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| Charity Name | Audubon Naturalist Society | Greater Newark Conservancy | Boston Harbor Now | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Lake Erie Nature & Science Center |
| Location | Chevy Chase, MD | Newark, NJ | Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Bay Village, OH |
| Overall Rating |
(95.47) |
(87.70) |
(89.97) |
(86.87) |
(89.78) |
| Financial Rating | (95.00) |
(83.08) |
(86.40) |
(81.87) |
(85.55) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(96.00) |
(96.00) |
(96.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 86.9% | 78.3% | 72.4% | 73.4% | 78.2% |
| Admin Expenses | 3.4% | 10.9% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 13.0% |
| Fund Expenses | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10.0% | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.08 | $0.11 | $0.09 | $0.04 | $0.13 |
| Program Growth | 14.2% | -1.9% | 13.4% | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| Working Capital | 2.93 | 5.09 | 1.02 | 1.53 | 3.69 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 6.9% | 1.2% | 16.7% | 12.0% | 2.8% |
| Total Revenue | $9,248,570 | $3,177,087 | $3,824,386 | $1,963,828 | $1,587,939 |
| Total Expenses | $4,524,033 | $2,095,790 | $3,170,542 | $1,632,133 | $1,343,824 |
| Excess/Deficit | $4,724,537 | $1,081,297 | $653,844 | $331,695 | $244,115 |
| Net Assets | $12,642,731 | $11,363,035 | $2,488,017 | $2,283,914 | $4,994,575 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$159,796 3.53% |
$115,000 5.48% |
$209,243 6.59% |
$150,005 9.19% |
$101,937 7.58% |
| 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 | | | | | |
