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World Monuments Fund

EIN 13-2571900Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving the world's most treasured places

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is the leading private organization dedicated to saving the world's most treasured places. For over 40 years, working in more than 90 countries, our highly skilled experts have applied proven and effective techniques to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, we inspire an enduring commitment to stewardship for future generations. Headquartered in New York, WMF has offices and affiliates worldwide. Nearly 90% of the revenue raised by the World Monuments Fund goes directly toward preservation projects, fieldwork, advocacy, and educational programs. Every two years, WMF issues the World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites, a global call to action on behalf of sites in need of immediate intervention.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.92Overall score
out of 100

80.32Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,624,512

Total expenses · USD$12,445,266

Program expenses

$9,632,635.88 recorded amount

77.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,381,424.53 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,406,315.06 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joshua David
Recorded compensation: $337,861.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for World Monuments Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is the leading private organization dedicated to saving the world's most treasured places. For over 40 years, working in more than 90 countries, our highly skilled experts have applied proven and effective techniques to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, we inspire an enduring commitment to stewardship for future generations. Headquartered in New York, WMF has offices and affiliates worldwide. Nearly 90% of the revenue raised by the World Monuments Fund goes directly toward preservation projects, fieldwork, advocacy, and educational programs. Every two years, WMF issues the World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites, a global call to action on behalf of sites in need of immediate intervention.
`ein` EIN	13-2571900
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12445266.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.774
`fscore` Financial score	80.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Joshua David
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	337861.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0271
`motto` Tagline	Saving the world's most treasured places
`name` Charity name	World Monuments Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15624512.0
`score` Overall score	85.92
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9632635.884
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1381424.526
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1406315.058

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2571900
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.