Charity profile · Historical source record

Texas State Aquarium

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The premier Aquarium showcasing the Gulf of Mexico

The Texas State Aquarium works to provide educationally enriching, entertaining programming to a diverse audience; to develop entertaining interactive exhibits that engage and inspire; to promote and practice environmental conservation and wildlife rehabilitation; and to provide first-class guest services. The Texas State Aquarium opened July 6, 1990; since that time, more than seven million visitors have experienced the Aquarium. The Aquarium also educates over 60,000 children annually. As part of our mission, the Aquarium provides educational programs that are both entertaining and enriching and support the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) test. We offer self-guided tours, guided tours, gallery programs, behind-the-scenes tours, camp-ins, outreach programs, and much more.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.93Overall score
out of 100

90.84Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,907,888

Total expenses · USD$14,727,252

Program expenses

$11,663,983.58 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,207,634.66 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,840,906.50 recorded amount

12.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas Schmid
Recorded compensation: $333,160.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.26%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Texas State Aquarium
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Texas State Aquarium works to provide educationally enriching, entertaining programming to a diverse audience; to develop entertaining interactive exhibits that engage and inspire; to promote and practice environmental conservation and wildlife rehabilitation; and to provide first-class guest services. The Texas State Aquarium opened July 6, 1990; since that time, more than seven million visitors have experienced the Aquarium. The Aquarium also educates over 60,000 children annually. As part of our mission, the Aquarium provides educational programs that are both entertaining and enriching and support the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) test. We offer self-guided tours, guided tours, gallery programs, behind-the-scenes tours, camp-ins, outreach programs, and much more.
`ein` EIN	23-7044950
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14727252.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.125
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	90.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Schmid
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	333160.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0226
`motto` Tagline	The premier Aquarium showcasing the Gulf of Mexico
`name` Charity name	Texas State Aquarium
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14907888.0
`score` Overall score	92.93
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	11663983.584
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1207634.6639999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1840906.5

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.