Balance — Natural Science Institutions

 
 

Obviously, the more income received as a result of an institution’s own Program Service (PS) effort, the less they rely on Donations.  The top 10 receive 61% from PS, covering 83% of its expense.  That’s similar to Arts at 80%.  Both NatSci and Art Top 10 are much more successful at expense recovery than average, 22% and 46% respectively.


It might be assumed that the larger CANs are capable of producing better exhibits that proportionately attract more public income.  It is not true in practice.  The Top 10 average Total Revenue of $6.9 million while the Bottom 10 average $46 million.

These charts relate the sources of CAN income among the three categories: Program Services, Donations, and Business activities. 


The first chart, for example, shows that the 10 CANs with the greatest income from Program Services average 61%.


Those in the top ten earn 6% of their income from Business activities and 33% from Donations on average


Similarly, the CANs earning the least from Program Services, 12% on average, earn 20% and 68% from Business and Donations espectively.



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Program Services



As with Arts and Science and Technology categories, some institutions rely heavily on Donations. 







The bottom 10, however, have a more balanced mix with 80% coming from other sources, 45% from Business activity in particular. 

Donations

The top 10 obtain more than half of their income from Business, 9 of which receive more than half from that category.  On average, an additional 26% of the top 10’s income comes from Donations.  These rich CANS obtain only 15% of their revenue from Program Services.




Those with the least Business revenue, rely most heavily on Donations.

Business

Program Services

61%

Business

6%

Program

Services

8%

Donations

67%

Business

24%

Donations

87%

Business

5%

Donations

25%

Business

42%

Program

Services

8%

Program

Services

33%

Business

59%

Donations

26%

Program

Services

15%

Business

3%

Donations

74

Program

Services

23%

Donations

33%

Draft 8 June 09