Charity profile · Historical source record

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

EIN 36-6154098Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An innovative and compelling center of contemporary art

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) strives to be an innovative and compelling center of contemporary art where the public can directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of the art of our time. One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the MCA offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. The MCA aspires to engage a broad and diverse audience, create a sense of community and be a place for contemplation, stimulation, and discussion about contemporary art and culture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.71Overall score
out of 100

86.56Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$24,973,783

Total expenses · USD$21,058,376

Program expenses

$15,730,606.87 recorded amount

74.7%

Fundraising expenses

$2,147,954.35 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$3,137,698.02 recorded amount

14.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Madeleine Grynsztejn
Recorded compensation: $506,179.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.40%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) strives to be an innovative and compelling center of contemporary art where the public can directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of the art of our time. One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the MCA offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. The MCA aspires to engage a broad and diverse audience, create a sense of community and be a place for contemplation, stimulation, and discussion about contemporary art and culture.
`ein` EIN	36-6154098
`tot_exp` Total expenses	21058376.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.149
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.747
`fscore` Financial score	86.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Madeleine Grynsztejn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	506179.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024
`motto` Tagline	An innovative and compelling center of contemporary art
`name` Charity name	Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	24973783.0
`score` Overall score	87.71
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15730606.872
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2147954.352
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3137698.0239999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6154098
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.