DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 84-0502539)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-06-23
IRS object ID
202111749349300611
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-06-23T09:06:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80237ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN840502539EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7203371400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12300 STEELE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCHARLES WRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7203371400PhoneNum
Signature2021-06-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Person LastWRIGHTPersonLastNm
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
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Principal OfficerCHARLES WRIGHTPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line12300 STEELE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$46,439,057GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DENVERZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDENVER ZOO IS A LEADER IN ANIMAL CARE AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE. WE ARE PASSIONATE (SEE SCHEDULE O) ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION "INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND VISION - "A WORLD WHERE WILDLIFE THRIVES."WE PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES EVERY DAY FOR OUR ANIMALS AND VISITORS AND OUR CORE VALUES ARE EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO:PROTECT * HONOR * INNOVATE * ENGAGE * EMPOWER * SERVEActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers571TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$12,193,721CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$316,386PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$167,271CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$129,391PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$210,400CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$52,738,933PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$46,304,543CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,032,396CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$28,348,586PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$24,480,006CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$56,005,660PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$47,797,640CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,266,727PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,493,097CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$29,537,832TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$28,196,722TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,237,910TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,390,632TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,299,922NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,806,090NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$30,038,513ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,423,119RevenueAmt
DescANIMAL SCIENCES:DENVER ZOO'S MISSION IS INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS CARING FOR OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS. DENVER ZOO IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO QUALITY CARE FOR OUR ANIMAL COLLECTION AS WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE BEST NUTRITIONAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL CARE POSSIBLE.ANIMALS AT DENVER ZOO ARE VERY WELL CARED FOR BY THEIR DEDICATED KEEPERS AND VETERINARY MEDICINE AND WELFARE STAFF. SEE SCHEDULE O. OUR ANIMALS ARE BRED UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), WHICH ENSURES GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS. ANIMAL WELFARE IS EVERYONE'S JOB AT DENVER ZOO - ALL STAFF HAVE ANNUAL REQUIRED TRAINING ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. DENVER ZOO IS ACCREDITED BY THE AZA AND CERTIFIED BY AMERICAN HUMANE.Desc

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Expense$2,093,112ExpenseAmt
Revenue$268,558RevenueAmt
DescLEARNING EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOO'S LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, AND RESEARCH & EVALUATION TEAM AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES CONNECT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, BECOME SCIENTIFIC THINKERS, AND ULTIMATELY CHAMPIONS FOR ANIMALS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TOOK A DEVASTATING TOLL ON OUR LEARNING EXPERIENCES. PREVIOUSLY DENVER ZOO, WITH THE HELP OF DEDICATED SUPPORTERS, WAS ABLE TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH-NEED INDIVIDUALS, CLASSES, SCHOOLS, AFTERCARE SITES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, CIVIC GROUPS, AND MORE. SEE SCHEDULE O. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTED PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, CAMPS, OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCES, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT, AND OTHER STIPENDS THAT CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY TO THE WONDER OF ANIMALS. FOR 2020, NEARLY ALL ONSITE STUDENT ACTIVITIES WERE REPLACED WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING. OTHER PROGRAMS WERE CANCELED OR SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.IN A TYPICAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ZOO'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED OFF THE ZOO CAMPUS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FOR 2020, DENVER ZOO WAS ABLE TO PIVOT FROM IN-PERSON OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO VIRTUAL CURRICULUMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$7,604,073ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,498,228RevenueAmt
DescGUEST EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOO EXISTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HELPING SPECIES THRIVE. OUR PASSION AND REASON FOR BEING IS TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING GUEST EXPERIENCE EACH AND EVERY DAY. DENVER ZOO MONITORS AND EVALUATES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH A MYSTERY SHOPPER PROGRAM, GUEST COMMENT CARDS AND EXTENSIVE GUEST SATISFACTION SURVEYS. SEE SCHEDULE O.DURING 2020, DENVER ZOO, LIKE ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATION, WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS AND THEN REOPENED TO GREATLY REDUCED CAPACITY LIMITS. FOR 2020, DENVER ZOO STILL SERVED OVER 1.1M PEOPLE THROUGH ZOO VISITS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THOUGH THE FEWEST NUMBER OF GUESTS SERVED IN OVER 30 YEARS, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE VIRTUALLY, LIKE WITH OUR "ZOO2YOU" FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS. INTERACTING WITH ANIMALS AND THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PASSIONATELY INTRODUCE THEM TO GUESTS MAKES DENVER ZOO A UNIQUE DESTINATION. PATHWAYS, GARDENS, SIGNS, AND EVERY PART OF THE ZOO ENVIRONMENT ENGAGES THE SENSES AND TRANSPORTS GUESTS TO NEW PLACES. HANDS-ON EXPLORATION AND SELF-GUIDED DISCOVERY ARE KEY ASPECTS THROUGHOUT THE PARK, HELPING FOSTER HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONNECTIONS AND CULTIVATING MOMENTS OF AWE. IN LATE SPRING 2020, DENVER ZOO OPENED A NEW SEASONAL EXHIBIT, STINGRAY COVE, A 15,000 GALLON COVERED, OUTDOOR POOL FILLED WITH STINGRAY AND SMALL SHARKS. GUESTS CAN FEED OR PET THEM AS THEY SWIM BY. DENVER ZOO ALSO OPENED A NEW, 22,000 SQUARE FOOT, STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN JUNE 2020 AND FOR 2021, THE HOSPITAL WILL WELCOME GUESTS TO VIEW ANIMAL PROCEDURES FROM THE HOSPITAL GALLERY.Desc

