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The Bakken Museum

EIN 51-0175508Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world

The Bakken Museum is a one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world. Inspiring a passion for science and its potential for social good by helping people explore the history and nature of electricity and magnetism. It is a museum with electrifying exhibits and activities that are fun for kids and families and an education center that offers top quality hands-on programs for students and teachers. The Bakken has the world's leading collection of books and artifacts on the history of electricity in life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.94Overall score
out of 100

86.98Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,463,726

Total expenses · USD$2,485,124

Program expenses

$1,896,149.61 recorded amount

76.3%

Fundraising expenses

$268,393.39 recorded amount

10.8%

Administrative expenses

$315,610.75 recorded amount

12.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael Sanders
Recorded compensation: $104,685.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Bakken Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Bakken Museum is a one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world. Inspiring a passion for science and its potential for social good by helping people explore the history and nature of electricity and magnetism. It is a museum with electrifying exhibits and activities that are fun for kids and families and an education center that offers top quality hands-on programs for students and teachers. The Bakken has the world's leading collection of books and artifacts on the history of electricity in life.
`ein` EIN	51-0175508
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2485124.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.127
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.763
`fscore` Financial score	86.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Sanders
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	104685.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0421
`motto` Tagline	A one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world
`name` Charity name	The Bakken Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1463726.0
`score` Overall score	87.94
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1896149.612
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	268393.39200000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	315610.748

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0175508
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.