Charity profile · Historical source record

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

EIN 75-6067569Arts, Culture, Humanities Texas Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring minds through nature and science

Founded in 1968, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science exposes our children to a world of ideas and concepts in science, math and technology, all within one spectacular location. By offering hands-on ways to learn about scientific evidence, mathematical concepts and natural history, the Museum will profoundly affect what and how our kids experience science and nature. Future scientists, mathematicians and engineers will find inspiration and education through interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations and vivid contextual displays.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.75Overall score
out of 100

88.96Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,070,145

Total expenses · USD$27,785,810

Program expenses

$22,117,504.76 recorded amount

79.6%

Fundraising expenses

$861,360.11 recorded amount

3.1%

Administrative expenses

$4,751,373.51 recorded amount

17.1%

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: Linda Abraham Silver
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1968, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science exposes our children to a world of ideas and concepts in science, math and technology, all within one spectacular location. By offering hands-on ways to learn about scientific evidence, mathematical concepts and natural history, the Museum will profoundly affect what and how our kids experience science and nature. Future scientists, mathematicians and engineers will find inspiration and education through interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations and vivid contextual displays.
`ein` EIN	75-6067569
`tot_exp` Total expenses	27785810.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.171
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.031
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.96
`leader` Recorded leader	Linda Abraham Silver
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring minds through nature and science
`name` Charity name	Perot Museum of Nature and Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20070145.0
`score` Overall score	90.75
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	22117504.759999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	861360.11
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4751373.510000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-6067569
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.