NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 56-0990900)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201641379349304399
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-16T13:40:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN560574444PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11111 Metropolitan Ave Ste 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN560990900EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3368797250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14403 ZOO PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityASHEBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27205ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personcheryl turnerPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3368797250PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANICE A RATICAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00358837PTIN
Phone7043771678PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHERYL TURNERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityASHEBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,372,339GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NCZOO.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENTTHE MISSION OF THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS TO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE. THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS YOUR BRIDGE TO MORE THAN A ZOO VISIT. WE MAKE YOU A PARTNER IN THE ZOO'S GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ANIMAL WELL-BEING, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, FIELD WORK, RESEARCH, AND WE WELCOME YOU INTOA FAMILY THAT CARES ABOUT NATURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$875,527PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$294,979CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$859,739PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$824,228CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,282,920PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,222,709CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,804,390CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$809,201PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$21,324,486TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,161,572TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,089,875TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,065,196NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,234,611NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo champion our zoo and its initiatives, wildlife and wild places, with an emphasis on the future.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,193,703ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE NC ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND ITS CAPITAL PROJECTS, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES - EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THE SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED FUNDS (AND MADE PURCHASES AT THE PARK'S REQUEST) FOR LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS, ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURAL PURCHASES, WORKS OF ART, MARKETING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, STAFFING, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS OF A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER, A WILDLIFE LEARNING/RESIDENTIAL CENTER, AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE, AND OTHER PARK NEEDS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$943,180ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES (INCLUDING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, EDUCATION, MEMBER BENEFIT AND IDENTIFICATION ADMINISTRATION, RECORD-KEEPING AND SPECIAL EVENTS) EXTEND TO THE 27,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE 135 BUSINESSES ENROLLED IN THE CORPORATE MEMBER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO BENEFIT FROM THE PROTECTION THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS EXTEND TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES THEY DEPEND ON FOR SURVIVAL.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$46,518ExpenseAmt
DescThrough its support of Zoo education programs, the Society serves the more than 700,000 visitors (including approximately 100,000 N.C. school children) who come to the Park each year to learn about wildlife and the environment.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document40IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone3368797254PhoneNum

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CityASHEBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27205ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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Richard Carroll
Director0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J Fisher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Minor T Hinson
Director0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Klingler
Director0.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Orvos
Director0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
john ruffin
Director0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott E Reed
Director0.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
kent varner
Director0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles M Winston Jr
Director0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
Monty White
Chair4.20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nicole A Crawford
Vice Chair2.30Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Bill Currens Jr
Treasurer1.60Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Marjorie 'Missy' Rankin
Secretary0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Cheryl Turner
Executive Director40.00$130,332$0$20,448Yes (X)
Dot Garner
Finance Director40.00$91,455$0$17,877Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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cr beaver
5655 regents park rdkernersvilleNC27284CONstruction$419,128
progressive contracting company inc
143 charlotte ave ste 201sanfordNC27330Construction$120,107
gann grading
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,025,442MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$124,900FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,543,118AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$89,607NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,693,460TotalContributionsAmt

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Total Revenue Column$377,736TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$377,736ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$672,715SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$672,715SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$28,399TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$28,399ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,232,816GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,380,189CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$852,627TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$852,627ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$5,222,709TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$529,249ExclusionAmt

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Program Services$122,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,870FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$518,989TotalAmt
Program Services$401,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,377FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$53,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,225FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$52,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,906FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$44,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,583FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$19,500TotalAmt
Program Services$19,500ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$3,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,244FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$42,722TotalAmt
Program Services$42,722ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$68,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,259FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$38,283TotalAmt
Program Services$27,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,492FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$5,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,042FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$24,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,699FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$24,589TotalAmt
Program Services$17,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,429FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ZOO OPERATING EXPENSES$4,193,703$4,193,703
SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENS$166,378$46,518$119,860
NEW MEMBER SOLICITATION$96,270$8,129$88,141
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$15,143$11,847$2,733$563

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$68,522TotalAmt
Program Services$37,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,206FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,804,390TotalAmt
Program Services$5,183,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$513,066FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$419,203BOYAmt
EOY$465,835EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$736,444BOYAmt
EOY$1,130,366EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$305,599BOYAmt
EOY$419,265EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$78,586BOYAmt
EOY$71,300EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$288,412BOYAmt
EOY$305,898EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$69,193BOYAmt
EOY$77,202EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,958,733LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,398,475BOYAmt
EOY$3,215,466EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,742,515BOYAmt
EOY$14,514,454EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,188,341BOYAmt
EOY$1,124,700EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,226,768BOYAmt
EOY$21,324,486EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,444,072BOYAmt
EOY$2,372,375EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$717,500BOYAmt
EOY$717,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,161,572BOYAmt
EOY$3,089,875EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,647,916BOYAmt
EOY$12,792,037EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,278,984BOYAmt
EOY$4,080,626EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,138,296BOYAmt
EOY$1,361,948EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,065,196BOYAmt
EOY$18,234,611EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,226,768BOYAmt
EOY$21,324,486EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$581,681ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$42,153NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$206,751OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,412,790CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,869,787CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,363,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,547,654CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,693,460CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,887,061TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,612CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,312CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,312CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$268,564TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,443,806CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,929,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,422,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,606,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,752,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,155,625TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,001,375SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,154,250PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$244,279CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$244,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$296,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$405,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$377,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,568,359TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,089,819CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,315,021CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,345,453CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,391,029CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,301,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,442,465TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$40,166,449TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.60140PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61780PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,784,890FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,804,390FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$440,220FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$110,055FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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 Minus3$393,478CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$440,220CurrentYearAmt
Total$833,698TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,250,547LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,700CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$19,500CurrentYearAmt
Total$27,200TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$98,370CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$110,055CurrentYearAmt
Total$208,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$312,638GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$8,770AssetsIncludedAmt

