Charity profile · Historical source record

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Adventure, conservation, education and community

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was founded in 1873 and officially opened its doors in 1875, making it the second oldest Zoo in the United States. The mission and vision of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is dedicated to creating adventure, conveying knowledge, conserving nature, and serving the community. Over one million people visit the Zoo's award-winning exhibits, and more than 500 animal and 3,000 plant species annually.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.73Overall score
out of 100

92.87Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & 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$90,025,071

Total expenses · USD$43,193,066

Program expenses

$38,096,284.21 recorded amount

88.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,252,598.91 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$3,800,989.81 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: William T. Maynard
Recorded compensation: $278,874.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.64%

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

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 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was founded in 1873 and officially opened its doors in 1875, making it the second oldest Zoo in the United States. The mission and vision of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is dedicated to creating adventure, conveying knowledge, conserving nature, and serving the community. Over one million people visit the Zoo's award-winning exhibits, and more than 500 animal and 3,000 plant species annually.
`ein` EIN	31-0537171
`tot_exp` Total expenses	43193066.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.882
`fscore` Financial score	92.87
`leader` Recorded leader	William T. Maynard
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	278874.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0064
`motto` Tagline	Adventure, conservation, education and community
`name` Charity name	Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	90025071.0
`score` Overall score	90.73
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	38096284.212
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1252598.9139999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3800989.808

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.