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North Carolina Aquarium Society

EIN 56-1512990Animals North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring appreciation and conservation of North Carolina's aquatic environments

The North Carolina Aquarium Society is the support organization for the three North Carolina Aquariums. Established in 1986, it is dedicated to assisting these facilities in maintaining their high standards of exhibits, education and conservation programs. The North Carolina Aquariums continue to expand and improve. In 1976, the Aquariums had a little more than two hundred thousand visitors. Today, the three Aquariums educate over one million annual visitors. The Aquariums have completed expansion of all three facilities, Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island and Fort Fisher, doubling the size of each. In 2011, the Aquariums opened their newest site, the restored Jennette's Pier at Nags Head.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.05Overall score
out of 100

73.21Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,208,714

Total expenses · USD$6,335,400

Program expenses

$4,947,947.40 recorded amount

78.1%

Fundraising expenses

$779,254.20 recorded amount

12.3%

Administrative expenses

$595,527.60 recorded amount

9.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: W. Neal Conoley
Recorded compensation: $194,080.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.06%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for North Carolina Aquarium Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The North Carolina Aquarium Society is the support organization for the three North Carolina Aquariums. Established in 1986, it is dedicated to assisting these facilities in maintaining their high standards of exhibits, education and conservation programs. The North Carolina Aquariums continue to expand and improve. In 1976, the Aquariums had a little more than two hundred thousand visitors. Today, the three Aquariums educate over one million annual visitors. The Aquariums have completed expansion of all three facilities, Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island and Fort Fisher, doubling the size of each. In 2011, the Aquariums opened their newest site, the restored Jennette's Pier at Nags Head.
`ein` EIN	56-1512990
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6335400.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	73.21
`leader` Recorded leader	W. Neal Conoley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	194080.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030600000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring appreciation and conservation of North Carolina's aquatic environments
`name` Charity name	North Carolina Aquarium Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8208714.0
`score` Overall score	81.05
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4947947.399999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	779254.2000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	595527.6

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1512990
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.