DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 84-0502539)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-07-09
IRS object ID
201921909349300647
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-07-09T14:12:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN840502539EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7203371400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12300 STEELE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCHARLES WRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7203371400PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
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Phone3037409400PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address208.42.238.142IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerCHARLES WRIGHTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12300 STEELE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$43,692,631GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DENVERZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDENVER ZOO IS A LEADER IN ANIMAL CARE AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE. WE ARE PASSIONATE (SEE SCHEDULE O) ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION "SECURE A BETTER WORLD FOR ANIMALS THROUGH HUMAN UNDERSTANDING."WE PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES EVERY DAY FOR OUR ANIMALS AND VISITORS AND OUR CORE CALUES ARE EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO:PROTECT * HONOR * INNOVATE * ENGAGE * EMPOWER * SERVEActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$159,667PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$211,985CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$128,452PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$21,251CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$45,283,982PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$43,360,376CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$594,780PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$561,967CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,067,178CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$17,325,173PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$18,589,059CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$42,618,070PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$44,612,981CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,665,912PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,252,605CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$27,055,057TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$27,528,572TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,260,651TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,983,158TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,794,406NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,545,414NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$23,353,994ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,192,952RevenueAmt
DescANIMAL CARE AND RESEARCHDENVER ZOO'S MISSION IS TO SECURE A BETTER WORLD FOR ANIMALS THROUGH HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS CARING FOR OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS. DENVER ZOO IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO QUALITY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMAL COLLECTION. SEE SCHEDULE OANIMALS AT DENVER ZOO ARE VERY WELL CARED FOR BY THEIR KEEPERS AND BY OUR DEDICATED TEN PERSON VETERINARY MEDICINE STAFF. OUR ANIMALS ARE BRED UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), WHICH ENSURES GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS. ANIMAL WELFARE IS EVERYONE'S JOB AT DENVER STAFF - IN ADDITION TO TWO FULL-TIME STAFF DEDICATED TO ANIMAL WELFARE AND RESEARCH ALL STAFF HAVE ANNUAL REQUIRED TRAINING ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,179,425ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,416,364RevenueAmt
DescLEARNING EXPERIENCESMULTI-GENERATIONAL LEARNING STARTS WITH NATURAL CURIOSITY AND DENVER ZOO IS A LIVING CLASSROOM THAT TAPS INTO THAT CURIOSITY AND INSPIRES AUTHENTIC LEARNING. BILINGUAL DELIVERY IS OFFERED FOR ONSITE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE ACTIVE DISCOVERY AND REINFORCEMENT OF CORE SCIENCE CONTENT THROUGH STUDENT-DIRECTED QUESTIONING AND RESEARCH. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE ACQUISITION OF KEY CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CORE SKILLS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM). SEE SCHEDULE OFOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, DENVER ZOO HAS PARTNERED WITH THE BRIDGE PROJECT, AN EVIDENCE-BASED YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM MODEL SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH IN DENVER'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM. THE BRIDGE PROJECT FOCUSES ON FOUR PRIMARY CATEGORIES: (1) ACADEMIC SUPPORT, (2) COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, (3) SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND (4) YOUTH VOICE AND LEADERSHIP. THROUGH DENVER ZOO'S OUTREACH PROGRAM, WE DELIVER SCIENCE-BASED CONTENT IN SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. DENVER ZOO IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN THREE PROJECT SITES, WITH THE PLAN TO EXPAND OUTREACH INTO A FOURTH SITE IN 2019. OUR COMMITMENT AND PARTICIPATION INCLUDES WEEKLY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT SITES WE SERVE.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ZOO'S 2018 LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDED OVER 95,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 850 SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 54,000 STUDENT CONTACTS WERE MADE VIA THE ZOO'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE MULTI-CONTACT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED REQUESTS FOR MORE AFTERSCHOOL AND EXTENDED SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY BY LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND AN INCREASED EMPHASIS BY MULTIPLE COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR MORE STEM INSTRUCTION. TO ENSURE GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND ACCESS TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, DENVER ZOO AWARDED $210,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 27,000 RECIPIENTS TO OFFSET THE PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.Desc

