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| Charity Name | The Franklin Institute | COSI Center of Science and Industry | Liberty Science Center | Science Center of Iowa | Orlando Science Center |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | Columbus, OH | Jersey City, NJ | Des Moines, IA | Orlando, FL |
| Overall Rating |
(87.99) |
(87.66) |
(91.88) |
(85.84) |
(90.47) |
| Financial Rating | (87.07) |
(86.46) |
(96.74) |
(83.27) |
(92.22) |
| A&T Rating | (89.00) |
(89.00) |
(89.00) |
(89.00) |
(89.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 84.6% | 86.0% | 80.5% | 80.8% | 88.5% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.4% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 12.4% | 7.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 4.9% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 4.1% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.17 | $0.09 | $0.07 | $0.25 | $0.05 |
| Program Growth | 2.6% | 2.0% | 9.8% | -0.6% | 5.2% |
| Working Capital | 2.87 | 0.93 | 3.49 | 4.47 | 2.09 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 10.9% | 17.4% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10.9% |
| Total Revenue | $40,175,651 | $20,416,717 | $36,566,801 | $6,960,663 | $22,138,306 |
| Total Expenses | $38,959,955 | $19,337,284 | $30,745,464 | $7,563,562 | $11,996,018 |
| Excess/Deficit | $1,215,696 | $1,079,433 | $5,821,337 | $-602,899 | $10,142,288 |
| Net Assets | $135,478,880 | $18,291,967 | $101,478,187 | $35,645,811 | $24,048,590 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$519,412 1.33% |
$343,533 1.77% |
$672,619 2.18% |
$192,300 2.54% |
$202,511 1.68% |
| 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 | | | | | |
