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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

EIN 38-2394044Environment Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Always Growing, Always Beautiful, Always New

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts. Comprised of 158 acres of natural wetlands, woodlands, meadows and botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year round experience with indoor tropical, arid, Carnivorous, Victorian and seasonal gardens, world class changing sculpture galleries with shows by international artists, and outdoor acreage featuring a world-class sculpture park, Japanese garden, children's garden, historic Michigan's farm garden, amphitheater for summer concert events, nature trails and board walks. During the year, approximately 750,000 individuals were admitted to the gardens and 40,000 school children attended field trips.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.50Overall score
out of 100

92.31Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$135,363,072

Total expenses · USD$19,104,355

Program expenses

$16,525,267.07 recorded amount

86.5%

Fundraising expenses

$573,130.65 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,986,852.92 recorded amount

10.4%

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: David Hooker
Recorded compensation: $367,108.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.92%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts. Comprised of 158 acres of natural wetlands, woodlands, meadows and botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year round experience with indoor tropical, arid, Carnivorous, Victorian and seasonal gardens, world class changing sculpture galleries with shows by international artists, and outdoor acreage featuring a world-class sculpture park, Japanese garden, children's garden, historic Michigan's farm garden, amphitheater for summer concert events, nature trails and board walks. During the year, approximately 750,000 individuals were admitted to the gardens and 40,000 school children attended field trips.
`ein` EIN	38-2394044
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19104355.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.865
`fscore` Financial score	92.31
`leader` Recorded leader	David Hooker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	367108.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0192
`motto` Tagline	Always Growing, Always Beautiful, Always New
`name` Charity name	Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
`tot_rev` Total revenue	135363072.0
`score` Overall score	90.5
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16525267.075
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	573130.65
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1986852.9200000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2394044
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.