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Expense$1,098,316ExpenseAmt
Grant$406,465GrantAmt
Revenue$3,816RevenueAmt
DescFIELD CONSERVATION:DENVER ZOO IS A LEADER AMONG ZOOS IN FIELD CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIES AT OUR 80+ ACRE CAMPUS, WE ARE WORKING TO SAVE ANIMALS IN THE WILD THROUGH FIVE CORE PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD - MONGOLIA, VIETNAM, BOTSWANA, PERU, AND THE AMERICAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND GREAT PLAINS. WE COMMIT FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND CONTRACT STAFF ALONG WITH OTHER RESOURCES TO THESE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. USING SOUND SCIENCE TO IDENTIFTY AND UNDERSTAND TARGET SPECIES AND THREATS TO THEIR SURVIVAL. WE THEN WORK TO MITIGATE THOSE THREATS BY STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT, ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICY, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION ACTION. DENVER ZOO CONTINUES TO GROW CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS IN COLORADO TO HAVE A GREAT IMPACT HERE AS WELL AS OFFER MORE OPTIONS FOR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION WORK CLOSE TO HOME.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$406,465TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,816TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$40,834,014TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone7203371420PhoneNum

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CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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LYNE ANDRICH
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUNNY BROWNSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN CAMPBELL
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH COORS
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELA DE LA MAR
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
OLGA DONAHUE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAPPY HAYNES
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN IKARD
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT KAUFMANN
BOARD CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHERRI KOELBEL
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON ROMERO
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA WILSON MACSOVITS
INCOMING BOARD CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES SCOGGIN
VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BERT VESCOLANI
CEO50.002.00$472,777$0$33,709Yes (X)
CHARLIE WRIGHT
CFO50.002.00$258,929$0$26,075Yes (X)
PAT MOREDOCK
ASSISTANT SECRETARY50.002.00$74,577$0$11,158Yes (X)
AMBER CHRISTOPHER
SENIOR VP OF GUEST EXPERIENCES50.000.00$207,426$0$21,731Yes (X)
GEORGE POND
SENIOR VP OF DESIGN AND CAMPUS MGMT.50.000.00$190,259$0$27,443Yes (X)
BRIAN AUCONE
SENIOR VP OF ANIMAL SCIENCES50.000.00$195,115$0$17,513Yes (X)
NOELLE DELAGE
CDO50.000.00$180,166$0$25,747Yes (X)
JACQUE TAYLOR
SENIOR VP OF HR50.000.00$189,998$0$21,519Yes (X)
MARIE REVENEW
VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS50.000.00$183,205$0$21,719Yes (X)
SCOTT LARSEN
VP OF ANIMAL HEALTH50.000.00$147,570$0$21,018Yes (X)
JARED HARDY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR50.000.00$127,022$0$24,310Yes (X)
EMILY INSALACO
GENERAL CURATOR50.000.00$119,222$0$24,219Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,346,266TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$276,161TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K24IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,102,174MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$88,249FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$966,600RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$20,962,400GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,613,728AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$57,476NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$33,733,151TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GUEST EXPERIENCES900099$8,498,228$8,498,228
ANIMAL SCIENCES900099$3,423,119$3,423,119
LEARNING EXPERIENCES900099$268,558$268,558
FIELD CONSERVATION900099$3,816$3,816
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,193,721TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$71,395TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$71,395ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$95,876SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$95,876SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,876TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$95,876ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$134,514FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$88,249ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$134,514FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$210,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$210,400RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$210,400OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,304,543TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,404,121RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$167,271ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,642TotalAmt
Program Services$47,642ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,000TotalAmt
Program Services$6,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$352,824TotalAmt
Program Services$352,824ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,742,625TotalAmt
Program Services$809,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$440,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$492,047FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,970,606TotalAmt
Program Services$14,333,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,750,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$887,043FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$744,949TotalAmt
Program Services$604,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,698FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,016,835TotalAmt
Program Services$1,698,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$265,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,978FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,436,153TotalAmt
Program Services$1,014,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$332,907ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,960FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,521TotalAmt
Management And General$6,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,247TotalAmt
Management And General$47,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Program Services$30,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,705,374TotalAmt
Program Services$1,678,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,678FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,324TotalAmt
Program Services$12,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,244FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,494TotalAmt
