THE LIVING DESERT: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE LIVING DESERT (EIN 95-3385354)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201633209349307413
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

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Return2016-11-15T12:16:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN473535842PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1Davis Farr LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12301 Dupont Drive Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityIrvineCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92612ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN953385354EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlLIVIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7603465694PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line147-900 PORTOLA AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPALM DESERTCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92260ZIPCd

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Personallen monroePersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7603465694PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonJENNIFER FARRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743254PTIN
Phone9494742020PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAllen MonroePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line147-900 PORTOLA AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPALM DESERTCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92260ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,069,101GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIVINGDESERT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1970FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE A PORTION OF THE COLORADO DESERT AND FOSTER APPRECIATION FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee170TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers426TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$14,386TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,748,252PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$5,617,594CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,159,388PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$648,046CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$449,844PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$73,384CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,119,670PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,805,136CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$59,580PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$71,124CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,740,809PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$10,594,075PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,538,503CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$525,595PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,733,367CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$58,082,398TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$56,312,686TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,680,091TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,868,428TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$53,402,307NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$51,444,258NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionDESERT CONSERVATION THROUGH PRESERVATION, EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,517,205ExpenseAmt
Grant$71,124GrantAmt
DescConservation Programing: The Living Desert values native biological diversity and intact functioning natural ecosystems. Our goal is to take effective action to promote or secure these values. The Living Desert's primary conservation focus is desert plants and animals, and desert ecosystems. We conduct in situ conservation activities locally, regionally and internationally. The Living Desert also conducts ex situ conservation activities at our facility. The Living Desert engages in conservation on all scales from very specific small projects to grand scale, ecologically broad programs. The Living Desert's most effective role is as a conservation partner with others. We also take the role of facilitating other's conservation initiatives and sometimes as a contributor of resources or funds to support conservation.Desc

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Expense$1,543,239ExpenseAmt
Revenue$168,027RevenueAmt
DescEducation at The Living Desert provides exemplary learning opportunities that connect people with nature and desert conservation. These experiences enable the community to better understand, appreciate and contribute to a future where humans live in balance with the world's desert ecosystems.Education at The Living Desert is a specialized field of environmental education. It gives our community access to desert ecology, plants and animals in order to enrich their understanding of interdependence and conservation. This involves experiential learning in our unique desert ecosystem that encompasses raising awareness of social and ecological aspects inherent in the conservation of the natural world; Acquiring new perspectives, values, knowledge and skills; Participate in formal and informal learning processes and empower people to take positive action for our environment.Desc

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Expense$4,794,667ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,855,166RevenueAmt
DescCollections: The Living Desert maintains one of the most notable and extensive living collections of desert flora and fauna in the United States. As one of only two zoological and botanical parks in the country with desert conservation as its mission, we boast a collection of more than 600 desert animals of over 150 species, and over 10,000 deserts plants of 1,400 species from around the world in over 50 desert themed gardens and habitats. This is all within the Living Desert's natural Sonoran Desert setting in the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The plants and animals at The Living Desert play an important role, they are considered ambassadors for their wild counterparts. They are here to make a connection so that the people who get to "meet" them will be inspired to make a positive difference in the world on their behalf. The animal care staff and gardeners also have an important role, this is not only to care for them but to be their voice. They are able to tell desert stories to help make those vital connections between the plants, animals and the people they meet. Our goal is to provide the best experience for our guests, and our plants and animals.Desc

