NASHVILLE ZOO INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NASHVILLE ZOO INC (EIN 62-1411210)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-13
IRS object ID
202502869349300720
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

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Return2025-10-13T09:34:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1222 SECOND AVE SOUTH STE 1240AddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37201ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN621411210EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NASHVILLE ZOO INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6158331534PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13777 NOLENSVILLE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37211ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonKIM PRIDGENPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6158331534PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonLAUREN MOSESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02156583PTIN
Phone6153836592PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerRICK SCHWARTZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13777 NOLENSVILLE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$42,333,331GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NASHVILLEZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONTINUE TO GROW AND PROVIDE A PARK/FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE, INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WHILE DELIVERING STRONG EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY VALUE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body33VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee529TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers345TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$301,551TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$300,551NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$27,055,592PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,224,784CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,381,862PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,520,100CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$1,089,705PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,191,143CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,051,239PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,971,019CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$47,398,988PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,907,046CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$840,735PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$848,174CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,195,639PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$17,231,497CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,769,575CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,468,561PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,867,802CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$29,504,935PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$31,947,473CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,894,053PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,959,573CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$178,231,426TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$182,691,024TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,036,200TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,350,255TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$168,195,226NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$174,340,769NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionIN FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE A CULTURE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DISCOVERY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CONSERVATION, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP, OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A FIRST CLASS ZOO FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND TO DEVELOP A FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WITH STRONG COMMUNITY VALUE IN MIND. WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT CREATING UNIQUE DESIGNS AND INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE AND HORTICULTURAL COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS, OUR VISITORS AND THE ZOOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,157,779ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,832,613RevenueAmt
DescNASHVILLE ZOO IS PROUD TO SHARE THAT, IN 2024, WE ONCE AGAIN MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN GLOBAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WHILE CONTINUING TO SERVE AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATION AND FAMILY FUN IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE INVESTED NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS INTO CONSERVATION PROJECTS WORLDWIDE. OUR EXPERT KEEPERS WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH CONSERVATIONISTS ON THE GROUND, SUPPORTING CRITICAL EFFORTS WITH KOMODO DRAGONS IN INDONESIA AND GIRAFFES IN BOTSWANA. STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM TODDLERS TO COLLEGE INTERNS, CONNECTED WITH THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. VISITORS TO THE ZOO EXPERIENCED UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC DEBUT OF OUR THREE SUMATRAN TIGER CUBS. NOTEWORTHY IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE GUEST EXPERIENCE WITH THE OPENING OF OUR NEW PARKING GARAGE AND THE ADDITION OF AMENITIES LIKE DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP CARDS, A NEW TICKETING PLATFORM, AND SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS FOR FOOD AND RETAIL PURCHASES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS, WE INTRODUCED THE SMASHVILLE ICE RINK AT ZOOLUMINATION. NASHVILLE ZOO ALSO CELEBRATED 1.39 MILLION IN ATTENDANCE AND 43,492 MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$848,174ExpenseAmt
Grant$848,174GrantAmt
DescNASHVILLE ZOO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN 50+ SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS AND HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP SAVE SPECIES VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION. IN EARLY SPRING, A ZOO TEAM MEMBER TRAVELED TO KOMODO NATIONAL PARK TO HELP WITH HANDS-ON KOMODO DRAGON CONSERVATION WORK. SPENDING FIVE DAYS ON KOMODO ISLAND, PART OF KOMODO NATIONAL PARK IN INDONESIA, HE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH THE KOMODO SURVIVAL PROGRAM CHECKING ANIMAL TRAPS IN SELECTED STUDY SITE AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND TO COLLECT AND RECORD DATA ON CERTAIN ANIMALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ZOO WELCOMED TWO KOMODO DRAGON HATCHLINGS IN SEPTEMBER. A MEMBER OF THE ZOO'S HOOFSTOCK TEAM TRAVELED TO KENYA TO WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WILD GIRAFFE POPULATIONS. SHE TEAMED UP WITH SAVE GIRAFFES NOW (SGN) TO HELP A LOCAL TEAM OF WILDLIFE SCOUTS STUDY HOW GIRAFFES ARE AFFECTED BY FRAGMENTATION AND HIGHWAY CROSSINGS ALONG THE MOMBASA HIGHWAY. LATER IN THE YEAR, TWO ZOO TEAM MEMBERS RETURNED TO HELP SGN COMPLETE A GIRAFFE TRANSLOCATION AND MONITOR THEM AT THE MOKOLODI NATURE RESERVE. THE ZOO SUCCESSFULLY SHIPPED 1,200 PUERTO RICAN CRESTED TOAD TADPOLES TO PUERTO RICO TO BOOST THEIR POPULATION IN THE WILD, WHILE KEEPING 5 TO HELP DIVERSIFY THE GENETICS OF OUR BREEDING PROGRAM HERE IN NASHVILLE. SINCE STARTING OUR BREEDING EFFORTS IN 2012, WE'VE PRODUCED OVER 25,000 TADPOLES FOR RELEASE. OUR HERPETOLOGY TEAM MARKED AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE WITH THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HATCHING OF CROCODILE TEGUS AT ANY ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS-ACCREDITED FACILITY. OTHER SIGNIFICANT BIRTHS AT THE ZOO INCLUDE FOUR RED RIVER HOG PIGLETS, A SOUTHERN TAMANDUA, SIX SKUNK KITS, A RED RUFFED LEMUR, A GREAT BLUE TURACAO, AND A RED KANGAROO.Desc

