Charity profile · Historical source record

Fort Worth Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening the bond between humans and the environment

The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. From these humble beginnings, the Zoo has grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing more than 5,000 native and exotic species. The Zoo works to strengthen the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family experiences through effective and efficient management of its resources.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.70Overall score
out of 100

90.79Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & 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$51,479,178

Total expenses · USD$22,727,831

Program expenses

$18,273,176.12 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$750,018.42 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$3,659,180.79 recorded amount

16.1%

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: Michael Fouraker
Recorded compensation: $364,294.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.60%

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 Fort Worth Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. From these humble beginnings, the Zoo has grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing more than 5,000 native and exotic species. The Zoo works to strengthen the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family experiences through effective and efficient management of its resources.
`ein` EIN	75-0991727
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22727831.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.161
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	90.79
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Fouraker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	364294.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.016
`motto` Tagline	Strengthening the bond between humans and the environment
`name` Charity name	Fort Worth Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	51479178.0
`score` Overall score	85.7
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18273176.124
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	750018.4230000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3659180.791

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.