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Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc.

EIN 39-0921093Arts, Culture, Humanities Wisconsin Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving the Wisconsin Historical Society since 1954

Established in 1954, the mission of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation (WHF) is to strengthen the Wisconsin Historical Society's ability to fulfill its public mandate and mission to help people connect to the past. The WHF fulfills its mission by increasing awareness, engaging with audiences, and fostering philanthropic relationships throughout Wisconsin and beyond, and by seeking resources and solutions that make visionary and entrepreneurial ideas possible. The Society was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became the 30th state, and it ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. The Society helps people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.81Overall score
out of 100

82.67Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,263,529

Total expenses · USD$5,089,058

Program expenses

$3,465,648.50 recorded amount

68.1%

Fundraising expenses

$595,419.79 recorded amount

11.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,017,811.60 recorded amount

20.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Wilder
Recorded compensation: $107,717.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1954, the mission of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation (WHF) is to strengthen the Wisconsin Historical Society's ability to fulfill its public mandate and mission to help people connect to the past. The WHF fulfills its mission by increasing awareness, engaging with audiences, and fostering philanthropic relationships throughout Wisconsin and beyond, and by seeking resources and solutions that make visionary and entrepreneurial ideas possible. The Society was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became the 30th state, and it ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. The Society helps people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.
`ein` EIN	39-0921093
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5089058.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.2
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11699999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	82.67
`leader` Recorded leader	David Wilder
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	107717.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Serving the Wisconsin Historical Society since 1954
`name` Charity name	Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6263529.0
`score` Overall score	81.81
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3465648.4979999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	595419.786
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1017811.6000000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-0921093
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
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.