Charity profile · Historical source record

Houston Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife.

Houston Zoo connects communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. We have over 6,000 permanent residents (our animals) for whom we provide housing, meals, medical care and, yes, even education! There are over 2 million guests each year who come to experience our incredible variety of animals and ecosystems, as well as attend special private and public events and entertainment. Our dedicated staff works around the clock to ensure that the Zoo is always running smoothly for the safety and well-being of our residents and guests.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.47Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & 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$56,232,922

Total expenses · USD$48,461,175

Program expenses

$41,967,377.55 recorded amount

86.6%

Fundraising expenses

$4,119,199.88 recorded amount

8.5%

Administrative expenses

$2,326,136.40 recorded amount

4.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 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: Lee Ehmke
Recorded compensation: $445,539.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.91%

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 Houston Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Houston Zoo connects communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. We have over 6,000 permanent residents (our animals) for whom we provide housing, meals, medical care and, yes, even education! There are over 2 million guests each year who come to experience our incredible variety of animals and ecosystems, as well as attend special private and public events and entertainment. Our dedicated staff works around the clock to ensure that the Zoo is always running smoothly for the safety and well-being of our residents and guests.
`ein` EIN	74-1590271
`tot_exp` Total expenses	48461175.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.085
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.866
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lee Ehmke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	445539.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0091
`motto` Tagline	Connecting communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife.
`name` Charity name	Houston Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	56232922.0
`score` Overall score	95.47
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	41967377.55
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4119199.8750000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2326136.4

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.