Charity profile · Historical source record

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Education, conservation, research and recreation

Established in 1894 by the City of Omaha as Riverview Park, The Henry Doorly Zoo sits on 112 acres and houses over 12,800 animal specimens. The newest major exhibit, the Bernice Grewcock Butterfly and Insect Pavilion, opened in May 2008. During 2008, more than 71,500 family memberships were sold and 1,388,014 people visited the zoo. The Henry Doorly Zoo Center for Conservation and Research engages in extensive conservation oriented scientific investigation in the areas of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology, molecular genetics, nutrition, and rare plant propagation. More than 3,675 educational programs were conducted in 2008. This programming, which included day camps, classes, distance learning classes, and campouts, reached more than 150,000 students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.05Overall score
out of 100

96.65Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & 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$85,058,191

Total expenses · USD$46,482,503

Program expenses

$43,089,280.28 recorded amount

92.7%

Fundraising expenses

$232,412.52 recorded amount

0.5%

Administrative expenses

$3,067,845.20 recorded amount

6.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Dennis E. Pate
Recorded compensation: $571,322.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.22%

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

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All 23 original fields for Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1894 by the City of Omaha as Riverview Park, The Henry Doorly Zoo sits on 112 acres and houses over 12,800 animal specimens. The newest major exhibit, the Bernice Grewcock Butterfly and Insect Pavilion, opened in May 2008. During 2008, more than 71,500 family memberships were sold and 1,388,014 people visited the zoo. The Henry Doorly Zoo Center for Conservation and Research engages in extensive conservation oriented scientific investigation in the areas of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology, molecular genetics, nutrition, and rare plant propagation. More than 3,675 educational programs were conducted in 2008. This programming, which included day camps, classes, distance learning classes, and campouts, reached more than 150,000 students.
`ein` EIN	47-0469782
`tot_exp` Total expenses	46482503.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.066
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.927
`fscore` Financial score	96.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Dennis E. Pate
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	571322.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.012199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Education, conservation, research and recreation
`name` Charity name	Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	85058191.0
`score` Overall score	87.05
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	43089280.281
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	232412.515
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3067845.1980000003

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.