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California Science Center Foundation

EIN 95-2210527Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Science learning for everyone

The California Science Center Foundation raises funds to support exhibits and education programs featured at the Science Center and manages exhibitions and programs of scientific, educational and industrial interest. The California Science Center aspires to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people's lives. The Center offers fun and informative permanent exhibits presented in interactive worlds. Through hands-on experiences in our galleries, you'll learn about human inventions and innovations, the life processes of living things and more.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.85Overall score
out of 100

80.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$34,530,522

Total expenses · USD$25,189,988

Program expenses

$22,545,039.26 recorded amount

89.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,234,309.41 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,360,259.35 recorded amount

5.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jeffrey N. Rudolph
Recorded compensation: $44,756.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for California Science Center Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The California Science Center Foundation raises funds to support exhibits and education programs featured at the Science Center and manages exhibitions and programs of scientific, educational and industrial interest. The California Science Center aspires to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people's lives. The Center offers fun and informative permanent exhibits presented in interactive worlds. Through hands-on experiences in our galleries, you'll learn about human inventions and innovations, the life processes of living things and more.
`ein` EIN	95-2210527
`tot_exp` Total expenses	25189988.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.895
`fscore` Financial score	80.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Jeffrey N. Rudolph
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	44756.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0017000000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Science learning for everyone
`name` Charity name	California Science Center Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	34530522.0
`score` Overall score	83.85
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	22545039.26
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1234309.412
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1360259.3520000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2210527
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.