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Expense$8,206,709ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,131,312RevenueAmt
DescGUEST EXPERIENCESIN 2018, DENVER ZOO SERVED NEARLY 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH ON-GROUND ATTENDANCE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLD COUNT WAS ALMOST 64,000. COMBINED FREE AND REDUCED ATTENDANCE TOTALED ALMOST 1 MILLION OF DENVER ZOO'S TOTAL 2018 ADMISSIONS. ZOO LIGHTS ACCOUNTED FOR 175,000 VISITORS. THE ZOO MONITORS AND EVALUATES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH A MYSTERY SHOPPER PROGRAM, GUEST COMMENT CARDS, AND AN EXTENSIVE GUEST SATISFACTION SURVEY. SEE SCHEDULE ODENVER ZOO CONTINUES TO MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT, CREATING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR GUESTS, BOTH AT THE ZOO AND IN THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGING CITIZENS THROUGH IMPACTFUL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS THAT INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF SCIENCE LEARING. DENVER ZOO IS A PLACE WHERE VISITORS MAKE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, LINKING PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND NATURE. DENVER ZOO CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING THEM TO CHAMPION THE ZOO'S MISSION TO SECURE A BETTER WORLD FOR ANIMALS THROUGH HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. AS AN ACCREDIATED AZA INSTITUTION, DENVER ZOO IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR THE DENVER METRO REGION TO UNDERSTAND WILDLIFE AND THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE PLACES ANIMALS LIVE. DENVER ZOO VISITORS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE ZOOS HAVE AS LEADERS IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH. WITH UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCES, VISITORS EXPERIENCE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO NATURE, CONSIDER THEIR ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND CONSERVATION ACTION, AND SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE SOLUTION AS A RESULT OF THEIR VISIT.Desc

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Expense$1,889,136ExpenseAmt
Grant$561,967GrantAmt
DescFIELD CONSERVATIONDENVER ZOO IS A LEADER AMONG ZOOS IN FIELD CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIES AT OUR 86-ACRE CAMPUS, WE ARE WORKING TO SAVE ANIMALS IN THE WILD THROUGH FIVE CORE PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN MONGOLIA, VIETNAM, BOTSWANA, PERU, AND THE AMERICAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND GREAT PLAINS. WE COMMIT FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND CONTRACT STAFF TO THESE PROGRAMS. USING SOUND SCIENCE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND TARGET SPECIES AND THREATS TO THEIR SURVIVAL, WE THEN WORK TO MITIGATE THOSE THREATS BY STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT, ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICY, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION ACTION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,889,136TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$561,967TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$36,629,264TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document114IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee624EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CHARLES WRIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7203371420PhoneNum

