ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH (EIN 25-1418766)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-30
IRS object ID: 201713039349301906
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-30T14:55:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	251408703	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1700	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15222	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	251418766	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ZOOL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4126653639	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE WILD PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	152061178	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR BARBARA BAKER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4126653639	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EUGENE J LOGAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00227231	PTIN
Phone	4122613644	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	208.79.164.82	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-10-27	IPDt
IP Tm	08:57:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	B529247545B9418C53359A0763DA1B9FD26E83D7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	1454084FED4D0A8241A8015C5437B85B068593B4	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DR BARBARA BAKER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE WILD PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15206	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$26,826,718	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PITTSBURGHZOO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO BE A LEADER AND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	61	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	61	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	407	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,817,539	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$17,265,819	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$9,073,989	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$8,848,673	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,361	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,185	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$138,368	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$318,895	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$24,031,257	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$26,434,572	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$88,226	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$78,498	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,194,173	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,335,828	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$32,400	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$32,400	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$632,867	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,129,940	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,119,374	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$18,444,739	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$18,566,100	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,586,518	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,868,472	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$61,980,357	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$68,029,773	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,039,418	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,220,362	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$53,940,939	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$61,809,411	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH IS DEDICATED TO BEING A LEADER IN, AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO, THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES AN ENJOYABLE FAMILY EXPERIENCE THAT FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE. THE SOCIETY'S SUPPORT COMES PRIMARILY FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATION GRANTS, REGIONAL SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,234,103	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$78,498	GrantAmt
Revenue	$4,928,227	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONANNUALLY OVER 300,000 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ENJOY THE ZOO'S POPULAR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CLASSES, AND TEACHER WORKSHOPS. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY CLOSER WITH WILDLIFE, PLANTS, AND NATURAL HABITATS, PROVIDING A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL LIVING THINGS.ZOO PROGRAMS IMPACT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO VISIT THE ZOO, AND ALSO WHO CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE PARK ITSELF. ZOOMOBILES MADE NUMEROUS APPEARANCES AT SCHOOLS, NURSING HOMES, COMMUNITY FAIRS, MALLS, OUTLETS, LIBRARIES, AND GROUP GATHERINGS TO PROMOTE THE ZOO'S MANY CONSERVATION-EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL VENDORS HAS ALLOWED THE ZOO TO OFFER MANY ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE AND CREATE MORE WAYS TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS.THE POPULAR ZOO CAMP SUMMER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SET RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE LEVELS FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO TO 13, AND THE ZOO IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THIS PROGRAM. SINCE 1999, THE KIDSCIENCE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED PITTSBURGH AREA MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO PROPEL FUTURE SCIENTISTS INTO THE FOREFRONT OF REAL ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH. KIDSCIENCE STUDENTS HAVE HAD A REAL AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON MANY OF THE ZOO'S RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE WORK THAT LED TO THE BIRTH OF OUR ELEPHANT CALVES. FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS DO NOT IMPACT PARTICIPATION AND THE ZOO HAS AWARDED OVER 250 NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. FOR MANY DECADES, THE ZOO TEEN PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS AGES 14 TO 17 TO WORK AT THE ZOO DURING THE SUMMER AND LEARN MORE ABOUT ANIMALS WHILE GAINING THEIR FIRST WORK EXPERIENCES. PROGRAMS SUCH AS PIZZA WITH THE KEEPERS INTRODUCE HIGH SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH TO WHAT WORKING AT A ZOO AND WITH ANIMALS IS REALLY LIKE, POTENTIALLY SPRING-BOARDING THEM INTO REWARDING LIFELONG CAREERS.EDUCATION AT THE ZOO REACHES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE TAUGHT IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST YOUTH EMPLOYERS IN THE REGION, THE ZOO WORKS WITH A HOST OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AT-RISK YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE AND ON-THE-JOB LEARNING IN VIABLE POSITIONS AT THE ZOO.THE ZOO OFFERS INTERNSHIPS IN ALL AREAS OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE MARKETING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION RESEARCH, VETERINARY, AND HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENTS. THE ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALONE PROVIDED OVER 3,120 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR THREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND NINE AMERICAN STUDENTS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS.OUTSIDE OF FORMAL CLASSES, PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT, AND INTERNSHIPS, MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE EDUCATED WITH EVERY VISIT TO THE ZOO. WHETHER READING ON-GROUNDS SIGNAGE ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE ANIMALS, EXPLORING CONTENT IN THE ZOO'S APP, LEARNING MORE THROUGH THE ONE DEGREE OF CHANGE INITIATIVE THAT EDUCATES GUESTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR ACTIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE ENCOURAGING SMALL LIFESTYLE CHANGES, OR GAINING AWARENESS ABOUT GREEN PRACTICES THROUGH EXPOSURE TO WIND TURBINES, SOLAR PANELS, RAIN GARDENS, AND GREEN ROOFS, THE ZOO STRIVES TO ENRICH THE KNOWLEDGE OF EVERY VISITOR THROUGH ITS OFFERINGS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,234,103	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION & RESEARCHTHE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM'S SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM LOOKS TO CONDUCT PROGRESSIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS WHILE ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING STAKEHOLDERS ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DIRECTIVES. BY DEVELOPING NOVEL APPROACHES TO PRESSING ISSUES, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SUCCESSFULLY INCORPORATE LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF CRITICAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THE ZOO HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND FUNDED CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS REGIONALLY, ON ALL CONTINENTS, AND IN ALL FOUR OCEANS.THE PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY FUND WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PPG INDUSTRIES AND THE ZOO. THIS FUND IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ZOO BY AWARDING GRANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $3,000 TO CONSERVATION-ORIENTED PROJECTS BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD. OVER THE PAST DECADE OVER 150 PROJECTS IN 54 COUNTRIES AND TWO OCEANS HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.THERE'S MORE GOING ON AT THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM THAN MEETS THE EYE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CONSERVATION. THE INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CENTER, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE ICC, IS OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ZOO. IT SITS ON 1,000 ACRES OF ROLLING HILLS IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ICC IS NORTH AMERICA'S PREMIERE FACILITY FOR AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, BREEDING, AND RESEARCH.THROUGH THE SEA TURTLE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM, THE ZOO ACCEPTS INJURED SEA TURTLES AND HATCHLINGS WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO GULF STREAM WATERS AND CARES FOR THEM UNTIL THEY ARE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD. THE ZOO IS AN IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS AN INLAND INSTITUTION. MOST OF THE AQUARIUMS PARTICIPATING IN THE STSCP ARE LOCATED ALONG THE COAST, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO TAKE IN TURTLES WHO CAN MAKE A SPEEDY RECOVERY. SOME HATCHLINGS AND INJURED TURTLES NEED LONG-TERM REHABILITATION. THESE ANIMALS CAN BE TRANSPORTED TO THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM FOR THEIR EXTENDED RECOVERY TIME, FREEING UP SPACE FOR FASTER RECOVERING TURTLES AT THE INSTITUTIONS ALONG THE COAST AND ALLOWING MANY MORE TURTLES TO BE REHABILITATED IN THE PROGRAM. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS AND MEET-THE-KEEPER SESSIONS, VISITORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT SEA TURTLES, AND HOW THEY CAN IMPACT THEIR CARE AND SURVIVAL IN THE WILD.SECORE (SEXUAL CORAL REPRODUCTION) IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS AND AQUARIUM PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO RESTORING AND CONSERVING CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS IN MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. AMONG OTHER TASKS, A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THE NONPROFIT, COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM IS HELPING CORAL REPRODUCE; THEREBY ENSURING NEW POPULATIONS OF GENETICALLY DIVERSE CORAL JOIN THE EXISTING ECOSYSTEMS. THE ZOO SUPPORTS SECORE SCIENTIFICALLY AND TECHNICALLY, AND PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY OF SECORE ACTIVITIES.BEYOND SPECIES-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, SEVERAL ZOO RESIDENTS OFFER VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO THEIR WILD COUNTERPARTS. COOLIO, A NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL, WAS FOUND BEACHED IN CALIFORNIA AND DEEMED TO BE UNRELEASABLE BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BECAUSE OF HIS INJURIES. THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM REHABILITATES AND CARES FOR ANIMALS LIKE COOLIO, WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL IN CAPTIVITY IN NORTH AMERICA, WHILE ALSO RESEARCHING THEIR BEHAVIOR. THIS ALLOWS FOR VALUABLE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE THROUGH RESEARCH IN THE WILD ALONE.THE ZOO'S OPERATIONS ALSO SUPPORT CONSERVATION. SINCE 1995, VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM HAVE ADOPTED TWO MILES OF BUTLER STREET FROM THE RD FLEMING BRIDGE TO SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE HIGHLAND PARK BRIDGE. AS A RESULT OF EVERY SCHEDULED CLEANING, ZOO EMPLOYEES FILL APPROXIMATELY 50 TRASH BAGS WITH GARBAGE SUCH AS CIGARETTE BUTTS, SODA BOTTLES, AND FOOD WRAPPERS. CLEANING THIS ROADWAY JUST TWICE EACH YEAR, WE REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TONS OF TRASH.THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM'S GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE TAKES CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES TO A NEW LEVEL. THE GREEN TEAM'S MISSION IS TO RESEARCH AND RECOMMEND HOW TO USE RESOURCES AND MANAGE WASTE EFFICIENTLY AND SUSTAINABLY WHILE OPERATING THE ZOO. THE TEAM STRIVES TO CREATE A CULTURE OF CONSERVATION FOR ZOO STAFF AND FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC. IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY THE GREEN TEAM INCLUDE UPGRADING TO ALL GREEN CLEANING PRACTICES IN ZOO FACILITIES, ADVOCATING FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREEN BUILDING DESIGN, IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING OPTIONS SUCH AS BIODEGRADABLE PLATES AND UTENSILS IN THE ZOO'S EATERIES, AND ESTABLISHING GREEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER, PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE NATIONAL AVIARY, GREENSTAR RECYCLING COMPANY, CONSOL ENERGY CENTER, AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH.AT THE ZOO, MOST OF THE ORGANIC WASTE IS RECYCLED INTO COMPOST AND USED IN LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE PARK. THIS KEEPS THE WASTE OUT OF LANDFILLS SO THAT IT DOES NOT GENERATE CLIMATE-WARMING GASES AS IT WOULD IF IT WERE THROWN AWAY WITH OTHER GARBAGE, AND IT ALSO HELPS US TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE. THE COMPOST-ENRICHED SOIL REDUCES EROSION, ALLEVIATES SOIL COMPACTION, PROVIDES NUTRIENTS THAT HELP PLANTS GROW, AND CONTROLS DISEASE AND PEST INFESTATION IN PLANTS. THE COMPOSTING PROGRAM COMPLIMENTS OTHER RECYCLING PROGRAMS AT THE ZOO, INCLUDING WATER, CARDBOARD, BATTERIES, CANS, BOTTLES, PAPER, AND CELL PHONES.WHETHER FUNDING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROJECTS IN THE WILD, CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH OUR RESIDENT ANIMALS, OR IMPLEMENTING ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES THAT MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE ZOO.