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Zimmer Children's Museum

EIN 20-1470992Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Playing our way to a better world

The Zimmer Children's Museum's mission is to make a better society through interactive learning, creative self-expression and art experiences for children and families. We are dedicated to teaching people about the BIG IDEAS of global citizenship, community responsibility, and cultural sensitivity. The Zimmer Children's Museum is a non-profit cultural institution located on Museum Row in Los Angeles, and features hands-on exhibits for children 0-8 to explore BIG IDEAS in creative and inspiring settings. The Zimmer is also the only museum dedicated specifically to kids and families in Los Angeles. Through the power of play, children will learn about human values such as respect for others, helping those in need, generosity, and creativity.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.38Overall score
out of 100

70.25Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,770,355

Total expenses · USD$2,472,455

Program expenses

$1,814,781.97 recorded amount

73.4%

Fundraising expenses

$274,442.51 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$378,285.61 recorded amount

15.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Esther Netter
Recorded compensation: $206,433.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.34%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Zimmer Children's Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Zimmer Children's Museum's mission is to make a better society through interactive learning, creative self-expression and art experiences for children and families. We are dedicated to teaching people about the BIG IDEAS of global citizenship, community responsibility, and cultural sensitivity. The Zimmer Children's Museum is a non-profit cultural institution located on Museum Row in Los Angeles, and features hands-on exhibits for children 0-8 to explore BIG IDEAS in creative and inspiring settings. The Zimmer is also the only museum dedicated specifically to kids and families in Los Angeles. Through the power of play, children will learn about human values such as respect for others, helping those in need, generosity, and creativity.
`ein` EIN	20-1470992
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2472455.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.153
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7340000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	70.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Esther Netter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	206433.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0834
`motto` Tagline	Playing our way to a better world
`name` Charity name	Zimmer Children's Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2770355.0
`score` Overall score	78.38
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1814781.9700000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	274442.505
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	378285.615

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-1470992
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.