LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2512404)
Tax period
2015-04-01 to 2016-03-31
Filed
2016-12-05
IRS object ID
201633409349300608
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.

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Return2016-12-05T11:54:58-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line110 S Riverside Plaza 9th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
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Tax Period Begin2015-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
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Gross Receipts$34,818,813GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresslpzoo.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo connect people with nature through education, science and conservation programs.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Other Revenue$2,208,512CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$42,319,087PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$32,478,794CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$59,662,222TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$72,728,625TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$78,333,188NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Lincoln Park Zoological Society is created and organized, and shall be operated, exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes. The special purpose for which the Society is created and organized is to aid in the improvement, maintenance, and operation of Lincoln Park Zoo, located in Lincoln Park in the City of Chicago, Illinois.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$20,787,446ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,035,005RevenueAmt
DescBuildings and GroundsSet on nearly 49 acres of park-like setting, Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the few zoos in the nation that offers free year-round admission and is home to more than 900 animals, many of which are endangered or threatened, that live in a variety of historically significant buildings.Desc

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DescAnimal Care and ConservationLincoln Park Zoo has one of the largest zoo-based Conservation & Science Departments in the country, with experts in areas including behavioral research, computer modeling, population planning and the study of stress, reproduction and disease.Desc

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DescVisitor ServicesApproximately 3.5 million visitors come to zoo grounds every year to discover the wonders of wildlife in the heart of Chicago.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Mr John R Ettelson
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Mr Thomas L McLeary
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Ms Mary BBabson
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Mr John Alexander
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Mr Charles Barone
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Biff Bowman
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Joseph S Carr
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Jim Compton
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Mareile Cusack
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Catherine H Gledhill
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Doug C Grissom
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Edward C Haffner
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Stephanie F Harris
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Barbara Higgins
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Roger G Hill II
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J Thomas Hurvis
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Jamee F Kane
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Elizabeth Karlson
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Judy Keller
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Anne Pramaggiore
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Mayari A Pritzker
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Kelly Darin Rainko
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Susan Regenstein
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Myra Reilly
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John Rodi
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Carole B Segal
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Susan Sherman DVM
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Elizabeth Foley Swanson
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Tony L Toulouse
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Kimbra Walter
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Jay Weaver
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Hossein Youssefi
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John M Casper
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Kimberly H Theiss
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Troy D Baresel
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Christine M Zrinsky
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Amanda Willard
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Steven D Thompson
SR VP Capital & Programmatic Planning40.000.00$152,314$0$24,945Yes (X)
Eilzabeth Gillette
SR DIRECTOR Of Major & Planned Gifts40.000.00$147,003$0$7,580Yes (X)
Lynne Nieman -former as of 12312015
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Total$365,941TotalAmt
Program Services$232,516ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,932FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,456TotalAmt
Program Services$49,456ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$249,585TotalAmt
Program Services$201,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,754FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$415,095TotalAmt
Program Services$332,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,055FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ZOO IMPROVEMENTS$14,928,816$14,913,057$37$15,722
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE A$1,244,957$1,163,818$16,820$64,319
supplies$1,174,285$1,010,992$28,329$134,964
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO$4,893$4,893