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,234,102	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,920,446	RevenueAmt
Desc	RECREATIONOPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THANKSGIVING DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE ZOO HOSTS NUMEROUS EVENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL GROUPS. WITH FULLY ADA-ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES, THE PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, SEVERAL HISTORICALLY PRESERVED PUBLIC LANDMARKS, AND 9,000 ANIMALS REPRESENTING OVER 900 SPECIES ALONG WITH FOLIAGE FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE EARTH, THE ZOO OFFERS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR EVERY UNIQUE INTEREST OF EACH OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WHO ENJOY TRIPS TO THE ZOO ANNUALLY. FOR EXAMPLE, 881,281 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE ZOO IN 2016. TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, HUNDREDS OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS GEARED TOWARDS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FAMILIES, SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL GROUPS, AND ZOO MEMBERS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SPECIAL EVENTS HELD DURING THE DAYTIME AND EVENING ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE VISITORS OF VARYING LEVELS AND INTERESTS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE DIVERSE THEMES SUCH AS NEW BABY CELEBRATIONS, ANIMAL-CENTRIC EVENTS THAT FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES, A 5K RACE CALLED ZOOZILLA, ADULT-ONLY EVENING ENGAGEMENTS, AND HOLIDAY-THEMED EXTRAVAGANZAS SUCH AS A HALLOWEEN-THEMED EVENT CALLED ZOOBOO. DREAM NIGHT, AN INVITE-ONLY SPECIAL EVENT, WAS STARTED IN 2006 THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. THIS EVENT INVITES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC HEALTHCARE NEEDS ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES ENJOY A COMPLIMENTARY PRIVATE ZOO VISIT AFTER HOURS. THE ROBUST PLETHORA OF PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND GROW IN THE COMING YEARS.IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL MEANS, THE ZOO DESIGNATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREE VISITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A DAY WHERE ALL VISITORS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION. THERE ARE VARIOUS OTHER SPECIAL PROMOTIONS OFFERING DISCOUNTED ADMISSION AS WELL. MILITARY VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS, AND RESERVISTS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION EVERY DAY. PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS ARE GRANTED FREE ADMISSION ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS ARE GROUPS SERVING THE DISADVANTAGED, WHICH RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.THE ZOO DONATES A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS SERVICES TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY, WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF ITS VISITORS RESIDE. OPERATIONS ARE ENTIRELY FREE FROM PROFIT MOTIVE, WHICH ALLOWS THE ZOO TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE POSITIVE INITIATIVES IT FACILITATES WHILE EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES AND OF WHICH IT IS AN ICONIC PART.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,702,308	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	118	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	407	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	61	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	61	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JACQUELINE VINCUNAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4123652510	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE WILD PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	152061178	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (66 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LEONARD F BACH
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BAILEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY B BORNTRAEGER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GLENN E BOST II
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOROTHY BOYER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOUISE R BROWN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOWARD BRUSCHI
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSALIND CHOW
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
G HENRY COOK
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK DEMOS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA DICKERSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COLETTE DUGAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOAN ELLENBOGEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEVERLYNN ELLIOTT
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN ROCHE GALEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH BERGREN GARLOCK
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH GROSS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID GRUBMAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW W HASLEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HAYS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA GREEN HAWKINS
DIRECTOR (ENTERED 11/2016)	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK HORRIGAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONNA K HUDSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN JACKSON
DIRECTOR (ENTERED 6/2016)	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIUS JONES
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA P KEEVICAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT KRIZNER
DIRECTOR (ENTERED 11/2016)	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M KUBLACK
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL C LAROCCO
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOWARD LOEVNER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH C MCCRORY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTINE MCGINLEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEGGY MCKNIGHT
