Charity profile · Historical source record

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

EIN 94-2870828Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fun and Learning for Bay Area Children and Families

The mission of Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning. Its vision is that today's children become tomorrow's visionaries. Since opening in 1990, the Museum has welcomed over 9 million visitors.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.67Overall score
out of 100

98.12Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,513,272

Total expenses · USD$7,948,465

Program expenses

$6,104,421.12 recorded amount

76.8%

Fundraising expenses

$461,010.97 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,367,135.98 recorded amount

17.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Marilee Jennings
Recorded compensation: $204,624.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning. Its vision is that today's children become tomorrow's visionaries. Since opening in 1990, the Museum has welcomed over 9 million visitors.
`ein` EIN	94-2870828
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7948465.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.172
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.768
`fscore` Financial score	98.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Marilee Jennings
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	204624.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.025699999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Fun and Learning for Bay Area Children and Families
`name` Charity name	Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8513272.0
`score` Overall score	98.67
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6104421.12
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	461010.97
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1367135.98

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2870828
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.