Charity profile · Historical source record

Grounds for Sculpture

EIN 22-3694371Arts, Culture, Humanities New Jersey Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Whimsical. Contemplative. Playful.

Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. It was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people. Visitors to the park can enjoy the outdoor permanent collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children, artist residencies and lectures, tours for adults, schoolchildren, toddlers, as well as touch tours for the blind. In addition, the park also offers various events, a 42-acre arboretum, shopping and dining, including the high-rated fine dining destination known as Rat's Restaurant. In 2007, over 100,000 people visited Grounds For Sculpture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.09Overall score
out of 100

88.50Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,738,967

Total expenses · USD$6,750,788

Program expenses

$4,712,050.02 recorded amount

69.8%

Fundraising expenses

$857,350.08 recorded amount

12.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,167,886.32 recorded amount

17.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 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: Gary Schneider
Recorded compensation: $167,134.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.47%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Grounds for Sculpture
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. It was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people. Visitors to the park can enjoy the outdoor permanent collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children, artist residencies and lectures, tours for adults, schoolchildren, toddlers, as well as touch tours for the blind. In addition, the park also offers various events, a 42-acre arboretum, shopping and dining, including the high-rated fine dining destination known as Rat's Restaurant. In 2007, over 100,000 people visited Grounds For Sculpture.
`ein` EIN	22-3694371
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6750788.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.127
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.698
`fscore` Financial score	88.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary Schneider
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	167134.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024700000000000003
`motto` Tagline	Whimsical. Contemplative. Playful.
`name` Charity name	Grounds for Sculpture
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6738967.0
`score` Overall score	90.09
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4712050.023999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	857350.076
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1167886.324

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.