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Science Museum of Western Virginia

EIN 54-1023953Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making science and technology accessible to all people

The Science Museum of Western Virginia, chartered in 1970, exists to make science and technology accessible to all people by providing hands-on exhibits and galleries, offering a variety of innovative programs, preserving and displaying collections to stimulate and enhance learning. Exhibits such as The Butterfly Garden, Healthy Bodies Gallery, Open Lab, and Children's Curiosity Corner create a welcoming atmosphere that stimulate curiosity and wonder.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.97Overall score
out of 100

88.96Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$741,381

Total expenses · USD$871,912

Program expenses

$694,041.95 recorded amount

79.6%

Fundraising expenses

$34,876.48 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$142,121.66 recorded amount

16.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rachel Hopkins
Recorded compensation: $79,340.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Science Museum of Western Virginia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Science Museum of Western Virginia, chartered in 1970, exists to make science and technology accessible to all people by providing hands-on exhibits and galleries, offering a variety of innovative programs, preserving and displaying collections to stimulate and enhance learning. Exhibits such as The Butterfly Garden, Healthy Bodies Gallery, Open Lab, and Children's Curiosity Corner create a welcoming atmosphere that stimulate curiosity and wonder.
`ein` EIN	54-1023953
`tot_exp` Total expenses	871912.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.163
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.96
`leader` Recorded leader	Rachel Hopkins
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79340.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0909
`motto` Tagline	Making science and technology accessible to all people
`name` Charity name	Science Museum of Western Virginia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	741381.0
`score` Overall score	88.97
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	694041.9519999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	34876.48
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	142121.65600000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1023953
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.