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Western Reserve Historical Society

EIN 34-0714724Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

History. . .take it personally

The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) was founded in 1867 to preserve and present the history of all of the people of Northeast Ohio. Today, it is the largest privately supported regional historical society in the nation. WRHS exists to collect, preserve and present Northeast Ohio history and make this history accessible to audiences of all ages through exhibitions and programs that explore the heritage of this region. The Society's main campus in University Circle houses the History Museum, the Archives/Library, the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and Chisholm Halle Costume Wing.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.12Overall score
out of 100

95.52Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,477,295

Total expenses · USD$6,397,465

Program expenses

$5,105,177.07 recorded amount

79.8%

Fundraising expenses

$403,040.29 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$876,452.70 recorded amount

13.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kelly Falcone-Hall
Recorded compensation: $118,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Western Reserve Historical Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) was founded in 1867 to preserve and present the history of all of the people of Northeast Ohio. Today, it is the largest privately supported regional historical society in the nation. WRHS exists to collect, preserve and present Northeast Ohio history and make this history accessible to audiences of all ages through exhibitions and programs that explore the heritage of this region. The Society's main campus in University Circle houses the History Museum, the Archives/Library, the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and Chisholm Halle Costume Wing.
`ein` EIN	34-0714724
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6397465.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7979999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	95.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Kelly Falcone-Hall
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	118500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.018500000000000003
`motto` Tagline	History. . .take it personally
`name` Charity name	Western Reserve Historical Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7477295.0
`score` Overall score	94.12
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5105177.069999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	403040.295
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	876452.7049999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0714724
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.