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Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

EIN 36-0895575Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nature and science education for Chicago students, teachers, and families

The mission of the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is to create a positive relationship between people and nature through collaborations, education, research and collections, exhibitions, and public forums to grow our region's urban connection to the world of nature and science.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.59Overall score
out of 100

84.38Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,122,692

Total expenses · USD$6,434,381

Program expenses

$5,083,160.99 recorded amount

79.0%

Fundraising expenses

$585,528.67 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$759,256.96 recorded amount

11.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Deborah Lahey
Recorded compensation: $239,304.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is to create a positive relationship between people and nature through collaborations, education, research and collections, exhibitions, and public forums to grow our region's urban connection to the world of nature and science.
`ein` EIN	36-0895575
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6434381.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.79
`fscore` Financial score	84.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Deborah Lahey
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	239304.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0371
`motto` Tagline	Nature and science education for Chicago students, teachers, and families
`name` Charity name	Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6122692.0
`score` Overall score	87.59
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5083160.99
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	585528.671
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	759256.9580000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-0895575
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.