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| Charity Name | The Field Museum | San Diego Natural History Museum | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Fort Collins Museum of Discovery | The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum |
| Location | Chicago, IL | San Diego, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | Fort Collins, CO | Midland, TX |
| Overall Rating |
(85.73) |
(90.68) |
(88.49) |
(90.20) |
(91.17) |
| Financial Rating | (85.48) |
(88.84) |
(83.73) |
(86.74) |
(94.10) |
| A&T Rating | (86.00) |
(93.00) |
(100.00) |
(96.00) |
(89.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 84.6% | 86.5% | 69.0% | 80.5% | 71.8% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.1% | 7.5% | 16.6% | 8.2% | 17.4% |
| Fund Expenses | 5.1% | 5.8% | 14.3% | 11.1% | 10.7% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.08 | $0.05 | $0.14 | $0.58 | $0.03 |
| Program Growth | -0.5% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| Working Capital | 4.26 | 1.97 | 7.59 | 3.56 | 24.43 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 31.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| Total Revenue | $100,507,012 | $14,843,527 | $11,668,298 | $1,209,564 | $2,597,528 |
| Total Expenses | $74,463,566 | $12,932,006 | $7,485,375 | $2,317,776 | $1,645,116 |
| Excess/Deficit | $26,043,446 | $1,911,521 | $4,182,923 | $-1,108,212 | $952,412 |
| Net Assets | $456,918,186 | $48,243,371 | $69,423,725 | $8,579,384 | $40,915,804 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$586,422 0.78% |
$276,294 2.13% |
$174,836 2.33% |
$87,359 3.76% |
$99,710 6.06% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets |  | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | |  | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
