SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION (EIN 95-2268554)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-09
IRS object ID
201623149349301372
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-09T10:57:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN953680171PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MCGOWAN GUNTERMANNBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 E VICTORIA ST 2ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP931012018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN952268554EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSANTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8059625339PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 NINOS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD BLOCKPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8059625339PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISLEY N REED CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00025230PTIN
Phone8059629175PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRICHARD BLOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 NINOS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,176,573GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SANTABARBARAZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1961FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ZOO FACILITIES LOCATED IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee288TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers350TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,218,840PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$5,597,086PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,571,173CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$113,042PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$91,549CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,213,516PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,274,683CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,142,484PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,111,067CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,375,836PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$10,916,832CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$278,123PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$194,235CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,875,155TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,626,777TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,868,777NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$27,124,625NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE SANTA BARBARA ZOO IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND ITS LIVING TREASURES THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RECREATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,103,249ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,486,773RevenueAmt
DescOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FAMILY PARK, GARDENS AND ANIMAL ZOO REACHING NEARLY 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee288EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone8059625339PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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JOHN DIXON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J TERRY SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA HENDERSON
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DENNIS POWER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY WEISS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MINDY DENSON
BOARD SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GINNI DREIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN KOPEIKIN
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHARON BRADFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS CALEEL
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN RUSSELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ARTHURS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DANIELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER JORDANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEGGY WILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER HAGGERTY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY JENSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBYN PARKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRYSTAL WYATT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BLOCK
CEO40.00$232,693$0$61,015Yes (X)
NANCY MCTOLDRIDGE
ZOO DIRECTOR40.00$141,723$0$43,540Yes (X)
CAROL BEDFORD
CFO40.00$120,042$0$27,819Yes (X)
ELAINE MAH BEST
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40.00$106,047$0$18,000Yes (X)
DEAN NOBLE
MARKETING DIRECTOR40.00$104,266$0$33,422Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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RINCON CATERING INC
3805 SANTA CLAUS LANECARPINTERIACA93013EVENT CATERING, FOOD, BAR SERVICE$251,690
JORDANO'S INC
PO BOX 6803SANTA BARBARACA93160FOOD FOR SALE, SUPPLIES & EQUIP$246,724
INTEGRATED DESKTOP SOLUTIONS
1628 CALLE CANONSANTA BARBARACA93101COMPUTER SYSTEMS$201,175
WELLS MARKETING LLC
622 WILLOWGLEN RDSANTA BARBARACA93105MARKETING CONSULTATION$161,873
CHIODO BROS PRODUCTION INC
511 FIRTH STREETSAN FERNANDOCA91340PROGRAMING PROPS$115,917
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,443,751MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$1,729,911AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$51,073NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,173,662TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ZOO ADMISSIONS900099$4,750,293$4,750,293
EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CLASSES & LEC900099$594,084$594,084
FOSTER FEEDERS900099$226,796$226,796
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Total Program Service Revenue$5,571,173TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$141,019TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$141,019ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$270,420RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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Real$270,420RealAmt

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Total Revenue Column$270,420TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,598,486SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,647,956SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$49,470SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$49,470TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$717,099FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$407,486FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$309,613TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$309,613ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,693,214GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,010,064CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,683,150TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,683,150RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,500OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,111,067TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,486,773RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$450,632ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$888,567TotalAmt
Program Services$303,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$342,746FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,403,635TotalAmt
Program Services$4,023,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$158,787FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$197,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,574FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$625,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,819FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$336,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,062FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,117TotalAmt
Program Services$12,117ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,803TotalAmt
Management And General$25,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,104TotalAmt
Program Services$22,104ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,171TotalAmt
Program Services$303,171ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,248TotalAmt
Management And General$13,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,673FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,483TotalAmt
Management And General$173,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$537,029TotalAmt
Program Services$505,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,488TotalAmt
Program Services$31,488ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,715TotalAmt
Program Services$103,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,390,216TotalAmt
Program Services$1,207,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,511TotalAmt
Program Services$80,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL FOOD$241,908$241,908
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$196,565$166,721$29,789$55
SUPPLIES$174,274$114,800$13,829$45,645
BANK CHARGES$147,627$147,627