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Revenue$687,487RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: OVERALL NASHVILLE ZOO SERVED A TOTAL OF 962,370 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN 2024.WE HAD 46,277 STUDENTS VISIT THE ZOO THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, COMING FROM 36 DIFFERENT COUNTIES.ATTENDANCE FOR TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:*HOMESCHOOL DAYS SERVED 1,184 STUDENTS IN 2024 BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5-14*ZOOTOTS SERVED 2,376 STUDENTS IN AGES 0-4*SCOUT WORKSHOPS SERVED 520 STUDENTS IN 2024*ZOOVENTURES OUTREACH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SERVED 2,396 STUDENTS*SUMMER CAMPS SERVED 1,370 STUDENTS IN 2024IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM-BASED PROGRAMMING, OUR INTERPRETIVE STAFF SERVED A TOTAL OF 616,906 GUESTS THROUGH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$27,005,953TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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IRP Document85IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee529EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone6158331534PhoneNum

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CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

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ED GOODRICH
CHAIRMAN5.23Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY BRUGGEMAN
SECRETARY0.49Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN FLURY
TREASURER0.57Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANDANA ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR0.21Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BAIER
DIRECTOR0.14Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE BEAMAN
DIRECTOR0.02Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARA BELDEN
DIRECTOR0.32Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BRACKEN
DIRECTOR0.04Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEG CROFTON
DIRECTOR0.08Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE CRUMBO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM DRETLER
DIRECTOR0.59Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE ESKIND
DIRECTOR0.49Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY GIARRATANA
DIRECTOR0.03Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR0.15Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIMMY GRANBERY
DIRECTOR0.14Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLIE HALL
DIRECTOR0.12Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT HAMILTON
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE HOLLOWAY
DIRECTOR0.08Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEANA IVEY
EX-OFFICIO0.09Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK JOHNSON
DIRECTOR0.12Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA SCOTT KINSLOW
DIRECTOR0.04Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN MOORE
DIRECTOR0.32Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA MORGAN
DIRECTOR0.26Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRISH MUNRO
DIRECTOR0.22Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONIQUE HORTON ODOM
EX-OFFICIO0.16Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILSON PATTON
DIRECTOR0.04Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PEACOCK
DIRECTOR0.15Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM SCHOETTLE
DIRECTOR0.16Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE SEABURY
DIRECTOR0.49Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA SOLLBERGER
DIRECTOR0.56Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUTCH SPYRIDON
DIRECTOR0.08Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WEISENSEEL
DIRECTOR0.22Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY WIECK
DIRECTOR0.26Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO60.00Yes (X)$683,274$0$92,597
KIM PRIDGEN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$215,713$0$32,079
BETH BUSH
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$160,078$0$3,466
ANDY TILLMAN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$157,461$0$26,564
DAVID OEHLER
VICE PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$212,492$0$37,548
JAMIE GESELLE
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$132,946$0$27,821
HEATHER SCHWARTZ
VETERINARIAN50.00$154,351$0$6,492Yes (X)
CHRIS MCBRIDE
DIRECTOR OF IT50.00$117,261$0$9,362Yes (X)
LOUDEN WRIGHT
VETERINARIAN50.00$106,523$0$18,389Yes (X)
JAMES BARTOO
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING50.00$114,238$0$10,987Yes (X)
JAMES DEGRAAUW
AVIAN CURATOR50.00$104,956$0$276Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,159,293TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$265,581TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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WASTERSCAPE BACKYARD RESORTS
2319 WINFORD AVENASHVILLETN37211CAPITAL PROJECTS$878,736
LAMAR TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
PO BOX 96030BATON ROUGELA70896MARKETING$316,500
GREGORY GATES ARCHITECHTURE
1609 MADISON RDCINCINNATIOH45206ARCHITECT$308,281
BIG VISUAL GROUPSNOYER SIGNS
5764 CROSSINGS BLVDANTIOCHTN37013SIGNAGE$280,567
INTERSTATE AC
1877 AIR LANE DRNASHVILLETN37210HV/AC SERVICE$159,822
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,855,004MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$38,327FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,331,453AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$328,301NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,224,784TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ZOO ADMISSIONS900099$10,832,613$10,832,613
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611600$687,487$687,487
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,520,100TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,592,081TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,592,081ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$280,153RealAmt
Personal$1,162,750PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$254,484RealAmt
