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The Computer History Museum

EIN 77-0507525Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where computing history lives

The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a unique role in the history of the computing revolution. Formally established in 1999, the Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. We are home to one of the largest international collections of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing physical objects, ephemera, photographs, moving images, documents and software. The Museum's vision is to explore the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.13Overall score
out of 100

93.98Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,252,904

Total expenses · USD$12,796,532

Program expenses

$10,262,818.66 recorded amount

80.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,074,908.69 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,433,211.58 recorded amount

11.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John Hollar
Recorded compensation: $378,677.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.95%

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All 23 original fields for The Computer History Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a unique role in the history of the computing revolution. Formally established in 1999, the Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. We are home to one of the largest international collections of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing physical objects, ephemera, photographs, moving images, documents and software. The Museum's vision is to explore the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience.
`ein` EIN	77-0507525
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12796532.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.802
`fscore` Financial score	93.98
`leader` Recorded leader	John Hollar
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	378677.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.029500000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Where computing history lives
`name` Charity name	The Computer History Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9252904.0
`score` Overall score	91.13
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10262818.664
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1074908.688
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1433211.5839999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0507525
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.