DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 38-6027356)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-05-14
IRS object ID: 201201359349305505
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-05-14T14:02:12-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	386027356	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	DETR	NameControl
Phone	2485415717	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8450 W 10 Mile Road	AddressLine1
City	Royal Oak	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48067	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	John Krueger	Name
Title	Chief Financial Officer	Title
Phone	2483365710	Phone
Date Signed	2012-05-07	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Ron Kagan CEO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8450 W 10 Mile Road	AddressLine1
City	Royal Oak	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48067	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	32565506	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	http://www.detroitzoo.org/	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1942	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Celebrating and Saving Wildlife	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	57	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	56	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	411	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1133	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	15462929	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	16492606	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	8701652	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	12307019	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	135632	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	288244	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2157221	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	2949320	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	26457434	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	32037189	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	56558	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	110489	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	10788691	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	13964262	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	1036118	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	9834995	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	17354554	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	20680244	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	31429305	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	5777190	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	607884	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	35579174	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	34740353	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	11528436	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	10570282	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	24050738	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	24170071	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	The Detroit Zoological Society's Statement of Purpose is : Celebrating and Saving Wildlife.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	5485383	Expense
Grants	4557	Grants
Revenue	0	Revenue
Description	The Detroit Zoological Society continues its mission of celebrating and saving wildlife by demonstrating leadership in animal care, wildlife conservation and animal welfare. The Detroit Zoo had 7,782 individual animals representing 295 species in its care as of December 31, 2011. The Detroit Zoo is an active participant in animal conservation through breeding programs for threatened and endangered species as well as local field programs the Zoo leads and international field programs the Zoo supports. These programs are the work of dedicated Detroit Zoo staff working with partners from state and federal governments, universities, conservation organizations and other zoos. The Detroit Zoological Society's Center for Zoo Animal Welfare is a resource center for captive animal welfare knowledge, research and best practices; a convener and forum for exotic animal welfare science, practice and policy discussions; and a center conducting research and training, and recognizing advances in exotic animal welfare.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3953845	Expense
Grants	105932	Grants
Revenue	345737	Revenue
Description	The Detroit Zoological Society continues to provide a broad audience with outstanding and unique educational opportunities that lead to the appreciation and stewardship of nature through its Humane Education Academy and school programs. The Humane Education Academy offers a broad range of programs designed to meet the needs of our diverse audiences. Unique and engaging programs utilize a variety of instructional strategies - including traditional instruction, storytelling, role-playing, theater and virtual technology - to match the various learning styles of the community. Through participation in formal and informal experiences, audiences understand the need to treat other living creatures with respect, responsibility and compassion. The Berman Academy for Humane Education was created to help people help animals. Other education programs at the Detroit Zoo include school programs that complement Michigan Grade Level and High School Content Expectations, Summer Safari Camp, scout programs and family/community programs.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2509249	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	11961282	Revenue
Description	The Detroit Zoological Society continues to inspire the community with engaging, meaningful and memorable experiences. In 2011 the Detroit Zoo welcomed more than 1.2 million visitors. In addition to animal experiences, other attractions at the Zoo include the 3-D/4-D Theater, the Wild Adventure Ride, Giraffe Encounter, Tauber Family Railroad and, new in 2011, Science On a Sphere and the Carousel. Visitors can also participate in Zoo-sponsored events including Earth Day, Sunset at the Zoo, Meet Your Best Friend, Run Wild and Zoo Boo, as well as private events including weddings, birthdays and picnics.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	15278173	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	0	Revenue
Description	The Detroit Zoological Society continues to demonstrate organizational excellence consistent with a commitment to outstanding service, progressive resource management and environment leadership. The Society maintains grounds of 125 acres and 78 different buildings where staff members and volunteers are committed to lessening their environmental impact on the Earth. The Detroit Zoological Society has developed a unique, green roadmap called the Greenprint. This comprehensive strategic plan guides our operations and is the plan by which we refine and improve our facilities and daily practices, develop new policies and programs and improve green literacy in our community.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	0	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	John Krueger CFO	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	Detroit Zoological Society	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2485415717	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8450 W 10 Mile Road	AddressLine1
City	Royal Oak	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48067	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (63 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Matthew S Ahearn
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Lynn Ford Alandt
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Larry Alexander
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
N Charles Anderson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Alisha Bell
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Madeleine H Berman
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Thomas C Buhl
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Shery L Cotton
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Kay Cowger
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Mary Kay Crain
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Matthew P Cullen
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
Michael E Duggan
Director	1	X	0	0	0
David E Duprey
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Matthew B Elliott
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Charles Ellis
Director	1	X	0	0	0
John Erb
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Burton D Farbman
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Melissa Fazio
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Jennifer Fischer
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Marjorie M Fisher
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Cynthia Ford
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Linda Gillum
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Allan D Gilmour
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Ruth R Glancy
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Jeff Hauswirth
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Marina A Houghton
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Paul Huxley
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Hassan Jaber
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Hiram Jackson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Michael W Jamieson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