Personal$1,001,102PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$25,669RealAmt
Personal$161,648PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$187,317TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$187,317UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,089,390SecuritiesAmt
Other$28,919OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,515,749SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,498OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,573,641SecuritiesAmt
Other$25,421OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,599,062TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,599,062ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$3,974,657FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$38,327ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,651,452FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,323,205TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,323,205ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
VENDING900099$4,974,506$4,974,506
PARKING812930$1,410,143$1,410,143
CATERING COMMISSIONS900099$114,234$114,234

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$961,614TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$961,614ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,460,497OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,907,046TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,520,100RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$301,551UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$13,860,611ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$353,662TotalAmt
Program Services$353,662ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,512TotalAmt
Program Services$494,512ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,782,039TotalAmt
Program Services$1,069,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$445,510FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,495,493TotalAmt
Program Services$10,624,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,055,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$815,183FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,834TotalAmt
Program Services$267,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,474FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,543,532TotalAmt
Program Services$1,190,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$149,970FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,066,599TotalAmt
Program Services$829,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,738FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,797TotalAmt
Program Services$8,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,115TotalAmt
Program Services$19,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,638TotalAmt
Program Services$47ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,876FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$528,068TotalAmt
Program Services$75,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$452,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$585,384TotalAmt
Program Services$585,384ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$793,100TotalAmt
Program Services$598,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,745FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,136TotalAmt
Program Services$12,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$378,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,229,437TotalAmt
Program Services$1,228,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$751ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,579TotalAmt
Program Services$15,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$614FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,909TotalAmt
Program Services$62,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,248FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,080,470TotalAmt
Program Services$5,080,470ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$412,423TotalAmt
Program Services$412,423ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$2,034,384$1,972,430$61,954
ANIMAL CARE$1,123,504$1,119,199$4,305
BANK FEES$813,991$813,991
DUES & SUBSCIPTION$112,263$68,379$27,639$16,245

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,604TotalAmt
Program Services$102,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,972FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,947,473TotalAmt
Program Services$27,005,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,171,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,769,575FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,427,813BOYAmt
EOY$8,320,093EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,434,001BOYAmt
EOY$11,723,069EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,098,307BOYAmt
EOY$1,869,671EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$520,404BOYAmt
EOY$730,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$118,370,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$55,787,633LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,288,450BOYAmt
EOY$62,582,393EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,300,013BOYAmt
EOY$35,838,519EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,162,438BOYAmt
EOY$61,626,502EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,231,426BOYAmt
EOY$182,691,024EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,501,902BOYAmt
EOY$3,047,706EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,030,014BOYAmt
EOY$5,050,407EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$504,284BOYAmt
EOY$252,142EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,036,200BOYAmt
EOY$8,350,255EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,530,704BOYAmt
EOY$148,216,242EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,664,522BOYAmt
EOY$26,124,527EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,195,226BOYAmt
EOY$174,340,769EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,231,426BOYAmt
EOY$182,691,024EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,959,573ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,185,970NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,930,687CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,225,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,915,297CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,055,592CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,224,784CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,352,170TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,903,213CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,631,638CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,267,047CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,819,896CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,494,757CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,116,551TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,833,900CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,857,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,182,344CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,875