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California Academy of Sciences

EIN 94-1156258Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Explore, Explain and Sustain life

As the world's greenest museum, the California Academy of Sciences' commitment to sustainability is reflected in everything from the building's innovative architecture to its daily operations, public programs, and exhibits. The Academy is home to more than 38,000 live animals in Steinhart Aquarium, one of the world's largest all-digital planetariums, immersive exhibits, and one of the most important research collections in the world, including nearly 46 million scientific specimens.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.64Overall score
out of 100

75.78Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$76,308,977

Total expenses · USD$87,733,463

Program expenses

$60,623,822.93 recorded amount

69.1%

Fundraising expenses

$3,509,338.52 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$23,424,834.62 recorded amount

26.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jonathan Foley
Recorded compensation: $398,674.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for California Academy of Sciences
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	As the world's greenest museum, the California Academy of Sciences' commitment to sustainability is reflected in everything from the building's innovative architecture to its daily operations, public programs, and exhibits. The Academy is home to more than 38,000 live animals in Steinhart Aquarium, one of the world's largest all-digital planetariums, immersive exhibits, and one of the most important research collections in the world, including nearly 46 million scientific specimens.
`ein` EIN	94-1156258
`tot_exp` Total expenses	87733463.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.267
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.691
`fscore` Financial score	75.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Jonathan Foley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	398674.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0045000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Explore, Explain and Sustain life
`name` Charity name	California Academy of Sciences
`tot_rev` Total revenue	76308977.0
`score` Overall score	82.64
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	60623822.933
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3509338.52
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	23424834.621000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1156258
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.