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Museum of Ventura County

EIN 95-1942930Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating, preserving and interpreting the art, history and culture of Ventura County, the California Channel Islands and the surrounding region.

The Museum of Ventura County celebrates, preserves and interprets the art, history and culture of Ventura County, the California Channel Islands and the surrounding region through its collections, exhibitions, events, educational programs, publications and its research library, and serves as a gathering place for the community. The Museum of Ventura County first opened in 1913 in the newly built Ventura County Courthouse (now Ventura City Hall). Over 50,000 individuals per year enjoy the Museum's exhibitions, Research Library, tours, special programs, and events.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.87Overall score
out of 100

76.95Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,289,474

Total expenses · USD$1,611,024

Program expenses

$1,042,332.53 recorded amount

64.7%

Fundraising expenses

$201,378.00 recorded amount

12.5%

Administrative expenses

$364,091.42 recorded amount

22.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Elena Brokaw
Recorded compensation: $41,575.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Museum of Ventura County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Museum of Ventura County celebrates, preserves and interprets the art, history and culture of Ventura County, the California Channel Islands and the surrounding region through its collections, exhibitions, events, educational programs, publications and its research library, and serves as a gathering place for the community. The Museum of Ventura County first opened in 1913 in the newly built Ventura County Courthouse (now Ventura City Hall). Over 50,000 individuals per year enjoy the Museum's exhibitions, Research Library, tours, special programs, and events.
`ein` EIN	95-1942930
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1611024.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.226
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.125
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.647
`fscore` Financial score	76.95
`leader` Recorded leader	Elena Brokaw
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	41575.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0258
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating, preserving and interpreting the art, history and culture of Ventura County, the California Channel Islands and the surrounding region.
`name` Charity name	Museum of Ventura County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2289474.0
`score` Overall score	78.87
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1042332.528
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	201378.0
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	364091.424

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1942930
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.