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,643,792TotalAmt
Program Services$2,153,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$296,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193,733FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,675,646TotalAmt
Program Services$40,520,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,419,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,736,053FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,965,685BOYAmt
EOY$10,869,306EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,421,053BOYAmt
EOY$8,702,468EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,844,482BOYAmt
EOY$30,592,785EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,653BOYAmt
EOY$210,593EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$434,494BOYAmt
EOY$351,375EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,254BOYAmt
EOY$401,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,717,984LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,058,377LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,511,138BOYAmt
EOY$1,659,607EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,049,750BOYAmt
EOY$61,087,943EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,395,618BOYAmt
EOY$37,186,145EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,389,127BOYAmt
EOY$151,061,813EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,009,524BOYAmt
EOY$3,836,251EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$652,698BOYAmt
EOY$941,285EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$67,951,089EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,662,222BOYAmt
EOY$72,728,625EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,910,791BOYAmt
EOY$24,539,753EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,341,632BOYAmt
EOY$20,217,159EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,474,482BOYAmt
EOY$33,576,276EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,726,905BOYAmt
EOY$78,333,188EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,389,127BOYAmt
EOY$151,061,813EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$13,196,852ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,158,060NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$13,805DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$25,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$15,699,386CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,342,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,849,253CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,094,337CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,964,365CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,949,756TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,699,386CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,342,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,849,253CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,094,337CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,964,365CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,949,756TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$23,296,122SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$110,653,634PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,914,225CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,195,625CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,022,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,110,313CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,321,879CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,564,409TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,783CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,487CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,270TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$144,546,435TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$22,586,242GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76550PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75360PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$137,052FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,684FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$182,736FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,506,715FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,689,451FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,500,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$182,736CurrentYearAmt
Total$182,736TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$250,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$375,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$137,052CurrentYearAmt
Total$137,052TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II - DESCRIPTION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Vice President of Governmental Affairs is responsible for the development, oversight, and execution of Lincoln Park Zoo's strategic initiatives, issues and programs to elected officials and stakeholders locally, regionally, and nationally. The VP of Governmental Affairs serves as liaison with local, regional and national community, business, social and civic organizations. Additionally the organization pays a small fee to Museums in the Park for coordinated support initiatives with other area cultural institutions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,415,596BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,794ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,608,373InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,338,966OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$45,570,051EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,551,876BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$75,423ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,734,999InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$946,702OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$49,415,596EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,110,818BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,680,094ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,940,982InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,180,018OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,551,876EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,750,962BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$505,080ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,629,360InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$774,584OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$38,110,818EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,301,272BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$26,692ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$290,771InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$867,773OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,750,962EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.73680PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.26320TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,978,741OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,117,841DepreciationAmt
Book Value$860,900BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,676,760OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$882,727DepreciationAmt
Book Value$794,033BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,483OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,809DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,674BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,659,607TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHEDGE FUNDSDesc
Book Value$37,186,145BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$37,186,145TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,337,092TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$8,158,060NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$69,765DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,635,260OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$6,453,035RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$31,790,127RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$688,667OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$688,667RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$32,478,794TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$46,705,809TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$83,570DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,635,260OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,718,830ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$44,986,979ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$688,667OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$688,667ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$45,675,646TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:ANIMAL COLLECTION - IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRIVATIZATION AGREEMENT, OWNERSHIP OF THE ZOO'S ANIMAL COLLECTION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING THE ANIMAL COLLECTION. NO GAINS OR LOSSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALL EXPENSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.
Part III, Line 4:ANIMAL COLLECTION - All of the approximately 900 animals (excluding fish and invertebrates) found at Lincoln Park Zoo act as ambassadors for their counterparts in the wild. This living collection of animals provides the basis for us to engage visitors and educate the public about conservation, ecology, population biology, behavior and natural history of the animals.
Part V, Line 4:THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 19 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES WHICH INCLUDE THE FUNDING OF THE SOCIETY'S ANIMAL CARE, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, EDUCATION, HORTICULTURE AND SCULPTURES, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
Part X, Line 2:Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Society and recognize a tax liability if the Society has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing authorities. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Society and has concluded that as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 469,594. COST OF GOODS SOLD 1,165,666.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:OTHER NON-COST OF GOODS SOLD EXPENSES - LIQUOR AND CATERING EXPENSES 688,667.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 469,594. COST OF GOODS SOLD 1,165,666.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:OTHER NON-COST OF GOODS SOLD EXPENSES - LIQUOR AND CATERING EXPENSES 688,667.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa01Program Service (grant-funded)Goualougo Triangle Ape Project - Ape Behavior and Conservation (Congo)$243,310
Sub-Saharan Africa02Program Service (grant-funded)Serengeti Health Initiative - Ecosystem Preservation (Tanzania)$120,390
Central America and the Caribbean00INVESTMENTS$33,345,961
East Asia and the Pacific00Program Service (grant-funded)Travel for Conferences$7,307
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$33,716,968SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$33,716,968TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOO BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,164,447GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$896,952CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$267,495GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$347,982OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ZOO-LAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$209,910GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$59,430CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$150,480GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$27,555OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$181,797GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$84,305CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$97,492GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$94,057OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,556,154GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,040,687CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$515,467GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$469,594OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$469,594DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$45,873NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$57,180GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0.20000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$57,180GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$57,180NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility0.83000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility0.17000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksCARLY MULLINEXIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 N CLARK STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonCARLY MULLINEXGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Services ProvOVERSIGHT OF GAMING BOOKS AND RECORDSGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

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 PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
Kevin J Bell
President & CEO$446,259$0$22,000$0$11,097$0$15,900$0$15,438$0$510,694$0$0$0
Troy D Baresel
Sr. VP Operations & CFO$229,978$0$11,000$0$0$0$13,781$0$12,152$0$266,911$0$0$0
Christine M Zrinsky
VP For Development$173,755$0$0$0$0$0$8,844$0$7,315$0$189,914$0$0$0
Amanda Willard
VP Of Marketing And Communications$167,977$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,224$0$174,201$0$0$0
Steven D Thompson
SR VP Capital & Programmatic Plannin$152,314$0$0$0$0$0$9,284$0$15,661$0$177,259$0$0$0
Eilzabeth Gillette
SR DIRECTOR Of Major & Planned Gifts$147,003$0$0$0$0$0$6,335$0$1,245$0$154,583$0$0$0
Lynne Nieman -former as of 12312015
Campaign Director$121,934$0$0$0$59,083$0$10,968$0$7,319$0$199,304$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Lines 4a-bThe Former Campaign Director received a severance payment of $59,083 as reported in Schedule J, Part II. The President/CEO participates in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (457f - Northern Trust). No payments were made in FY16. The VP of Development, VP of Animal Care, VP of Learning and Community Engagement, and the Senior Director of Operations all particpate in a separate non-qualified deferred compensation plan that began in FY16 (457f Principal) - no payments were made. The Principal 457f plan is not funded.
Part I, Line 7THE BOARD APPROVED A BONUS TO SELECT STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
A ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
A52129756345200MSM72003-12-18$5,000,000FINANCE THE ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ZOO FACILITIES.00Yes (1)
B ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
B52129756345200MSN52003-12-18$5,000,000FINANCE THE ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ZOO FACILITIES.00Yes (1)
C ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
C8610919672013-11-26$15,000,000FINANCE THE ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ZOO FACILITIES.00Yes (1)
D ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
D8610909672015-05-05$15,000,000FINANCE THE ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ZOO FACILITIES.00Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt
A$5,000,000$53,000200400Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$5,000,000$53,000200400Yes (1)Yes (1)
C$15,000,000$88,55500Yes (1)Yes (1)
D$15,000,000$103,71600Yes (1)Yes (1)$12,951,089

