Charity profile · Historical source record

Zoo New England

EIN 04-3129124Animals Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting you to the natural world

Zoo New England's mission is to inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations by creating fun and engaging experiences that integrate wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education. Zoo New England operates Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre site nestled in Boston's historic Franklin Park, long considered the crown jewel of Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace Park System. Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.77Overall score
out of 100

91.73Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & 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$18,558,139

Total expenses · USD$15,311,266

Program expenses

$12,769,595.84 recorded amount

83.4%

Fundraising expenses

$658,384.44 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,867,974.45 recorded amount

12.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: John Linehan
Recorded compensation: $135,893.00
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

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All 23 original fields for Zoo New England
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Zoo New England's mission is to inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations by creating fun and engaging experiences that integrate wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education. Zoo New England operates Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre site nestled in Boston's historic Franklin Park, long considered the crown jewel of Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace Park System. Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA.
`ein` EIN	04-3129124
`tot_exp` Total expenses	15311266.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8340000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.73
`leader` Recorded leader	John Linehan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	135893.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0088
`motto` Tagline	Connecting you to the natural world
`name` Charity name	Zoo New England
`tot_rev` Total revenue	18558139.0
`score` Overall score	93.77
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Zoos and Aquariums
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12769595.844
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	658384.438
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1867974.452

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.