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The Children's Museum of Memphis

EIN 62-1326890Arts, Culture, Humanities Tennessee Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The place where play IS learning!

Founded in 1987, The Children's Museum of Memphis creates memorable learning experiences through the joy of play in hands-on exhibits and programs. The Museum's core values are the intersection of play and hands-on learning; a positive impact on the community; a positive family experience; a complement to classroom education; inclusiveness; excellent customer service; nurturing appropriate partnerships in the community; and following the best practices of the children's museum field.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.05Overall score
out of 100

85.93Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,662,611

Total expenses · USD$2,879,765

Program expenses

$2,179,982.10 recorded amount

75.7%

Fundraising expenses

$262,058.61 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$431,964.75 recorded amount

15.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Richard C. Hackett
Recorded compensation: $308,495.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Children's Museum of Memphis
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1987, The Children's Museum of Memphis creates memorable learning experiences through the joy of play in hands-on exhibits and programs. The Museum's core values are the intersection of play and hands-on learning; a positive impact on the community; a positive family experience; a complement to classroom education; inclusiveness; excellent customer service; nurturing appropriate partnerships in the community; and following the best practices of the children's museum field.
`ein` EIN	62-1326890
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2879765.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.757
`fscore` Financial score	85.93
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard C. Hackett
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	308495.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.10710000000000001
`motto` Tagline	The place where play IS learning!
`name` Charity name	The Children's Museum of Memphis
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2662611.0
`score` Overall score	90.05
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2179982.105
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	262058.615
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	431964.75

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1326890
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.