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North Carolina Zoological Society

EIN 56-0990900Animals North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving a piece of the world for its wildlife

The North Carolina Zoological Society (NCZS) supports the North Carolina Zoological Park. The NCZS supports Zoo programs that receive no funding or only partial funding from the State of North Carolina. The NCZS provides significant or total funding for the following: animals purchased by the Zoo; exhibit plants; endangered plant species programs; the Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Learning Center; a veterinary residency program in zoological medicine; training and equipment for the Zoo's animal enrichment programs; wildlife rehabilitation programs; education/conservation web sites; an elephant conservation program in Cameroon; Sylvan Heights Waterfowl; conservation field programs; visiting artist programs and artwork; capital development projects; and the Pisgah Covered Bridge and surrounding park and recreation area.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.19Overall score
out of 100

86.13Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,868,928

Total expenses · USD$5,639,739

Program expenses

$5,047,566.41 recorded amount

89.5%

Fundraising expenses

$456,818.86 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$124,074.26 recorded amount

2.2%

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: Cheryl Turner
Recorded compensation: $147,202.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for North Carolina Zoological Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The North Carolina Zoological Society (NCZS) supports the North Carolina Zoological Park. The NCZS supports Zoo programs that receive no funding or only partial funding from the State of North Carolina. The NCZS provides significant or total funding for the following: animals purchased by the Zoo; exhibit plants; endangered plant species programs; the Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Learning Center; a veterinary residency program in zoological medicine; training and equipment for the Zoo's animal enrichment programs; wildlife rehabilitation programs; education/conservation web sites; an elephant conservation program in Cameroon; Sylvan Heights Waterfowl; conservation field programs; visiting artist programs and artwork; capital development projects; and the Pisgah Covered Bridge and surrounding park and recreation area.
`ein` EIN	56-0990900
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5639739.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.022000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.895
`fscore` Financial score	86.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Cheryl Turner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	147202.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.026099999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Saving a piece of the world for its wildlife
`name` Charity name	North Carolina Zoological Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6868928.0
`score` Overall score	90.19
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5047566.405
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	456818.859
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	124074.25800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-0990900
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.