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Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

EIN 42-6081638Arts, Culture, Humanities Iowa Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center

Vesterheim is the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center, with over 33,000 artifacts, 12 historic buildings, a Folk Art School, and a library and archives. This treasure showcases the most extensive collection of Norwegian-American artifacts in the world. Vesterheim's exhibitions explore the diversity of American immigration through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience and highlight the best in historic and contemporary Norwegian folk and fine arts. Vesterheim celebrates the living heritage of Norwegian immigrants to America and shares this cultural legacy for the inspiration and enrichment of people of all backgrounds.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.04Overall score
out of 100

74.46Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,678,529

Total expenses · USD$2,626,775

Program expenses

$1,494,634.97 recorded amount

56.9%

Fundraising expenses

$328,346.88 recorded amount

12.5%

Administrative expenses

$801,166.38 recorded amount

30.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Chris Johnson
Recorded compensation: $98,954.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.76%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Vesterheim is the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center, with over 33,000 artifacts, 12 historic buildings, a Folk Art School, and a library and archives. This treasure showcases the most extensive collection of Norwegian-American artifacts in the world. Vesterheim's exhibitions explore the diversity of American immigration through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience and highlight the best in historic and contemporary Norwegian folk and fine arts. Vesterheim celebrates the living heritage of Norwegian immigrants to America and shares this cultural legacy for the inspiration and enrichment of people of all backgrounds.
`ein` EIN	42-6081638
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2626775.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.305
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.125
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.569
`fscore` Financial score	74.46
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	98954.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.037599999999999995
`motto` Tagline	The National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center
`name` Charity name	Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2678529.0
`score` Overall score	80.04
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1494634.9749999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	328346.875
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	801166.375

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-6081638
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
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.