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Cleveland Botanical Garden

EIN 34-0239538Environment Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Blending education, social responsibility, culture and environmental stewardship

Cleveland Botanical Garden was founded in 1930 as the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland. The Garden's mission is grounded in the belief that quality-of-life can be improved through a better understanding of the interdependence of plants, people, and the environment. From our home base in University Circle, to our off-site urban learning gardens and outdoor classrooms at Cleveland schools, the Garden provides sensory-rich environments to promote life-long learning. Our mission, blending education, social responsibility, culture and environmental stewardship helps people of all ages and backgrounds appreciate and benefit from the positive role that plants play in their lives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

72.19Overall score
out of 100

72.40Financial score
out of 100

72.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,086,331

Total expenses · USD$7,054,254

Program expenses

$5,354,178.79 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$585,503.08 recorded amount

8.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,107,517.88 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Paul Abbey
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Cleveland Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	72.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Cleveland Botanical Garden was founded in 1930 as the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland. The Garden's mission is grounded in the belief that quality-of-life can be improved through a better understanding of the interdependence of plants, people, and the environment. From our home base in University Circle, to our off-site urban learning gardens and outdoor classrooms at Cleveland schools, the Garden provides sensory-rich environments to promote life-long learning. Our mission, blending education, social responsibility, culture and environmental stewardship helps people of all ages and backgrounds appreciate and benefit from the positive role that plants play in their lives.
`ein` EIN	34-0239538
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7054254.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.083
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	72.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Paul Abbey
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Blending education, social responsibility, culture and environmental stewardship
`name` Charity name	Cleveland Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4086331.0
`score` Overall score	72.19
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5354178.786
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	585503.082
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1107517.878

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0239538
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.