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The Florida Aquarium

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting and Restoring our Blue Planet

The Florida Aquarium's mission since opening in 1995 is to entertain, educate and inspire stewardship about our natural environment. The Aquarium astounds visitors with the beauty and fragility of our eco-system. The facility is home to more than 20,000 aquatic plants and animals. It serves as a significant example of Florida's commitment to preserving native landscapes, ecosystems, historical and archaeological sites, and ethnic and cultural traditions representative of the diverse geography unique to our state. The Aquarium has provided cultural enrichment experiences to more than 800,000 visitors, including 100,000 school students and 1,000 teachers.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.00Overall score
out of 100

86.44Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,773,923

Total expenses · USD$18,265,885

Program expenses

$15,032,823.35 recorded amount

82.3%

Fundraising expenses

$803,698.94 recorded amount

4.4%

Administrative expenses

$2,392,830.94 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 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: Thom Stork
Recorded compensation: $271,905.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.48%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Florida Aquarium
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Florida Aquarium's mission since opening in 1995 is to entertain, educate and inspire stewardship about our natural environment. The Aquarium astounds visitors with the beauty and fragility of our eco-system. The facility is home to more than 20,000 aquatic plants and animals. It serves as a significant example of Florida's commitment to preserving native landscapes, ecosystems, historical and archaeological sites, and ethnic and cultural traditions representative of the diverse geography unique to our state. The Aquarium has provided cultural enrichment experiences to more than 800,000 visitors, including 100,000 school students and 1,000 teachers.
`ein` EIN	59-2807815
`tot_exp` Total expenses	18265885.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.823
`fscore` Financial score	86.44
`leader` Recorded leader	Thom Stork
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	271905.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0148
`motto` Tagline	Protecting and Restoring our Blue Planet
`name` Charity name	The Florida Aquarium
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19773923.0
`score` Overall score	90.0
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15032823.354999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	803698.9400000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2392830.935

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2807815
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.