bring the fascinating story of the Capitol, its institutions and our national history to people around the world. Society activities include educational tours, scholarly symposia, observances of historic events, enhancement and preservation of the Capitol's collection of art and artifacts, sponsorship of research on the public careers of those who have served in the Capitol, the sale of publications and mementos of historical nature and assistance to Congressional and other Capitol offices.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.50Overall score
out of 100

85.33Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,227,576

Total expenses · USD$2,148,017

Program expenses

$1,684,045.33 recorded amount

78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$75,180.60 recorded amount

3.5%

Administrative expenses

$384,495.04 recorded amount

17.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ronald A. Sarasin
Recorded compensation: $167,308.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United States Capitol Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The United States Capitol Historical Society (USCHS), founded in 1962, is chartered by Congress to educate the public on the history and heritage of the U.S. Capitol building, its institutions and the people who have served therein. The Society continues exploring and instituting new and creative ways to bring the fascinating story of the Capitol, its institutions and our national history to people around the world. Society activities include educational tours, scholarly symposia, observances of historic events, enhancement and preservation of the Capitol's collection of art and artifacts, sponsorship of research on the public careers of those who have served in the Capitol, the sale of publications and mementos of historical nature and assistance to Congressional and other Capitol offices.
`ein` EIN	52-0796820
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2148017.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.179
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.035
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.784
`fscore` Financial score	85.33
`leader` Recorded leader	Ronald A. Sarasin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	167308.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07780000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Promoting the history of the Capitol and Congress
`name` Charity name	United States Capitol Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2227576.0
`score` Overall score	88.5
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1684045.328
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	75180.595
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	384495.043

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0796820
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.