,488CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,719,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$153,468,721TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,989,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,912,196CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,967,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$240,303CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$406,692CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,516,556TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,989,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,912,196CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,967,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$240,303CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$406,692CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,516,556TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$136,952,165PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$633,828CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,815,554CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,163,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,240,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,034,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,887,989TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$633,828CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,815,554CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,163,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,240,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,034,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,887,989TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,278,007CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,645,296CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,318,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,491,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,460,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,193,381TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,745,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,318,298CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,663,781CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,607,255CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,215,022CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,550,091TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.70030PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.68750PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05570InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04960InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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$136,115FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$136,115FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$31,811,358FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$31,947,473FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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 Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,500,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$26,750CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$93,750CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$136,115CurrentYearAmt
Total$256,615TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$750,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,125,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,090,634BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,205,688InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$27,296,322EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,548,533BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,542,101InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$24,090,634EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,256,820BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,708,287InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$21,548,533EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,892,918BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,363,902InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$24,256,820EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,549,637BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,343,281InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$20,892,918EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.58171BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41829PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$655,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$655,253BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$109,398,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$49,937,827DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,460,754BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,316,192OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,849,806DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,466,386BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,582,393TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS$58,150,494
ASSET HELD FOR SALE$3,476,008
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$61,626,502TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,004,985TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,185,970NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$4,931DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$2,907,038OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,097,939RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$35,907,046RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,907,046TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,859,442TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$4,931DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,907,038OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,911,969ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,947,473ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$31,947,473TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TO FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ZOO FACILITY OR PAY OPERATING EXPENSES AS NEEDED.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FASB ASC GUIDANCE RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM PROBABILITY THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE A FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT IS RECOGNIZED. THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD IS DEFINED AS A TAX POSITION THAT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO SIGNIFICANT TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS COSTS 1,651,452. RENTAL EXPENSES 1,255,586.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 1,255,586. SPECIAL EVENTS COSTS 1,651,452.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN00CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICESANIMAL CONSERVATION$22,181
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICESANIMAL CONSERVATION$98,471
EUROPE00CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICESANIMAL CONSERVATION$3,000