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CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80205ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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SHERRI KOELBEL
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK E GREEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNE ANDRICH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN CAMPBELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELA DE LA MAR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY EISINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEGRA HAPPY HAYNES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB KAUFMANN
CHAIR ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA WILSON MACSOVITS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CHARLES H SCOGGIN
VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SOBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG TISDALE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDDIE ROBINSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS O'MALLEY END 092018
INTERIM CEO40.00Yes (X)$286,539$0$346
CHARLES WRIGHT
CFO40.00Yes (X)$239,496$0$28,5282.00
PATRICIA MOREDOCK
ASSISTANT SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$68,687$0$11,1582.00
BERT VESCOLANI BEG 0918
CEO40.00Yes (X)$136,328$0$4,6962.00
AMBER CHRISTOPHER
SR VP FOR GUEST SERVICES40.00$192,447$0$23,740Yes (X)
BRIAN AUCONE
SR VP FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE40.00$182,276$0$15,807Yes (X)
GEORGE POND
SR VP FOR DESIGN & CAMPU40.00$180,824$0$27,660Yes (X)
JACQUE TAYLOR
SR VP OF HR & EMPLOYEE DEV40.00$178,339$0$23,405Yes (X)
RICHARD LARSEN
VP OF VETERINARY MEDICINE40.00$148,852$0$12,918Yes (X)
HOLLIE COLAHAN
VP OF ANIMAL CARE40.00$136,463$0$13,505Yes (X)
STEPHANIE STOWELL
VP FOR LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT40.00$137,114$0$14,476Yes (X)
MARIE REVENEW
VP FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS40.00$148,583$0$23,118Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,035,948TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$199,357TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K18IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$6,184,985MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$364,301FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$753,200RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$13,491,029GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,592,997AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$81,996NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$23,386,512TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION & CONCESSION900099$14,192,952$14,192,952
MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP900099$4,131,312$4,131,312
EDUCATION900099$1,416,364$1,416,364
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,740,628TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$206,785TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$206,785ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,200SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,200SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,200TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,200ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$332,255FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$364,301ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$332,255FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$21,251TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,251ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$21,251OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,360,376TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$19,740,628RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$233,236ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,356TotalAmt
Program Services$22,356ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$529,611TotalAmt
Program Services$529,611ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,947,482TotalAmt
Program Services$904,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$825,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$217,749FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,960,539TotalAmt
Program Services$16,279,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,681,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$999,506FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$800,333TotalAmt
Program Services$637,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,584FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,346,279TotalAmt
Program Services$2,025,710ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,681FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,407,322TotalAmt
Program Services$1,099,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$243,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,230FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,845TotalAmt
Management And General$14,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,716TotalAmt
Management And General$42,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,750TotalAmt
Program Services$28,750ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,229,096TotalAmt
Program Services$1,132,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,267FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,058,657TotalAmt
Management And General$1,023,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,938FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,370TotalAmt
Program Services$323,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$182,564FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,018TotalAmt
Program Services$385,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$103,254FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,917,215TotalAmt
Program Services$1,917,215ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,225TotalAmt
Program Services$238,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,950FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,261TotalAmt
Program Services$525,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,675FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,614TotalAmt
Program Services$148,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,746FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS$4,960,488$4,960,488
ANIMAL CARE & SUPPLIES$2,547,432$2,508,634$11,374$27,424
FUNDRAISING & EVENTS$1,466,599$457,180$812,059$197,360
EDUCATION & CONSERVATIO$181,310$181,310