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MICLOT
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEANNE MINNICKS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HENRY MORDOH
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RYAN NEUPAVER
DIRECTOR (ENTERED 6/2016)	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID NEWELL
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN T PAYNE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAYOR WILLIAM PEDUTO
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RITA RANDALL
DIRECTOR (EXITED 1/2016)	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANA MRVOS RATH
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J ERIC RENNER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONALD E RHOTEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
F BROOKS ROBINSON JR
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CINDY DEAR RUSSELL
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARA SCAIFE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANEL SKELLEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES C STALDER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MORTON D STANFIELD JR
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS STIRLING
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BECKY TORBIN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY A WEINGART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SALLY WIGGIN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STUART T WISE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT T WOODINGS III
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD D KALSON ESQ
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EDWARD GONCZ
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WILLIAM FALLON
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICK LOUGHNEY
SECRETARY (EXITED 7/2016)	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEANNE MINNICKS
SECRETARY (ENTERED 7/2016)	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BARBARA BAKER
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		$309,116	$0	$36,465	Yes (X)
JACQUELINE VINCUNAS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		$99,732	$0	$27,293	Yes (X)
BRADLEY SMITH
DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION MGMT	40.00		$130,785	$0	$22,723		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$539,633	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$86,481	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SCHELL GAMES LLC
220 WEST STATION SQUARE DR STE 200	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	SOFTWARE SERVICES	$1,406,475
JOSEPH TESTA CONCRETE CONTRACTING INC
422 PRESTLEY STREET	CARNEGIE	PA	15106	CONSTRUCTION	$1,121,169
EDGEWOOD WELDING & FABRICATION INC
842 SOUTH EDGEWOOD AVENUE	SOMERSET	PA	15501	CONSTRUCTION	$871,973
STOY EXCAVATING INC
166 STONEY HOLLOW RD	SOMERSET	PA	15501	CONSTRUCTION	$760,754
MERIT ELECTRICAL GROUP INC
204 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE	OAKMONT	PA	15139	ELECTICAL SERVICES	$659,832

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$66,026	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$2,294,019	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$255,284	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$4,446,045	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$10,204,445	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$64,636	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$17,265,819	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$6,515,439	$6,515,439
VISITOR SERVICES	900099	$1,325,454	$1,325,454
EDUCATION	900099	$1,007,780	$1,007,780

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$8,848,673	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,185	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,185	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$21,612	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$21,612	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,612	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$21,612	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$689,429	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$255,284	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$392,146	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$297,283	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$297,283	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,434,572	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,848,673	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$320,080	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,498	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$472,609	TotalAmt
Program Services	$274,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$129,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,705	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,059,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,763,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,009,665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$285,826	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$562,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$460,898	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,797	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,646,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,350,094	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,850	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$594,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$483,974	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,987	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,239	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,028	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,400	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$32,400	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$341,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$196,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$670,463	TotalAmt
Program Services	$669,865	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$887,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$661,049	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$207,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,565	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,769,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,749,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$706	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,538	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,956	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$619	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,325	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,443	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,530,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,505,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,989	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$460,494	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL EXPENSES	$638,790	$638,790
EQUIPMENT	$216,047	$134,487	$78,448	$3,112
REFUSE	$66,959	$66,959
ENTERTAINMENT	$58,615			$58,615

