NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-1970067)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-09
IRS object ID
201611619349300226
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-06-09T13:20:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN231970067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNORRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum

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CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonALBERT J ZONEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102773825PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-31SignatureDt
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1ELMWOOD PARK ZOOBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerALBERT J ZONEPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11661 HARDING BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,511,795GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ELMWOODPARKZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers246TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,646PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,683CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$607,445PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,291,029TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,253,011TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,924,772NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescTHE ELMWOOD PARK ZOO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AND HAS ATTAINED THE ELITE STATUS AS ONE OF ONLY 225 INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA). THE ZOO CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 300 ANIMALS INDIGENOUS TO THE AMERICAS. THE ELMWOOD PARK ZOO IS PART OF A GREATER MISSION, HOWEVER, TO HELP EDUCATE GUESTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ANIMALS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ZOO EVENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION, ANIMAL PRESERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ZOO WELCOMES OVER 350,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE IN A FUN, CLEAN, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT. TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THE ZOO CONDUCTS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS GEARED TOWARD THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FAMILIES, SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ZOO MEMBERS. THESE EVENTS ARE CENTERED ON THE ZOO'S PRIMARY PURPOSES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLIFE, PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES & CONSERVATION. THE ZOO HOSTS MANY PUBLIC EVENTS IN EDUCATION, SUCH AS BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, GROUNDHOG DAY, CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES CENTERED ON WINTER HABITS OF ANIMALS AND ANIMALS FEATURED IN THE CHINESE ZODIAC. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENJOY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ZOO ON WHEELS, IN WHICH OUR EDUCATORS TRAVEL WITH OUR ANIMALS TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR CENTERS AND MALLS TO PROMOTE OUR MISSION. THE ZOO HAS AN ANNUAL PARTY FOR THE PLANET TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AWARENESS AND TO SPREAD OUR MISSION AND INCORPORATE GREEN WAYS OF LIVING. SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDE DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DEDICATED TO A SPECIFIC ANIMAL AND AN ANNUAL CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE OUR SEASON OPENING WITH LIVE ANIMAL SHOWS AND THE PROMOTION OF OUR ANIMAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. WE ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERISM ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY WITH SPECIAL ANIMAL PROGRAMS. THE ZOO HAS A SHEEP SHEARING EVENT IN OUR PETTING BARN WITH A LIVE DEMONSTRATION BY A WOOL WEAVER TO SHOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE WOOL AFTER IT IS SHEARED. ZOO SNOOZE IS VERY POPULAR IN WHICH GUESTS SLEEP UNDER THE STARS AMONGST THE ANIMALS. ZOOVIE, GUESTS ENJOY AN ANIMAL THEMED MOVIE UNDER THE STARS. A DONOR APPRECIATION NIGHT IS A WAY TO THANK OUR DONORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THE ZOO HOSTS MEMBERS' PREVIEW & MEMBERS' PICNIC EVENINGS TO CELEBRATE OUR MEMBERS SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMS. CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ENJOY OUR EDUCATIONAL SPRING AND SUMMER ZOO CAMP. WE OFFER MANY OTHER PROGRAMS AND FREE ADMISSION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO VARIOUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES. THE ZOO OFFERS INTERNSHIPS IN ALL AREAS OF THE ZOO. THE ZOO PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO REACH OUT AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION.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 Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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WENDY G ROTHSTEIN ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL DECKER
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CHRISTINE O'NEILL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNA M CRUZ ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUY DENARDO DVM
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ZACHARY B HOOVER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD KIMMEL CPA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN MAXWELL DVM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOHN MILLARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H ROONEY III
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON KELLY C WALL ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M GALLO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC A GOLDICH ESQ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY M DESOUSA MBA PHD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MILLS BULLIVANT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL STER FACHE
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ALBERT J ZONE
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TONS OF FUN
1658 E MAIN STREETDOUGLASSVILLEPA19518FOOD VENDOR,CAROUSEL TRAIN & PONEY RIDES$357,602
ALBERT ZONE SR
1984 BERKLEY RDNORRISTOWNPA19403CATERING SERVICES$252,945
HARMILIN MEDIA
525 RIGHTERS FERRY RDBALA CYNWYDPA19004ADVERTISING SERVICES$136,800
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Noncash Contributions$14,386NoncashContributionsAmt
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GUEST EVENTS713110$928,810$928,810
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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS713110$406,096$406,096
OTHER REVENUE900099$8,401$8,401
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Exclusion$471,376ExclusionAmt

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Program Services$1,449,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,332FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$131,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,719FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$168,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,741FundraisingAmt

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Total$17,663TotalAmt
Program Services$16,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,949TotalAmt
Fundraising$3,949FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$295,693ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,255FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$124,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$110,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$234,260ProgramServicesAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$133,392TotalAmt
Program Services$129,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
GUEST & MEMBER SERVICES$652,445$652,445
CONCESSIONS EXPENSE$296,220$296,220
EXHIBIT AND GROUND CARE$265,112$265,112
ANIMAL CARE$202,451$202,451

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Program Services$173,690ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$252FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$237,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,248FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$129,840BOYAmt
EOY$168,341EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$670,696BOYAmt
EOY$1,284,559EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$2,880,122EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$5,497BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$52,891BOYAmt
EOY$76,473EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,891,257LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,122,969LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,517,999BOYAmt
EOY$4,768,288EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,542,166BOYAmt
EOY$9,177,783EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,591BOYAmt
EOY$326,802EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,281BOYAmt
EOY$49,485EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$648,678BOYAmt
EOY$648,678EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$434,479BOYAmt
EOY$228,046EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,291,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,253,011EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,994,929BOYAmt
EOY$4,413,061EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,208BOYAmt
EOY$3,511,711EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,251,137BOYAmt
EOY$7,924,772EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,542,166BOYAmt
EOY$9,177,783EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,673,635ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,743,002CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,887,898CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$150,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,110,558TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,743,002CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,887,898CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$150,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,632,297CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,696,688CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,110,558TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,685,647SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,424,911PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,833CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$295CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$275CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,646CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,683CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,732TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$192,547CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,040CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,639CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$414,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$867,723TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,989,013TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,352,364GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.58470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81200PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$3,949DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,949TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN STATE GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$747,083BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$747,083OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$790,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,235InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$49,853OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$747,083EndYearBalanceAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,906,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,688,042DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,218,758BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$547,702OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$388,159DepreciationAmt
Book Value$159,543BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$436,755OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,768DepreciationAmt
Book Value$389,987BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,768,288TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,458,362TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,100DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$116,516OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$127,616RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,330,746RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,330,746TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,784,727TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,100DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$116,516OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$127,616ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,657,111ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,657,111TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FILES A FORM 990. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT THE FINAL TIMING AND RESOLUTION OF ANY PARTICULAR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 116,516.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 116,516.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BANQUETEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$74,524GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$74,524GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$6,526FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$23,995OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FESTIVALEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$35,889GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$35,889GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,107FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$600EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,579OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$9,316GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$9,316GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$14,726OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$119,729GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$119,729GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$12,633FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$51,300OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$64,533DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$55,196NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALBERT ZONE SRPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionALBERT ZONE SR IS THE FATHER OF ALBERT ZONE WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$252,945TransactionAmt
TransactionALBERT ZONE SR PROVIDED CATERING SERVICES TO THE NORRISTOWN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. UPON THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE OFFICERS, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY BASED ON THE SALARIES PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE OVERALL BUDGET. DURING A REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, AN AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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