NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-1970067)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-08
IRS object ID
202333129349302098
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-08T11:01:24-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN231980475PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KREISCHER MILLERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 WITMER ROAD SUITE 350AddressLine1Txt
CityHORSHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN231970067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11661 HARDING BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT J ZONEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstALBERTPersonFirstNm
Person LastZONEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER M PEKULAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734965PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELMWOOD PARK ZOOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerALBERT J ZONEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11661 HARDING BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,024,151GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ELMWOODPARKZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee186TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers362TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$43,945,190PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,909,281CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,990,654PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,054,208CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$69,738PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$63,875CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,452,136PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,480,617CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$48,318,242PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,380,231CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$485,968CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,147,903PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,684,131CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,430,144PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,746,611CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$39,888,098PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$366,380CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$59,730,142TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$59,315,502TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,804,020TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,755,760TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$52,926,122NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$52,559,742NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION STATEMENT IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,663,172ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,035,883RevenueAmt
DescPURPOSES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLIFE, PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES & CONSERVATION. AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE ZOO HOSTS MANY PUBLIC EVENTS TO INFORM AND ENTERTAIN ITS GUESTS. SUCH EVENTS INCLUDE ANNUAL BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS, BRUNCHES WITH ANTA, PARTY FOR THE PLANET, ZOOSNOOZE OVERNIGHT CAMPOUTS, BOO AT THE ZOO WEEKENDS, AND MANY MORE. EACH SUMMER, THE ZOO HOSTS BEAST OF A FEAST, ITS LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL VENDORS THAT SHOWCASE THE BEST FOOD DROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY. PER ITS DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFED AUTISM CENTER, THE ZOO HOSTSMONTHLY EARLY ACCESS MORNINGS TO CATER TO GUESTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CARETAKERS. THE ZOO OFFERS INTERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN EACH OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. GUESTS OUTSIDE THE ZOO CAN ENJOY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE ZOO-ON-WHEELS, IN WHICH EDUCATORS ON STAFF TRAVEL WITH ANIMALS TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS, COMMUNITY EVENT, SENIOR CENTERS, AND MALLS TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE ZOO. CHILDREN AGES 6-11 CAN ENJOY THE ZOO'S DAY CAMPS, HELD EACH SPRING AND SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THOUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ZOO HOSTS REGULAR EVENTS EACH MONTH TO CATER TO ITS MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THERE ARE TWO MEMBER MORNING HELD EACH MONTH GIVING ZOO MEMBERSS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ZOO BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE ALSO REGULARLY SCHEDULED NORRISTOWN FREE DAYS, PROVIDING FREE ZOO ADMISSION ON THOSE DAYS TO RESIDENTS OF THE NORRISTOWN BOROUGH. THE ZOO FREQUENTLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS MISSION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,663,172TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document61IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee186EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFELINA NATALEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6102773825PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11661 HARDING BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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CHERIFA N HOWARTH
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOHN MILLARD
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM COHN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOLIN BACHMAN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL R DECKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GUY DENARDO DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN MAXWELL DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MILLS BULLIVANT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M GALLO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC A GOLDICH ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORGAN DENICOLA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYM RAMSEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRANDALL JONES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FENNELL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK SIMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT J ZONE
EXEC DIRECTOR/ CEO50.00Yes (X)$271,263$0$15,168
RAFFELINA NATALE
CFO/HR DIRECTOR40.00$113,360$0$11,076Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$384,623TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$26,244TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ZONE'S CATERING
1984 BERKLEY RDNORRISTOWNPA19403CATERING SERVICES$1,021,936
SCOTT BUILDING CORP
2939 FELTON RDNORRISTOWNPA19401PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION$972,922
AVM INVESTMENTS PROPERTIES
TOSCOS PIZZA 2908 W RIDGE PIKEEAGLEVILLEPA19408FOOD SERVICE$921,450
D&S ELITE CONSTRUCTION
908 BEN FRANKLIN HWY EASTDOUGLASSVILLEPA19518BUILDING & FIXING PROJECTS$834,056
CHARLES CROSS ARCHITECTURE
656 WEST VALLEY RDWAYNEPA19087ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN$396,452
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,365,549MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$84,750FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,083,222GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,375,760AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$135,538NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,909,281TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611710$1,402,141$1,402,141
GUEST EVENTS713110$652,067$652,067
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,054,208TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$51,094TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$51,094ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,604,320RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,604,320RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,604,320TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,604,320RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$114,969OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$114,969OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$114,969TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$114,969ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$223,356FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$84,750ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$158,190FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$65,166TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$65,166ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$748,116GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$370,761CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$377,355TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$377,355RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS713110$1,269,524$1,269,524
REIMBURSEMENT OF MERCHANT FEES424000$164,252$164,252
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,433,776OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,380,231TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,035,883RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,435,067ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,431TotalAmt
Management And General$257,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,644FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,117,006TotalAmt
Program Services$2,788,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$217,709FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$382,950TotalAmt
Program Services$343,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,916FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,093TotalAmt
