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Monell Chemical Senses Center

EIN 23-2020897Health Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing discovery in taste and smell

Established in 1967, Monell Chemical Senses Center is the world's only independent scientific institute dedicated to interdisciplinary basic research on the senses of taste and smell. Monell is a nexus where outstanding scientists from many disciplines work together to focus on a common objective: understanding the mechanisms and functions of taste and smell and how these senses relate to human health. The Center's integrated research approaches range from basic molecular biology to behavioral neuroscience, from cellular biology to comparative ecology, from analytical chemistry to clinical work with human patients. Monell scientists are at the forefront of discovery, exploring the senses of taste and smell in order to answer pressing questions about health, behavior, and the environment that we could not even foresee a decade ago.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.45Overall score
out of 100

82.17Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,764,447

Total expenses · USD$13,342,596

Program expenses

$10,020,289.60 recorded amount

75.1%

Fundraising expenses

$800,555.76 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,508,408.05 recorded amount

18.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert Margolskee
Recorded compensation: $251,910.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.88%

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All 23 original fields for Monell Chemical Senses Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1967, Monell Chemical Senses Center is the world's only independent scientific institute dedicated to interdisciplinary basic research on the senses of taste and smell. Monell is a nexus where outstanding scientists from many disciplines work together to focus on a common objective: understanding the mechanisms and functions of taste and smell and how these senses relate to human health. The Center's integrated research approaches range from basic molecular biology to behavioral neuroscience, from cellular biology to comparative ecology, from analytical chemistry to clinical work with human patients. Monell scientists are at the forefront of discovery, exploring the senses of taste and smell in order to answer pressing questions about health, behavior, and the environment that we could not even foresee a decade ago.
`ein` EIN	23-2020897
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13342596.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.188
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7509999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	82.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Margolskee
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	251910.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.018799999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Advancing discovery in taste and smell
`name` Charity name	Monell Chemical Senses Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11764447.0
`score` Overall score	86.45
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10020289.595999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	800555.76
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2508408.048

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-2020897
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.