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The New York Botanical Garden

EIN 13-1693134Environment New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An advocate for the plant kingdom

Founded in 1891, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world and the largest in any city in the United States, distinguished by the beauty of its diverse landscape and extensive collections and gardens, as well as by the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science. The NYBG is an advocate for the plant kingdom. The Garden pursues its mission through its role as a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its National Historic Landmark site; through its comprehensive education programs in horticulture and plant science; and through the wide-ranging research programs of the International Plant Science Center.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.56Overall score
out of 100

88.64Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$89,051,238

Total expenses · USD$85,186,570

Program expenses

$68,064,069.43 recorded amount

79.9%

Fundraising expenses

$6,900,112.17 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$10,137,201.83 recorded amount

11.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gregory R. Long
Recorded compensation: $684,868.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.80%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The New York Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1891, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world and the largest in any city in the United States, distinguished by the beauty of its diverse landscape and extensive collections and gardens, as well as by the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science. The NYBG is an advocate for the plant kingdom. The Garden pursues its mission through its role as a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its National Historic Landmark site; through its comprehensive education programs in horticulture and plant science; and through the wide-ranging research programs of the International Plant Science Center.
`ein` EIN	13-1693134
`tot_exp` Total expenses	85186570.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.799
`fscore` Financial score	88.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Gregory R. Long
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	684868.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.008
`motto` Tagline	An advocate for the plant kingdom
`name` Charity name	The New York Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	89051238.0
`score` Overall score	90.56
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	68064069.43
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	6900112.17
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	10137201.83

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1693134
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.