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Orlando Science Center

EIN 59-0896343Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Explore, discover, together

Orlando Science Center (OSC) is one of America's top hands-on science centers where learning is always fun. Located in Orlando, Florida, interactive learning and discovery await within the center's hundreds of exhibits, programs and labs, giant screen films and planetarium shows. The science center provides educational opportunities both within and outside the center's walls, including field trips, family science nights at schools and community centers and other outreach. The Science Center was incorporated in 1955 as the Central Florida Museum and opened in Orlando Loch Haven Park in 1960. The new facility opened in 1997 with four floors of exhibit space, an observatory, a giant screen domed theater for films and planetarium shows, a café, a store and much more.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.48Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,458,831

Total expenses · USD$9,959,285

Program expenses

$8,863,763.65 recorded amount

89.0%

Fundraising expenses

$438,208.54 recorded amount

4.4%

Administrative expenses

$647,353.53 recorded amount

6.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: JoAnn Newman
Recorded compensation: $171,518.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.72%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Orlando Science Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Orlando Science Center (OSC) is one of America's top hands-on science centers where learning is always fun. Located in Orlando, Florida, interactive learning and discovery await within the center's hundreds of exhibits, programs and labs, giant screen films and planetarium shows. The science center provides educational opportunities both within and outside the center's walls, including field trips, family science nights at schools and community centers and other outreach. The Science Center was incorporated in 1955 as the Central Florida Museum and opened in Orlando Loch Haven Park in 1960. The new facility opened in 1997 with four floors of exhibit space, an observatory, a giant screen domed theater for films and planetarium shows, a café, a store and much more.
`ein` EIN	59-0896343
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9959285.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.065
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.89
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	JoAnn Newman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	171518.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0172
`motto` Tagline	Explore, discover, together
`name` Charity name	Orlando Science Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10458831.0
`score` Overall score	89.48
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8863763.65
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	438208.54000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	647353.525

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-0896343
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.