Charity profile · Historical source record

Museum of Science

EIN 04-2103916Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Furthering understanding of science and technology

Founded in 1830, the Museum of Science, Boston works to stimulate interest in and further understanding of science and technology and their importance for individuals and for society. To accomplish this educational mission, the Museum is dedicated to attracting the broadest possible spectrum of participants, and involving them in activities, exhibits and programs which will: encourage curiosity, questioning and exploration; inform and educate; enhance a sense of personal achievement in learning; respect individual interest, backgrounds and abilities; and promote life-long learning and informed and active citizenship.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.76Overall score
out of 100

84.18Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$95,565,729

Total expenses · USD$62,392,418

Program expenses

$50,101,111.65 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$5,802,494.87 recorded amount

9.3%

Administrative expenses

$6,364,026.64 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Ioannis N. Miaoulis
Recorded compensation: $607,173.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.97%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Museum of Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1830, the Museum of Science, Boston works to stimulate interest in and further understanding of science and technology and their importance for individuals and for society. To accomplish this educational mission, the Museum is dedicated to attracting the broadest possible spectrum of participants, and involving them in activities, exhibits and programs which will: encourage curiosity, questioning and exploration; inform and educate; enhance a sense of personal achievement in learning; respect individual interest, backgrounds and abilities; and promote life-long learning and informed and active citizenship.
`ein` EIN	04-2103916
`tot_exp` Total expenses	62392418.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	84.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Ioannis N. Miaoulis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	607173.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0097
`motto` Tagline	Furthering understanding of science and technology
`name` Charity name	Museum of Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	95565729.0
`score` Overall score	87.76
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	50101111.654
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	5802494.874000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6364026.636

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.