Charity profile · Historical source record

Knoxville Zoological Gardens

EIN 62-1034633Animals Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Do the zoo

The mission of Knoxville Zoological Gardens is to celebrate the wonders of the natural world. Through education, conservation, exhibition, research and recreation, the zoo tells the stories of the animals, the plants and the people who make up the communities of the earth. The zoo develops positive attitudes and actions about nature and about conservation as a local and global issue. Knoxville Zoological Gardens offers an entertaining and unique educational experience for the entire family. The zoo is situated on 53 rolling acres on the east side of Knoxville with more than 220 different species of animals. Annual attendance is approximately 400,000 people.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.00Overall score
out of 100

83.55Financial 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$21,087,760

Total expenses · USD$11,148,856

Program expenses

$8,896,787.09 recorded amount

79.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,270,969.58 recorded amount

11.4%

Administrative expenses

$969,950.47 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: Lisa New
Recorded compensation: $185,329.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.66%

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 Knoxville Zoological Gardens
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Knoxville Zoological Gardens is to celebrate the wonders of the natural world. Through education, conservation, exhibition, research and recreation, the zoo tells the stories of the animals, the plants and the people who make up the communities of the earth. The zoo develops positive attitudes and actions about nature and about conservation as a local and global issue. Knoxville Zoological Gardens offers an entertaining and unique educational experience for the entire family. The zoo is situated on 53 rolling acres on the east side of Knoxville with more than 220 different species of animals. Annual attendance is approximately 400,000 people.
`ein` EIN	62-1034633
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11148856.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.114
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7979999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa New
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185329.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0166
`motto` Tagline	Do the zoo
`name` Charity name	Knoxville Zoological Gardens
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21087760.0
`score` Overall score	86.0
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8896787.088
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1270969.584
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	969950.472

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.