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Great Meadow Foundation

EIN 52-1257702Environment Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving open space in service to the community

Great Meadow Foundation was established in 1982 with the mission of preserving the property in perpetual open space for community activities. Nestled in the heart of Virginia's Piedmont countryside, Great Meadow is a 250-acre field events center and steeplechase course. It is the permanent home of the spring and fall Virginia Gold Cup races, the Family July 4th celebration, and the Great Meadow Polo Club. It has four ponds, a small open air stadium, polo field and space for public and private events and activities. About 250,000 people a year come to Great Meadow for our events or simply to enjoy its scenic beauty and tranquility.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.74Overall score
out of 100

86.60Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,217,832

Total expenses · USD$1,975,821

Program expenses

$1,444,325.15 recorded amount

73.1%

Fundraising expenses

$7,903.28 recorded amount

0.4%

Administrative expenses

$521,616.74 recorded amount

26.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Robert Banner
Recorded compensation: $124,359.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.29%

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All 23 original fields for Great Meadow Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Great Meadow Foundation was established in 1982 with the mission of preserving the property in perpetual open space for community activities. Nestled in the heart of Virginia's Piedmont countryside, Great Meadow is a 250-acre field events center and steeplechase course. It is the permanent home of the spring and fall Virginia Gold Cup races, the Family July 4th celebration, and the Great Meadow Polo Club. It has four ponds, a small open air stadium, polo field and space for public and private events and activities. About 250,000 people a year come to Great Meadow for our events or simply to enjoy its scenic beauty and tranquility.
`ein` EIN	52-1257702
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1975821.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.264
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.731
`fscore` Financial score	86.6
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Banner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	124359.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0629
`motto` Tagline	Preserving open space in service to the community
`name` Charity name	Great Meadow Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2217832.0
`score` Overall score	87.74
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1444325.151
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	7903.284000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	521616.744

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1257702
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.