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The Garden Conservancy

EIN 13-3570145Environment New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving and Sharing Outstanding American Gardens

The mission of the Garden Conservancy is to save and share outstanding American gardens for the education and inspiration of the public. Working with private garden owners as well as public organizations across the country, we help private gardens become public and help restore, rehabilitate, and protect public gardens. Since our founding in 1989, we have worked with more than eighty gardens, many of them historic landmarks. The Garden Conservancy's signature Open Days program also provides access to hundreds of America's finest private gardens. Our educational programs, documentation projects, and garden-study tours offer further sources of contemporary gardening ideas and historic highlights. Through all of our programs, the Garden Conservancy champions the vital role gardens play in our culture, history, and quality of life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.23Overall score
out of 100

89.02Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,958,208

Total expenses · USD$3,564,060

Program expenses

$2,705,121.54 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$277,996.68 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$577,377.72 recorded amount

16.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Donna Mortensen
Recorded compensation: $130,663.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.66%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Garden Conservancy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Garden Conservancy is to save and share outstanding American gardens for the education and inspiration of the public. Working with private garden owners as well as public organizations across the country, we help private gardens become public and help restore, rehabilitate, and protect public gardens. Since our founding in 1989, we have worked with more than eighty gardens, many of them historic landmarks. The Garden Conservancy's signature Open Days program also provides access to hundreds of America's finest private gardens. Our educational programs, documentation projects, and garden-study tours offer further sources of contemporary gardening ideas and historic highlights. Through all of our programs, the Garden Conservancy champions the vital role gardens play in our culture, history, and quality of life.
`ein` EIN	13-3570145
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3564060.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.162
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	89.02
`leader` Recorded leader	Donna Mortensen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130663.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0366
`motto` Tagline	Saving and Sharing Outstanding American Gardens
`name` Charity name	The Garden Conservancy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2958208.0
`score` Overall score	92.23
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2705121.54
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	277996.68
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	577377.72

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3570145
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.