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Museum of Discovery

EIN 71-0391707Arts, Culture, Humanities Arkansas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To ignite a passion

The Museum of Discovery's mission is to ignite a passion for science, technology, and math in a dynamic, interactive environment. The museum was originally accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1993 and was re-accredited in 2001. During the period between its founding and its accreditation, the museum actively collected approximately 14,000 cultural and historical artifacts and numerous species of live animals and insects. In the 1970s, in-museum and outreach programs were developed, utilizing both the collections and the museum's exhibits.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.95Overall score
out of 100

81.13Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,427,905

Total expenses · USD$3,204,869

Program expenses

$2,515,822.17 recorded amount

78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$256,389.52 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$426,247.58 recorded amount

13.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kelley Bass
Recorded compensation: $128,038.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of Discovery
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Museum of Discovery's mission is to ignite a passion for science, technology, and math in a dynamic, interactive environment. The museum was originally accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1993 and was re-accredited in 2001. During the period between its founding and its accreditation, the museum actively collected approximately 14,000 cultural and historical artifacts and numerous species of live animals and insects. In the 1970s, in-museum and outreach programs were developed, utilizing both the collections and the museum's exhibits.
`ein` EIN	71-0391707
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3204869.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.133
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.785
`fscore` Financial score	81.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Kelley Bass
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128038.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.039900000000000005
`motto` Tagline	To ignite a passion
`name` Charity name	Museum of Discovery
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2427905.0
`score` Overall score	82.95
`state` State code	AR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2515822.165
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	256389.52000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	426247.57700000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 71-0391707
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Arkansas (AR)
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.