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Blank Park Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Iowa's wildest adventure

The mission of the Blank Park Zoo is to inspire an appreciation of the natural world through conservation, education and recreation. The Blank Park Zoo manages 49 acres of land. Of that, 22 acres have been developed into animal exhibits or facilities. Currently there are 104 different animal species and 1,484 animal specimens cared for at the Blank Park Zoo. The Blank Park Zoo's Conservation Committee works to raise funds to support organizations and projects around the world dedicated to the same conservation ideals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.24Overall score
out of 100

87.54Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,610,298

Total expenses · USD$7,017,106

Program expenses

$5,150,555.80 recorded amount

73.4%

Fundraising expenses

$259,632.92 recorded amount

3.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,592,883.06 recorded amount

22.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Mark Vukovich
Recorded compensation: $200,271.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Blank Park Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Blank Park Zoo is to inspire an appreciation of the natural world through conservation, education and recreation. The Blank Park Zoo manages 49 acres of land. Of that, 22 acres have been developed into animal exhibits or facilities. Currently there are 104 different animal species and 1,484 animal specimens cared for at the Blank Park Zoo. The Blank Park Zoo's Conservation Committee works to raise funds to support organizations and projects around the world dedicated to the same conservation ideals.
`ein` EIN	42-1171821
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7017106.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.037000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7340000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Vukovich
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	200271.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0285
`motto` Tagline	Iowa's wildest adventure
`name` Charity name	Blank Park Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8610298.0
`score` Overall score	88.24
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5150555.8040000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	259632.92200000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1592883.062

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-1171821
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
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.