George G Johnson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Alan Kalter
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
Mark A Kelley
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Tom Lewand
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Denise J Lewis
Vice Chair	2	X	0	0	0
Albert L Lorenzo
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Victor Martin
Director	1	X	0	0	0
David Page
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Shawn Patterson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Sandra Pierce
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Richard B Platt
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
Stephen R Polk
Vice Chair	2	X	0	0	0
Marian M Roberge
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
Sue Rocca
Director	1	X	0	0	0
James Rosenthal
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Rick Ruffner
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Lloyd A Semple
Executive Director/Secretary	1	X	0	0	0	X
Andre Spivey
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Shirley R Stancato
Director	1	X	0	0	0
John G Sznewajs
Executive Director/Treasurer	2	X	0	0	0	X
James Tate
Director	4	X	0	0	0
Joel D Tauber
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Gail L Warden
Chairman	4	X	0	0	0	X
Linda Wasserman Aviv
Vice Chair	2	X	0	0	0
Sean Werdlow
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
Jeffrey K Willemain
Executive Director	1	X	0	0	0
William M Wolfson
Director	1	X	0	0	0
Ron L Kagan
Executive Director/CEO	50		284200	0	8444	X
John F Krueger
Chief Financial Officer	50		118985	0	15539	X
Margaret A Tallet
Chief External Relations Officer	50		189660	0	17923		X
Scott F Carter
Chief Life Science Officer	50		133580	0	19601			X
Richard Friday
Director of Marketing	40		127247	0	16366			X
Thomas Guajardo
Director of Human Relations	40		108290	0	17225			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	961962	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	95098	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	6	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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Turner Construction Company
535 Griswold	Suite 200	Detroit	MI	48226	Construction	1937957
JC Beal Construction Inc
277 Gratiot	Suite 500	Detroit	MI	48226	Construction	854363
Donor and Company
POB 67 28701		Detroit	MI	48267	Marketing	535589
Phoenix Innovate
1775 Bellingham		Troy	MI	48083	Marketing	434687
DBD Construction
28841 Bradner Drive		Warren	MI	48088	Construction	296901

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Federated Campaigns	0	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	737790	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	207500	FundraisingEvents
Related Organizations	0	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	12214957	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	3332359	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	970418	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	16492606	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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Rides & Attractions	712130	1874360	1874360	$0
Education	712130	345737	345737	$0
Events	712130	647963	647963	$0
Membership Dues	712130	3338004	3338004	$0

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	12307019	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$202,575	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	542506	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	542506	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	542506	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$542,506	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	356798	Securities
Other	0	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	271129	Securities
Other	0	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	85669	Securities
Other	0	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$85,669	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	207500	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	257188	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	157301	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$157,301	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	0	GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses	0	GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	0	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	0	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2249513	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	32037189	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	12307019	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,237,564	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	110489	Total
Program Services	110489	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	634751	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	427168	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	207583	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10462057	Total
Program Services	8801448	ProgramServices
Management And General	1178736	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	481873	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	499706	Total
Program Services	395156	ProgramServices
Management And General	80374	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24176	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1574456	Total
Program Services	1329993	ProgramServices
Management And General	174169	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	70294	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	793292	Total
Program Services	647144	ProgramServices
Management And General	102741	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	43407	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	175427	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	175427	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Management And General	133520	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	114000	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	114000	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7780178	Total
Program Services	7454507	ProgramServices
Management And General	277866	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	47805	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1170861	Total
Program Services	1090280	ProgramServices
Management And General	52	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	80529	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1927053	Total
Program Services	1711345	ProgramServices
Management And General	164201	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	51507	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	374876	Total
Program Services	310058	ProgramServices
Management And General	49815	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15003	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2401442	Total
Program Services	2373630	ProgramServices
Management And General	27812	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140753	Total
Program Services	39382	ProgramServices
Management And General	92809	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8562	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67949	Total
Program Services	37302	ProgramServices
Management And General	27465	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3182	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15385	Total
Program Services	15208	ProgramServices
Management And General	177	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	296937	Total
Program Services	296937	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	724137	Total
Program Services	612952	ProgramServices
Management And General	109188	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1997	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Exhibits	655482	645121	10361	0
Repairs & Maintenance	432550	424510	8040	0
All Other Expenses	939604	926788	12616	200

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31429305	Total
Program Services	27226650	ProgramServices
Management And General	3166537	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1036118	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6177294	BOY
EOY	9540434	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1874650	BOY
EOY	1479884	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10520154	BOY
EOY	9345457	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	575085	BOY
EOY	292361	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3039034	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2048631	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	619717	BOY
EOY	990403	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7206805	BOY
EOY	7592458	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8605469	BOY
EOY	5499356	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35579174	BOY
EOY	34740353	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3184381	BOY
EOY	2565602	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7594055	BOY
EOY	7254680	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	750000	BOY
EOY	750000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11528436	BOY
EOY	10570282	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15880098	BOY
EOY	15816209	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3765155	BOY
EOY	3478103	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4405485	BOY
EOY	4875759	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24050738	BOY
EOY	24170071	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35579174	BOY
