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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation

EIN 38-3118579Environment Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Gifts that grow and bloom forever

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation (formerly Michigan Botanic Garden Foundation) was established in 1993 as a single-purpose foundation with the goal of creating an endowment fund to support the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts. Comprised of 125 acres of natural wetlands, woodlands, meadows and botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year round experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.46Overall score
out of 100

90.96Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$18,385,284

Total expenses · USD$4,455,748

Program expenses

$4,371,088.79 recorded amount

98.1%

Fundraising expenses

$13,367.24 recorded amount

0.3%

Administrative expenses

$66,836.22 recorded amount

1.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susanne T. Veeneman
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 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation (formerly Michigan Botanic Garden Foundation) was established in 1993 as a single-purpose foundation with the goal of creating an endowment fund to support the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts. Comprised of 125 acres of natural wetlands, woodlands, meadows and botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year round experience.
`ein` EIN	38-3118579
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4455748.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.015
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.981
`fscore` Financial score	90.96
`leader` Recorded leader	Susanne T. Veeneman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Gifts that grow and bloom forever
`name` Charity name	Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	18385284.0
`score` Overall score	91.46
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4371088.788
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	13367.244
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	66836.22

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-3118579
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.