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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

EIN 54-1273467Environment Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting people through plants to improve communities.

Founded in 1984, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is located on 80 acres in Richmond, Virginia. A public place for the display and scientific study of plants, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of the only two independent public botanical gardens in Virginia and has the designation of a state botanical garden. The Garden provides education to the community about the plant world, promotes the best in horticulture and landscape design, and works toward the goal of being a leader in botanical and applied horticultural research. The Garden is providing technical guidance and counsel to a growing number of urban community gardens, neighborhood associations, and civic-minded institutions that are committed to improving the quality of life in our region through greening initiatives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.14Overall score
out of 100

94.42Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,506,122

Total expenses · USD$8,265,053

Program expenses

$7,364,162.22 recorded amount

89.1%

Fundraising expenses

$82,650.53 recorded amount

1.0%

Administrative expenses

$801,710.14 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Shane Tippett
Recorded compensation: $137,334.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.66%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is located on 80 acres in Richmond, Virginia. A public place for the display and scientific study of plants, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of the only two independent public botanical gardens in Virginia and has the designation of a state botanical garden. The Garden provides education to the community about the plant world, promotes the best in horticulture and landscape design, and works toward the goal of being a leader in botanical and applied horticultural research. The Garden is providing technical guidance and counsel to a growing number of urban community gardens, neighborhood associations, and civic-minded institutions that are committed to improving the quality of life in our region through greening initiatives.
`ein` EIN	54-1273467
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8265053.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.01
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8909999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	94.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Shane Tippett
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137334.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0166
`motto` Tagline	Connecting people through plants to improve communities.
`name` Charity name	Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6506122.0
`score` Overall score	95.14
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7364162.222999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	82650.53
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	801710.141

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1273467
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.