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$221,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,596	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,566,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,702,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,230,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$632,867	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,951	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,216	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,718,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,123,325	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,351,666	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,976,924	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,022	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,766	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,218	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$93,215,455	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$28,514,131	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,782,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,701,324	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,980,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,029,773	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,287,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,895,110	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,250,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$625,000	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,501,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,700,252	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,039,418	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,220,362	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,243,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,973,911	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,642,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,781,010	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,490	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,940,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,809,411	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,980,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,029,773	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,868,472	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,920,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,775,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,017,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,817,539	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,265,819	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$63,796,935	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,920,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,775,378	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,017,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,817,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,265,820	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$63,796,940	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$14,156,421	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$49,640,519	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,144	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,969	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$22,797	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$82,099	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$63,879,039	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$44,684,748	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.77710	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83300	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$29,028	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$29,028	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$18,537,072	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$18,566,100	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$25,745	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$29,028	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$29,125	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$29,028	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$112,926	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	724.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	0	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	0	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	100.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$5,150	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (1)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other Purposes	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other Purposes	CONSERVATION	OtherPurposesDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,490	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$54,490	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,490	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$54,490	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,490	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$54,490	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,490	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$54,490	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,490	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$54,490	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,281,143	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,281,143	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,704,374	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,478,717	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$49,225,657	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,892,649	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,216,263	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,676,386	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,337,289	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,819,151	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,518,138	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$64,701,324	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$26,826,718	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$392,146	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$392,146	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$26,434,572	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$26,434,572	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$18,958,246	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$392,146	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$392,146	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$18,566,100	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$18,566,100	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING THE PERIODIC MONITORING, INSPECTION, VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IT HOLDS. ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES REVIEW ANY PROGRAM CHANGE OR DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH THE HOLDER OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THE PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BY A PERIMETER FENCE AND IS USED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ZOO TO CONDUCT CONSERVATION ORIENTED PROGRAMMING.
