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Minnesota Children's Museum

EIN 41-1354181Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sparking children's learning through play

In 1981, the first children entered the original Minnesota Children's Museum (MCM), known as Minnesota's AwareHouse, in downtown Minneapolis. Since then, MCM has provided learning-infused play experiences for over six million visitors. Through its exhibits and programs, the Museum helps children discover themselves and the world around them through experimentation, creative self-expression, investigation and role-playing. Although the Museum's innovative traveling exhibits and signature daily programs are well-known throughout the community, the mission of the Museum extends far beyond downtown St. Paul. As the leading traveling exhibit developer for children's museums nationwide, the Museum sparks learning in young children across the continent.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.69Overall score
out of 100

84.01Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,274,014

Total expenses · USD$9,321,847

Program expenses

$6,665,120.60 recorded amount

71.5%

Fundraising expenses

$857,609.92 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,789,794.62 recorded amount

19.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dianne Krizan
Recorded compensation: $234,114.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Minnesota Children's Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	In 1981, the first children entered the original Minnesota Children's Museum (MCM), known as Minnesota's AwareHouse, in downtown Minneapolis. Since then, MCM has provided learning-infused play experiences for over six million visitors. Through its exhibits and programs, the Museum helps children discover themselves and the world around them through experimentation, creative self-expression, investigation and role-playing. Although the Museum's innovative traveling exhibits and signature daily programs are well-known throughout the community, the mission of the Museum extends far beyond downtown St. Paul. As the leading traveling exhibit developer for children's museums nationwide, the Museum sparks learning in young children across the continent.
`ein` EIN	41-1354181
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9321847.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.192
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.715
`fscore` Financial score	84.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Dianne Krizan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	234114.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.025099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Sparking children's learning through play
`name` Charity name	Minnesota Children's Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9274014.0
`score` Overall score	88.69
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6665120.6049999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	857609.924
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1789794.624

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-1354181
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.