Charity profile · Historical source record

Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Explore. Learn. Inspire.

The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is dedicated to preserving the beauty and wonder of animals and their habitats. We are committed to sharing our knowledge, engaging visitors, and celebrating our natural world. First established as the Sanford Zoo in 1923, the zoo continues to grow as Seminole County's premier recreational and educational attraction. Discovering animals is just the beginning. Over 100,000 school children participate in formal education programs every year, fostering an appreciation for animals and the importance of biodiversity. Conservation of animals is paramount; Species Survival Plans, coordinated through the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, are attempting to maintain genetic diversity to ensure healthy, vigorous animals to reproduce now and in the future.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.50Overall score
out of 100

92.05Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,004,726

Total expenses · USD$5,702,682

Program expenses

$4,881,495.79 recorded amount

85.6%

Fundraising expenses

$325,052.87 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$490,430.65 recorded amount

8.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 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: Philip Flynn III
Recorded compensation: $138,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.41%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is dedicated to preserving the beauty and wonder of animals and their habitats. We are committed to sharing our knowledge, engaging visitors, and celebrating our natural world. First established as the Sanford Zoo in 1923, the zoo continues to grow as Seminole County's premier recreational and educational attraction. Discovering animals is just the beginning. Over 100,000 school children participate in formal education programs every year, fostering an appreciation for animals and the importance of biodiversity. Conservation of animals is paramount; Species Survival Plans, coordinated through the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, are attempting to maintain genetic diversity to ensure healthy, vigorous animals to reproduce now and in the future.
`ein` EIN	59-1357197
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5702682.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.086
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.856
`fscore` Financial score	92.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Philip Flynn III
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	138000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0241
`motto` Tagline	Explore. Learn. Inspire.
`name` Charity name	Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5004726.0
`score` Overall score	92.5
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4881495.792
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	325052.874
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	490430.65199999994

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.