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Lake Erie Nature & Science Center

EIN 34-0845030Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Discover the universe in your backyard

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center educates and inspires each of us to understand, appreciate and take responsibility for our natural world. Our vision is to give every child and adult the opportunity to make a lasting connection to the natural world and to build a lifelong passion for discovery.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.23Overall score
out of 100

89.02Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,314,589

Total expenses · USD$1,414,666

Program expenses

$1,150,123.46 recorded amount

81.3%

Fundraising expenses

$121,661.28 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$140,051.93 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 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: Catherine Timko
Recorded compensation: $101,922.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Lake Erie Nature & Science Center educates and inspires each of us to understand, appreciate and take responsibility for our natural world. Our vision is to give every child and adult the opportunity to make a lasting connection to the natural world and to build a lifelong passion for discovery.
`ein` EIN	34-0845030
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1414666.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.813
`fscore` Financial score	89.02
`leader` Recorded leader	Catherine Timko
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	101922.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07200000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Discover the universe in your backyard
`name` Charity name	Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1314589.0
`score` Overall score	92.23
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1150123.4579999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	121661.27599999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	140051.934

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0845030
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.