Arbor Day Foundation | Charity Ratings | America's Most Independent Charity Watchdog

CharityWatch REPORT
Issued June 2017

Contact & General Information

Arbor Day Foundation
211 North 12th Street
Suite 501
Lincoln, NE 68508
www.arborday.org
Tax Status: 501(c)3

Other Names

National Arbor Day Foundation

Charities often solicit donors under multiple names. CharityWatch is aware of this charity soliciting donors using the above names.

RATING: A-

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Stated Mission

To engage in educational & charitable activities including officially promoting the annual observance of Arbor Day; inspiring people to plant, nurture & celebrate trees; stimulating a worldwide program of tree & horticultural planting & care; advancing nature education & environmental education; and maintaining Arbor Day Farm, the estate of Arbor Day's founder, J. Sterling Morton.

Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/16

Program Percentage : 82 %

Calculated Total Expenses (rounded) : $40,000,000

A charity's Program % is the percentage of its cash budget it spends on Programs relative to Overhead (Fundraising and Management & General Expenses)

Cost to Raise $100 : $ 25

Calculated Total Contributions (rounded) : $24,000,000

Cost to Raise $100 signifies how many dollars a charity spends on Fundraising to raise each $100 of Contributions.

Joint Costs

Arbor Day Foundation's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.

Program %	Cost to Raise $100
88%	$15

Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating. See the CRITERIA to learn more about Joint Costs.

Government Funding

CharityWatch calculates the percentage of a charity's cash revenue received from government sources for informational purposes for those donors who would like to factor a charity's range of government funding into their giving decisions. Donors should keep in mind that funding from the government does not automatically signal that a charity is well-governed and/or more efficient than other charities.

For the reporting year rated by CharityWatch, this charity received cash grants/contributions from government sources within a range of:

0% to 24%

Financial Documents

Arbor Day Foundation's rating is based on CharityWatch's in-depth analysis of the following documents for the fiscal year represented:

Entity	Document Type	Tax Id #
National Arbor Day Foundation	IRS Form 990	23-7169265
National Arbor Day Foundation	Audited Financial Statements	23-7169265

See the CRITERIA to learn why CharityWatch analyzes multiple documents before computing a charity's rating.