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Chicago Children's Museum

EIN 36-3162484Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where play and learning connect

Founded in 1982, Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) works to create a community where play and learning connect. CCM's primary audience is children up through the fifth grade including their families, along with the school and community groups that support and influence children's growth and development. Fifteen permanent exhibits and programming spaces provide innovative learning experiences for children and their caregivers. The museum serves more than 500,000 visitors annually. CCM also reaches out beyond its walls by making a significant investment of resources in neighborhoods across Chicago, particularly to children who might not otherwise have access to the museum's rich array of resources.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.00Overall score
out of 100

74.06Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,798,728

Total expenses · USD$7,043,221

Program expenses

$5,226,069.98 recorded amount

74.2%

Fundraising expenses

$697,278.88 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,105,785.70 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.27 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jennifer Farrington
Recorded compensation: $198,439.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.81%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago Children's Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982, Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) works to create a community where play and learning connect. CCM's primary audience is children up through the fifth grade including their families, along with the school and community groups that support and influence children's growth and development. Fifteen permanent exhibits and programming spaces provide innovative learning experiences for children and their caregivers. The museum serves more than 500,000 visitors annually. CCM also reaches out beyond its walls by making a significant investment of resources in neighborhoods across Chicago, particularly to children who might not otherwise have access to the museum's rich array of resources.
`ein` EIN	36-3162484
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7043221.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.742
`fscore` Financial score	74.06
`leader` Recorded leader	Jennifer Farrington
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	198439.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0281
`motto` Tagline	Where play and learning connect
`name` Charity name	Chicago Children's Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6798728.0
`score` Overall score	81.0
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5226069.982
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	697278.8790000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1105785.697

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3162484
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.