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Children's Museum of Houston

EIN 74-2178563Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A playground for your mind

The Children's Museum of Houston is the highest-attended youth museum in the country for its size and is dedicated to its mission of transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning. Housed in a whimsical building designed by internationally acclaimed architect Robert Venturi, the Children's Museum of Houston offers a multitude of exhibits bursting with action-packed fun that engage kids in the ultimate learning experience. The Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of Houston parents who hoped to elevate early childhood development to a community-wide priority. Since then, the Museum has grown to serve more than 750,000 people annually, focusing on bilingual (Spanish/English) learning programs for kids ages birth to 12 years and workshops in literacy, science, math, health, engineering, civic engagement, culture and social studies.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.76Overall score
out of 100

92.59Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,761,803

Total expenses · USD$12,927,106

Program expenses

$10,871,696.15 recorded amount

84.1%

Fundraising expenses

$594,646.88 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,434,908.77 recorded amount

11.1%

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: Tammie J. Kahn
Recorded compensation: $177,516.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.37%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children's Museum of Houston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Children's Museum of Houston is the highest-attended youth museum in the country for its size and is dedicated to its mission of transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning. Housed in a whimsical building designed by internationally acclaimed architect Robert Venturi, the Children's Museum of Houston offers a multitude of exhibits bursting with action-packed fun that engage kids in the ultimate learning experience. The Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of Houston parents who hoped to elevate early childhood development to a community-wide priority. Since then, the Museum has grown to serve more than 750,000 people annually, focusing on bilingual (Spanish/English) learning programs for kids ages birth to 12 years and workshops in literacy, science, math, health, engineering, civic engagement, culture and social studies.
`ein` EIN	74-2178563
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12927106.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.841
`fscore` Financial score	92.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Tammie J. Kahn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	177516.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0137
`motto` Tagline	A playground for your mind
`name` Charity name	Children's Museum of Houston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11761803.0
`score` Overall score	94.76
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10871696.146
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	594646.876
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1434908.766

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2178563
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.