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Skirball Cultural Center

EIN 95-4538371Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A cultural center guided by the Jewish tradition of “welcoming the stranger” and inspired by American democratic ideals

The Skirball Cultural Center's mission is to be a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. The Skirball welcomes people of all communities and generations to participate in cultural experiences that celebrate discovery and hope, foster human connections, and call upon us to help build a more just society. The Skirball advances its mission through: the display and interpretation of its museum collection and changing exhibitions; scholarship and publications; the presentation of 300+ annual public programs that explore literary, visual, and performing arts from around the world; pioneering school outreach programs; an interactive children's museum inspired by the Noah's Ark story; Zeidler's Café; Audrey's Museum Store; and community outreach. The Skirball welcomes over 600,000 visitors annually, including 100,000 students and teachers in pre-K- 12th grade, mainly from public schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.83Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,817,798

Total expenses · USD$25,294,003

Program expenses

$21,272,256.52 recorded amount

84.1%

Fundraising expenses

$859,996.10 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$3,136,456.37 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Uri D. Herscher
Recorded compensation: $387,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Skirball Cultural Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Skirball Cultural Center's mission is to be a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. The Skirball welcomes people of all communities and generations to participate in cultural experiences that celebrate discovery and hope, foster human connections, and call upon us to help build a more just society. The Skirball advances its mission through: the display and interpretation of its museum collection and changing exhibitions; scholarship and publications; the presentation of 300+ annual public programs that explore literary, visual, and performing arts from around the world; pioneering school outreach programs; an interactive children's museum inspired by the Noah's Ark story; Zeidler's Café; Audrey's Museum Store; and community outreach. The Skirball welcomes over 600,000 visitors annually, including 100,000 students and teachers in pre-K- 12th grade, mainly from public schools.
`ein` EIN	95-4538371
`tot_exp` Total expenses	25294003.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.841
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Uri D. Herscher
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	387000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015300000000000001
`motto` Tagline	A cultural center guided by the Jewish tradition of “welcoming the stranger” and inspired by American democratic ideals
`name` Charity name	Skirball Cultural Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21817798.0
`score` Overall score	87.83
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	21272256.523
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	859996.1020000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3136456.372

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4538371
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.