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Expense$2,365,809ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,651,267RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP/PARK SERVICES: THE LIVING DESERT HAS BEEN A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION SINCE IT OPENED ITS OPERATION ALMOST 45 YEARS AGO. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PRICING STARTS AT $79.95 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ALL THE WAY UP TO $5,000 FOR A PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES AN EXPANSION OF THE GUEST EXPERIENCE TO INCLUDE AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARK'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE PARK SERVICES DEPARTMENT ASSURES THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR MORE THAN 405,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY HAS A TOP-RATED EXPERIENCE - FROM THE EASE OF PARKING AND ENTRY, TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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roger snoble
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RICK CARLSON
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MARY O CONE
SECRETARY0.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Appel
TREASURER1.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peggy Bernthal
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Burke
TRUSTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan E Cooper
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daphne DeMartino
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harry M Goldstein
TRUSTEE0.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patti Grundhofer
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
E Earl Hoover II
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sis Jackson
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Kiner
TRUSTEE1.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louise Knowles
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Lanterman
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Scheer
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dick Shalhoub
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betts Simon
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Simpkins
TRUSTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
BJ Skilling
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Lou Solomon
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Spicer
TRUSTEE1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sam Spinello
TRUSTEE0.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Cooper Woodson
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
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PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$177,500$0$2,814
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CORD MEDIA LLC
PO BOX 1208RANCHO MIRAGECA92270MEDIA CONTRACT$663,930
Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets Inc
200 North Broadway Ste 1000St LouisMO63102PLANNING & DESIGN$381,494
MOMENTOUS
125 E TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY STE 203PALM SPRINGSCA92262EVENT MANAGER$336,806
MICHAEL BOYD CONSTRUCTION
69298 SAWGRASS RDCATHEDRAL CITYCA92234CONTRACTOR$233,353
SPINELESS WONDERS
PO BOX 431FOREST LAKEMN55025BUTTERFLIES$223,141
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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PARK ADMISSIONS453220$3,855,166$3,855,166
PARK SERVICES AND RENT900099$910,186$910,186
MEMBERSHIPS621990$389,162$389,162
RETAIL CONCESSIONS900099$295,053$295,053
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$650,178ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,456TotalAmt
Program Services$63,456ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,668TotalAmt
Program Services$7,668ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,000TotalAmt
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Management And General$10,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General$656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$394,362ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$12,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,557FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$159,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$631,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,074FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$515,791TotalAmt
Program Services$504,307ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,484FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$34,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,082FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$473,482TotalAmt
Program Services$425,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,820FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$82,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,900FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,487TotalAmt
Program Services$55,487ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,890,457TotalAmt
Program Services$1,701,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,523FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,667TotalAmt
Program Services$104,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,160FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CA UBIT TAXES$877$877
FUTURE PARK PLANNING$655,071$32,754$589,563$32,754
PARK SUPPLIES$368,449$872$366,705$872
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$298,591$10,917$276,757$10,917

