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North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc.

EIN 56-6076622Environment North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting the North Carolina Botanical Garden

The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation is the membership organization that supports the North Carolina Botanical Garden, its mission, and its programs. The Foundation and its Board of Directors raise nearly 50 percent of the funds for operating expenses of the Garden. In addition, the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation protects nearly 300 acres of land for conservation purposes. The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a unit of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Garden furthers the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service through its own mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.84Overall score
out of 100

83.21Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,316,145

Total expenses · USD$1,521,702

Program expenses

$1,065,191.40 recorded amount

70.0%

Fundraising expenses

$248,037.43 recorded amount

16.3%

Administrative expenses

$205,429.77 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Damon Waitt
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation is the membership organization that supports the North Carolina Botanical Garden, its mission, and its programs. The Foundation and its Board of Directors raise nearly 50 percent of the funds for operating expenses of the Garden. In addition, the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation protects nearly 300 acres of land for conservation purposes. The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a unit of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Garden furthers the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service through its own mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.
`ein` EIN	56-6076622
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1521702.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.163
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7
`fscore` Financial score	83.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Damon Waitt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Supporting the North Carolina Botanical Garden
`name` Charity name	North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1316145.0
`score` Overall score	86.84
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1065191.4
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	248037.426
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	205429.77000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-6076622
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.