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The Atlanta Botanical Garden

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Developing and maintaining plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment

The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden as a non-profit is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.53Overall score
out of 100

94.11Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$23,287,994

Total expenses · USD$22,065,406

Program expenses

$18,071,567.51 recorded amount

81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,588,709.23 recorded amount

7.2%

Administrative expenses

$2,383,063.85 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Mary Pat Matheson
Recorded compensation: $489,037.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Atlanta Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden as a non-profit is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.
`ein` EIN	58-1313284
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22065406.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Pat Matheson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	489037.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.022099999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Developing and maintaining plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment
`name` Charity name	The Atlanta Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	23287994.0
`score` Overall score	93.53
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18071567.514000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1588709.232
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2383063.848

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-1313284
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.