Charity profile · Historical source record

Dallas Zoological Society

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving and supporting the future of wildlife today and every day

The Dallas Zoological Society works to support the Dallas Zoo as an outstanding center of education, entertainment and wildlife conservation. The Society supports this mission through: fundraising; volunteerism; promoting public awareness and participation; and enhancing the visitor experience. We exist to broaden support for worldwide conservation efforts by creating an environment which allows our community and visitors to experience dramatic, engaging and diverse presentations for the living plant and animal world through excellent animal management, solid conservation science (research) and dynamic educational programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.08Overall score
out of 100

87.24Financial 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$6,192,957

Total expenses · USD$12,677,533

Program expenses

$10,661,805.25 recorded amount

84.1%

Fundraising expenses

$709,941.85 recorded amount

5.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,280,430.83 recorded amount

10.1%

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: Greggory Hudson
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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 Dallas Zoological Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Dallas Zoological Society works to support the Dallas Zoo as an outstanding center of education, entertainment and wildlife conservation. The Society supports this mission through: fundraising; volunteerism; promoting public awareness and participation; and enhancing the visitor experience. We exist to broaden support for worldwide conservation efforts by creating an environment which allows our community and visitors to experience dramatic, engaging and diverse presentations for the living plant and animal world through excellent animal management, solid conservation science (research) and dynamic educational programs.
`ein` EIN	75-0964982
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12677533.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.841
`fscore` Financial score	87.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Greggory Hudson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Serving and supporting the future of wildlife today and every day
`name` Charity name	Dallas Zoological Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6192957.0
`score` Overall score	88.08
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10661805.253
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	709941.8479999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1280430.8329999999

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.