EOY	34740353	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	607884	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-488551	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5363776	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8914636	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5776174	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5290528	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	8049342	CurrentTaxYear
Total	33394456	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11245339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12045565	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11656083	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9119175	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	11218526	CurrentTaxYear
Total	55284688	Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	6450000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	14589370	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10172401	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	11622007	CurrentTaxYear
Total	42833778	Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16609115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	27410201	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	32021627	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24582104	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	30889875	CurrentTaxYear
Total	131512922	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	678195	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	678195	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	678195	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	678195	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	130834727	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	797188	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	329032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	452709	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	712895	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	745081	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3036905	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	797188	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	329032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	452709	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	712895	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	745081	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3036905	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1819339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1919264	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1736722	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1432563	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	573750	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7481638	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	19225642	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	29658497	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	34211058	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	26727562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	32208706	CurrentTaxYear
Total	142031465	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.92117	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.9149	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.02138	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.02	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509
General Explanation	PART III, Line 12 Income form the City of Detroit	GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	114000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	114000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	28252817	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	28366817	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1000000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	250000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	1000000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	1000000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	1000000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	1000000	CurrentYear
Total	4000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	65201	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	75306	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	76121	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	114000	CurrentYear
Total	330628	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	250000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	250000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	250000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	250000	CurrentYear
Total	1000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	65201	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	75306	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	76121	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	114000	CurrentYear
Total	330628	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Of Art Amts HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	0	RevenuesIncluded
Assets In Part X	0	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Solicited Assets For Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	6622311	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	3346878	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-211725	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	-155808	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	42255	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	9871017	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	6426434	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1485	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	619024	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	405725	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	18907	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	6622311	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5830493	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	0	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	595941	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	0	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	6426434	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	6472458	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	0	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-494373	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	147592	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	5830493	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.51	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.49	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	0	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	0	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	118647	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	89670	Depreciation
Book Value	28977	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	0	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	0	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1891817	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	930391	Depreciation
Book Value	961426	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1028570	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1028570	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	990403	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Assets Designated for Specific use	Description
Book Value	5499356	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	5499356	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Total Revenue	32037189	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	31429305	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	607884	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-488551	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities	0	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses	0	InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments	0	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other	$0	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-488551	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	119333	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	34734155	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-488551	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	2928329	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants	0	RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues	0	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	2439778	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	32294377	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	-257188	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-257188	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	32037189	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	34614822	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	2928329	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments	0	PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported	0	LossesReported
Other Expenses Included	257188	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	3185517	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	31429305	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	0	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	31429305	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchD_P03_S00_L01	Schedule D, Part III, Line 1	The Society owns numerous works of art accumulated over the years. Consistent with financial statement presentations followed by other institutions (primarily museums), the Society excludes the value of its works of art from the statements of financial position. The works of art are held for educational and exhibition purposes.
