NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-1970067)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-28
IRS object ID
201913019349301706
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-10-28T15:28:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1KREISCHER MILLERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityHORSHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN231970067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT J ZONEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER M PEKULAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734965PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address64.55.30.226IPv4AddressTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11661 HARDING BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,695,546GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ELMWOODPARKZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers475TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$450PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$19CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$913,395PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,216,691CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$16,098,966TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,135,366TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,035,523TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,063,443NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION STATEMENT IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,498,903ExpenseAmt
Grant$15,572GrantAmt
Revenue$4,533,907RevenueAmt
DescTHE ELMWOOD PARK ZOO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AND HAS ATTAINED THE ELITE STATUS AS ONE OF ONLY 225 INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA). THE ZOO CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 300 ANIMALS INDIGENOUS TO THE AMERICAS. THE ELMWOOD PARK ZOO IS PART OF A GREATER MISSION, HOWEVER, TO HELP EDUCATE GUESTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ANIMALS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ZOO EVENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION, ANIMAL PRESERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ZOO WELCOMES OVER 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE IN A FUN, CLEAN, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT. TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THE ZOO CONDUCTS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS GEARED TOWARD THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FAMILIES, SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ZOO MEMBERS. THESE EVENTS ARE CENTERED ON THE ZOO'S PRIMARY PURPOSES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLIFE, PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES & CONSERVATION. AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE ZOO HOSTS MANY PUBLIC EVENTS TO INFORM AND ENTERTAIN ITS GUESTS. SUCH EVENTS INCLUDE ANNUAL BREAKFASTS WITH THE ANIMALS, BRUNCHES WITH SANTA, PARTY FOR THE PLANET, ZOOSNOOZE OVERNIGHT CAMPOUTS, BOO AT THE ZOO WEEKENDS, AND MANY MORE. EACH SUMMER, THE ZOO HOSTS BEAST OF A FEAST, ITS LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL VENDORS THAT SHOWCASE THE BEST FOOD FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY. PER ITS DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER, THE ZOO HOSTS MONTHLY EARLY ACCESS MORNINGS TO CATER TO GUESTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CARETAKERS. THE ZOO OFFERS INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN EACH OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. GUESTS OUTSIDE THE ZOO CAN ENJOY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE ZOO-ON-WHEELS, IN WHICH EDUCATORS ON STAFF TRAVEL WITH ANIMALS TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR CENTERS, AND MALLS TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE ZOO. CHILDREN AGES 6-11 CAN ENJOY THE ZOO'S DAY CAMPS, HELD EACH SPRING AND SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ZOO HOSTS REGULAR EVENTS EACH MONTH TO CATER TO ITS MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THERE ARE TWO MEMBER MORNINGS HELD EACH MONTH GIVING ZOO MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ZOO BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE ALSO REGULARLY SCHEDULED NORRISTOWN FREE DAYS, PROVIDING FREE ZOO ADMISSION ON THOSE DAYS TO RESIDENTS OF THE NORRISTOWN BOROUGH. THE ZOO FREQUENTLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS MISSION.Desc
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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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone6102773825PhoneNum

