Charity profile · Historical source record

Friends of the National Arboretum

EIN 52-1257712Environment District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserve and enhance the U.S. National Arboretum.

Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA)'s mission is to preserve and enhance the U.S. National Arboretum. We work to provide valuable financial and volunteer support, especially for Arboretum internship programs, maintenance of the gardens and collections, The Washington Youth Garden and many other projects. Our focus areas include environmental preservation, plant research, urban greenspace, education, and community outreach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.93Overall score
out of 100

90.84Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,174,158

Total expenses · USD$1,291,668

Program expenses

$963,584.33 recorded amount

74.6%

Fundraising expenses

$80,083.42 recorded amount

6.2%

Administrative expenses

$246,708.59 recorded amount

19.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Thomas F. McGuire
Recorded compensation: $106,731.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of the National Arboretum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA)'s mission is to preserve and enhance the U.S. National Arboretum. We work to provide valuable financial and volunteer support, especially for Arboretum internship programs, maintenance of the gardens and collections, The Washington Youth Garden and many other projects. Our focus areas include environmental preservation, plant research, urban greenspace, education, and community outreach.
`ein` EIN	52-1257712
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1291668.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.191
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.062
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.746
`fscore` Financial score	90.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas F. McGuire
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	106731.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.08259999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Preserve and enhance the U.S. National Arboretum.
`name` Charity name	Friends of the National Arboretum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1174158.0
`score` Overall score	92.93
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	963584.328
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	80083.416
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	246708.58800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1257712
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.