Program Services$130,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$121,059FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,292TotalAmt
Program Services$323,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,005FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,824,069TotalAmt
Program Services$1,824,069ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,604TotalAmt
Program Services$26,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,327FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$620,875TotalAmt
Program Services$603,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,723FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,971TotalAmt
Program Services$139,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,837FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS$13,561,291$13,561,291
ANIMAL CARE & SUPPLIES$2,094,156$2,077,711$1,399$15,046
FUNDRAISING & EVENTS$975,886$355,488$506,045$114,353
EDUCATION & CONSERVATIO$78,429$78,429

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,036,473TotalAmt
Program Services$1,124,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$797,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,398FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,797,640TotalAmt
Program Services$40,834,014ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,931,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,032,396FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$882,072BOYAmt
EOY$7,263,113EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,403,916BOYAmt
EOY$11,455,102EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,636,666BOYAmt
EOY$6,449,235EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,432BOYAmt
EOY$412,196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,344,916LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,727,840LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,867,746BOYAmt
EOY$2,617,076EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,537,832BOYAmt
EOY$28,196,722EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,417,876BOYAmt
EOY$4,346,734EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,820,034BOYAmt
EOY$3,382,698EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,661,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$200EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,237,910BOYAmt
EOY$12,390,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,745,166BOYAmt
EOY$11,035,666EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,554,756BOYAmt
EOY$4,770,424EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,299,922BOYAmt
EOY$15,806,090EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,537,832BOYAmt
EOY$28,196,722EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,493,097ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$735NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$10,028,413CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,053,786CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,895,483CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,362,627CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,770,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,111,060TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,699,249CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,055,462CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,251,446CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,498,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,237,959CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,742,946TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,139,230CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,173,120CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,239,583CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,800,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,276,858CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,629,025TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,866,892CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,282,368CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,386,512CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,661,691CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,285,568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$122,483,031TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$122,483,031PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,874CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$122,167CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$206,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$313,636CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$71,395CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$759,857TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$191,964CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$165,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$129,391CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$210,400CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$718,958TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$123,961,846TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$95,105,725GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98710PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,735,243FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,765,243FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$58,750CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$28,750CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$31,250CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$148,750TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,614,864OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,113,511DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,501,353BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$730,052OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$614,329DepreciationAmt
Book Value$115,723BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,617,076TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUSTDesc
Amt$200Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$200TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$46,320,903TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$735NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,095DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,360RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$46,304,543RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$46,304,543TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,814,735TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$17,095DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$17,095ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$47,797,640ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$47,797,640TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$236,764
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$67,920
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$48,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$352,824SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$352,824TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICSUPPORT FOR VIETNAM TONKIN SNUBNOSE RESEARCH AND ACTION PROJECT$16,527CHECK