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CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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CHERIFA N HOWARTH
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY G ROTHSTEIN ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE O'NEILL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MILLS BULLIVANT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL R DECKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GUY DENARDO DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACHARY B HOOVER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD KIMMEL CPA
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN MAXWELL DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOHN MILLARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H ROONEY III
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M GALLO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC A GOLDICH ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRANDALL JONES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM COHN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORGAN DENICOLA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYM RAMSEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT J ZONE
EXEC DIRECTOR/ CEO60.00Yes (X)$197,115$0$13,621
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Total Other Compensation$13,621TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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ALBERT ZONE SR
1984 BERKLEY RDNORRISTOWNPA19403CATERING SERVICES$494,761
GES
7000 LINDELL RDLAS VEGASNV89113HOLIDAY LIGHTING$480,000
TONS OF FUN
1658 E MAIN STREETDOUGLASSVILLEPA19518FOOD VENDOR,CAROUSEL TRAIN$477,255
J NATALE & SON
PO BOX 241EAGLEVILLEPA19408BUILDING & FIXING PROJECTS$256,520
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Membership Dues$988,089MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$86,983FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$77,454GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,172,146AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$16,810NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,324,672TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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ADMISSIONS713110$1,600,825$1,600,825
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611710$1,125,138$1,125,138
GUEST EVENTS713110$696,155$696,155
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,422,118TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$19ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$856,708RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$856,708RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$257TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$257ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$377,648GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$122,567CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS713110$593,845$593,845
OTHER REVENUE900099$24,352$24,352
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$618,197OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$617,959ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,572TotalAmt
Program Services$15,572ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,062,594TotalAmt
Program Services$2,571,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$306,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$183,757FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$318,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,021FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,042TotalAmt
Program Services$235,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,775FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,500TotalAmt
Management And General$20,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,633TotalAmt
Program Services$18,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,583FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,747TotalAmt
Program Services$891,859ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$23,888FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,169TotalAmt
Program Services$125,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,433TotalAmt
Program Services$173,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,062TotalAmt
Program Services$94,062ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579,769TotalAmt
Program Services$521,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,351TotalAmt
Program Services$185,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
GUEST & MEMBER SERVICES$1,138,706$1,138,706
EXHIBIT AND GROUND CARE$428,639$428,639
CONCESSIONS EXPENSE$387,265$387,265
ANIMAL CARE$193,491$193,491

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,815TotalAmt
Program Services$198,665ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$150FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,259,847TotalAmt
Program Services$7,498,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$477,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$283,110FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,142BOYAmt
EOY$533,324EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,342BOYAmt
EOY$69,113EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$550,122BOYAmt
EOY$2,558,582EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,355BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,942BOYAmt
EOY$75,996EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,355BOYAmt
EOY$18,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,307,005LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,465,554LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,927,360BOYAmt
EOY$12,841,451EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,982,118BOYAmt
EOY$16,098,966EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$741,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,860,556EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,887BOYAmt
EOY$193,099EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,266,111BOYAmt
EOY$2,551,868EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$430,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,135,366BOYAmt
EOY$5,035,523EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,057,950BOYAmt
EOY$7,971,327EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$788,802BOYAmt
EOY$3,092,116EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,846,752BOYAmt
EOY$11,063,443EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,982,118BOYAmt
EOY$16,098,966EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,216,691ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,589,540CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,953,990CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,324,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,197,187TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,589,540CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,953,990CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,324,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,197,187TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,698,913SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,498,274PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,683CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,793CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$450CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,591TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$255,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$414,497CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$459,006CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$742,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$618,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,489,597TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,692,375TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$22,225,375GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56160PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55060PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,969,588OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,785,185DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,184,403BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$900,326OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$544,658DepreciationAmt
Book Value$355,668BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,437,091OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$135,711DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,301,380BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,841,451TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLINE OF CREDITDesc
Amt$430,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$430,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,133,801TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$534,696DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$122,567OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$657,263RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,476,538RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,476,538TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,917,110TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$534,696DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$122,567OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$657,263ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,259,847ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,259,847TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FILES A FORM 990. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2015. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT THE FINAL TIMING AND RESOLUTION OF ANY PARTICULAR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 122,567.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 122,567.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BEAST OF A FEASTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$140,519GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$77,982CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,537GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$10,062FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,750EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$50,982OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2OTHER EVENTSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$42,648GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$9,001CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$33,647GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$4,826FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$450EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$28,371OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$183,167GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$86,983CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$96,184GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$14,888FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,200EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$79,353OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$96,441DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$257NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT J ZONEPersonNm
TitleEXEC DIRECTOR/ CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$197,115BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,914DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,707NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$210,736TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT ZONE SRPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionALBERT ZONE SR IS THE FATHER OF ALBERT ZONE WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$494,761TransactionAmt
TransactionALBERT ZONE SR PROVIDED CATERING SERVICES TO THE NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

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

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