NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-1970067)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-24
IRS object ID
201812369349300706
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-08-24T09:19:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityHORSHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER M PEKULAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734965PTIN
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Tax2017TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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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$7,957,719GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income-$14,322PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$450CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,112,498PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,697,402CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,288,008PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,688,968CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,008,585PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$3,135,366TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,846,752NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$13,854GrantAmt
Revenue$3,992,270RevenueAmt
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document85IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee199EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 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 MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD KIMMEL CPA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN MAXWELL DVM
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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
ALBERT J ZONE
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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MCDONALD BUILDING
910 EAST MAIN STREETNORRISTOWNPA19401JAGUAR BUILDING/EXHIBIT$2,164,904
ALBERT ZONE SR
1984 BERKLEY RDNORRISTOWNPA19403CATERING SERVICES$401,166
TONS OF FUN
1658 E MAIN STREETDOUGLASSVILLEPA19518FOOD VENDOR,CAROUSEL TRAIN$394,771
WEAVER COMPANIES INC
4873 DIVISION HWYEAST EARLPA17519VARIOUS BUILDING, ESCAVATING & MAINTENAN$117,890
RT LANDSCAPING
108 SUMMIT AVEEAGLEVILLEPA19403LANDSCAPING AND GROUNDS PROJECTS$108,394
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$40,834FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$41,875GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,862,504AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$13,414NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,953,990TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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ADMISSIONS713110$1,675,578$1,675,578
GUEST EVENTS713110$916,078$916,078
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611710$445,470$445,470
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Real$716,698RealAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$383,373GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS713110$629,312$629,312
OTHER REVENUE900099$112,946$112,946
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Other Revenue Total$742,258OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$742,708ExclusionAmt

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Total$11,854TotalAmt
Program Services$11,854ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$2,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,000ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,647,436TotalAmt
Program Services$2,219,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$284,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,285FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$227,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,828FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$204,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,302FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,780TotalAmt
Program Services$19,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,908TotalAmt
Fundraising$3,908FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$14,750FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$630,380TotalAmt
Program Services$598,878ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$31,502FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$110,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,209TotalAmt
Program Services$171,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,782TotalAmt
Program Services$44,782ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$451,401TotalAmt
Program Services$406,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,466TotalAmt
Program Services$190,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
GUEST & MEMBER SERVICES$987,675$987,675
CONCESSIONS EXPENSE$410,015$410,015
ANIMAL CARE$193,626$193,626
EXHIBIT AND GROUND CARE$136,115$136,115

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,556TotalAmt
Program Services$207,304ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$252FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,775,573TotalAmt
Program Services$6,141,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$410,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222,827FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,506BOYAmt
EOY$249,142EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,212,168BOYAmt
EOY$12,342EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,520,122BOYAmt
EOY$550,122EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,659BOYAmt
EOY$55,942EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,141BOYAmt
EOY$63,355EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,813,145LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,885,785LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,042,503BOYAmt
EOY$11,927,360EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,161,099BOYAmt
EOY$12,982,118EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,896,840BOYAmt
EOY$741,368EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,908BOYAmt
EOY$127,887EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$888,678BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,325,316BOYAmt
EOY$2,266,111EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,227,742BOYAmt
EOY$3,135,366EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,351,212BOYAmt
EOY$9,057,950EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$582,145BOYAmt
EOY$788,802EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,933,357BOYAmt
EOY$9,846,752EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,161,099BOYAmt
EOY$12,982,118EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$913,395ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$150,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,589,540CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,953,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,023,188TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$150,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,589,540CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,953,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,023,188TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,367,254SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,655,934PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,793CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,847TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,040CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$255,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$414,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$459,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$742,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,876,440TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,905,475TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$17,487,641GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58160PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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$3,908DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,908TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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$12,938,560OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,295,815DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,642,745BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$806,215OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$481,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$324,965BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,068,370OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$108,720DepreciationAmt
Book Value$959,650BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,927,360TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,191,731TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$357,836DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$144,927OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$502,763RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,688,968RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,688,968TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,278,336TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$357,836DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$144,927OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$502,763ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,775,573ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,775,573TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2014. 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 144,927.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 144,927.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BEAST OF A FEASTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$109,401GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$26,164CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$83,237GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$7,385FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$53,762OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2OKTOBERFESTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$39,280GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$14,670CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$24,610GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$9,804FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$3,389EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$24,610OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$15,977GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,977GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$1,274FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$850EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$19,250OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$164,658GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$40,834CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$123,824GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$18,463FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,739EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$97,622OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$123,824DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$172,308BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$5,169DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,107NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$184,584TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$401,166TransactionAmt
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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