Charity profile · Historical source record

Palm Beach Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Florida's wildest place
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches, known as the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, is a zoological organization located at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach. The Zoo houses nearly 800 animals within 23 acres of lush tropical habitat. The mission of the Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches is to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. We advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education and support of conservation initiatives in the field. Our commitment to sustainable business practices elevates our capacity to inspire others. In addition to exciting animals from all over the world living in natural habitats, the Zoo features a colorful carousel, an interactive water play fountain, a full service restaurant, daily performances of the Wings Over Water bird show, and many other programs and events throughout each day. The Zoo offers a wide array of education programs including a dynamic summer Zoo Camp program, an overnight program, field trips, outreach programs, Zoo School and distance learning.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.68Overall score
out of 100
92.74Financial score
out of 100
89.00Accountability & 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$10,513,812
Total expenses · USD$9,849,550

Program expenses

$8,194,825.60 recorded amount
83.2%

Fundraising expenses

$571,273.90 recorded amount
5.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,073,600.95 recorded amount
10.9%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.11 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
Andrew Aiken
Recorded compensation
$233,269.00
Recorded compensation percentage
2.36%

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 Palm Beach Zoo
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
89.0
category
Category
Animals
description
Mission & description
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches, known as the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, is a zoological organization located at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach. The Zoo houses nearly 800 animals within 23 acres of lush tropical habitat. The mission of the Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches is to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. We advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education and support of conservation initiatives in the field. Our commitment to sustainable business practices elevates our capacity to inspire others. In addition to exciting animals from all over the world living in natural habitats, the Zoo features a colorful carousel, an interactive water play fountain, a full service restaurant, daily performances of the Wings Over Water bird show, and many other programs and events throughout each day. The Zoo offers a wide array of education programs including a dynamic summer Zoo Camp program, an overnight program, field trips, outreach programs, Zoo School and distance learning.
ein
EIN
59-1259270
tot_exp
Total expenses
9849550.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.109
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.11
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.057999999999999996
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.8320000000000001
fscore
Financial score
92.74
leader
Recorded leader
Andrew Aiken
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
233269.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0236
motto
Tagline
Florida's wildest place
name
Charity name
Palm Beach Zoo
tot_rev
Total revenue
10513812.0
score
Overall score
90.68
state
State code
FL
subcategory
Subcategory
Zoos and Aquariums
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
8194825.600000001
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
571273.8999999999
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
1073600.95

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.