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South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

EIN 59-0915177Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To open every mind to science.

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is Palm Beach County's anchor institution for informal science education. The Center's 5,000 square foot Hall of Discovery includes a state-of-the-art planetarium, 1,000 square foot early childhood education room, multipurpose theater, and science laboratory. The 12,000 square foot Florida Exhibit Hall includes an immersive 4,000 square foot aquarium, NOAA's Science on a Sphere, and Everglades preservation kiosks. The Quantum Hall of Exploration is a 5,000 square foot travelling exhibition space, and the outdoor Forever Florida Nature Trail includes the Conservation Course, a 18-hole miniature Everglades-themed golf course, The Center is an award-winning "best in class" community-based science center offering state of the art educational programming and tech ventures based on computer coding, robotics, maker spaces and other leading edge technical educational programs which include School Science Nights, GEMS (Girls Engaged in Math and Science), Hack Shack Club, Maker Faire, Minecraft, Robotics, Makerbot, 3D printing and Xtreme Robotics.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.59Overall score
out of 100

87.32Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,650,636

Total expenses · USD$3,583,072

Program expenses

$2,719,551.65 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$139,739.81 recorded amount

3.9%

Administrative expenses

$720,197.47 recorded amount

20.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lewis Crampton
Recorded compensation: $94,625.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is Palm Beach County's anchor institution for informal science education. The Center's 5,000 square foot Hall of Discovery includes a state-of-the-art planetarium, 1,000 square foot early childhood education room, multipurpose theater, and science laboratory. The 12,000 square foot Florida Exhibit Hall includes an immersive 4,000 square foot aquarium, NOAA's Science on a Sphere, and Everglades preservation kiosks. The Quantum Hall of Exploration is a 5,000 square foot travelling exhibition space, and the outdoor Forever Florida Nature Trail includes the Conservation Course, a 18-hole miniature Everglades-themed golf course, The Center is an award-winning "best in class" community-based science center offering state of the art educational programming and tech ventures based on computer coding, robotics, maker spaces and other leading edge technical educational programs which include School Science Nights, GEMS (Girls Engaged in Math and Science), Hack Shack Club, Maker Faire, Minecraft, Robotics, Makerbot, 3D printing and Xtreme Robotics.
`ein` EIN	59-0915177
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3583072.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.201
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.039
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	87.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Lewis Crampton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	94625.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0264
`motto` Tagline	To open every mind to science.
`name` Charity name	South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4650636.0
`score` Overall score	90.59
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2719551.648
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	139739.808
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	720197.4720000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-0915177
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.