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San Francisco Botanical Garden Society

EIN 94-6050168Environment California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting the San Francisco Botanical Garden

The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society is the support organization for the San Francisco Botanical Garden. The Society builds communities of support for the Garden and cultivates the bond between people and plants. San Francisco's unique Botanical Garden inspires visitors with an extraordinary diversity of plants from Mediterranean climates around the world. Included in the Garden's collection are over 8,800 varieties of rare and unusual plants that can be successfully grown in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through its programs and displays, the Botanical Garden celebrates the bond between people and plants, instilling a deeper understanding of the need to conserve earth's biological heritage.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.52Overall score
out of 100

89.87Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,131,590

Total expenses · USD$4,261,791

Program expenses

$3,230,437.58 recorded amount

75.8%

Fundraising expenses

$575,341.79 recorded amount

13.5%

Administrative expenses

$447,488.05 recorded amount

10.5%

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: Sue Ann Schiff
Recorded compensation: $159,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society is the support organization for the San Francisco Botanical Garden. The Society builds communities of support for the Garden and cultivates the bond between people and plants. San Francisco's unique Botanical Garden inspires visitors with an extraordinary diversity of plants from Mediterranean climates around the world. Included in the Garden's collection are over 8,800 varieties of rare and unusual plants that can be successfully grown in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through its programs and displays, the Botanical Garden celebrates the bond between people and plants, instilling a deeper understanding of the need to conserve earth's biological heritage.
`ein` EIN	94-6050168
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4261791.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.135
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.758
`fscore` Financial score	89.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Sue Ann Schiff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	159500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0374
`motto` Tagline	Supporting the San Francisco Botanical Garden
`name` Charity name	San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4131590.0
`score` Overall score	92.52
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3230437.578
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	575341.785
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	447488.055

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-6050168
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.