SchD_P03_S00_L04	Schedule D, Part III, Line 4	The Detroit Zoo is the only zoo in the world with a permanent fine art collection from artists in multiple mediums acquired for the purpose of interpreting the relationship of humans with animals through various cultures and times. The Zoo's first Wildlife Art Committee was created in 1987 by then-director Steve Graham who felt outdoor sculptures of wildlife could enhance visitors' enjoyment of the Zoo. The collection was begun with the understanding that art is a visual communication that records feelings, beliefs, and ideas which reflect the cultural context in which it was made, hence artist interpretations were chosen over literal depictions. In the antiquities wall case in the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery, one contemporary piece is a transfer image of cave paintings done by the earliest known artists some 40,000 years ago. Michigan artists in the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery collection are: Rich Branstrom, Susie Colquitt, Laura Ford, Peter Hackett, Cathy Peet, and Ia Moua Yang. The artists possibly most readily recognized are Larry Rivers and Alexis Rockman.
SchD_P05_S00_L04	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	The Detroit zoological society (society) endowments were established to provide a stable source of funding to help underwrite the programs and facilities of the Detroit zoo and belle isle nature zoo. Monies placed in endowments are invested, with interest, and only distributed as dictated by the society's endowment governing policy. Funds may be established by donors within each endowment. A named fund requires a minimum investment of $100,000 and the revenue may be restricted by the donors. The society's endowments consist of fifteen individual funds established for a variety of purposes. The endowments of the Detroit zoological society include the following: the endowment for amphibian conservation: the endowment for amphibian conservation was established in 1999. The purpose of the endowment is to support amphibian education, research, conservation and the propagation of endangered species. The endowment for education: the endowment for education was established in 1999. The endowment is used to provide educational opportunities at the Detroit zoo and belle isle nature zoo. The William Randolph Hearst foundation fund: the Hearst fund was established in 2001. The purpose of the fund is to provide monies for scholarships and education programs of the Detroit zoological society. The standard federal bank endowment fund for education: the standard federal fund was established march 31, 2004 by the standard federal bank of troy, Michigan. The purpose of the fund is to provide monies for education programs at the belle isle nature zoo. The Samuel l. Westerman children admissions fund: the Westerman fund was established December 1, 2007 by James h. Loprete family. The purpose of the fund is to subsidize zoo admissions for children of low income families. The Madeleine Berman academy for humane education endowment: the Madeleine Berman academy for human education endowment was established September 13, 2001 by Madeleine and Mandell l. Berman. The purpose of the endowment is to support operational costs associated with humane education programs at the Detroit zoo in future years. The john S. and James l. Knight Fund: the knight fund was established December 13, 1999 by the John S. and James l. Knight Foundation. The purpose of the fund is to support the research and education programs of the Detroit zoological society. The society determined that it would be most beneficial as a component of the humane education endowment. The Adelyn b. Devereaux fund: the Devereaux fund was established December 28, 2001 through Mrs. Adelyn b. Devereaux's trust agreement. The purpose of the fund is to benefit the Detroit zoological society's endowment fund. The society determined that it would be most beneficial as a component of the humane education endowment. The Richard and Jane Manoogian endowment for wildlife art and interpretation: the Richard and Jane Manoogian endowment for wildlife art and interpretation was established may 6, 2002 by Richard a. Manoogian. The purpose of the endowment is to purchase and maintain works of art, including sculpture, at the Detroit zoological park. In addition, earnings will support educational programs and projects focusing on the interpretation of art that explores the relationship between humans and animals. The endowment for science and technology: the endowment for science and technology was established in 1999. The purpose of the endowment is to provide support for the scientific and technological needs driven by the Detroit zoological society's mission of celebrating and saving wildlife. The endowment for wildlife conservation: the endowment for wildlife conservation was established in 1999. The purpose of the endowment is to support the Detroit zoological society's commitment to species preservation. The endowment for the zoo: the endowment for the zoo was established in 1999. The purpose of the endowment is to provide support for the ongoing improvement of the programs, animal habitats, picturesque grounds, facilities and operational infrastructure. The Joyce h. Cohn memorial fund (director discretionary fund): the Cohn fund was established on March 8, 1990 by the united Jewish charities, on behalf of Mrs. Irwin I. Cohn, Rita and John Haddow, Judge Avern Cohn and family in memory of Joyce H. Cohn. The purpose of the fund is to provide discretionary income for the zoo's director to permit the zoo and/or its staff to take advantage of opportunities for which no budgeted funds are available. The Gerry Rissman Playscape fund: the Playscape fund was established December 28, 1998 by the Harry B. and Anna Korma Foundation. The purpose of the fund is to support the ongoing maintenance and upgrades of the Gerry Rissman Playscape. The southeastern Michigan veterinary association (SEMVMA) fund: the SEMVMA Fund was established on January 15, 2002 by the southeastern Michigan veterinary association. The purpose of the fund is to provide long-term financial support for the Detroit zoological society's hospital needs.
