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Vermont Historical Society

EIN 03-0179602Arts, Culture, Humanities Vermont Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving Vermont's history since 1838

Founded in 1838, The Vermont Historical Society engages both Vermonters and "Vermonters at heart" in the exploration of our state's rich history. Our purpose is to reach a broad audience through our outstanding collections, statewide outreach, and dynamic programming. We believe that an understanding of the past changes lives and builds better communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.62Overall score
out of 100

74.01Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,074,743

Total expenses · USD$2,154,649

Program expenses

$1,523,336.84 recorded amount

70.7%

Fundraising expenses

$228,392.79 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$400,764.71 recorded amount

18.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Stephen Perkins
Recorded compensation: $94,994.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.40%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Vermont Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1838, The Vermont Historical Society engages both Vermonters and "Vermonters at heart" in the exploration of our state's rich history. Our purpose is to reach a broad audience through our outstanding collections, statewide outreach, and dynamic programming. We believe that an understanding of the past changes lives and builds better communities.
`ein` EIN	03-0179602
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2154649.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18600000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7070000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	74.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen Perkins
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	94994.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.044000000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Preserving Vermont's history since 1838
`name` Charity name	Vermont Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2074743.0
`score` Overall score	81.62
`state` State code	VT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1523336.843
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	228392.794
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	400764.71400000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 03-0179602
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Vermont (VT)
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.