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Kidspace Children's Museum

EIN 95-3501213Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring children to become joyful, active learners.

The mission of Kidspace Children's Museum is to nurture the potential of all children through kid-driven experiences, inspiring them to become joyful, active learners. In 1979, Kidspace Children's Museum was launched to address a critical educational need in the San Gabriel Valley: increased access to the arts, humanities and sciences for children. Serving over 365,000 guests each year, Kidspace is a unique children's museum that features more than 40 hands-on exhibits, programs, and monthly events on almost 3.5 acres of indoor and outdoor space. Kidspace encourages a child's growth and development through explorations of natural environments, investigations in science, and artistic forms of expression that captivate the inquisitive and growing minds of children ages 1 to 10.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.98Overall score
out of 100

94.15Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,658,687

Total expenses · USD$5,636,442

Program expenses

$4,633,155.32 recorded amount

82.2%

Fundraising expenses

$467,824.69 recorded amount

8.3%

Administrative expenses

$524,189.11 recorded amount

9.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.29 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael Shanklin
Recorded compensation: $175,006.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.10%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Kidspace Children's Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Kidspace Children's Museum is to nurture the potential of all children through kid-driven experiences, inspiring them to become joyful, active learners. In 1979, Kidspace Children's Museum was launched to address a critical educational need in the San Gabriel Valley: increased access to the arts, humanities and sciences for children. Serving over 365,000 guests each year, Kidspace is a unique children's museum that features more than 40 hands-on exhibits, programs, and monthly events on almost 3.5 acres of indoor and outdoor space. Kidspace encourages a child's growth and development through explorations of natural environments, investigations in science, and artistic forms of expression that captivate the inquisitive and growing minds of children ages 1 to 10.
`ein` EIN	95-3501213
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5636442.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.29
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.083
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8220000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.15
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Shanklin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175006.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.031
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring children to become joyful, active learners.
`name` Charity name	Kidspace Children's Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4658687.0
`score` Overall score	94.98
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4633155.324
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	467824.68600000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	524189.1060000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3501213
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.