Program Services$234,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,810FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666TotalAmt
Fundraising$666FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,169TotalAmt
Management And General$38,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,936TotalAmt
Fundraising$3,936FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,064TotalAmt
Management And General$3,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,040FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,012TotalAmt
Program Services$475,931ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$20,081FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,717TotalAmt
Program Services$166,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,621TotalAmt
Program Services$185,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,620TotalAmt
Program Services$196,620ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$997,893TotalAmt
Program Services$898,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$351,770TotalAmt
Program Services$347,004ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
GUEST & MEMBER SERVICES$2,088,783$2,088,783
EXHIBIT AND GROUND CARE$1,444,666$1,444,666
CONCESSIONS EXPENSE$946,595$946,595
ANIMAL CARE$249,314$249,314

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,305TotalAmt
Program Services$298,139ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$65,166FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,746,611TotalAmt
Program Services$10,663,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$597,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$485,968FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,063,156BOYAmt
EOY$37,801,062EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$705,102BOYAmt
EOY$811,750EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,362,500BOYAmt
EOY$900,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,426BOYAmt
EOY$147,206EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,236BOYAmt
EOY$113,397EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,828,526LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,562,357LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,598,386BOYAmt
EOY$19,266,169EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700,336BOYAmt
EOY$275,918EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,730,142BOYAmt
EOY$59,315,502EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,315BOYAmt
EOY$1,268,569EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,154,357BOYAmt
EOY$1,211,148EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,127,126BOYAmt
EOY$4,054,896EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$767,222BOYAmt
EOY$221,147EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,804,020BOYAmt
EOY$6,755,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,310,955BOYAmt
EOY$13,937,864EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,615,167BOYAmt
EOY$38,621,878EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,926,122BOYAmt
EOY$52,559,742EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,730,142BOYAmt
EOY$59,315,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$366,380ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,324,672CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,621,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,285,936CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,945,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,909,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,086,097TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,324,672CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,621,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,285,936CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,945,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,909,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,086,097TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$35,225,332SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$30,860,765PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$900CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$662CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,094CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,382TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$618,197CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$556,242CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$539,847CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,154,175CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,433,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,302,237TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$70,441,716TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$13,091,962GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.42050PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$3,936DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,936TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN STATE GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,445,135OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,724,151DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,720,984BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,030,958OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$555,258DepreciationAmt
Book Value$475,700BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,352,433OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$282,948DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,069,485BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,266,169TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$221,147Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$221,147TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,957,573TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$271,747DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$370,761OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$642,508RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,315,065RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$65,166OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$65,166RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,380,231TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,323,953TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$271,747DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$370,761OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$642,508ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,681,445ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$65,166OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$65,166ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,746,611TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FILES A FORM 990. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT THE FINAL TIMING AND RESOLUTION OF ANY PARTICULAR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 370,761.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASSIFICATION OF EXPENSE 65,166.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 370,761.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASSIFICATION OF EXPENSE 65,166.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BEAST OF A FEASTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$182,721GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$84,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$98,221GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,250EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$66,792OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$125,385GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$250CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$125,135GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$6,150EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$75,998OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$308,106GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$84,750CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$223,356GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$15,400EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$142,790OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$158,190DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$65,166NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT J ZONEPersonNm
TitleEXEC DIRECTOR/ CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$271,263BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,493DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,675NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$286,431TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT ZONE SRPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionALBERT ZONE SR IS THE FATHER OF ALBERT ZONE WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,021,936TransactionAmt
TransactionALBERT ZONE SR PROVIDED CATERING SERVICES TO THE NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescFIXED ASSET ITEMSDesc
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$135,538NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:THE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRIAN & KEVIN JOHNSON ARE BROTHERS, HOWEVER THEY ONLY HAVE ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. UPON THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE OFFICERS, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY BASED ON THE SALARIES PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE OVERALL BUDGET. DURING A REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, AN AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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