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Houston Parks Board

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creating, improving and protecting parkland for Houston

The Houston Parks Board was created in 1976 in response to a request by Houston's major foundations and civic leaders who wanted to contribute to the city's park system through an organization that would represent their needs and desires. Since its inception, the Houston Parks Board has raised and leveraged millions of dollars and touched at least 75% of the City's parkland either through acquisitions and/or capital improvements. As a result of the flexibility with which Houston Parks Board operates, it is involved in a wide range of activities related to the expansion and improvement of the parks system. The Houston Parks Board's primary programs are its Park Creation Campaign (acquiring parkland to create new parks and expand existing parks) and its Park Improvement Projects (creating new amenities or renovating existing facilities).

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.34Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,217,590

Total expenses · USD$22,107,401

Program expenses

$20,979,923.55 recorded amount

94.9%

Fundraising expenses

$442,148.02 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$663,222.03 recorded amount

3.0%

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: Beth White
Recorded compensation: $155,298.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Houston Parks Board
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Houston Parks Board was created in 1976 in response to a request by Houston's major foundations and civic leaders who wanted to contribute to the city's park system through an organization that would represent their needs and desires. Since its inception, the Houston Parks Board has raised and leveraged millions of dollars and touched at least 75% of the City's parkland either through acquisitions and/or capital improvements. As a result of the flexibility with which Houston Parks Board operates, it is involved in a wide range of activities related to the expansion and improvement of the parks system. The Houston Parks Board's primary programs are its Park Creation Campaign (acquiring parkland to create new parks and expand existing parks) and its Park Improvement Projects (creating new amenities or renovating existing facilities).
`ein` EIN	74-1860046
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22107401.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Beth White
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	155298.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.006999999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Creating, improving and protecting parkland for Houston
`name` Charity name	Houston Parks Board
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21217590.0
`score` Overall score	94.34
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20979923.549000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	442148.02
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	663222.03

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1860046
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.