2025-10-13T09:34:33-05:00 2024-12-31 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 222 SECOND AVE SOUTH STE 1240 NASHVILLE TN 37201 990 2024-01-01 621411210 NASHVILLE ZOO INC NASH 6158331534 3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37211 KIM PRIDGEN CFO 6158331534 2025-10-10 1 1 LAUREN MOSES P02156583 6153836592 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICK SCHWARTZ 3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37211 42333331 0 X WWW.NASHVILLEZOO.ORG X 1989 TN TO 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. 33 33 529 345 301551 300551 27055592 10224784 11381862 11520100 -1089705 4191143 10051239 9971019 47398988 35907046 840735 848174 0 0 15195639 17231497 0 0 1769575 13468561 13867802 29504935 31947473 17894053 3959573 178231426 182691024 10036200 8350255 168195226 174340769 X IN 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. 0 0 26157779 10832613 NASHVILLE 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. 848174 848174 NASHVILLE 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. 687487 EDUCATION: 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. 27005953 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 85 0 1 529 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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. 0 CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICES ANIMAL CONSERVATION 22181 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICES ANIMAL CONSERVATION 98471 EUROPE 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICES ANIMAL CONSERVATION 3000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICES ANIMAL CONSERVATION 168762 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS & PROGRAM SERVICES ANIMAL CONSERVATION 202098 0 0 0 0 0 0 494512 0 494512 CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN TOUCAN CONSERVATION 22181 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 SUPPLIES COST EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ASIAN HORNBILLS, BABIRUSA, GINNON TAXA, MALEO, PANGOLIN, SAOLA, TOMPOTIKA, AND KOMODO 98472 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 SUPPLIES COST SOUTH AMERICA ANDEAN BEAR, ANTEATER PROJECT, TAPIR, PROYECTO TITI, AND RAREC 168762 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 SUPPLIES COST SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AFRICAN TAXA, AFRICAN VULTURES, GRAUERS GORILLAS, KOMODO, LEMUS, MOUNTAIN BONGO, OPHANAGE, PAINTED DOG, AND LEWA CONSERVATION 202098 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 SUPPLIES COST 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE 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. 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REVIEWING THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWSLETTER; 2. COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION; AND/OR 3. VISITING THE ORGANIZATION 4. DISCUSSIONS AT AZA CONFERENCES X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RICK SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT & CEO 619907 0 59129 0 4238 0 72533 0 20064 0 775871 0 0 0 DAVID OEHLER VICE PRESIDENT 203492 0 9000 0 0 0 22898 0 14650 0 250040 0 0 0 KIM PRIDGEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 201713 0 14000 0 0 0 23297 0 8782 0 247792 0 0 0 ANDY TILLMAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 153461 0 4000 0 0 0 17292 0 9272 0 184025 0 0 0 BETH BUSH CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 158478 0 1600 0 0 0 0 0 3466 0 163544 0 0 0 HEATHER SCHWARTZ VETERINARIAN 152246 0 2105 0 0 0 6090 0 402 0 160843 0 0 0 JAMIE GESELLE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER 128946 0 4000 0 0 0 15371 0 12450 0 160767 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B ALL 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 - $11,649.49 X 7 323350 FMV X SUPPLIES 1 4951 FMV 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: GIFTS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES ARE PROCESSED THROUGH TRUIST BANK FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH IS PERMITTED TO MAKE POLICY DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 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 12C AN 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 15 A 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 19 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ALONG WITH FORM 990.