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$759,048TotalAmt
Program Services$679,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,350FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,916,832TotalAmt
Program Services$9,103,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,216,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$596,711FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,725BOYAmt
EOY$41,700EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,078,356BOYAmt
EOY$998,218EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,534BOYAmt
EOY$391,731EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,546BOYAmt
EOY$115,914EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$319,010BOYAmt
EOY$339,192EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,768BOYAmt
EOY$181,470EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$36,150,490LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,258,204LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,534,999BOYAmt
EOY$21,892,286EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,273,827BOYAmt
EOY$4,760,919EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,167BOYAmt
EOY$29,972EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,743,932BOYAmt
EOY$28,751,402EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$679,826BOYAmt
EOY$761,488EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$815,329BOYAmt
EOY$505,289EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$380,000BOYAmt
EOY$360,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,875,155BOYAmt
EOY$1,626,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,936,430BOYAmt
EOY$23,483,708EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,686,412BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,982EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,245,935BOYAmt
EOY$1,255,935EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,868,777BOYAmt
EOY$27,124,625EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,743,932BOYAmt
EOY$28,751,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$194,235ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$204,245NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$265,858OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,068,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,708,712CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,007,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,218,840CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,173,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,177,697TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,068,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,708,712CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,007,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,218,840CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,173,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,177,697TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,336,256SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,841,441PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$206,661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$221,760CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$168,668CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$141,019CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$877,159TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,034CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,532CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,309CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,717CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,092TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,130,948TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$41,187,222GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86390PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,280,684BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$65,040InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,225,644EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,109,383BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$171,301InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,280,684EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,858,770BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250,613InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,109,383EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,692,569BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$166,201InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,858,770EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,654,589BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$37,980InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,692,569EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.11000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.33000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,768,441OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,395,222DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,373,219BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,824,911OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,151,781DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,673,130BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,745,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,449,792DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,295,871BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$811,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$261,409DepreciationAmt
Book Value$550,066BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,892,286TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPOST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PAYABLEDesc
Amt$360,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$360,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,029,582TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,010,064OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,010,064RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,019,518RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$91,549OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$91,549RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,111,067TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,926,896TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,010,064OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,010,064ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,916,832ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,916,832TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE MAINTAINED AND INVESTED TO PROVIDE INCOME TO BE USED FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE ZOO.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ZOO EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED PROBABLE AND REASONABLY ESTIMABLE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE ZOO HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE ZOO FILES TAX RETURNS IN CALIFORNIA AND U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTIONS. THE ZOO IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012 AND 2011 RESPECTIVELY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COGS RETAIL SALES AND FOOD SERVICE 1,010,064.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS 141,019. REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS -49,470.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COGS RETAIL SALES AND FOOD SERVICE 1,010,064.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOOFARIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$447,324GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$447,324GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$39,198RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$107,549FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,515EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$135,385OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ZOO BREWEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$106,504GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$106,504GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$3,650RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$11,033FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,600EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$15,155OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$163,271GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$163,271GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$10,904RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$47,068FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$6,104EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$25,325OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$717,099GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$717,099GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$53,752RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$165,650FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$12,219EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$175,865OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$407,486DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$309,613NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD BLOCK
CEO$232,693$0$0$0$0$0$18,879$0$42,136$0$293,708$0$0$0
NANCY MCTOLDRIDGE
ZOO DIRECTOR$141,723$0$0$0$0$0$11,601$0$31,939$0$185,263$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PETER JORDANO
MEMBER OF BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF JORDANOS, INC.$246,724PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR RESALE, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.0
KELLY JENSEN
MEMBER OF BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF JENSEN AUDIO VISUAL$16,468PURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.0
RANDY WEISS
MEMBER OF BOARD AND VICE PRESIDENT OF UNION BANK.$1,188BANKING ACTIVITIES WITH UNION BANK RESULTING IN BANK CHARGES.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$37,683NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMISC GOODSDesc
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,390NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 B, LINE 11BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH ANY TAX AGENCY, THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED IN DEPTH, COMPARED TO THE AUDIT REPORT AND OTHER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CEO ALSO REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING AND A COMPLETE COPY IS GIVEN ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CWHEN REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS ARE MADE TO COMPANIES AFFILIATED WITH BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT ENSURES THAT THE GUIDELINES OF THE POLICY ARE FOLLOWED. AT THE START OF EACH BOARD MEETING, THE MEMBERS ARE QUERIED IF THEY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ANY AGENDA ITEMS. IF SO THEY WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING OR BE UNABLE TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE REVIEW OF THE ZOO'S CEO TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR. A REVIEW COMMITTEE IS FORMED CONSISTING OF THE BOARD CHAIR, USUALLY THE PAST-CHAIR, AND A THIRD MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PROCESS IS INITIATED WHEN THE CEO PROVIDES A SELF-ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AGAINST GOALS TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE. ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS WITH KEY MANAGEMENT STAFF ARE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND RESULTS ARE SHARED WITH THE REVIEW COMMITTEE. COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR THE INDUSTRY AND LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE OBTAINED. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE PREPARES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CEO'S DOCUMENT, SUMMARIZES THE SURVEY RESULTS, AND SHARES THEIR FINDINGS WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD DURING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE TAKES BOARD INPUT AND DRAFTS A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION THAT IS THEN APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF FINAL APPROVAL, THE REVIEW COMMITTEE SHARES THEIR DOCUMENTED EVALUATION WITH THE CEO. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE ON ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE AUDIT REPORT AND THE FINAL AUDIT REPORT IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS:DURING 2015, THE ZOO DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES WERE MADE AND NOT RECORDED IN PRIOR YEARS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ZOO RESTATED ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014. THE EFFECT OF THE RESTATEMENT WAS TO INCREASE THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FOR 2014 BY $265,858 RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN BEGINNING TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND BEQUEST AND PLEDGES RECEIVABLE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015 BY $265,858.

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