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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

EIN 59-0668480Environment Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants

Founded in 1938 on an 83-acre site south of Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden works to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. Fundamental to this task is inspiring a greater knowledge and love for plants and gardening so that all can enjoy the beauty and bounty of the tropical world. Assembling and maintaining an outstanding botanical collection has always been a fundamental part of the institution's existence. The Garden has also emphasized the expansion of plant knowledge through publications, education programs, and research in taxonomy, floristics, conservation biology and ethno-botany. Today, Fairchild is the region's leading source of environmental, horticultural and botanical education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.37Overall score
out of 100

86.70Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,468,473

Total expenses · USD$8,735,589

Program expenses

$7,180,654.16 recorded amount

82.2%

Fundraising expenses

$786,203.01 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$759,996.24 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Carl Lewis
Recorded compensation: $110,328.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1938 on an 83-acre site south of Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden works to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. Fundamental to this task is inspiring a greater knowledge and love for plants and gardening so that all can enjoy the beauty and bounty of the tropical world. Assembling and maintaining an outstanding botanical collection has always been a fundamental part of the institution's existence. The Garden has also emphasized the expansion of plant knowledge through publications, education programs, and research in taxonomy, floristics, conservation biology and ethno-botany. Today, Fairchild is the region's leading source of environmental, horticultural and botanical education.
`ein` EIN	59-0668480
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8735589.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8220000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.7
`leader` Recorded leader	Carl Lewis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110328.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0126
`motto` Tagline	Exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants
`name` Charity name	Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7468473.0
`score` Overall score	89.37
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7180654.158000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	786203.01
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	759996.2429999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-0668480
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.