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Botanical Research Institute of Texas

EIN 75-2198196Research and Public Policy Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sharing knowledge about the plant world to enhance life for people and all living things

Founded in 1987 and based in Fort Worth, Botanical Research Institute of Texas Inc. (BRIT) is an international scientific research and learning center focused on conservation and knowledge sharing. BRIT's mission is to conserve our natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public understanding of the value plants bring to life. BRIT documents the diversity of plant life and conducts extensive research around the world and shares knowledge about plants to enhance life for people and all living things. In the last 10 years, BRIT scientists have located and described scores of species previously unknown to science.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.94Overall score
out of 100

83.45Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,289,756

Total expenses · USD$5,266,139

Program expenses

$3,875,878.30 recorded amount

73.6%

Fundraising expenses

$647,735.10 recorded amount

12.3%

Administrative expenses

$737,259.46 recorded amount

14.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Edward Schneider
Recorded compensation: $300,260.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.70%

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All 23 original fields for Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1987 and based in Fort Worth, Botanical Research Institute of Texas Inc. (BRIT) is an international scientific research and learning center focused on conservation and knowledge sharing. BRIT's mission is to conserve our natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public understanding of the value plants bring to life. BRIT documents the diversity of plant life and conducts extensive research around the world and shares knowledge about plants to enhance life for people and all living things. In the last 10 years, BRIT scientists have located and described scores of species previously unknown to science.
`ein` EIN	75-2198196
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5266139.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.736
`fscore` Financial score	83.45
`leader` Recorded leader	Edward Schneider
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	300260.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.057
`motto` Tagline	Sharing knowledge about the plant world to enhance life for people and all living things
`name` Charity name	Botanical Research Institute of Texas
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5289756.0
`score` Overall score	85.94
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3875878.304
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	647735.0970000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	737259.4600000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-2198196
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.