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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Exploring, explaining and celebrating the world of plants

In pursuit of the mission "exploring, explaining, and celebrating the world of plants," the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden provides a major horticultural and educational center with exceptional gardens, plant collections, and programs in order to promote the deep connections between people and plants, and to help create a more beautiful and sustainable world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.62Overall score
out of 100

95.62Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,772,609

Total expenses · USD$3,254,731

Program expenses

$2,616,803.72 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$253,869.02 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$377,548.80 recorded amount

11.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Stephanie Jutila
Recorded compensation: $102,057.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	In pursuit of the mission "exploring, explaining, and celebrating the world of plants," the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden provides a major horticultural and educational center with exceptional gardens, plant collections, and programs in order to promote the deep connections between people and plants, and to help create a more beautiful and sustainable world.
`ein` EIN	42-0540765
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3254731.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	95.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephanie Jutila
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	102057.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0313
`motto` Tagline	Exploring, explaining and celebrating the world of plants
`name` Charity name	Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2772609.0
`score` Overall score	91.62
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2616803.724
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	253869.018
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	377548.796

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-0540765
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
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.