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Bay Area Discovery Museum

EIN 68-0033227Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our mission: Transform research into early learning experiences that inspire creative problem solving.

The mission of the Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) is to transform research into early learning experiences that inspire creative problem solving. The BADM operates a physical campus at Fort Baker in Sausalito, California. In 2011, the BADM launched the Center for Childhood Creativity as its research and advisory division. Creativity is the foundation of all other milestones in educational development. The BADM is transforming the outcomes for children and the implications for society. At its one-of-a-kind location at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, BADM facilitates child-directed, open-ended, inquiry-driven learning through hands-on exhibitions, designed to ignite creativity, STEM skills and critical thinking. BADM has a robust school visits program (over 8,500 school children visit annually), camps & classes and operates a licensed preschool. We welcome approx. 300,000 visitors a year and approx. 56,700 visitors receive discounted or free admission.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.33Overall score
out of 100

87.75Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,489,311

Total expenses · USD$8,337,210

Program expenses

$6,302,930.76 recorded amount

75.6%

Fundraising expenses

$900,418.68 recorded amount

10.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,125,523.35 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Karyn Flynn
Recorded compensation: $204,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bay Area Discovery Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) is to transform research into early learning experiences that inspire creative problem solving. The BADM operates a physical campus at Fort Baker in Sausalito, California. In 2011, the BADM launched the Center for Childhood Creativity as its research and advisory division. Creativity is the foundation of all other milestones in educational development. The BADM is transforming the outcomes for children and the implications for society. At its one-of-a-kind location at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, BADM facilitates child-directed, open-ended, inquiry-driven learning through hands-on exhibitions, designed to ignite creativity, STEM skills and critical thinking. BADM has a robust school visits program (over 8,500 school children visit annually), camps & classes and operates a licensed preschool. We welcome approx. 300,000 visitors a year and approx. 56,700 visitors receive discounted or free admission.
`ein` EIN	68-0033227
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8337210.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7559999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	87.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Karyn Flynn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	204000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024399999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Our mission: Transform research into early learning experiences that inspire creative problem solving.
`name` Charity name	Bay Area Discovery Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10489311.0
`score` Overall score	91.33
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6302930.759999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	900418.68
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1125523.35

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0033227
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.