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Oakland Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Conservation & education

The Oakland Zoo, founded in 1922 by Henry Snow, has been located in its current Knowland Park location since 1936. Nestled in the rolling hills of 525-acre Knowland Park, the Zoo is home to more than 440 native and exotic animals. The mission of the zoo is to inspire respect for and stewardship of the natural world, while providing a quality visitor experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.19Overall score
out of 100

91.56Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$33,189,378

Total expenses · USD$17,255,821

Program expenses

$13,580,331.13 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$638,465.38 recorded amount

3.7%

Administrative expenses

$3,019,768.67 recorded amount

17.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Joel Parrott
Recorded compensation: $252,652.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Oakland Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Oakland Zoo, founded in 1922 by Henry Snow, has been located in its current Knowland Park location since 1936. Nestled in the rolling hills of 525-acre Knowland Park, the Zoo is home to more than 440 native and exotic animals. The mission of the zoo is to inspire respect for and stewardship of the natural world, while providing a quality visitor experience.
`ein` EIN	94-1687847
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17255821.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.175
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.037000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	91.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Joel Parrott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	252652.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0146
`motto` Tagline	Conservation & education
`name` Charity name	Oakland Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	33189378.0
`score` Overall score	90.19
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	13580331.127
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	638465.3770000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3019768.675

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1687847
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.