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| Charity Name | Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago | New York Hall of Science | The Bakken Museum | Discovery World | Living Arts & Science Center |
| Location | Chicago, IL | Corona, NY | Minneapolis, MN | Milwaukee, WI | Lexington, KY |
| Overall Rating |
(93.07) |
(92.57) |
(92.34) |
(90.71) |
(89.38) |
| Financial Rating | (91.06) |
(89.94) |
(89.18) |
(87.50) |
(99.57) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(97.00) |
(100.00) |
(96.00) |
(85.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 79.5% | 80.1% | 73.3% | 88.7% | 81.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 12.7% | 9.6% | 13.5% | 7.2% | 14.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 7.7% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.12 | $0.17 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| Program Growth | 7.6% | 6.3% | 2.6% | -5.9% | 29.3% |
| Working Capital | 3.02 | 2.30 | 7.05 | 5.52 | 5.73 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 23.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 11.0% | 3.7% |
| Total Revenue | $87,049,282 | $18,943,074 | $14,410,600 | $6,415,449 | $767,684 |
| Total Expenses | $65,750,821 | $23,495,124 | $2,962,015 | $8,782,750 | $1,015,067 |
| Excess/Deficit | $21,298,461 | $-4,552,050 | $11,448,585 | $-2,367,301 | $-247,383 |
| Net Assets | $214,546,796 | $53,804,385 | $18,618,042 | $53,029,617 | $5,138,179 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$695,977 1.05% |
$367,427 1.56% |
$127,680 4.31% |
$223,913 2.54% |
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| 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 | | | | | |