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Project Exploration

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Science education, discovery, youth development

Project Exploration is a nationally recognized nonprofit science education and youth development organization whose mission is to make science and engineering accessible to traditionally overlooked communities, particularly minority youth and girls. Since 1999, Project Exploration has engaged Chicago Public School students in hands-on experiences with real science and real scientists, and has provided critical leadership in the national conversation about out-of-school time STEM education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.15Overall score
out of 100

68.46Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$477,796

Total expenses · USD$380,716

Program expenses

$298,862.06 recorded amount

78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$42,259.48 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$38,833.03 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Natasha Walker
Recorded compensation: $100,950.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 26.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Project Exploration
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Project Exploration is a nationally recognized nonprofit science education and youth development organization whose mission is to make science and engineering accessible to traditionally overlooked communities, particularly minority youth and girls. Since 1999, Project Exploration has engaged Chicago Public School students in hands-on experiences with real science and real scientists, and has provided critical leadership in the national conversation about out-of-school time STEM education.
`ein` EIN	36-4305660
`tot_exp` Total expenses	380716.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.785
`fscore` Financial score	68.46
`leader` Recorded leader	Natasha Walker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100950.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.2651
`motto` Tagline	Science education, discovery, youth development
`name` Charity name	Project Exploration
`tot_rev` Total revenue	477796.0
`score` Overall score	77.15
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	298862.06
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	42259.476
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	38833.032

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4305660
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.