PART II, LINE 9:	THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH WITH AN ADDRESS AT ONE WILD PLACE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15206-1178 WAS GRANTED A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGAINST THE PROPERTY (PARCEL OF LAND IN SOMERSET COUNTY) IN THE FORM OF A PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SOMERSET COUNTY, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 724 ACRES. THERE IS ONLY ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT WHICH WAS HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THERE WERE NO ADDITIONS DURING THE COURSE OF 2016. THERE WERE MINIMAL STAFF HOURS AND NO LEGAL EXPENSES DEVOTED TO MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE EXISTING EASEMENT DURING THE TAX YEAR. EXPENSES ARE CAPTURED UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. THE LAND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 1A:	ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURAL COLLECTION - COLLECTIONS ARE OWNED BY THE SOCIETY AND ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS AND PROCEEDS FROM SALES ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE YEAR OF ACQUISITION OR SALE. PART III, LINE 4: EACH OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL RESIDENTS ACTS AS AN AMBASSADOR OF ITS SPECIES TO ALL WHO PASS THROUGH OUR GATES. EVERY ANIMAL AMBASSADOR DOES A GREAT JOB OF WELCOMING, EDUCATING, AND CONNECTING WITH EVERY VISITOR, FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE WITH EACH VISITOR. THE ZOO BEGAN TAKING ITS CURRENT SHAPE IN THE 1980S. EXHIBITS WERE RECREATED INTO NATURALISTIC HABITATS, ENABLING ANIMALS TO ROAM AS THEY WOULD IN THE WILD WHILE PROVIDING A MORE PLEASANT AND INFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ZOO VISITORS. THE ASIAN FOREST, WHICH OPENED IN 1983 AND IS NOW KNOWN AS FORREST PASSAGE, WAS THE FIRST AREA OF THE ZOO TO UTILIZE THIS NEW PHILOSOPHY. FORREST PASSAGE NOW EXHIBITS IMPRESSIVE SPECIES SUCH AS AMUR TIGERS, KOMODO DRAGONS, AND RED PANDAS IN IMMERSIVE HABITATS. THE AFRICAN SAVANNA FOLLOWED, FEATURING SEVEN MAJOR EXHIBITS IN AN AFRICAN LANDSCAPE, OPENING IN 1987. IN 1991, THE ZOO OPENED THE TROPICAL FOREST, A FIVE-ACRE INDOOR RAINFOREST HOUSING 16 PRIMATE SPECIES AND MORE THAN 150 TYPES OF TROPICAL PLANTS. IN JANUARY OF 1994, THE PITTSBURGH ZOO BECAME A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH. LATER THAT YEAR, THE ZOO'S EDUCATION COMPLEX WAS BUILT, CREATING SPACE FOR FIVE CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY, AND A 300-SEAT LECTURE HALL, FURTHERING THE ZOO'S MISSION OF CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. THE ZOO'S ADMINISTRATION OFFICES ALSO FOUND A HOME IN THIS EDIFICE. KIDS KINGDOM, THE COMPLETELY RENOVATED CHILDREN'S ZOO, OPENED IN 1995 AND WAS FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE ADDITION OF THE DISCOVERY PAVILION IN 1997. A $17.4 MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART AQUARIUM OPENED IN 2000 AND WAS LATER OFFICIALLY NAMED THE PPG AQUARIUM. THIS NEW FACILITY DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF AQUATIC ANIMALS AT THE ZOO. IN 2002, THE ZOO CELEBRATED THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATION COMPLEX. THE ROOF WAS RAISED AND A SECOND STORY WAS BUILT, PROVIDING MORE CLASSROOMS, TEACHER RESOURCE AREAS, AND AN ANIMAL HOLDING AREA. THE BUILDING WAS MODIFIED USING SEVERAL GREEN PRACTICES. WATER'S EDGE, A THEMATIC NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE AMBIANCE OF A SMALL COASTAL FISHING VILLAGE, OPENED IN 2007. THIS INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT GETS VISITORS UP CLOSE WITH POLAR BEARS, SEA OTTERS, AND A NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL. IT INVITES THEM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANIMAL HABITATS, AS WELL AS THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WAYS THEY CAN HELP TO PROTECT IT. IN 2015, THE ZOO UNVEILED THE ISLANDS, A 22,000-SQUARE-FOOT EXHIBIT AREA THAT OFFERS AN IMMERSIVE ISLAND ATMOSPHERE WITH CASCADING WATERFALLS, PONDS, AND THE UNIQUE SOUNDS OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS. FEATURING ANIMALS NATIVE TO ISLAND ATMOSPHERES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING PHILIPPINE CROCODILES, GALAPAGOS TORTOISES, VISAYAN WARTY PIGS, SIAMANGS, AND CLOUDED LEOPARDS, THE AREA ALSO OFFERS A BEACH WITH SAND, BEACH UMBRELLAS, AND AN OVERSIZED ADIRONDACK CHAIR. IN 2017, THE ZOO OPENED JUNGLE ODYSSEY, FEATURING FIVE NEW ANIMAL EXHIBITS INCLUDING FOSSAS, CAPYBARAS, OCELOTS, GIANT ANTEATERS, AND A PYGMY HIPPO SET AMONGST JUNGLE FOLIAGE. ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT & CEO DR. BARBARA BAKER, THE ZOO'S GROWTH CAN BE TRACED TO ONE THING: COMMITMENT. THE ZOO IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE OUR ZOO NOT ONLY MAINTAINS THE STANDARDS ALREADY SET, BUT STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE EXHIBITS AND THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENT ANIMALS EVERY DAY. BY OPERATING ENTIRELY FREE FROM PRIVATE PROFIT MOTIVE AND GIVING BACK TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, THE ZOO SUPPORTS THE REGION, PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS, AND SERVES AS AN ICONIC ESTABLISHMENT THAT ENRICHES THE PITTSBURGH AREA. THE PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR THE ANIMALS FOR WHOM IT IS HOME, AND PROVIDES VISITORS WITH A UNIQUE ZOO EXPERIENCE. THE ZOO'S REMARKABLE GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE, EXHIBITS, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE SENDING IT ROARING INTO THE FUTURE.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE $50,000 PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED GRANT CAME FROM A DONOR IN MARCH OF 2005 AS A START UP GRANT TO FUND AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS SPENDING.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE SOCIETY HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE STATING THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS RECORDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXPENSES RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS 392,146.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXPENSES RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS 392,146.
