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Descanso Gardens Guild, Inc.

EIN 95-2511202Environment California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Member-Supported Garden

Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. Our mission is to practice exemplary stewardship of Descanso's distinctive character and assets; offer people an experience close to nature; and cultivate understanding of the natural world and people's place in it through inspiration, education and example.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.78Overall score
out of 100

86.12Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,081,949

Total expenses · USD$8,740,038

Program expenses

$7,009,510.48 recorded amount

80.2%

Fundraising expenses

$882,743.84 recorded amount

10.1%

Administrative expenses

$839,043.65 recorded amount

9.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Juliann Rooke
Recorded compensation: $175,986.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Descanso Gardens Guild, Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. Our mission is to practice exemplary stewardship of Descanso's distinctive character and assets; offer people an experience close to nature; and cultivate understanding of the natural world and people's place in it through inspiration, education and example.
`ein` EIN	95-2511202
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8740038.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.096
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.802
`fscore` Financial score	86.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Juliann Rooke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175986.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.020099999999999996
`motto` Tagline	A Member-Supported Garden
`name` Charity name	Descanso Gardens Guild, Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9081949.0
`score` Overall score	89.78
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7009510.476000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	882743.838
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	839043.648

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2511202
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.