NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-1970067)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-26
IRS object ID
202512699349300836
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-09-26T10:55:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2025-09-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonKOMAL DATEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01423236PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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$17,836,679GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ELMWOODPARKZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee210TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers402TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,741,982PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,208,591CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,096,945PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,950,311CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$221,510PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$353,705CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,998,881PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,601,792CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,059,318PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,114,399CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,998,999PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$517,960CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,713,395PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,327,180CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,712,394PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,007,431CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$346,924PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$106,968CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$63,125,201TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$71,411,301TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,218,535TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,397,667TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$52,906,666NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$53,013,634NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$14,486,303ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,711,576RevenueAmt
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 EVENTS, 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 MORNINGS HELD EACH MONTH GIVING ZOO MEMBERS 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$14,486,303TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document93IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee210EmployeeCnt
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
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

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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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHERIFA N HOWARTH
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOHN MILLARD
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM COHN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOLIN BACHMAN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
COREY BLUM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA CLARK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL R DECKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORGAN DENICOLA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLIN DOUGHERTY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M GALLO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MILA HAYES
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
JOHN MAXWELL DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMIT PATEL DMD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYM RAMSEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK SIMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT J ZONE
EXEC DIRECTOR/ CEO50.00$421,449$0$21,880Yes (X)
RAFFELINA NATALE
CFO/FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00$151,830$0$14,675Yes (X)
MICHELE GOODMAN
ANIMAL CARE DIRECTOR40.00$118,281$0$13,281Yes (X)
ERIC DONOVAN
COO/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$118,281$0$13,281Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$809,841TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$63,117TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
INTECH CONSTRUCTION LLZ
3020 MARKET STPHILADELPHIAPA19104CONSTRUCTION OF WELCOME CENTER$20,127,181
HADLEY EXHIBITS INC
1700 ELMWOOD AVEBUFFALONY14207EXHIBIT DESIGN IN WELCOME CENTER$1,193,068
ANCHOR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
1000 CONSHOHOCKEN RDCONSHOHOCKENPA19428MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT$1,154,476
MTG IT PROFESSIONALS
520 STATE RD UNITABENSALEMPA19020IT SERVICES WELCOME CENTER$1,074,502
AVM INVESTMENTS PROPERTIES
TOSCOS PIZZA 2908 W RIDGE PIKEEAGLEVILLEPA19403FOOD SERVICE$1,021,586
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K29CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,671,622MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$454,261FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$655,622GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,427,086AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,042,384NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,208,591TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611710$1,193,882$1,193,882
GUEST EVENTS713110$756,429$756,429
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,950,311TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$353,705TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$353,705ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,139,183RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,139,183RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,139,183TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,139,183RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$516,956FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$454,261ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,121,257FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$604,301TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$604,301ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,135,268GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$601,023CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$534,245TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$534,245RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONCESSIONS713110$1,415,590$1,415,590
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$117,075$117,075
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,532,665OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,114,399TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,156,404RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$250,596ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$809,141TotalAmt
Program Services$401,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$282,572FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,884,725TotalAmt
Program Services$3,417,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$467,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$618,355TotalAmt
Program Services$504,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,759FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$368,030TotalAmt
Program Services$314,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,745FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,040TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,040FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,991TotalAmt
Management And General$32,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,215TotalAmt
Program Services$95,215ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,808TotalAmt
Fundraising$125,808FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$954,814TotalAmt
Program Services$899,778ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$55,036FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,653TotalAmt
Program Services$218,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,531TotalAmt
Program Services$256,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$466,480TotalAmt
Program Services$466,480ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,839,210TotalAmt
Program Services$1,655,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,294TotalAmt
Program Services$672,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ALL OTHER EXPENSES$3,937,649$3,937,649
OUTSIDE SERVICES$1,199,307$1,199,307
ANIMAL CARE$448,188$448,188

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,007,431TotalAmt
Program Services$14,486,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,003,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$517,960FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,785,181BOYAmt
EOY$3,591,305EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,425BOYAmt
EOY$4,450EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,335,248BOYAmt
EOY$4,987,748EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,761BOYAmt
EOY$393,191EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,585BOYAmt
EOY$170,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,134,502LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,978,593LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,387,390BOYAmt
EOY$62,155,909EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,611BOYAmt
EOY$108,693EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,125,201BOYAmt
EOY$71,411,301EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,413,573BOYAmt
EOY$711,407EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,188,226BOYAmt
EOY$1,308,527EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,449,896BOYAmt
EOY$16,269,040EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,840BOYAmt
EOY$108,693EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,218,535BOYAmt
EOY$18,397,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,826,714BOYAmt
EOY$50,905,634EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,079,952BOYAmt
EOY$2,108,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,906,666BOYAmt
EOY$53,013,634EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,125,201BOYAmt
EOY$71,411,301EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$106,968ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$6,285,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,945,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,909,281CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,741,982CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,840,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,722,943TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,285,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,945,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,909,281CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,741,982CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,840,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,722,943TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$35,819,192SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$36,903,751PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$900CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$662CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,429,904CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,492,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,975,448TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$539,847CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,154,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,433,776CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,486,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,532,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,146,804TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,845,195TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,322,490GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.44550PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.45380PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$95,215DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$95,215TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,825,045OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,975,347DepreciationAmt
Book Value$58,849,698BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,331,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$683,542DepreciationAmt
Book Value$647,507BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,978,408OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$319,704DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,658,704BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,155,909TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$108,693Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$108,693TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,715,422TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$601,023OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$601,023RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,114,399RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,114,399TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,608,454TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$601,023OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$601,023ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,007,431ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,007,431TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 2021. 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 601,023.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 601,023.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$536,980GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$300,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$236,980GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$54,532RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$91,991FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$63,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$173,997OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$210,471GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$62,271CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$148,200GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$18,040RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$23,996FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$4,775EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$82,274OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$147,530GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$91,990CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$55,540GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$3,036FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$6,750EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$25,615OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$894,981GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$454,261CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$440,720GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$72,572RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$119,023FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$74,525EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$281,886OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$548,006DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$107,286NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALBERT J ZONE
EXEC DIRECTOR/ CEO$382,941$0$38,508$0$0$0$13,330$0$8,550$0$443,329$0$0$0
RAFFELINA NATALE
CFO/FINANCE DIRECTOR$151,830$0$0$0$0$0$6,125$0$8,550$0$166,505$0$0$0

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$863,413TransactionAmt
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
DescMARKETING, IT, LANDSCAPING, CONSTRUCTION & OTHER SERVICESDesc
Contribution33ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,042,384NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesINVOICESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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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