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The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia

EIN 55-0702401Arts, Culture, Humanities West Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Discover a world of music, theater, art, and science

The 240,000 square foot Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia opened on July 12, 2003. The Center houses performing arts, visual arts and the sciences under one roof - one of the few centers of its kind in the country. Located in the state's capital city of Charleston, the facility is home to the recently renovated Avampato Discovery Museum, Caperton Planetarium and Theater, and Juliet Art Museum and the Maier Foundation Performance Hall, a 1,883 seat theatre that is also home of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The Clay Center is one of the most ambitious economic, cultural and educational undertakings in the state's history The Center not only enhances the region's quality of life, but enriches the lives of all West Virginians.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.24Overall score
out of 100

88.28Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,428,348

Total expenses · USD$10,281,996

Program expenses

$8,657,440.63 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$637,483.75 recorded amount

6.2%

Administrative expenses

$966,507.62 recorded amount

9.4%

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

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Munkith al-Najjar
Recorded compensation: $200,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The 240,000 square foot Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia opened on July 12, 2003. The Center houses performing arts, visual arts and the sciences under one roof - one of the few centers of its kind in the country. Located in the state's capital city of Charleston, the facility is home to the recently renovated Avampato Discovery Museum, Caperton Planetarium and Theater, and Juliet Art Museum and the Maier Foundation Performance Hall, a 1,883 seat theatre that is also home of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The Clay Center is one of the most ambitious economic, cultural and educational undertakings in the state's history The Center not only enhances the region's quality of life, but enriches the lives of all West Virginians.
`ein` EIN	55-0702401
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10281996.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.062
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	88.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Munkith al-Najjar
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	200000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0194
`motto` Tagline	Discover a world of music, theater, art, and science
`name` Charity name	The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10428348.0
`score` Overall score	91.24
`state` State code	WV
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8657440.632000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	637483.752
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	966507.624

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 55-0702401
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: West Virginia (WV)
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.