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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

EIN 95-1643378Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring a thirst for discovery and a passion for the natural world.

The mission of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is to enlighten the public by developing and presenting fundamental knowledge of natural history research, so as to teach and inspire a lifelong passion and abiding respect for the natural world. The Museum features 11 exhibit halls, focusing on regional natural history, including birds, insects, mammals, marine life, paleontology, Native Americans and the Chumash Indians. Since its founding in 1916, the Museum has grown steadily in all programs, establishing major collections in anthropology, earth sciences, and zoology, producing major scientific works and offering educational programs to school children and adults.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.67Overall score
out of 100

83.99Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,489,312

Total expenses · USD$7,363,122

Program expenses

$5,087,917.30 recorded amount

69.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,008,747.71 recorded amount

13.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,259,093.86 recorded amount

17.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Luke Swetland
Recorded compensation: $185,783.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is to enlighten the public by developing and presenting fundamental knowledge of natural history research, so as to teach and inspire a lifelong passion and abiding respect for the natural world. The Museum features 11 exhibit halls, focusing on regional natural history, including birds, insects, mammals, marine life, paleontology, Native Americans and the Chumash Indians. Since its founding in 1916, the Museum has grown steadily in all programs, establishing major collections in anthropology, earth sciences, and zoology, producing major scientific works and offering educational programs to school children and adults.
`ein` EIN	95-1643378
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7363122.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.171
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.691
`fscore` Financial score	83.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Luke Swetland
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185783.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0252
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring a thirst for discovery and a passion for the natural world.
`name` Charity name	Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10489312.0
`score` Overall score	88.67
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5087917.301999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1008747.7139999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1259093.8620000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1643378
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.