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The Polly Hill Arboretum

EIN 13-3873765Environment Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Martha's Vineyard horticultural and botanical landmark

Founded in 1958, the Polly Hill Arboretum, a 70-acre public garden, contains the results of Polly Hill's fifty years of horticultural experimentation. Rare trees and shrubs from around the world are set among stone walls, meadows, and fields, including Polly's famous North Tisbury azaleas, the national stewartia collection, camellias, clematis, crabapples, magnolias, and many more. Our mission is to perpetuate the experimental tradition in horticulture established by Polly Hill by sharing knowledge of plants and scientific procedure through educational programs, research, plant conservation, and exploration. The Arboretum seeks to preserve its meadows and woodlands, to promote an understanding of its collections, and to encourage their utilization for scholarship, observation, and the enjoyment of all.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.60Overall score
out of 100

90.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,560,902

Total expenses · USD$1,509,918

Program expenses

$1,120,359.16 recorded amount

74.2%

Fundraising expenses

$149,481.88 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$237,057.13 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Timothy Boland
Recorded compensation: $183,359.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Polly Hill Arboretum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1958, the Polly Hill Arboretum, a 70-acre public garden, contains the results of Polly Hill's fifty years of horticultural experimentation. Rare trees and shrubs from around the world are set among stone walls, meadows, and fields, including Polly's famous North Tisbury azaleas, the national stewartia collection, camellias, clematis, crabapples, magnolias, and many more. Our mission is to perpetuate the experimental tradition in horticulture established by Polly Hill by sharing knowledge of plants and scientific procedure through educational programs, research, plant conservation, and exploration. The Arboretum seeks to preserve its meadows and woodlands, to promote an understanding of its collections, and to encourage their utilization for scholarship, observation, and the enjoyment of all.
`ein` EIN	13-3873765
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1509918.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.742
`fscore` Financial score	90.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Timothy Boland
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	183359.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.12140000000000001
`motto` Tagline	A Martha's Vineyard horticultural and botanical landmark
`name` Charity name	The Polly Hill Arboretum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1560902.0
`score` Overall score	89.6
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1120359.156
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	149481.882
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	237057.126

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3873765
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.