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The Living Desert

EIN 95-3385354Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation

The Living Desert was established in March 1970 as a 360 acre wilderness preserve. Today it is one of the most unique institutions in the country and stands out as the only American zoo and garden dedicated solely to interpreting and conserving the deserts of the world and is the only zoological and botanical park specializing in just one entire ecosystem. The Living Desert has set aside 1,000 acres of natural desert habitat. We foster, through interpretive exhibits, programs and publication, an awareness of and an appreciation for, the variety of plants and animals in worldwide desert ecosystems.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.58Overall score
out of 100

96.59Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$26,122,406

Total expenses · USD$12,284,906

Program expenses

$10,651,013.50 recorded amount

86.7%

Fundraising expenses

$921,367.95 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$700,239.64 recorded amount

5.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Allen Monroe
Recorded compensation: $215,557.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Living Desert
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Living Desert was established in March 1970 as a 360 acre wilderness preserve. Today it is one of the most unique institutions in the country and stands out as the only American zoo and garden dedicated solely to interpreting and conserving the deserts of the world and is the only zoological and botanical park specializing in just one entire ecosystem. The Living Desert has set aside 1,000 acres of natural desert habitat. We foster, through interpretive exhibits, programs and publication, an awareness of and an appreciation for, the variety of plants and animals in worldwide desert ecosystems.
`ein` EIN	95-3385354
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12284906.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.867
`fscore` Financial score	96.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Allen Monroe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	215557.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0175
`motto` Tagline	Desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation
`name` Charity name	The Living Desert
`tot_rev` Total revenue	26122406.0
`score` Overall score	97.58
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10651013.502
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	921367.95
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	700239.642

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3385354
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.