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$715,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$103,044FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,220,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$601,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$716,439FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,466,350BOYAmt
EOY$2,302,815EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$4,925,492EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,582,068BOYAmt
EOY$5,990,407EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,203BOYAmt
EOY$62,651EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$13,333BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,815BOYAmt
EOY$203,514EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$19,012,914LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,080,058BOYAmt
EOY$20,046,560EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,787,470BOYAmt
EOY$22,689,824EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$263,214BOYAmt
EOY$59,301EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,677BOYAmt
EOY$32,122EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,082,398BOYAmt
EOY$56,312,686EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$799,409BOYAmt
EOY$901,181EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$880,682BOYAmt
EOY$967,247EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,000,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,680,091BOYAmt
EOY$4,868,428EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,527,187BOYAmt
EOY$22,411,774EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,190,124BOYAmt
EOY$5,294,917EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,684,996BOYAmt
EOY$23,737,567EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,402,307BOYAmt
EOY$51,444,258EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,082,398BOYAmt
EOY$56,312,686EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,733,367ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$224,682NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,801,041CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,283,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,060,977CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,748,252CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,466,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,359,875TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,438,276CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,501,696CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,089,914CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,762,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,617,594CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,409,666TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$857,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$582,793CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$698,712CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$638,032CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,777,168TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,239,317CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,642,820CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,733,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,209,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,721,738CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,546,709TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,555,629CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,321,187CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,402,332CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$898,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,177,827TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$204,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,085,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$191,858CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$690,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,172,014TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,759,953CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,406,272CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,594,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,589,426CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,349,841TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$47,196,868PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$612,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$655,829CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$721,448CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$847,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$846,969CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,683,787TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$612,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$655,829CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$721,448CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$847,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$846,969CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,683,787TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,799CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,374CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,039TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$254,186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,070CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$56,866CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$336,122TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,851,373CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,567,634CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,493,576CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,074,115CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,639,959CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,626,657TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.75360PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.86930PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05880InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06080InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,518,095BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$124,419ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$542,243InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$709,662OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$156,803AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,318,292EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,189,681BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$632,791ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,289,004InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,410,893OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$182,488AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,518,095EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,582,255BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,775,292ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,921,854InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$769,833OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$137,214AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,372,354EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,658,071BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,348,511ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,299,223InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$613,079OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$110,471AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$20,582,255EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,880,427BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,561,590ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$279,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$58,529AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$15,658,071EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.19000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.81000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$884,973OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$884,973BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,254,759OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,781,898DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,472,861BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,393,693OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,935,655DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,458,038BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,072,636OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$575,617DepreciationAmt
Book Value$497,019BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,453,413OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,719,744DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,733,669BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,046,560TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,569,332TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$224,682NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$148,086DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$76,596RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,645,928RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$159,208InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$159,208RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,805,136TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,527,381TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$148,086DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$148,086ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,379,295ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$159,208InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$159,208ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,538,503TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The organization's collections consist substantially of animals and plants that thrive in deserts from all around the world, including all four deserts of North America. The collections are held for educational, research, scientific and curatorial purposes and are used to foster an appreciation of the desert and its wildlife
Part III, Line 4:the organization would not exist without the collections of animals and plants. The works of art are on display for the furtherance of the public draw to the living desert.
Part V, Line 4:The mission of The Living Desert's endowment funds are to provide ongoing support for current and future park operations.
Part X, Line 2:The Living Desert is exempt from federal income and California franchise taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the State Revenue and Taxation Code, respectively. The Living Desert's federal Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) and Return of Organization Exempt from Business Income Tax (Form 990-T) for the last three fiscal years are subject to IRS examination. As of the date of this report, the Living Desert's return covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 has not yet been filed. The Organization's Forms 199, California Exempt Organization Annual Information Return, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for four years after they are filed.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantCONSERVATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$7,668CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Living Desert only contributes to other not-for-profits with an exempt purpose similar that furthers the Mission of the Living Desert.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$931,146GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$718,846CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$212,300GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,440FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$331,216EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$184,361OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WILDLIGHTSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$518,036GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$244,828CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$273,208GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$981FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$12,700EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$191,399OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$319,828GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$167,304CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$152,524GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$7,040FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$17,731EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$168,452OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,769,010GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,130,978CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$638,032GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$10,461FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$361,647EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$544,212OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$916,320DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$278,288NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SPECIES 360
7900 International Dr Ste 1040MinneapolisMN55425411637575501c3$10,000CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION
INSTITUTE FOR NEOTROPICAL CONSERVATION
481 LAMB RDCARBONDALEIL62902203252748501C3$5,000CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTION
BIGHORN INSTITUTE
PO BOX 262PALM DESERTCA92260953700081501C3$7,668CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GLOBAL
1615 Riverside AvenueJacksonvilleFL32204260035224501c3$7,668Conservation
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
3300 Golf RoadBrookfieldIL60513362167016501c3$5,000Conservation and education
SAHARA CONSERVATION Fund
60450 Hop Patch SpringsMountain CenterCA92561260171939501c3$5,000Conservation
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst StreetArcataCA95521946050071Public University$5,000Scholarships
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
3111 E Tahquitz Canyon WayPalm SpringsCA92262330642485501c3$10,500Conservation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Living Desert only contributes to other not-for-profits with an exempt purpose similar that furthers the Mission of the Living Desert.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAllen MonroePersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$177,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,814NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$180,314TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKERRY GRAVESPersonNm
Relationship With OrgDIRECTOR OF PARK SERVICESRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeRELOCATION COSTSLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$20,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$0BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
schedule L, part II, loans to and from interested partiesPARK SERVICES DIRECTOR - LOAN WAS PAID OFF IN FY 15/16.
SCHEDULE L, part II, loans to and from interested partiesKERRY GRAVES: PURPOSE OF LOAN: RELOCATION COSTS

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)GALA DONATIONS107$109,371FMV
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS41$64,391FMV
Yes (X)BREW AT THE ZOO DONATIONS42$49,080fmv
Yes (X)EDUCATION PROGRAM DONATIONS5$4,919fmv
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IT THEN GOES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS IDENTIFY SITUATIONS THAT PRESENT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO PROVIDE THE LIVING DESERT WITH A SET PROCEDURE THAT, IF OBSERVED, WILL ALLOW A TRANSACTION TO BE TREATED AS VALID AND BINDING EVEN THOUGH A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER HAS OR MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION. BEFORE BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. IF PERSON IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, THE POTENTIAL CONflICT SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE CHAIR. THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MANNER. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY SHALL BE COMMUNICATED IMMEDIATELY TO ALL RESPONSIBLE PERSONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS INDEPENDENT DATA ANNUALLY, FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO ONLY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19OUR 990 AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.

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