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McKee Botanical Garden

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nurturing a historic garden in a unique tropical setting

McKee Botanical Garden is a cultural organization located at the southern gateway to Vero Beach, Florida, with the mission of "nurturing and enhancing a historic garden in a unique tropical setting for the education, enjoyment and enrichment of all." The garden is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a historic Florida landmark. McKee Botanical Garden is known for its 18-acre subtropical jungle hammock, filled with plants appropriate for horticultural growing zone 9B. This dense and diverse collection also features several restored architectural treasures.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.60Overall score
out of 100

81.22Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,230,126

Total expenses · USD$1,443,755

Program expenses

$1,004,853.48 recorded amount

69.6%

Fundraising expenses

$291,638.51 recorded amount

20.2%

Administrative expenses

$145,819.25 recorded amount

10.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Christine Hobart
Recorded compensation: $101,469.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for McKee Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	McKee Botanical Garden is a cultural organization located at the southern gateway to Vero Beach, Florida, with the mission of "nurturing and enhancing a historic garden in a unique tropical setting for the education, enjoyment and enrichment of all." The garden is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a historic Florida landmark. McKee Botanical Garden is known for its 18-acre subtropical jungle hammock, filled with plants appropriate for horticultural growing zone 9B. This dense and diverse collection also features several restored architectural treasures.
`ein` EIN	65-1189895
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1443755.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.20199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.696
`fscore` Financial score	81.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Christine Hobart
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	101469.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0702
`motto` Tagline	Nurturing a historic garden in a unique tropical setting
`name` Charity name	McKee Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5230126.0
`score` Overall score	81.6
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1004853.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	291638.50999999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	145819.25499999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 65-1189895
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.