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Blandford Nature Center

EIN 20-0739420Environment Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Engage and empower our community through enriching experiences in nature

Blandford Nature Center believes children and adults learn best through personal experience. Our job, and our passion, is to invite our community to get their hands dirty in nature – whether that be standing knee-high in water to learn about stream ecology or planting squash seeds to start a garden. This is accomplished through: an active outdoor environmental lab, a team of passionate, knowledgeable people and a strong link from past to future promoting sustainability. Blandford offers a wide variety of experiences to support our mission.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.35Overall score
out of 100

91.77Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,924,907

Total expenses · USD$1,358,816

Program expenses

$1,001,447.39 recorded amount

73.7%

Fundraising expenses

$161,699.10 recorded amount

11.9%

Administrative expenses

$194,310.69 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jason Meyer
Recorded compensation: $93,302.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.86%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Blandford Nature Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Blandford Nature Center believes children and adults learn best through personal experience. Our job, and our passion, is to invite our community to get their hands dirty in nature – whether that be standing knee-high in water to learn about stream ecology or planting squash seeds to start a garden. This is accomplished through: an active outdoor environmental lab, a team of passionate, knowledgeable people and a strong link from past to future promoting sustainability. Blandford offers a wide variety of experiences to support our mission.
`ein` EIN	20-0739420
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1358816.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.737
`fscore` Financial score	91.77
`leader` Recorded leader	Jason Meyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	93302.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.06860000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Engage and empower our community through enriching experiences in nature
`name` Charity name	Blandford Nature Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4924907.0
`score` Overall score	85.35
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1001447.392
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	161699.10400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	194310.68800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-0739420
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.