SOUTH AMERICA00CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICESANIMAL CONSERVATION$168,762
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICESANIMAL CONSERVATION$202,098
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$494,512SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$494,512TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEANTOUCAN CONSERVATION$22,181WIRE TRANSFERS$0SUPPLIESCOST
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICASIAN HORNBILLS, BABIRUSA, GINNON TAXA, MALEO, PANGOLIN, SAOLA, TOMPOTIKA, AND KOMODO$98,472WIRE TRANSFERS$0SUPPLIESCOST
SOUTH AMERICAANDEAN BEAR, ANTEATER PROJECT, TAPIR, PROYECTO TITI, AND RAREC$168,762WIRE TRANSFERS$0SUPPLIESCOST
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAAFRICAN TAXA, AFRICAN VULTURES, GRAUERS GORILLAS, KOMODO, LEMUS, MOUNTAIN BONGO, OPHANAGE, PAINTED DOG, AND LEWA CONSERVATION$202,098WIRE TRANSFERS$0SUPPLIESCOST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT AND THE CURATORS OF THE ZOO MONITOR USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS BY: 1. REVIEWING THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWSLETTER; 2. COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION; AND/OR 3. VISITING THE ORGANIZATION 4. DISCUSSIONS AT AZA CONFERENCESExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOOLUMINATIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,085,327GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$2,085,327GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$221,662FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$37,873EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$788,302OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BOO AT ZOOEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,175,110GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$890CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,174,220GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$81,964FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$46,440EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$96,549OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total9OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$752,547GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$37,437CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$715,110GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$141,494FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$34,000EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$203,168OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$4,012,984GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$38,327CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$3,974,657GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$445,120FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$118,313EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,088,019OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,651,452DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$2,323,205NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
PO BOX 79863BALTIMOREMD21279550526930501(C)(3)$16,669$0CONSERVATION
CENTER FOR ECOSYSTEM SENTINELS
400 GERNERDING HALLSEATTLEWA98195943079432501(C)(3)$14,760$0CONSERVATION
INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION
201 MAIN STFT WORTHTX76102752395006501(C)(3)$50,000$0CONSERVATION
MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION
13000 ZOO BLVDAPPLE VALLEYMN55124510147653501(C)(3)$25,000$0CONSERVATION
RED PANDA NETWORK
494 W 10TH AVE STE 7EUGENEOR97401261103671501(C)(3)$10,000$0CONSERVATION
SAVE GIRAFFES NOW
8333 DOUGLAS AVE STE 300DALLASTX75225834423842501(C)(3)$55,654$0CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BLVDNEW YORKNY10460131740011501(C)(3)$75,000$0CONSERVATION
TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
1030 JENKINS RD STE DCHARLESTONSC29407200785702501(C)(3)$10,000$0CONSERVATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT AND THE CURATORS OF THE ZOO MONITOR USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS BY: 1. REVIEWING THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWSLETTER; 2. COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION; AND/OR 3. VISITING THE ORGANIZATION 4. DISCUSSIONS AT AZA CONFERENCESExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (7 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
RICK SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT & CEO$619,907$0$59,129$0$4,238$0$72,533$0$20,064$0$775,871$0$0$0
DAVID OEHLER
VICE PRESIDENT$203,492$0$9,000$0$0$0$22,898$0$14,650$0$250,040$0$0$0
KIM PRIDGEN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$201,713$0$14,000$0$0$0$23,297$0$8,782$0$247,792$0$0$0
ANDY TILLMAN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$153,461$0$4,000$0$0$0$17,292$0$9,272$0$184,025$0$0$0
BETH BUSH
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$158,478$0$1,600$0$0$0$0$0$3,466$0$163,544$0$0$0
HEATHER SCHWARTZ
VETERINARIAN$152,246$0$2,105$0$0$0$6,090$0$402$0$160,843$0$0$0
JAMIE GESELLE
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER$128,946$0$4,000$0$0$0$15,371$0$12,450$0$160,767$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A 457B PLAN - JAMI L. GESELLE. - $9,818.84 DAVID A. OEHLER - $15,325.57 MARGARET K. PRIDGEN - $14,849.34 RICK J. SCHWARTZ - $23,000.00 ANDREW K. TILLMAN - $11,649.49ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$323,350NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,951NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGIFTS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES ARE PROCESSED THROUGH TRUIST BANK FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE BOARD HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH IS PERMITTED TO MAKE POLICY DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11A EXPLANATION - FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND PRESIDENT AND EMAILED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WITH ALL MATERIAL FACTS, ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. IF APPROPRIATE, AN APPOINTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE IF A BETTER PROPOSAL CAN BE ATTAINED THAT DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF NOT, THE BOARD VOTES ON WHETHER THE ARRANGEMENT OR TRANSACTION IS IN THE ZOO'S BEST INTEREST AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS DATA AND ESTABLISHES THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT. DATA COMES FROM COMPARABLE ZOOS' FORM 990S, PERIODICALLY PUBLISHED INDUSTRY (AZA) COMPENSATION SURVEY, ETC. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES HOW OFTEN UPDATES AND REVIEWS ARE DONE. ROUTINE RAISES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN AS OTHER STAFF. COMPENSATION PAY RANGE ANALYSIS IS DONE PERIODICALLY EVERY FEW YEARS TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MARKET AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE AS NECESSARY. SOURCE DATA IS SIMILAR TO THAT USED FOR THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ALONG WITH FORM 990.

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