Visualization Overview:
This interactive dashboard enables a comparative analysis of museums’ financial metrics using bar charts. You can either compare two individual museums (Single vs Single) or evaluate one museum against an average value of a selected group (Group vs Single).
Key financial metrics include program expenses, advertising costs, total revenue, executive compensation, fixed assets, and endowments. Select the desired mode and metric to visualize meaningful differences in how institutions allocate and manage their resources.
📘 Metric Guide
What is Program Expense Ratio?
Portion of expenses used for educational programs.
Calculated using Total Program Expenses and Total Expenses.
What is Advertising Expense Ratio?
Marketing and outreach spend relative to total expenses.
Calculated using Total Advertising Expenses and Total Expenses.
What is Compensation Measure?
Sum of executive and other staff compensation.
Calculated using Total Executive Compensation and Total Other Compensation.
What is Total Revenue?
Income from all sources including donations and tickets.
What is Fixed Assets?
Value of physical long-term assets like buildings and equipment.
What is EOY Endowment?
Total endowment value at fiscal year-end.
How many number of Museums are in the dataset?
There are 208 museums included in the dataset available for visualization and analysis.
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Visualization by: Santhosh Rajan.
Data Source: Compiled from multiple public web sources on U.S. art museums, including IRS 990 Forms. Data were collected and aggregated by I/O Research, Inc.