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Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway

EIN 38-2461102Environment Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Education and Conservation

The Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway (ODCMG) is an education and conservation organization that was founded in the year 2000. Our purpose is to connect people with nature through outdoor education for the benefit of wildlife and the conservation of the natural world. We provide services in West Michigan and other communities as part of our Outdoor Discovery Network. Since 2000, the organization has served more than 200,000 children and adults through outdoor education and recreation programs. More than 75,000 people annually visit ODCMG sites to walk the trails and view the wildlife.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.77Overall score
out of 100

94.82Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,392,350

Total expenses · USD$2,992,451

Program expenses

$2,525,628.64 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$212,464.02 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$248,373.43 recorded amount

8.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Travis Williams
Recorded compensation: $169,616.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.66%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway (ODCMG) is an education and conservation organization that was founded in the year 2000. Our purpose is to connect people with nature through outdoor education for the benefit of wildlife and the conservation of the natural world. We provide services in West Michigan and other communities as part of our Outdoor Discovery Network. Since 2000, the organization has served more than 200,000 children and adults through outdoor education and recreation programs. More than 75,000 people annually visit ODCMG sites to walk the trails and view the wildlife.
`ein` EIN	38-2461102
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2992451.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.083
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Travis Williams
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	169616.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.056600000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Education and Conservation
`name` Charity name	Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2392350.0
`score` Overall score	88.77
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2525628.6440000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	212464.02099999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	248373.43300000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2461102
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.