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| Charity Name | The Franklin Institute | Great Lakes Science Center | The Computer History Museum | South Florida Science Center and Aquarium | Science Central |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | Cleveland, OH | Mountain View, CA | West Palm Beach, FL | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Overall Rating |
(87.99) |
(86.15) |
(90.34) |
(93.47) |
(88.22) |
| Financial Rating | (87.07) |
(80.65) |
(91.92) |
(90.77) |
(87.49) |
| A&T Rating | (89.00) |
(97.00) |
(89.00) |
(100.00) |
(89.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 84.6% | 76.9% | 79.5% | 77.3% | 70.2% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.4% | 14.9% | 12.2% | 20.0% | 23.6% |
| Fund Expenses | 4.9% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.17 | $0.26 | $0.15 | $0.02 | $0.07 |
| Program Growth | 2.6% | -4.4% | 6.0% | 10.9% | 1.9% |
| Working Capital | 2.87 | 3.41 | 3.31 | 2.96 | 3.05 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 10.9% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 5.0% | 2.1% |
| Total Revenue | $40,175,651 | $6,870,947 | $10,033,140 | $5,496,833 | $2,025,460 |
| Total Expenses | $38,959,955 | $8,629,408 | $14,984,693 | $4,448,322 | $1,700,279 |
| Excess/Deficit | $1,215,696 | $-1,758,461 | $-4,951,553 | $1,048,511 | $325,181 |
| Net Assets | $135,478,880 | $33,999,335 | $59,896,501 | $11,318,971 | $5,241,592 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$519,412 1.33% |
$172,982 2.00% |
$278,023 1.85% |
$103,257 2.32% |
$85,780 5.04% |
| 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 | | | | | |
