MEMPHIS ZOO INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MEMPHIS ZOO INC (EIN 23-7236155)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-01-10
IRS object ID
201810109349300726
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-01-10T14:23:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN560747981PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 S SHADY GROVE RD STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38120ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237236155EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMEMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9013336500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 PRENTISS PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personcharles bradyPersonNm
Person TitleceoPersonTitleTxt
Phone9013336500PhoneNum
Signature2018-01-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAmy M DoolinPreparerPersonNm
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Phone9017613000PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address4.16.119.113IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-01-08IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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Principal Officercharles bradyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12000 PRENTISS PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,597,717GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.memphiszoo.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1951FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE MEMPHIS ZOO AND AQUARIUM IN ITS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee352TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1253TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$72,927PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$44,393CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,858,072PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,103,311CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,638,011PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,008,486CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$35,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$7,479,537CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$27,349,511PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,490,121CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$9,711,500PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,518,365CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$17,348,176TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,645,698TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,302,542TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,045,634NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS BUILDING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT ZOOS IN MEMPHIS. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A NATURALISTIC AND ENRICHING SANCTUARY FOR OUR ANIMALS AND A CLEAN, FRIENDLY, ENTERTAINING, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,801,104ExpenseAmt
Grant$25,000GrantAmt
Revenue$10,167,878RevenueAmt
DescPROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:TO ACT AS A MANAGER OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO. TO WORK TOWARD MAKING THE MEMPHIS ZOO THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN ZOO THAT THE CITY OF MEMPHIS NEEDS AND DESERVES.TO ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR THE ENLARGEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING, MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE MEMPHIS ZOO AND FOR RAISING FUNDS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR USE IN ACTIVIITES AND THE OPERATION OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO ACT AS A STEWARD FOR THE FUNDS RAISED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR BY THE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND TO ASSURE THE PROPER AND EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF SUCH FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AND the city of MEMPHIS PARKs department, TO ENGAGE IN LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR THE MEMPHIS ZOO, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF SUCH MASTER PLAN OR PLANS AS THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, the city of MEMPHIS PARKs department AND THE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY MAY MUTUALLY APPROVE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$12,801,104TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document57IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee352EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Memphis Zoological SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone9013336500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 Prentiss PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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Charles Brady
ceo40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$259,945$0$18,331
mrs diane smith
co-chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Gene holcomb
co-chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Dorothy kirsch
secretary0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
russell t wigginton jr
treasurer0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr thomas farnsworth III
vice chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
joseph c dewane MD
past chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr william L Carson
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ms Samantha Boggs Dean
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mrs delisa eddings
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr david hopkins
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr henry a hutton
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mrs maria leggett
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr scott mccormick
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mrs joyce a mollerup
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mrs Brandon Garrott Morrison
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mrs carol w prentiss
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Richard W Smith
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr jerry shore
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr kelly h truitt
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr mario walker
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
mr george Whitehead
director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Jason Maykowski
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Neal Berlin
Docent Rep to Board0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Bill Morrison
City Council0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gina BOYD
CFO40.00Yes (X)$80,761$0$3,547
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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cglic
po box 644546pittsburgPA152644546insurance$705,937
Zellner construction Company Inc
2926 Ridgeway RoadMemphisTN38115construction$594,837
mayer construction
2834 Appling WayMemphisTN38133construction$398,725
Memphis Light Gas & Water
PO Box 388MemphisTN38145Utilities$381,290
Sunstar of Memphis
530 Oak Court Suite 245MemphisTN38117Insurance$327,353
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,774,055MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$559,460FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,656,489GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,089,978AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$35,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,079,982TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Gate Revenues & Sales713990$7,425,715$7,425,715
Visitor Services713990$1,046,116$1,046,116
Concessions & Contracts722210$1,042,019$1,042,019
Education Revenue611710$266,950$266,950
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Total Program Service Revenue$9,780,800TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$44,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$44,393ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$1,282,836FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$559,460ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$619,857FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$662,979TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$662,979ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,398,471GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$969,374CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,429,097TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,429,097RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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DescMiscellaneousDesc
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Exclusion$11,235ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,235OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,167,878RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$1,760,626ExclusionAmt

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Total$25,000TotalAmt
Program Services$25,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$479,385TotalAmt
Program Services$215,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$5,296,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$936,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,074FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$101,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,166FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$496,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,236FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$446,439TotalAmt
Program Services$360,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,780FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$268,659TotalAmt
Program Services$1,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$266,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,875TotalAmt
Management And General$31,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,837TotalAmt
Program Services$32,837ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,020TotalAmt
Program Services$3,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$610,933TotalAmt
Program Services$567,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,184FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$668,801TotalAmt
Program Services$65,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,051FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,455,149TotalAmt
Program Services$1,280,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$89,119TotalAmt
Program Services$77,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,273FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$51,516TotalAmt
Program Services$27,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,793FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,289TotalAmt
Program Services$3,289ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Zoo & Animal expenses$3,361,243$3,381,388-$20,145
Other Services$507,329$473,662$13,069$20,598
Research & Conservation$224,060$224,060
Capital Projects$166,886$166,886

