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Great Lakes Science Center

EIN 31-1258416Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

One of America's largest interactive science museums

Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is one of America's largest interactive science museums. See, touch and explore hundreds of hands-on exhibits, watch breathtaking OMNIMAX films and enjoy daily demonstrations. Discover exciting educational programs that demonstrate the interdependency of science, environment and technology, particularly in the Great Lakes Region. GSLC's mission is to stimulate interest and increase understanding of the sciences; demonstrate the interrelationship of science, environment and technology; and help people of all ages achieve and maintain greater science literacy in order to sustain and improve the quality of Great Cleveland, the Great Lakes region and beyond.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.34Overall score
out of 100

84.12Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,784,171

Total expenses · USD$8,958,539

Program expenses

$7,175,789.74 recorded amount

80.1%

Fundraising expenses

$591,263.57 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,182,527.15 recorded amount

13.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kirsten Ellenbogen
Recorded compensation: $163,366.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.82%

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All 23 original fields for Great Lakes Science Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is one of America's largest interactive science museums. See, touch and explore hundreds of hands-on exhibits, watch breathtaking OMNIMAX films and enjoy daily demonstrations. Discover exciting educational programs that demonstrate the interdependency of science, environment and technology, particularly in the Great Lakes Region. GSLC's mission is to stimulate interest and increase understanding of the sciences; demonstrate the interrelationship of science, environment and technology; and help people of all ages achieve and maintain greater science literacy in order to sustain and improve the quality of Great Cleveland, the Great Lakes region and beyond.
`ein` EIN	31-1258416
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8958539.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.132
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8009999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	84.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Kirsten Ellenbogen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	163366.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0182
`motto` Tagline	One of America's largest interactive science museums
`name` Charity name	Great Lakes Science Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6784171.0
`score` Overall score	86.34
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7175789.738999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	591263.574
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1182527.148

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1258416
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.