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Audubon Nature Institute

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating the wonders of nature

Audubon Nature Institute's purpose of celebrating the wonders of nature guides its mission to: provide a guest experience of outstanding quality; exhibit the diversity of wildlife; preserve native Louisiana habitats; educate our diverse audience about the natural world; enhance the care and survival of wildlife through research and conservation; provide opportunities for recreation in natural settings; operate a financially self-sufficient collection of museum and parks; and weave quality entertainment through the guest experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.02Overall score
out of 100

80.23Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$40,030,814

Total expenses · USD$35,617,671

Program expenses

$33,836,787.45 recorded amount

95.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,139,765.47 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$605,500.41 recorded amount

1.7%

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

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: L. Ronald Forman
Recorded compensation: $536,806.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.50%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Audubon Nature Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Audubon Nature Institute's purpose of celebrating the wonders of nature guides its mission to: provide a guest experience of outstanding quality; exhibit the diversity of wildlife; preserve native Louisiana habitats; educate our diverse audience about the natural world; enhance the care and survival of wildlife through research and conservation; provide opportunities for recreation in natural settings; operate a financially self-sufficient collection of museum and parks; and weave quality entertainment through the guest experience.
`ein` EIN	51-0157624
`tot_exp` Total expenses	35617671.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.95
`fscore` Financial score	80.23
`leader` Recorded leader	L. Ronald Forman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	536806.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating the wonders of nature
`name` Charity name	Audubon Nature Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	40030814.0
`score` Overall score	86.02
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	33836787.449999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1139765.472
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	605500.407

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0157624
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.