Charity profile · Historical source record

COSI Center of Science and Industry

EIN 31-4383802Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Science education through hands-on discovery

COSI Columbus provides an exciting and informative atmosphere for those of all ages to discover more about our environment, our accomplishments, our heritage, and ourselves. We motivate a desire toward a better understanding of science, industry, health, and history through involvement in exhibits, demonstrations, and a variety of educational activities and experiences. COSI is for the enrichment of the individual and for a more rewarding life on our planet, Earth. Since its opening in 1964, COSI has welcomed nearly 20 million visitors from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.79Overall score
out of 100

83.19Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,046,925

Total expenses · USD$17,916,053

Program expenses

$15,497,385.85 recorded amount

86.5%

Fundraising expenses

$609,145.80 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,773,689.25 recorded amount

9.9%

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: David E. Chesebrough
Recorded compensation: $358,921.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for COSI Center of Science and Industry
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	COSI Columbus provides an exciting and informative atmosphere for those of all ages to discover more about our environment, our accomplishments, our heritage, and ourselves. We motivate a desire toward a better understanding of science, industry, health, and history through involvement in exhibits, demonstrations, and a variety of educational activities and experiences. COSI is for the enrichment of the individual and for a more rewarding life on our planet, Earth. Since its opening in 1964, COSI has welcomed nearly 20 million visitors from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries.
`ein` EIN	31-4383802
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17916053.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.865
`fscore` Financial score	83.19
`leader` Recorded leader	David E. Chesebrough
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	358921.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.02
`motto` Tagline	Science education through hands-on discovery
`name` Charity name	COSI Center of Science and Industry
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20046925.0
`score` Overall score	85.79
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15497385.845
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	609145.802
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1773689.247

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-4383802
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.