Charity profile · Historical source record

Virginia Living Museum

EIN 54-6055922Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting people to nature through educational experiences

In 1987, the Virginia Living Museum became the first living museum east of the Mississippi, combining the elements of a native wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical preserve and planetarium. The exhibits showcase all of the state's regions from the upland coves of the Appalachian Mountains to the salty offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and feature more than 245 different animal species. The Museum's unique exhibits are also a vital component in its extensive education programming. The museum believes in hands-on education; that by experiencing science it will become memorable. More than two million students have visited the museum since 1987.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.94Overall score
out of 100

91.01Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,569,023

Total expenses · USD$4,694,541

Program expenses

$3,952,803.52 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$178,392.56 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$553,955.84 recorded amount

11.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Page Hayhurst
Recorded compensation: $112,520.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Virginia Living Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	In 1987, the Virginia Living Museum became the first living museum east of the Mississippi, combining the elements of a native wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical preserve and planetarium. The exhibits showcase all of the state's regions from the upland coves of the Appalachian Mountains to the salty offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and feature more than 245 different animal species. The Museum's unique exhibits are also a vital component in its extensive education programming. The museum believes in hands-on education; that by experiencing science it will become memorable. More than two million students have visited the museum since 1987.
`ein` EIN	54-6055922
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4694541.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Page Hayhurst
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	112520.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0239
`motto` Tagline	Connecting people to nature through educational experiences
`name` Charity name	Virginia Living Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4569023.0
`score` Overall score	91.94
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3952803.5220000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	178392.558
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	553955.838

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-6055922
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.