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICSUPPORT FOR IKH NART NATURE RESERVE PROJECT$118,912WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICSUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY KOALA RESCUES DUE TO WILDFIRES$65,633CREDIT CARD
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUPPORT FOR BOTSWANA CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND ACTION FOCUSED ON WILD DOGS, SPRINGBOK, AND VULTURES$67,920WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION AWARDEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC1$7,600WIRE TRANSFERN/A
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION AWARDEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC1$28,092WIRE TRANSFERN/A
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION AWARDSOUTH AMERICA1$24,500WIRE TRANSFERN/A
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION AWARDSOUTH AMERICA1$23,640WIRE TRANSFERN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:ALL CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED AT THE ZOO, OR SUPPORTED BY DENVER ZOO RESOURCES, REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN PROGRESS REPORTS. REPORTS FOR PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE ZOO MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF EXPENDITURES. THE REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR OR UPON PROJECT COMPLETION.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FLOCK PARTYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$222,763GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$88,249CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$134,514GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$134,514OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$222,763GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$88,249CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$134,514GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$134,514OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$134,514DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 9000LAS VEGASNM87701856000406501 ( C ) ( 3 )$16,000SUPPORT FOR RIO MORA ASSISTANCESHIP
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD
1536 WYNKOOP ST 900DENVERCO80202841512852501 ( C ) ( 3 )$12,913SUPPORT FOR FRONT RANGE PIKA PROJECT TALLUS MAPPING
CONSERVATION SCIENCE PARTNERS
11050 PIONEER TRAIL SUITE 202TRUCKEECA96161452504981501 ( C ) ( 3 )$11,229SUPPORT FOR MONGOLIA AND RIO MORA PROGRAMS
HERMIT'S PEAK WATERSHED ALLIANCE
289 COUNTY ROAD A2SAPELLONM87745830514816501 ( C ) ( 3 )$7,500SUPPORT FOR RIO MORA GRASSLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSUPPORT FOR PIKA PROJECT APP DEVELOPMENTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED AT THE ZOO, OR SUPPORTED BY DENVER ZOO RESOURCES, REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN PROGRESS REPORTS. REPORTS FOR PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE ZOO MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF EXPENDITURES. THE REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR OR UPON PROJECT COMPLETION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
BERT VESCOLANI
CEO$422,777$0$50,000$0$0$0$17,100$0$16,609$0$506,486$0$0$0
CHARLIE WRIGHT
CFO$235,745$0$23,184$0$0$0$14,338$0$11,737$0$285,004$0$0$0
AMBER CHRISTOPHER
SENIOR VP OF GUEST EXPERIENCES$188,796$0$18,630$0$0$0$9,888$0$11,843$0$229,157$0$0$0
GEORGE POND
SENIOR VP OF DESIGN AND CAMPUS MGMT.$172,871$0$17,388$0$0$0$10,834$0$16,609$0$217,702$0$0$0
BRIAN AUCONE
SENIOR VP OF ANIMAL SCIENCES$177,934$0$17,181$0$0$0$10,705$0$6,808$0$212,628$0$0$0
JACQUE TAYLOR
SENIOR VP OF HR$172,817$0$17,181$0$0$0$10,705$0$10,814$0$211,517$0$0$0
NOELLE DELAGE
CDO$163,666$0$16,500$0$0$0$9,138$0$16,609$0$205,913$0$0$0
MARIE REVENEW
VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS$166,680$0$16,525$0$0$0$5,110$0$16,609$0$204,924$0$0$0
SCOTT LARSEN
VP OF ANIMAL HEALTH$147,570$0$0$0$0$0$8,128$0$12,890$0$168,588$0$0$0
JARED HARDY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR$127,022$0$0$0$0$0$8,121$0$16,189$0$151,332$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING 2020, TOTAL EMPLOYEE BONUS PAYMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$46,833NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVERAGE HIGH & LOW VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)ANIMAL CARE4$8,677FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS1$1,287FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
Yes (X)MISC SUPPLIES2$684FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ("DZF") DIRECTS PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DONATE A VEHICLE TO DZF TO A PASS-THROUGH ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS CARS HELPING CHARITIES TO COMPLETE THEIR DONATION. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT THE VEHICLE, SELL/DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE, AND REMIT A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO DZF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DUE TO COVID-19 WE WERE REQUIRED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE PROGRAMMING IN THE EDUCATION SERVICES AND FIELD CONSERVATION AREAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAFTER BEING REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND PRESENTED TO THE ZOO'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. TRUSTEES WHO HAVE A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A DECISION ARE EXCUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS, MONETARY AND NONMONETARY, THAT ARE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THESE BUSINESS-RELATED FACTORS INCLUDE: - BUDGET: DOES THE BUDGET ALLOW FOR ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THE OFFER AND WHAT IS THE RELATIVE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF OUR ORGANIZATION? - INTERNAL EQUITY: WHAT ARE OTHER EXECUTIVES IN THE SAME TYPE OF JOB OR AT THE SAME JOB LEVEL BEING PAID? - MARKET PRICE/EXTERNAL DEMANDS: IS THIS JOB DIFFICULT TO FILL OR IS IT HARD TO FIND QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN THIS LOCATION OR INDUSTRY? - CANDIDATES' LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE: HOW MANY YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE DOES THIS PERSON BRING TO THE TABLE? - CANDIDATES' EDUCATION LEVEL: WHAT DEGREES DOES THE PERSON HAVE THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR ORGANIZATION? - CANDIDATES' CURRENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE: WHAT IS THIS PERSON'S CURRENT BASE PAY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE? - SALARY SURVEYS: WHAT ARE OTHER EXECUTIVES IN THE SAME TYPE OF JOB BEING PAID AT OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE SAME SIZE? ONCE THE SALARY IS DETERMINED, THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS REVIEWS THIS INFORMATION. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS USED FOR THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ZOO'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE ALSO ON FILE WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12300 STEELE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841440122EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT OF THE DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST
C$966,600FMV
COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST
Q$100,000FMV

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