Charity profile · Historical source record

Houston Museum of Natural Science

EIN 74-1036131Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving and advancing knowledge of natural science

The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science, to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects, and to maintain and promote a museum of the first class. The Museum is a major science learning center with over a half million school children visiting annually, including every fourth grade and seventh grade class in the Houston Independent School District.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.66Overall score
out of 100

94.36Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$36,500,182

Total expenses · USD$35,434,393

Program expenses

$28,666,423.94 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,374,104.33 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$4,358,430.34 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joel A. Bartsch
Recorded compensation: $283,124.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Houston Museum of Natural Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science, to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects, and to maintain and promote a museum of the first class. The Museum is a major science learning center with over a half million school children visiting annually, including every fourth grade and seventh grade class in the Houston Independent School District.
`ein` EIN	74-1036131
`tot_exp` Total expenses	35434393.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	94.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Joel A. Bartsch
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	283124.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0079
`motto` Tagline	Preserving and advancing knowledge of natural science
`name` Charity name	Houston Museum of Natural Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	36500182.0
`score` Overall score	88.66
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	28666423.937000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2374104.3310000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4358430.339000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1036131
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.