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A000000Yes (1)
B000000Yes (1)
C000000Yes (1)
D000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A00Yes (1)0Yes (1)000Yes (1)
B00Yes (1)0Yes (1)000Yes (1)
C00Yes (1)0Yes (1)000Yes (1)
D00Yes (1)0Yes (1)000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)
CYes (1)
DYes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I C, COL (C)This is an issue of commercial paper notes. The notes are short-term notes and additional notes will be issued to currently refund the notes. As notes are issued from time to time as part of the issue, such notes will be assigned CUSIP numbers. Consequently, it is not possible at this time to list CUSIP numbers for the final maturity of the issue since refunding notes will be issued on future dates.
PART I, D, COL (C)This is an issue of commercial paper notes. The notes are short-term notes and additional notes will be issued to currently refund the notes. As notes are issued from time to time as part of the issue, such notes will be assigned CUSIP numbers. Consequently, it is not possible at this time to list CUSIP numbers for the final maturity of the issue since refunding notes will be issued on future dates.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Hossein Youssefi
Trustee$10,731,898The Society used Pepper Construction, Inc. for construction services. Trustee, Hossein Youssefi, serves as a Director of Pepper Construction, Inc. This transaction followed the Society's established procurement policy and rates are competitive with market rates. Mr. Youssefi was not involved in the negotiations or final decision.0
Biff Bowman
Trustee$329,007The Society used Northern Trust for general banking, investment and letter of credit services. Trustee, S. Biff Bowman, serves as an Executive Officer at Northern Trust, but does not directly oversee these functions at Northern Trust. This transaction followed the Society's established procurement policy and rates are competitive with market rates. Mr. Bowman was not involved in the negotiations or final decision.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$15,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution36ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$819,821NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA stockbroker is engaged to sell donated securities immediately upon receipt. A real estate appraiser and agent are appointed to value and list/sell any real estate property that is donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:Lincoln Park Zoo has approximately 370 volunteers that provide service on a weekly basis throughout the year. These volunteers are involved in the following areas: Guest Engagement Ambassadors, Farm-in-the-Zoo, Guest Relations, Retail, Main Zoo Gardening, Nature Boardwalk Gardening, Edible Garden, Volunteer Enrichment Group, Administration, Conservation and Science, ZooMonitor, and Public Programs. In addition, over 500 external volunteers come to help with special events including ZooLights and Run for the Zoo.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2JAMEE F. KANE, DIRECTOR AND STEPHANIE FIELD HARRIS, DIRECTOR - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO PREPARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND CFO INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS. THE RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. THE CEO AND CFO ARE NOT PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THESE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPLANNING/DESIGN FOR NEW EXHIBITS: Program service expenses 670,990. Management and general expenses 6,992. Fundraising expenses 7,819. Total expenses 685,801. ENGINEERING AND SPECIALTY TRADE SERVICES: Program service expenses 1,515,463. Management and general expenses 15,792. Fundraising expenses 17,660. Total expenses 1,548,915. Grounds maintenance and landscaping services: Program service expenses 108,581. Management and general expenses 1,131. Fundraising expenses 1,265. Total expenses 110,977. Public safety services: Program service expenses 411,199. Management and general expenses 4,285. Fundraising expenses 4,792. Total expenses 420,276. Lab and veterinary services: Program service expenses 165,274. Management and general expenses 1,722. Fundraising expenses 1,926. Total expenses 168,922. Conservation research, lab and consulting program services: Program service expenses 323,963. Management and general expenses 3,376. Fundraising expenses 3,775. Total expenses 331,114. Marketing/branding consultant: Program service expenses 1,442,264. Management and general expenses 15,029. Fundraising expenses 16,807. Total expenses 1,474,100. Entertainment services (non-fundraising events): Program service expenses 94,230. Management and general expenses 982. Fundraising expenses 1,098. Total expenses 96,310. Special event management fees (non-fundraising events): Program service expenses 82,885. Management and general expenses 864. Fundraising expenses 966. Total expenses 84,715. Waste removal services: Program service expenses 107,105. Management and general expenses 1,116. Fundraising expenses 1,248. Total expenses 109,469. WEBSITE FEES: Program service expenses 49,624. Management and general expenses 517. Fundraising expenses 578. Total expenses 50,719. OTHER: Program service expenses 654,599. Management and general expenses 6,821. Fundraising expenses 7,630. Total expenses 669,050.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:WRITE-OFF OF PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -25,000.

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