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Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building community through gardening

Founded in 1942, the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati is the second oldest non-profit civic garden center in the State of Ohio. The Center enriches lives through education, community beautification and environmental stewardship. It is an oasis in the city - eight beautifully landscaped acres open daily to visitors at no charge and located 2.5 miles from downtown Cincinnati. The Center provides education and information to individuals, schools, organizations and businesses through its Horticulture Helpline, library, classes, hands-on workshops, tours, special events and outreach programs. Our Neighborhood Gardens program touches 23 communities with over 47 active gardens. Compost Kids and Summer Sprouts programs introduce young people to gardening.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.83Overall score
out of 100

88.30Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$611,209

Total expenses · USD$779,757

Program expenses

$637,061.47 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$35,868.82 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$106,046.95 recorded amount

13.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Vickie Ciotti
Recorded compensation: $67,218.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.62%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1942, the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati is the second oldest non-profit civic garden center in the State of Ohio. The Center enriches lives through education, community beautification and environmental stewardship. It is an oasis in the city - eight beautifully landscaped acres open daily to visitors at no charge and located 2.5 miles from downtown Cincinnati. The Center provides education and information to individuals, schools, organizations and businesses through its Horticulture Helpline, library, classes, hands-on workshops, tours, special events and outreach programs. Our Neighborhood Gardens program touches 23 communities with over 47 active gardens. Compost Kids and Summer Sprouts programs introduce young people to gardening.
`ein` EIN	31-0559893
`tot_exp` Total expenses	779757.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.136
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	88.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Vickie Ciotti
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	67218.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0862
`motto` Tagline	Building community through gardening
`name` Charity name	Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
`tot_rev` Total revenue	611209.0
`score` Overall score	79.83
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	637061.469
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	35868.822
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	106046.952

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-0559893
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.