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| Charity Name | Fernbank Museum of Natural History | Virginia Living Museum | Fleet Science Center | Science Museum of Western Virginia | South Florida Museum |
| Location | Atlanta, GA | Newport News, VA | San Diego, CA | Roanoke, VA | Bradenton, FL |
| Overall Rating |
(93.99) |
(91.94) |
(88.97) |
(88.97) |
(87.76) |
| Financial Rating | (95.20) |
(91.01) |
(84.93) |
(88.96) |
(91.37) |
| A&T Rating | (93.00) |
(93.00) |
(96.00) |
(89.00) |
(85.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 81.3% | 84.2% | 82.8% | 79.6% | 84.7% |
| Admin Expenses | 13.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 16.3% | 6.7% |
| Fund Expenses | 4.8% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 8.5% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.23 | $0.12 | $0.14 |
| Program Growth | 3.7% | < 0.1% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 6.9% |
| Working Capital | 3.54 | 4.09 | 0.63 | 0.92 | 5.44 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 3.4% | 2.1% | 32.7% | 5.7% | 28.9% |
| Total Revenue | $10,082,465 | $4,569,023 | $8,169,632 | $741,381 | $3,012,396 |
| Total Expenses | $12,236,992 | $4,694,541 | $8,900,376 | $871,912 | $3,401,335 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-2,154,527 | $-125,518 | $-730,744 | $-130,531 | $-388,939 |
| Net Assets | $42,628,977 | $19,496,825 | $9,720,935 | $924,070 | $33,316,207 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$226,053 1.84% |
$112,520 2.39% |
$200,831 2.25% |
$79,340 9.09% |
$124,744 3.66% |
| 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 | | | | | |