SchD_P12_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Direct Fundraising Expense $257,188
SchD_P13_S00_L02d	Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2d	Direct Fundraising Expense

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	1	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	South America	Region
Type Of Activities Conducted	Grantmaking	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services Provided	General Support of School	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	110489	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent	110489	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	South America	Region
Purpose Of Grant	School Support	PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	110489	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	Wire Transfer	MannerOfCashDisbursement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	0	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	0	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchF_P01_S00_L02	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	The Adopt-A-School program receives international support. The Detroit Zoological Society accepts donations from supporters worldwide and transfers the funds in their entirety down to our partners in Peru. A representative from the Detroit zoological society participates in the delivery of school supplies each April, providing a first-hand account of the purchased supplies and their distribution.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Sunset at the Zoo	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	540647	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	207500	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	333147	GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event1	0	CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	0	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	52815	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	70490	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	6400	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	94953	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Run Wild	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	81342	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	0	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	81342	GrossRevenueEvent2
Cash Prizes Event2	0	CashPrizesEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event2	0	NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	0	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	0	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	0	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	32530	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	0	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	621989	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	207500	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	414489	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events	0	CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	0	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	52815	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	70490	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	6400	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	127483	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	257188	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	157301	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Ron L Kagan
257500	0	19500	0	7200	0	3474	0	4970	0	292644	0	0	0
Margaret A Tallet
180250	0	8210	0	1200	0	6329	0	11594	0	207583	0	0	0
Scott F Carter
125847	0	6533	0	1200	0	4964	0	14637	0	153181	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchJ_P01_S00_L01a	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	ReturnReference
Explanation	Non removable property of the Detroit Zoological Society is owned by the City of Detroit, a residential home is located on the grounds of the zoo. The CEO/Executive Director of the Zoo is required to live in this residence.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Marina A Houghton	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	Wolinski and Company	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	Board Member	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	184216	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	Accounting Services	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchL_P04_S00_L00	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule L, Part IV	ReturnReference
Explanation	The Detroit Zoological Society engaged Wolinski & Company, of which Board Member Marina Houghton is President, to perform accounting services in order to make corrections to the retirement plan.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	10	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	190375	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	Various Auction Items for Fundraiser	123	31846	Market Value
X	Various Services	8	540464	Market
X	Operating Supplies	33	207733	Market

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	1	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0A_L06	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	Paying Detroit Zoological Society members receive benefits including free admission to the Detroit Zoo, discounted admission to participating zoos and aquariums across the country, 10% discount in the gift shop, and a tax deduction to the extent allowed by law. Classes of memberships include the following: individual ($48/$65), single parent ($70) family/grandparent ($79), supporter ($150), and renaissance circle ($1,200+). In addition to the benefits received by the paying members, the members also have certain voting and decision-making rights. This includes the ability to attend the annual meeting and call special meetings. The annual meeting of the members is held on a date fixed by the board of directors or by the executive committee within the second quarter of each fiscal year. Special meetings of the members may also be called by the chairman of the board, the president, a majority of the board of directors or of the executive committee, or by not less than one-tenth of the members. At each meeting of the members of the society, each member shall be entitled to cast one vote on each matter submitted for membership action; this vote may be by proxy executed in writing by the member or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution unless otherwise provided in the proxy. No person may act as a proxy unless such person is a member of the society. All privileges of membership (other than voting) are subject to such rules and regulations that may be adopted by a majority vote of the entire board of directors.
