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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

EIN 86-0111675Arts, Culture, Humanities Arizona Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where the desert comes alive

Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is dedicated to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert. Its mission is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place. Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye with mountain lions, prairie dogs, Gila monsters, and more. Within the Museum grounds, you will see more than 300 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost two miles of paths traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.88Overall score
out of 100

87.53Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,377,028

Total expenses · USD$10,274,415

Program expenses

$8,137,336.68 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$688,385.81 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,428,143.69 recorded amount

13.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Craig Ivanyi
Recorded compensation: $128,076.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is dedicated to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert. Its mission is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place. Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye with mountain lions, prairie dogs, Gila monsters, and more. Within the Museum grounds, you will see more than 300 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost two miles of paths traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert.
`ein` EIN	86-0111675
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10274415.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.139
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	87.53
`leader` Recorded leader	Craig Ivanyi
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128076.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0124
`motto` Tagline	Where the desert comes alive
`name` Charity name	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12377028.0
`score` Overall score	89.88
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Museums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8137336.680000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	688385.805
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1428143.685

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-0111675
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Museums
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.