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Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center

EIN 94-2718861Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Your home for the best creative collaborations in Santa Cruz

Founded in 1973, The mission of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections. We accomplish this mission when we bring people together around art and history through dynamic exhibitions, events, partnerships, and programs. When we are successful, our work helps build a stronger, more connected community. We believe that art and history are for everyone, and we work hard to offer experiences that connect people from many walks of life: across generations, ethnicity, and background. That means multi-cultural festivals, exhibitions filled with wonder, partnerships throughout the county, and surprising, fun connections with people and ideas across our community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.02Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,457,382

Total expenses · USD$1,864,470

Program expenses

$1,566,154.80 recorded amount

84.0%

Fundraising expenses

$162,208.89 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$134,241.84 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Nina Simon
Recorded compensation: $120,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, The mission of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections. We accomplish this mission when we bring people together around art and history through dynamic exhibitions, events, partnerships, and programs. When we are successful, our work helps build a stronger, more connected community. We believe that art and history are for everyone, and we work hard to offer experiences that connect people from many walks of life: across generations, ethnicity, and background. That means multi-cultural festivals, exhibitions filled with wonder, partnerships throughout the county, and surprising, fun connections with people and ideas across our community.
`ein` EIN	94-2718861
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1864470.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.84
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Nina Simon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	120000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0643
`motto` Tagline	Your home for the best creative collaborations in Santa Cruz
`name` Charity name	Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2457382.0
`score` Overall score	92.02
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1566154.8
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	162208.88999999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	134241.84000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2718861
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.