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San Francisco Zoo

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting people with wildlife

Founded in 1889, San Francisco Zoo connects people with wildlife, inspires caring for nature and advances conservation action. We designed the Zoo with the underlying belief that interaction and activity lead to conservation action. We hope that caring for specific animals will inspire people to care for all wildlife and that this is the first step in the journey to becoming a conservationist. The San Francisco Zoo is a multi-faceted place: a recreation area where people can relax and have fun; a center for wildlife that provides exemplary care for rare and endangered species; a community organization serving the people of the Bay Area; an educational center providing formal and informal learning programs for children and adults; a park and nature center showcasing native plants and gardens and a bird sanctuary and bird watcher's paradise.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.00Overall score
out of 100

78.49Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & 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$25,363,804

Total expenses · USD$24,928,934

Program expenses

$21,339,167.50 recorded amount

85.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,794,883.25 recorded amount

7.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,769,954.31 recorded amount

7.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 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: Tanya Peterson
Recorded compensation: $373,558.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.49%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Francisco Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1889, San Francisco Zoo connects people with wildlife, inspires caring for nature and advances conservation action. We designed the Zoo with the underlying belief that interaction and activity lead to conservation action. We hope that caring for specific animals will inspire people to care for all wildlife and that this is the first step in the journey to becoming a conservationist. The San Francisco Zoo is a multi-faceted place: a recreation area where people can relax and have fun; a center for wildlife that provides exemplary care for rare and endangered species; a community organization serving the people of the Bay Area; an educational center providing formal and informal learning programs for children and adults; a park and nature center showcasing native plants and gardens and a bird sanctuary and bird watcher's paradise.
`ein` EIN	94-1429538
`tot_exp` Total expenses	24928934.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.071
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.856
`fscore` Financial score	78.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Tanya Peterson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	373558.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0149
`motto` Tagline	Connecting people with wildlife
`name` Charity name	San Francisco Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	25363804.0
`score` Overall score	84.0
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	21339167.504
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1794883.2480000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1769954.3139999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1429538
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.