Charity profile · Historical source record

Detroit Zoological Society

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating & Saving Wildlife

The Detroit Zoological Society operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, including the Arctic Ring of Life and the Australian Outback Adventure, the Detroit Zoo houses over 7,900 animals of 270 different species. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo encompasses 20 acres of forested wetlands with nature trails, a lodge and live animal exhibits focusing on Michigan wildlife. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo focuses on Michigan wildlife, flora and fauna, and offers family nature programs and education programs for schools and community groups.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.44Overall score
out of 100

89.31Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & 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$46,208,478

Total expenses · USD$40,691,390

Program expenses

$35,075,978.18 recorded amount

86.2%

Fundraising expenses

$935,901.97 recorded amount

2.3%

Administrative expenses

$4,638,818.46 recorded amount

11.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Ron L. Kagan
Recorded compensation: $439,414.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.07%

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 Detroit Zoological Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Detroit Zoological Society operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, including the Arctic Ring of Life and the Australian Outback Adventure, the Detroit Zoo houses over 7,900 animals of 270 different species. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo encompasses 20 acres of forested wetlands with nature trails, a lodge and live animal exhibits focusing on Michigan wildlife. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo focuses on Michigan wildlife, flora and fauna, and offers family nature programs and education programs for schools and community groups.
`ein` EIN	38-6027356
`tot_exp` Total expenses	40691390.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.023
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.862
`fscore` Financial score	89.31
`leader` Recorded leader	Ron L. Kagan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	439414.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.010700000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating & Saving Wildlife
`name` Charity name	Detroit Zoological Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46208478.0
`score` Overall score	92.44
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	35075978.18
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	935901.97
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4638818.46

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.