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Forest Park Forever

EIN 43-1427062Environment Missouri Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Forest Park Forever: Stewards of a Treasure.

Founded in 1986, Forest Park Forever is a private nonprofit conservancy that works in partnership with the City of St. Louis and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry to restore, maintain and sustain Forest Park as one of America's greatest urban public parks.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.33Overall score
out of 100

90.71Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,328,072

Total expenses · USD$8,071,854

Program expenses

$5,650,297.80 recorded amount

70.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,525,580.41 recorded amount

18.9%

Administrative expenses

$887,903.94 recorded amount

11.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Lesley S. Hoffarth
Recorded compensation: $276,398.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.42%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Forest Park Forever
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1986, Forest Park Forever is a private nonprofit conservancy that works in partnership with the City of St. Louis and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry to restore, maintain and sustain Forest Park as one of America's greatest urban public parks.
`ein` EIN	43-1427062
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8071854.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.18899999999999997
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7
`fscore` Financial score	90.71
`leader` Recorded leader	Lesley S. Hoffarth
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	276398.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0342
`motto` Tagline	Forest Park Forever: Stewards of a Treasure.
`name` Charity name	Forest Park Forever
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14328072.0
`score` Overall score	91.33
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5650297.8
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1525580.4059999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	887903.9400000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 43-1427062
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.