Charity profile · Historical source record

The Philadelphia Zoo

EIN 23-1352298Animals Pennsylvania Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

America's first zoo

The mission of the Philadelphia Zoo is to advance discovery, understanding and stewardship of the natural world through compelling exhibition and interpretation of living animals and plants. Throughout its history, the Philadelphia Zoo has focused on educating the public about exotic animals, promoting and participating in worldwide conservation efforts for endangered wildlife, and providing exceptional recreational opportunities for families. Today, the Zoo is reaching new heights in all areas of its mission as a conservation, education and recreation organization. The Zoo is the Philadelphia region's leading family attraction, welcoming more than 1.1 million visitors a year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.22Overall score
out of 100

86.77Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & 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$34,675,377

Total expenses · USD$38,329,612

Program expenses

$31,315,293.00 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,533,184.48 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$5,404,475.29 recorded amount

14.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Vikram H. Dewan
Recorded compensation: $337,612.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.88%

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

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The Philadelphia Zoo
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Philadelphia Zoo is to advance discovery, understanding and stewardship of the natural world through compelling exhibition and interpretation of living animals and plants. Throughout its history, the Philadelphia Zoo has focused on educating the public about exotic animals, promoting and participating in worldwide conservation efforts for endangered wildlife, and providing exceptional recreational opportunities for families. Today, the Zoo is reaching new heights in all areas of its mission as a conservation, education and recreation organization. The Zoo is the Philadelphia region's leading family attraction, welcoming more than 1.1 million visitors a year.
`ein` EIN	23-1352298
`tot_exp` Total expenses	38329612.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.141
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.77
`leader` Recorded leader	Vikram H. Dewan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	337612.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0088
`motto` Tagline	America's first zoo
`name` Charity name	The Philadelphia Zoo
`tot_rev` Total revenue	34675377.0
`score` Overall score	90.22
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	31315293.004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1533184.48
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5404475.291999999

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.