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Minnesota Zoo Foundation

EIN 51-0147653Animals Minnesota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising funds for the Minnesota Zoo

The Minnesota Zoo Foundation's primary purpose is to raise funds for the Minnesota Zoo. Founded in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo exists to connect people, animals, and the natural world. We are dedicated to inspiring guests to act on behalf of wildlife and wild lands. To accomplish this, we provide award-winning recreational, educational, and conservation programs, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.60Overall score
out of 100

79.64Financial 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$5,613,747

Total expenses · USD$3,820,920

Program expenses

$2,865,690.00 recorded amount

75.0%

Fundraising expenses

$298,031.76 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$653,377.32 recorded amount

17.1%

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: Melissa Lindsay
Recorded compensation: $152,005.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.97%

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 Minnesota Zoo Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Minnesota Zoo Foundation's primary purpose is to raise funds for the Minnesota Zoo. Founded in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo exists to connect people, animals, and the natural world. We are dedicated to inspiring guests to act on behalf of wildlife and wild lands. To accomplish this, we provide award-winning recreational, educational, and conservation programs, locally, nationally, and internationally.
`ein` EIN	51-0147653
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3820920.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.171
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.75
`fscore` Financial score	79.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Melissa Lindsay
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	152005.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0397
`motto` Tagline	Raising funds for the Minnesota Zoo
`name` Charity name	Minnesota Zoo Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5613747.0
`score` Overall score	85.6
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2865690.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	298031.76
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	653377.3200000001

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.