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The Tech Museum of Innovation

EIN 94-2864660Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring the innovator in everyone

Opened in 1990, The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives, and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future. An expansive variety of interactive exhibits and unique floor programs showcase not just how technology works, but how it affects who we are and how we live, work, play and learn. The Tech's 132,000 square feet are divided among themed galleries focused on innovation, the internet, the human body, and exploration. Annually, The Tech plays host to roughly 400,000 guests - 80,000 of whom visit as part of a school field trip - making it one of California's most popular destinations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.26Overall score
out of 100

92.94Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,846,206

Total expenses · USD$19,542,724

Program expenses

$14,950,183.86 recorded amount

76.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,465,704.30 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$3,087,750.39 recorded amount

15.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Tim Ritchie
Recorded compensation: $321,084.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Tech Museum of Innovation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Opened in 1990, The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives, and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future. An expansive variety of interactive exhibits and unique floor programs showcase not just how technology works, but how it affects who we are and how we live, work, play and learn. The Tech's 132,000 square feet are divided among themed galleries focused on innovation, the internet, the human body, and exploration. Annually, The Tech plays host to roughly 400,000 guests - 80,000 of whom visit as part of a school field trip - making it one of California's most popular destinations.
`ein` EIN	94-2864660
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19542724.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.158
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.765
`fscore` Financial score	92.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Tim Ritchie
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	321084.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.016399999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring the innovator in everyone
`name` Charity name	The Tech Museum of Innovation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17846206.0
`score` Overall score	94.26
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14950183.86
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1465704.3
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3087750.392

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2864660
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.