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesCURRENTLY DISPLAYED IN OFFIOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,057,734BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$265,454ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$59,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,648OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,262,540EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,292,475BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$737,084ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$36,632InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,457OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,057,734EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,152,617BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,038InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$15,180OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,292,475EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,016,857BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$116,923InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,163OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,152,617EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,673BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$29,507ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$9,422InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,901OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,016,857EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.23930BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.60200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15870TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$93,700InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,039,549OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,133,249BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,236,342OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$403,972DepreciationAmt
Book Value$832,370BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$93,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,416DepreciationAmt
Book Value$62,917BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$367,357OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$247,703DepreciationAmt
Book Value$119,654BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$128,452OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,176DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,276BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,215,466TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Trust beneficial interest$96,205F
REAL ASSET FUNDS$551,233F
Other Complimentary Strategies$549,924F
us government obligations$1,123,435F
Stock & Bond Mutual Funds$5,474,125F
marketable corporate securities$6,719,532F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$14,514,454TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE$4,227
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST$1,120,473
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,124,700TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,167,893TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$42,153NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$97,362DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$206,751OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$151,542RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,319,435RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$96,726OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$96,726RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,222,709TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,998,478TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$97,362DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$96,726OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$194,088ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,804,390ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,804,390TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:THE ART COLLECTION IS AN ARRAY OF PRINTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED IN THE SOCIETY'S OFFICE. IN FUTURE YEARS, THE PRINTS WILL BE DONATED TO ZOO TO DO, AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT, TO BE SOLD THROUGH AUCTIONS. THE PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE NC ZOOLOGICAL PARK.
Part V, Line 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS AND/OR TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OF THE NC ZOOLOGICAL PARK.
Part X, Line 2:The Society is a not-for-profit organization other than a private foundation that is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Society received an original tax determination letter dated March 30, 1971 and an updated letter dated March 21, 2008. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes. The Society is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance provided by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes this year. Management believes that the Society continues to satisfy the requirements of a tax-exempt organization at December 31, 2015. Management has evaluated all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements and determined that the Society had no significant uncertain income tax positions at December 31, 2015. The Society's tax returns are not subject to examination prior to 2012.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:CHANGE IN VALUE OF UNITRUST -64,205. DECLINE IN VALUE OF PROPERTY HELD FOR RESALE -142,546.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:special event EXPENSES INCLUDED net of revenue on 990 -96,726.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES INCLUDED net of revenue on 990 96,726.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOO TO DOEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$193,227GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$124,900CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,327GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$1,000CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$36,043FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,987EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,696OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$193,227GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$124,900CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$68,327GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$1,000CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$36,043FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,987EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$49,696OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$96,726DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$28,399NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCheryl TurnerPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$130,332BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$8,984DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,464NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,780TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$48,195NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,700NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesfair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescmiscellaneousDesc
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$24,712NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesfair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
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
ExplanationThe organization used a real estate broker to sell some donated property.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4Director terms were increased from 3 to 4 years. The chair or vice chair can now serve in that capacity for up to 3 years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW. IT IS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cSOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS THEY BECOME A MEMBER. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE MUST DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT VOTE ON NOR PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES WHEN HE OR SHE STANDS TO BENEFIT. FAILING TO COMPLY COULD LEAD TO disciplinary action, UP TO AND INCLUDING termination of employment or directorship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION/Personnel COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW USING COMPARABILITY DATA (FROM IRS FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS) AND FROM COMPENSATION STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PRIOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. DISCUSSIONS WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. THE DATA UPON WHICH THE DECISION WAS MADE WILL BE KEPT IN A PERMANENT RECORD. The Compensation/Personnel Committee reviews the Executive Director's recommendations for the compensation for the Directors of the various departments within the Zoo Society.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, and financial statements ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE SOCIETY'S OFFICE. THE 990s and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF UNITRUST -64,205. DECLINE IN VALUE OF PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE -142,546.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE SOCIETY HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILTITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH OUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ANNUALLY.

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