Charity profile · Historical source record

EcoTarium

EIN 04-2105868Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

science.nature.explore.connect.

Founded in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History, EcoTarium works to contribute to a better world by inspiring a passion for science and nature through discovery. Our transition from the New England Science Center to the EcoTarium in 1998 refocused the museum on its roots in the natural sciences with a focus on hands-on exploration and discovery. EcoTarium is on the forefront of bringing science and nature education to schoolchildren in grades K-12. Each year, the museum serves thousands of schoolchildren from across the region and strives to provide unique and exciting avenues to explore science and nature inside the classroom and out.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.48Overall score
out of 100

87.99Financial 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$6,700,228

Total expenses · USD$4,965,747

Program expenses

$3,461,125.66 recorded amount

69.7%

Fundraising expenses

$347,602.29 recorded amount

7.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,147,087.56 recorded amount

23.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Joseph Cox
Recorded compensation: $150,180.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.02%

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 EcoTarium
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History, EcoTarium works to contribute to a better world by inspiring a passion for science and nature through discovery. Our transition from the New England Science Center to the EcoTarium in 1998 refocused the museum on its roots in the natural sciences with a focus on hands-on exploration and discovery. EcoTarium is on the forefront of bringing science and nature education to schoolchildren in grades K-12. Each year, the museum serves thousands of schoolchildren from across the region and strives to provide unique and exciting avenues to explore science and nature inside the classroom and out.
`ein` EIN	04-2105868
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4965747.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.231
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6970000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Joseph Cox
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150180.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0302
`motto` Tagline	science.nature.explore.connect.
`name` Charity name	EcoTarium
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6700228.0
`score` Overall score	88.48
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3461125.6590000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	347602.29000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1147087.557

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.