PART VI, LINE 1E:	OTHER PROPERTY: EXHIBITS AND IMPROVEMENTS 8,797,187. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 4,540,102. TOTAL OTHER 13,337,289.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$19,498
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$1,500
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$3,000
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$1,500
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$3,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$28,498	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$28,498	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	$3,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	$1,500	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	$16,498	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	$1,500	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	1	$3,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
2016 PPG CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	SOUTH ASIA	1	$3,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR MONITOR AND OVERSEE THE USE OF SUPPORT PROVIDED VIA EMAIL AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY ALSO ADMINISTER THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR CONSERVATION FUNDS. IN ADDITION, A TEAM OF STAFF MEMBERS ARE ASSIGNED TO REVIEW AND AWARD ANNUAL GRANTS. AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PROCESS, THE TEAM AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH REQUESTS FOLLOW UP PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEORIO STRATEGIES GROUP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	850 RIDGE AVE SUITE 314	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15212	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CONSULTING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$32,400	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$32,400	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$32,400	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$32,400	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$451,635	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$78,650	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$372,985	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$8,172	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$52,907	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$12,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$86,415	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	ZOO BREW (2)	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$307,188	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$146,280	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$160,908	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$566	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$139,046	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$2,200	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$9,519	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$185,890	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$30,354	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$155,536	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$22,518	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$49,204	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$2,950	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$6,649	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$944,713	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$255,284	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$689,429	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$31,256	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$241,157	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$17,150	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$102,583	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$392,146	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$297,283	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION
PO BOX 366	AZLE	TX	76098	752815706	501(C)(3)	$30,000	$0	N/A	N/A	TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS
VICTORIA FALLS WILDLIFE FUND
PO BOX 23183	SAN DIEGO	CA	92193	986061293	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS
ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER
PO BOX 1329	SEWARD	AK	99664	920132479	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR MONITOR AND OVERSEE THE USE OF SUPPORT PROVIDED VIA EMAIL AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS LOCATED INSIDE THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, A TEAM OF STAFF MEMBERS ARE ASSIGNED TO REVIEW AND AWARD ANNUAL GRANTS. AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PROCESS, THE TEAM AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH REQUESTS FOLLOW UP PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BARBARA BAKER
PRESIDENT/CEO	$287,338	$0	$17,500	$0	$4,278	$0	$10,600	$0	$25,865	$0	$345,581	$0	$0	$0
