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Wildlife Conservation Society

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving wildlife

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), founded in 1895 saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. We currently manage about 500 conservation projects in more than 60 countries; and educate millions of visitors at our five living institutions in New York City on important issues affecting our planet. Our parks include: the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo. The WCS parks in New York City welcome 4 million visitors each year, including helping the city to educate millions of schoolchildren in science and conservation issues.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.96Overall score
out of 100

91.94Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$251,424,012

Total expenses · USD$265,855,513

Program expenses

$219,064,942.71 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$10,634,220.52 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$35,624,638.74 recorded amount

13.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Christian Samper
Recorded compensation: $948,722.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Wildlife Conservation Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), founded in 1895 saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. We currently manage about 500 conservation projects in more than 60 countries; and educate millions of visitors at our five living institutions in New York City on important issues affecting our planet. Our parks include: the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo. The WCS parks in New York City welcome 4 million visitors each year, including helping the city to educate millions of schoolchildren in science and conservation issues.
`ein` EIN	13-1740011
`tot_exp` Total expenses	265855513.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.134
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Christian Samper
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	948722.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0034999999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Saving wildlife
`name` Charity name	Wildlife Conservation Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	251424012.0
`score` Overall score	91.96
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	219064942.712
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10634220.52
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	35624638.742

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1740011
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Zoos and Aquariums
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.