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Dayton Society of Natural History

EIN 31-0585917Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Explore, dream, learn

The Dayton Society of Natural History is the parent organization of the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery and its sister organization, SunWatch Indian Village, a partially reconstructed Fort Ancient period Native American village along the Great Miami River. The Boonshoft Museum's mission is to be the premier regional provider of interactive science learning experiences which enrich the lives of children and adults, enhance the quality of life in our community, and promote a broad understanding of the world. The Museum also works to preserve, protect, and enhance its anthropology, geology, paleontology, and biology collections, and to make these collections available for exhibition, education, and research purposes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.89Overall score
out of 100

73.78Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,417,265

Total expenses · USD$5,296,073

Program expenses

$4,183,897.67 recorded amount

79.0%

Fundraising expenses

$222,435.07 recorded amount

4.2%

Administrative expenses

$884,444.19 recorded amount

16.7%

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: Mark Meister
Recorded compensation: $156,142.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dayton Society of Natural History
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Dayton Society of Natural History is the parent organization of the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery and its sister organization, SunWatch Indian Village, a partially reconstructed Fort Ancient period Native American village along the Great Miami River. The Boonshoft Museum's mission is to be the premier regional provider of interactive science learning experiences which enrich the lives of children and adults, enhance the quality of life in our community, and promote a broad understanding of the world. The Museum also works to preserve, protect, and enhance its anthropology, geology, paleontology, and biology collections, and to make these collections available for exhibition, education, and research purposes.
`ein` EIN	31-0585917
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5296073.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.042
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.79
`fscore` Financial score	73.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Meister
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	156142.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0294
`motto` Tagline	Explore, dream, learn
`name` Charity name	Dayton Society of Natural History
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3417265.0
`score` Overall score	79.89
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4183897.6700000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	222435.06600000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	884444.1909999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-0585917
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.