Charity profile · Historical source record

Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

The mission of Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is to provide a vehicle for friends, volunteers and supporters of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA) to meaningfully support the educational, charitable, scientific and other related activities and affairs of the Aquarium. With its spectacular natural setting adjacent to Cabrillo Beach Coastal Park and the Port of Los Angeles, CMA is uniquely suited to its leadership role in marine science education, aquaculture research and community recreation. The historic Frank Gehry-designed aquarium displays the largest collection of Southern California marine life in the world. Since 1935, CMA has provided visitors with both a natural and interactive approach to learning about the marine environment of Southern California.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.88Overall score
out of 100

92.85Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & 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$1,148,338

Total expenses · USD$1,338,237

Program expenses

$1,037,133.68 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$161,926.68 recorded amount

12.1%

Administrative expenses

$137,838.41 recorded amount

10.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Caroline Brady
Recorded compensation: $105,968.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.91%

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 Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is to provide a vehicle for friends, volunteers and supporters of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA) to meaningfully support the educational, charitable, scientific and other related activities and affairs of the Aquarium. With its spectacular natural setting adjacent to Cabrillo Beach Coastal Park and the Port of Los Angeles, CMA is uniquely suited to its leadership role in marine science education, aquaculture research and community recreation. The historic Frank Gehry-designed aquarium displays the largest collection of Southern California marine life in the world. Since 1935, CMA has provided visitors with both a natural and interactive approach to learning about the marine environment of Southern California.
`ein` EIN	33-0585381
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1338237.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.121
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	92.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Caroline Brady
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	105968.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0791
`motto` Tagline	Supporting the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
`name` Charity name	Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1148338.0
`score` Overall score	88.88
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1037133.675
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	161926.677
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	137838.41100000002

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.