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San Diego Natural History Museum

EIN 95-1643375Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

It's happening at theNAT

The San Diego Natural History Museum traces its roots to an enthusiastic group of amateur naturalists, who formed the San Diego Society of Natural History in 1874. The Museum is the oldest scientific institution in southern California and the third oldest west of the Mississippi.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.29Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,052,387

Total expenses · USD$11,738,954

Program expenses

$9,989,849.85 recorded amount

85.1%

Fundraising expenses

$774,770.96 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$950,855.27 recorded amount

8.1%

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: Judy Gradwohl
Recorded compensation: $128,242.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Diego Natural History Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The San Diego Natural History Museum traces its roots to an enthusiastic group of amateur naturalists, who formed the San Diego Society of Natural History in 1874. The Museum is the oldest scientific institution in southern California and the third oldest west of the Mississippi.
`ein` EIN	95-1643375
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11738954.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.851
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Judy Gradwohl
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128242.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0109
`motto` Tagline	It's happening at theNAT
`name` Charity name	San Diego Natural History Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11052387.0
`score` Overall score	88.29
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9989849.854
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	774770.964
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	950855.274

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1643375
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.