BRADLEY SMITH
DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION MGMT	$127,407	$0	$3,000	$0	$378	$0	$5,123	$0	$17,600	$0	$153,508	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A SPECIAL AD HOC EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE AND RECOMMENDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BE AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,500. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION WAS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 TO THE CFO AND $3,000 TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AUTHORITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN MUNICIPALITIES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	251196358	BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued	2014-06-30	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$2,500,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	SEE DESCRIPTION IN PART IV	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$1,875,000	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$2,500,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$2,500,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Current Refunding	Yes (1)	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	0	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	0	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	Yes (1)	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	Yes (1)	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel Contracts	0	EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research Agreements	0	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0.04000	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Total Private Business Use	0.04000	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	0	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	0	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	0	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form8038TFiledInd
Variable Rate Issue	0	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	0	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	0	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE K, BOND ISSUE PURPOSE:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING JUNE 2014, THE SOCIETY REFINANCED THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF ITS SERIES A AND B OF 1999 ADJUSTABLE RATE DEMAND REVENUE BONDS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS REFINANCING, THE SOCIETY ENTERED INTO AN AUTHORITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN MUNICIPALITIES TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2014 WITH A BANK. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTE WAS $2,500,000, BEARS INTEREST AT A FIXED RATE OF 1.43% AND HAS ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY $625,000, PLUS INTEREST, COMMENCING AUGUST 1, 2014. THE NOTE MATURES ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2017. THE BALANCE OUTSTANDING WAS $625,000 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016. THIS NOTE CONTAINS FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL COVENANTS. THE SOCIETY WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COVENANTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$64,636	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR EACH TYPE OF PROPERTY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT THOSE POWERS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY STATUTE, THOSE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE FULL BOARD AND/OR THOSE EXCLUSIVELY GRANTED TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FIVE MEMBERS OF THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE SOCIETY WILL SUBMIT A DRAFT TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE CFO PARTICIPATES IN THIS REVIEW. THE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FORM 990 BASED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL. COPIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD CHAIR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BY REVIEWING VENDOR LISTS AND SUBMITS THE RESULTS OF THEIR REVIEW TO THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. UPON REVIEW BY THE FINANCE CHAIR, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD CHAIR. THE CHAIR WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO: (A) TAKE NO ACTION; (B) ASSURE FULL DISCLOSURE; (C) ASK THE PERSON TO RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS; OR (D) ASK THE PERSON TO RESIGN FROM HIS OR HER POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	A SPECIAL INDEPENDENT AD HOC EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE AND APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE ZOO'S CEO. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AND REPORTS THEIR RESULTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE CFO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AFTER REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AD HOC EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH SUBMISSIONS TO THE ALLEGHENY REGIONAL ASSET DISTRICT IN ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHERWISE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING:	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AT BOARD MEETINGS AND AT EACH OF 5 COMMITTEE MEETINGS PER YEAR. ONE OF THESE MEETINGS IS DEDICATED TO AUDIT REVIEW WHERE THE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE AUDITORS WITHOUT MANAGEMENT PRESENT. THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE AS NEEDED. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.