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,028,463TotalAmt
Program Services$2,311,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$635,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,250FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,612,981TotalAmt
Program Services$36,629,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,916,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,067,178FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,881,953BOYAmt
EOY$4,219,229EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,773,362BOYAmt
EOY$17,940,374EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,148,147BOYAmt
EOY$2,225,207EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,372,464BOYAmt
EOY$1,417,653EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,633,569LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,907,460LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,869,650BOYAmt
EOY$1,726,109EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,481BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,055,057BOYAmt
EOY$27,528,572EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,260,651BOYAmt
EOY$5,265,305EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$717,853EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,260,651BOYAmt
EOY$5,983,158EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,284,929BOYAmt
EOY$14,479,569EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,509,477BOYAmt
EOY$7,065,845EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,794,406BOYAmt
EOY$21,545,414EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,055,057BOYAmt
EOY$27,528,572EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,252,605ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,613NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,524,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,610,619CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,028,413CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,053,786CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,895,483CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,112,563TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,934,124CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,507,980CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,699,249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,055,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,251,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,448,261TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,077,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,113,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,139,230CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,173,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,239,583CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,742,633TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,536,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,231,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,866,892CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,282,368CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,386,512CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$111,303,457TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$111,303,457PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,598CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,874CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,167CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$206,785CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$407,773TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$88,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$402,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$191,964CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$165,952CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$870,843TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$112,582,073TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$93,668,755GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98860PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$28,750FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$28,750FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$42,517,054FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$42,545,804FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$224,043CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$477,629CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$58,750CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$28,750CurrentYearAmt
Total$789,172TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$13,073CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$40,504CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$53,577TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,776,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,217,872DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,558,406BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$857,291OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$689,588DepreciationAmt
Book Value$167,703BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,726,109TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO CZTDesc
Amt$717,853Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$717,853TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$43,405,262TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,613NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$41,273DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$44,886RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$43,360,376RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$43,360,376TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,654,254TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$41,273DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$41,273ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$44,612,981ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,612,981TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE DENVER ZOO IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE DENVER ZOO HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE DENVER ZOO AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$235,961
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$217,300
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$76,350
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$529,611SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$529,611TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EAST ASIA AND PACIFICSUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY SMALL-CLAWED OTTER RESCUE IN VIETNAM$5,000WIRE TRANSFERN/A
EAST ASIA AND PACIFICSUPPORT FOR FUEL EFFICIENT STOVE PROGRAMS AND HOME CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH$29,747CHECKN/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUPPORT FOR BOTSWANA CONSERVATION RESEARCH & ACTION ON WILD DOGS, SPRINGBOK, AND VULTURES$212,300WIRE TRANSFERN/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY TORTOISE RESCUE IN MADAGASCAR$5,000CHECKN/A
EAST ASIA AND PACIFICSUPPORT FOR IKH NART NATURE RESERVE PROJECT$163,927WIRE TRANSFERN/A
EAST ASIA AND PACIFICSUPPORT FOR IKH NART NATURE RESERVE PROJECT$10,133CHECKN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUPPORT FOR LAKE TITICACA FROG AND LAKE JUNIN FROGS CONSERVATION AND ACTION PROJECTSOUTH AMERICA2$76,350WIRE TRANSFER/CHECKN/A
SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM TONKIN SNUBNOSE RESEARCH AND ACTION PROJECTEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC1$27,154WIRE TRANSFERN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DO AT THE ZOOEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$696,556GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$364,301CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$332,255GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$332,255OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$696,556GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$364,301CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$332,255GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$332,255OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$332,255DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
IDEA WILD
830299770501 (C)(3)$5,000N/A2018 SUPPORT
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
856000406501 (C)(3)$12,000N/A2018 SUPPORT FOR RIO MORA RESEARCH AND WATERSHED RESTORATION
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD
841512852501 (C)(3)$5,356N/A2018 SUPPORT FOR FRONT RANGE PIKA PROJECT TALLUS MAPPING
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUPPORT FOR JOHN HOOGLAND'S GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOG RESEARCH1$5,000N/A
DENVER ZOO CONSERVATION AWARD1$5,000N/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
DENNIS O'MALLEY END 092018
INTERIM CEO$236,539$0$50,000$0$0$0$346$0$0$0$286,885$0$0$0
CHARLES WRIGHT
CFO$219,496$0$20,000$0$0$0$13,587$0$14,941$0$268,024$0$0$0
AMBER CHRISTOPHER
SR VP FOR GUEST SERVICES$172,447$0$20,000$0$0$0$9,496$0$14,244$0$216,187$0$0$0
BRIAN AUCONE
SR VP FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE$162,276$0$20,000$0$0$0$9,930$0$5,877$0$198,083$0$0$0
GEORGE POND
SR VP FOR DESIGN & CAMPU$160,824$0$20,000$0$0$0$10,042$0$17,618$0$208,484$0$0$0
JACQUE TAYLOR
SR VP OF HR & EMPLOYEE DEV$158,339$0$20,000$0$0$0$9,922$0$13,483$0$201,744$0$0$0
RICHARD LARSEN
VP OF VETERINARY MEDICINE$138,852$0$10,000$0$0$0$6,130$0$6,788$0$161,770$0$0$0
STEPHANIE STOWELL
VP FOR LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT$127,114$0$10,000$0$0$0$7,688$0$6,788$0$151,590$0$0$0
MARIE REVENEW
VP FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS$143,583$0$5,000$0$0$0$2,769$0$20,349$0$171,701$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING 2018, EMPLOYEE BONUSES WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PAID TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$60,942NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV AT DATE OF DONATIONMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)MAINT/ADMIN SUPPLIES3$15,800FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
Yes (X)ANIMAL ENRICHMENT4$4,704FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
Yes (X)SOFTWARE, DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIES5$550FMV AT DATE OF DONAT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION USES CARS HELPING CHARITIES TO SOLICIT AND PROCESS DONATED VEHICLES. THERE IS A LINK THROUGH DZF'S WEBSITE TO CARS HELPING CHARITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DONATE VEHICLES TO DZF. CARS HELPING CHARITIES THEN COLLECTS THE CAR, SELLS IT AND REMITS A PORTION OF THE SALE TO DZF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

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

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST
C$753,200FMV
COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST
Q$100,000FMV

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