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| Charity Name | Denver Botanic Gardens | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | National Tropical Botanical Garden | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park | Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden |
| Location | Denver, CO | Richmond, VA | Kalaheo, HI | Grand Rapids, MI | Des Moines, IA |
| Overall Rating |
 (95.41) |
(93.70) |
(90.39) |
(93.76) |
(95.11) |
| Financial Rating | (94.89) |
(91.10) |
 (86.41) |
(94.64) |
(94.36) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(100.00) |
(100.00) |
(93.00) |
(96.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 88.5% | 90.4% | 80.7% | 86.1% | 88.5% |
| Admin Expenses | 7.4% | 8.1% | 13.1% | 10.3% | 7.1% |
| Fund Expenses | 4.0% | 1.4% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.13 | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| Program Growth | 9.9% | 6.1% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Working Capital | 1.13 | 2.64 | 4.70 | 12.00 | 5.38 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 12.3% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Total Revenue | $33,204,360 | $7,076,676 | $11,652,622 | $21,504,276 | $3,895,679 |
| Total Expenses | $28,037,818 | $8,565,711 | $11,220,240 | $21,735,828 | $3,185,270 |
| Excess/Deficit | $5,166,542 | $-1,489,035 | $432,382 | $-231,552 | $710,409 |
| Net Assets | $27,449,120 | $22,006,400 | $71,112,049 | $368,696,044 | $18,230,665 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$361,378 1.28% |
$144,699 1.68% |
$138,391 1.23% |
$466,628 2.14% |
$108,796 3.41% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | |  | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |