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American Public Gardens Association

EIN 23-7110058Environment Pennsylvania Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Public gardens worldwide

American Public Gardens Association serves public gardens and advances them as leaders, advocates, and innovators. We advance the field by encouraging best practices, offering educational and networking opportunities, and advocating on behalf of our members, our programs and public gardens worldwide. We work together with our members and others to strengthen and shape public horticulture, providing the tools and support industry professionals need to better serve the public while preserving and celebrating plants creatively and sustainably.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.24Overall score
out of 100

80.62Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,432,296

Total expenses · USD$2,276,779

Program expenses

$1,586,914.96 recorded amount

69.7%

Fundraising expenses

$29,598.13 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$655,712.35 recorded amount

28.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Casey Sclar
Recorded compensation: $166,096.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Public Gardens Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	American Public Gardens Association serves public gardens and advances them as leaders, advocates, and innovators. We advance the field by encouraging best practices, offering educational and networking opportunities, and advocating on behalf of our members, our programs and public gardens worldwide. We work together with our members and others to strengthen and shape public horticulture, providing the tools and support industry professionals need to better serve the public while preserving and celebrating plants creatively and sustainably.
`ein` EIN	23-7110058
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2276779.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.28800000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6970000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Casey Sclar
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	166096.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0729
`motto` Tagline	Public gardens worldwide
`name` Charity name	American Public Gardens Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2432296.0
`score` Overall score	84.24
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1586914.9630000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	29598.127000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	655712.3520000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7110058
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.