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Port Discovery Children's Museum

EIN 52-1806933Arts, Culture, Humanities Maryland Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To connect purposeful play and learning

Port Discovery's mission is to connect purposeful play and learning. Activities and exhibits are based on the Museum's four learning initiatives: Early Childhood Learning, Healthy Families: Healthy Communities, STEM Learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), and Creative Arts and Culture. Since opening in the historic Fish Market building in Downtown Baltimore in 1998, Port Discovery has served more than 5 million visitors.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.15Overall score
out of 100

80.42Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,793,316

Total expenses · USD$4,505,453

Program expenses

$3,207,882.54 recorded amount

71.2%

Fundraising expenses

$549,665.27 recorded amount

12.2%

Administrative expenses

$743,399.74 recorded amount

16.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.27 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bryn Parchman
Recorded compensation: $137,796.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Port Discovery Children's Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Port Discovery's mission is to connect purposeful play and learning. Activities and exhibits are based on the Museum's four learning initiatives: Early Childhood Learning, Healthy Families: Healthy Communities, STEM Learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), and Creative Arts and Culture. Since opening in the historic Fish Market building in Downtown Baltimore in 1998, Port Discovery has served more than 5 million visitors.
`ein` EIN	52-1806933
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4505453.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.165
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.122
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7120000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Bryn Parchman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137796.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0305
`motto` Tagline	To connect purposeful play and learning
`name` Charity name	Port Discovery Children's Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4793316.0
`score` Overall score	86.15
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3207882.5360000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	549665.266
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	743399.745

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1806933
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.