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$179TotalAmt
Program Services-$179ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,490,121TotalAmt
Program Services$12,801,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,527,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,481FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,074,978BOYAmt
EOY$7,264,782EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,357,679BOYAmt
EOY$921,525EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$648,878BOYAmt
EOY$1,143,359EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$303,100BOYAmt
EOY$252,944EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$589,557BOYAmt
EOY$853,126EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$98,683LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$47,423LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,550BOYAmt
EOY$51,260EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,468,758BOYAmt
EOY$6,861,180EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,497,500BOYAmt
EOY$17,348,176EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,924,824BOYAmt
EOY$2,603,699EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,720,874BOYAmt
EOY$1,698,843EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,645,698BOYAmt
EOY$4,302,542EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,741,650BOYAmt
EOY$5,432,063EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,679BOYAmt
EOY$293,867EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,652,473BOYAmt
EOY$7,319,704EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,851,802BOYAmt
EOY$13,045,634EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,497,500BOYAmt
EOY$17,348,176EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,518,365ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$675,467NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,522,661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,086,623CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,440,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,259,433CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,079,982CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,388,885TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,002,783CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,506,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,107,501CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,751,885CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,167,878CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,536,451TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,525,444CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,593,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,547,687CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,011,318CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,247,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,925,336TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,809,856CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$280,485CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$310,547CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$205,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$261,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,867,482TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,634,157CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$4,634,157TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,809,856CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$280,485CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,944,704CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$205,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$261,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,501,639TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$77,423,697PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$81,032CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$72,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$386,067TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$81,032CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$72,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$386,067TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,580CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,248CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,554CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,404CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,021TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,627,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,686,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,691,930CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,102,649CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,303,488CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,411,424TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.90650PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00450InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00470InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,468,758BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$672,259ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$752,752InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$32,589AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,861,180EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,349,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$202,753ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$403,926InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$650,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$29,736AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,468,758EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,396,473BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,270ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$215,248InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$31,828AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,349,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,995,848BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$202,661ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,225,528InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$27,564AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,396,473EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,964,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$202,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$849,651InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$21,187AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,995,848EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,683OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,423DepreciationAmt
Book Value$51,260BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,260TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,273,184TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$675,467NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,589,231OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,264,698RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,008,486RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,008,486TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,079,352TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,589,231OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,589,231ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,490,121ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,490,121TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:all income is reinvested and the society has no current plans to use any part of the income or capital other than for long-term investment. this policy is reviewed periodically by the society. if that practice ends, such income may then be expended for general (unrestricted) purposes, subject to any constraints in gift instruments.
Part X, Line 2:The Society has determined that it does not have any material uncertain tax positions as of June 25, 2017.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:specific costs of resale items 969,374. special event expenses 619,857.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:specific costs of resale items 969,374. special event expenses 619,857.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conductedprogram servicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Providedpayments to the chinese party to support chinese conservation projects for thSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$550,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$550,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$550,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1zoo lightsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$816,078GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$220,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$596,078GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$967FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$362,105OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2zoo rendezvousEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$372,730GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$259,835CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$112,895GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,750FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$21,500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$49,797OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$653,488GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$79,625CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$573,863GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$12,155FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$23,878EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$142,705OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,842,296GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$559,460CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,282,836GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$19,872FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$45,378EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$554,607OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$619,857DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$662,979NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5227AddressLine1Txt
CitySTARKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39762ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN646000819RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grantgiant panda chemical communication grantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExternal Organizations that have received grants from the Memphis Zoo were by invitation only. Each institution submits a grant for internal approval during May of each year and all the projects are tied to our giant panda program and ESA permit from USFWS. Expenses are paid as cost reimbursable and we recieve quarterly invoices from each institution.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCharles BradyPersonNm
TitleceoTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$217,945BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$42,000OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,282DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,049NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$278,276TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCharles Brady contributes to a 457(b) plan. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/17 he made contributions totaling $16,315. He also has money in a 457(f) plan, but the plan is currently frozen and no contributions have been made to it in several years.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJason MaykowskiPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship Descriptionboard memberRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transactionmr. Maykowski is the Senior vice president at suntrust bank who is also the zoo's primary bank.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescBooksDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Co-Chair Diane Smith is the mother of Director Richard Smith. Both only serve as board members. Neither are compensated employees of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe form 990 is prepared by dixon hughes goodman and then reviewed by the officers of the zoo and the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe policy is distributed to all new employees and new board directors. the policy is also available on our intranet. in addition, request inquiries are made.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aa committee is convened by the chairman of the board to consider and decide on the compensation of the president of the zoo based on evaluations of similar nonprofit organizations, including but not limited to other zoos. the chairman of the board sends a letter to the cao of the zoo with the decision made regarding the zoo president's salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents are available upon request and are also on file with the city of memphis parks department. The audited financial statements are on file with the City of Memphis and are available upon request. The 990 is on guidestar and is also available upon request. the conflict of interest policy is available upon request or on the memphis zoological website.
form 990, part xi, question 2cThe finance committee selects and assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit. The finance committee is selected from the board of directors. this process has not changed from the prior year.

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