Charity profile · Historical source record

ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center

EIN 03-0347288Arts, Culture, Humanities Vermont Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunity.

ECHO's mission is to educate and delight people about the Ecology, Culture, History and Opportunity for stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center is a 28,500 square foot, award-winning LEED facility. Founded in 2003, ECHO welcomes more than 150,000 visitors annually with interactive exhibits and science education programs that include over 70 species of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles; and more than 100 interactive experiences.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.45Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,186,122

Total expenses · USD$3,464,446

Program expenses

$2,743,841.23 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$197,473.42 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$519,666.90 recorded amount

15.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Phelan Fretz
Recorded compensation: $156,836.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.52%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	ECHO's mission is to educate and delight people about the Ecology, Culture, History and Opportunity for stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center is a 28,500 square foot, award-winning LEED facility. Founded in 2003, ECHO welcomes more than 150,000 visitors annually with interactive exhibits and science education programs that include over 70 species of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles; and more than 100 interactive experiences.
`ein` EIN	03-0347288
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3464446.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Phelan Fretz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	156836.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0452
`motto` Tagline	Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunity.
`name` Charity name	ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4186122.0
`score` Overall score	91.45
`state` State code	VT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2743841.2320000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	197473.42200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	519666.89999999997

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.