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Missouri Botanical Garden

EIN 43-0666759Environment Missouri Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the country and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis - 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids. The Missouri Botanical Garden works to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.76Overall score
out of 100

83.17Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$55,154,497

Total expenses · USD$45,210,838

Program expenses

$35,535,718.67 recorded amount

78.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,718,011.84 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$7,911,896.65 recorded amount

17.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dr Peter Wyse Jackson
Recorded compensation: $316,091.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Missouri Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the country and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis - 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids. The Missouri Botanical Garden works to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.
`ein` EIN	43-0666759
`tot_exp` Total expenses	45210838.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.175
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Dr Peter Wyse Jackson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	316091.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0069
`motto` Tagline	To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.
`name` Charity name	Missouri Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	55154497.0
`score` Overall score	87.76
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	35535718.668
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1718011.844
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	7911896.649999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 43-0666759
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.