F990_P06_S0A_L07a	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	The Zoological Society Board governs, develops policies and strategy and oversees all society operations and activities. The committee shall be appointed by the board chairperson and ratified by the board of trustees. The Committee shall consist of at least five persons, including the board chairperson, the Director/CEO and at least two other board members. The chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the board of trustees. 1. The Governance and Nominating Committee will be responsible for the recruitment, selection, nominating, orientation and evaluation of board members of the Detroit Zoological Society. 2. Maintain an awareness of the needs of the board and/or its affiliate organizations for executive and board talents. 3. Plan board members' development, including recruitment, orientation, education, and evaluation of their effectiveness. 4. Identify and select candidates for committees of the board using criteria for board service as a guide. 5. Provide an orientation program conducted by management for new board members. 6. Periodically conduct an assessment to determine board educational needs. The Director/CEO will be responsible for researching and updating the committee on educational opportunities. 7. Conduct board self-evaluations. 8. Review the performance of board members prior to re-appointment. 9. Confirm compliance with the DZS conflict of interest policy. 10. Meet quarterly, or as needed.
F990_P06_S0A_L07b	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	See explanation for Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a
F990_P06_S0B_L11b	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	A draft of the IRS form 990 is prepared by the Detroit zoological society's finance department under the direction of the controller. This draft is reviewed by the CFO and CEO of the society and sent to the audit firm where a review is performed by the auditing tax staff to ensure accuracy and completeness. After the initial review is performed a draft is then emailed to the audit committee for review. A conference call or meeting is coordinated to discuss the form and address any questions that may result during the audit committee's review of the form. The audit committee chair informs the CFO, that the form can be filed on the organization's behalf and a copy is made available to all board members. A board resolution is not required in order for the form 990 to be filed. This final draft is filed with the IRS and state government agencies.
F990_P06_S0B_L12c	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The Conflict of Interest Policy is distributed annually to employees and board members. Employees receive a copy during an all employee meeting, employees are given a week to read the policy and complete the questionnaire. Employees are required to submit the completed information to the Human Resources Department. Board members are given a copy at the annual board retreat which takes place October they are asked to read the policy and complete the questionnaire and return it to the Chief Executive Officer's administrative assistant. Disclosure in the Society is made to the Board Chair and/or the Chief Executive Officer of the Society, who shall determine whether a conflict exists and is material, and if the matters are material, bring them to the attention of the Board. The Board Chair and/or the Chief Executive Officer shall consider whether a conflict exists and is material, and in the presence of an existing material conflict, whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair and reasonable to the Society. The decision of the Board Chair and/or the Chief Executive Officer of the Society on these matters will rest in their sole discretion, and their concern must be the welfare of the Society and the advancement of its purpose
F990_P06_S0B_L15	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The Detroit Zoological Society engaged consultant, Towers Perrin, (April 2008) to assess a competitive salary analysis of non-union, salaried benchmark positions and develop salary structures and ranges for these positions. Job grades and salary ranges, including minimum, midpoint and maximum, were established for each position. Upon determining a wage for a new hire, an individual's salary is set within the range considering the market value of the position (based on the role's primary responsibilities), individual characteristics (experience, performance, etc.) and internal value. Salary is not to be lower than the minimum established wage of the pay grade and range. If a new hire is to be brought in higher than the established midpoint wage of the pay grade and range, it must be approved by Human Resources and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Salary is not to exceed the established maximum wage of the pay grade and range.
F990_P06_S0C_L19	Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon written request.
F990_P10_S00_L04	Form 990, Part X, Line 4	The 2010 balance sheets have been restated to conform to the 2011 presentation. The reclassifications include recognition of lesser amountsdue from County authorities and lower deferred revenue of $2,761,617 related to the Macomb Zoological Authority fiscal period.
F990_P10_S00_L19	Form 990, Part X, Line 19	The 2010 balance sheets have been restated to conform to the 2011 presentation. The reclassifications include recognition of lesser amountsdue from County authorities and lower deferred revenue of $2,761,617 related to the Macomb Zoological Authority fiscal period.
F990_P11_S00_L05	Form 990, Part XI, Line 5	Unrealized Loss On Investments