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    Louisiana Children's Museum

    Louisiana Children's Museum

     

    ...Is this your nonprofit?

    ...501(c)(3) organization

    ...Donations are tax-deductible

    ...http://lcm.org/

    ...15 HENRY THOMAS DR
    New Orleans LA 70124-1500

    504-523-1357


    New Orleans LA | IRS ruling year: 1982 | EIN: 72-0929068  

     

    Organization Mission

    The Louisiana Children's Museum promotes hands-on participatory learning for children of all ages. Encouraging discovery through observation, inquiry, creative const ... (More)

     


    Rating Information

    Good


    This charity's score is 87%, earning it a Three-Star rating.


    This overall score is calculated entirely from a single beacon score, weighted as follows: 100% Accountability & Finance. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.

    Beacon Weights
    Historical Ratings
     Review Before Proceeding - Reported Matter of Concern

    On January 4, 2022, nola.com reported on the operations of Louisiana Children's Museum in an article titled, "Head of Louisiana Children's Museum on leave amid racial discrimination probe, sources say." For more information regarding this matter, please see the nola.com article.

    • On May 4, 2022, Biz New Orleans published an article titled, "Longtime Louisiana Children’s Museum CEO Announces Retirement." For more information, please see the Biz New Orleans article.

    Charity Response

    Louisiana Children's Museum has provided their response to this Advisory.

    For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

     Important note on the timeliness of ratings

    The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Louisiana Children's Museum is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.

    Rating Report

    • Impact & Results
    • Accountability & Finance
    • Culture & Community
    • Leadership & Adaptability
    Accountability & Finance
    Impact & ResultsAccountability & FinanceCulture & CommunityLeadership & Adaptability

     

    Accountability & Finance

     

    Louisiana Children's Museum has earned a 87% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.

    This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.

    This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2020, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us. 

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    Accountability and Transparency
    ...Full Credit
      
    ...Partial Credit
      
    ...No Credit
      
    ...Not Applicable
    Governance
    Policies
    Transparency

    Financial Metrics
    ...Full Credit
      
    ...Partial Credit
      
    ...No Credit
      
    ...Not Applicable
    ...Liabilities to Assets Ratio - 1.70% - 10/10 pts
    ...Working Capital Ratio - 13.85 years - 10/10 pts
    ...Fundraising Efficiency - $0.02 - 10/10 pts
    ...Administrative Expense Ratio - 28.00% - 5/10 pts
    ...Fundraising Expense Ratio - 8.60% - 10/10 pts
    ...Program Expense Ratio - 63.30% - 4.03/10 pts
    ...Program Expense Growth - 19.25% - 10/10 pts

    Additional Information

    Total Revenue and Expenses - Data Available
    Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
    IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
    Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

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