Charity profile · Historical source record

Desert Botanical Garden

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants

Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world's finest collections of desert plants. Founded in 1939, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year. The Garden's commitment to the community is to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the Southwestern United States. We will ensure that the Garden is always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many wonders of the desert.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.88Overall score
out of 100

77.56Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,595,415

Total expenses · USD$15,606,893

Program expenses

$11,720,776.64 recorded amount

75.1%

Fundraising expenses

$2,013,289.20 recorded amount

12.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,857,220.27 recorded amount

11.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ken Schutz
Recorded compensation: $453,006.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.90%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Desert Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world's finest collections of desert plants. Founded in 1939, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year. The Garden's commitment to the community is to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the Southwestern United States. We will ensure that the Garden is always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many wonders of the desert.
`ein` EIN	86-0136925
`tot_exp` Total expenses	15606893.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.129
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7509999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	77.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Ken Schutz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	453006.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.028999999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Advancing excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants
`name` Charity name	Desert Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17595415.0
`score` Overall score	83.88
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	11720776.642999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2013289.1970000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1857220.2670000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-0136925
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

Explore alongside

Related source records

Linked by source subcategory, prioritizing the same recorded state. Not a recommendation or ranking.

A useful next step

Keep the context.

Check current organizational information separately before making a giving decision. This record does not include an official website, donation URL, or current eligibility field.

Giving research guide ↗

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.