HOUSTON ZOO INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: HOUSTON ZOO INC (EIN 74-1590271)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-11
IRS object ID: 201131319349301693
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-11T10:57:13-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Blazek & Vetterling	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2900 Weslayan Suite 200	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	770275132	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741590271	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Houston Zoo Inc	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HOUS	NameControl
Phone	7135336725	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1513 Cambridge	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77030	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Deborah M Cannon	Name
Title	President & CEO	Title
Date Signed	2011-05-11	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Jody Blazek	Name
Phone	7134395739	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Deborah M Cannon	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1513 N MacGregor	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77030	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	31515742	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
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Web Site	www.houstonzoo.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1920	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	We strive to be a zoo that practices exemplary animal care, delivers an outstanding guest experience, creastes a workplace that instills respect and teamwork, provides learning opportunities, promotes conservation awareness, and inspires community support.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	34	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	34	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	463	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	438	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	14681814	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	6824688	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Investment Income Current Year	175150	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-70190	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	53262	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	36968805	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	30558456	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	444313	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	356805	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	14989524	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	15410173	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	37250	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	27000	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	1029164	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year	24392024	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Assets BOY	76720977	TotalAssetsBOY
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Total Liabilities EOY	1895479	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	73788055	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	80149221	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	The Houston Zoo provides a fun, unique, and inspirational experience fostering appreciation, knowledge, and care for the natural world.	MissionDescription
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	19064047	Expense
Revenue	21829608	Revenue
Description	Aspiring to be one of the best zoos in the country, the Houston Zoo is focused on insuring that visitors from Houston, and abroad, feel like they have been as close to the wild as they can get. The Houston Zoo's animal care team, Education Department and Zoo Rangers, and our Guest Relations personnel lead this effort. The Zoo's animal keepers are among the best in the nation, insuring our guests that every visit to the Houston Zoo is filled with wonder and a sense of awe. In 2010, the Houston Zoo conducted 8,340 Meet the Keeper Talks and presentations representing more than 4,000 hours of keeper staff time. Providing diverse learning experiences, the Houston Zoo's Education Department promotes connections with the natural world, empowering our guests to inquire, act, and conserve. In 2010, the Houston Zoo's Education Department personnel presented 2,181 interpretive programs on grounds reaching more than 64,301 participants. Zoo Rangers maintain a constant presence on Zoo grounds, providing a myriad of services. The primary function of the highly knowledgeable Zoo Rangers is to engage Zoo guests and provide information about Zoo operations, exhibits and animals. Collectively in 2010, Zoo Rangers provided more than 31,000 hours of on-grounds guest service.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1036344	Expense
Revenue	1372896	Revenue
Description	Each year, the Zoo welcomes hundreds of thousands of students to explore the Zoo on field trips. The Zoo's informal education programs serve thousands of people with weekend classes, summer camps, daily programs, overnight programs, and special events.School field Trips (FY 2010)Total Persons Served: 48,919Academic Programs (FY 2010)Total Programs: 161Total Persons Served: 7,056Through other community outreach programs, the Zoo also works with numerous local schools, organizations and institutions, including Texas Children's Hospital, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, and the Harris County Hospital District's Ben Taub Hospital to reach thousands of children and adults annually in schools, libraries, hospitals, and parks where they can still experience the Zoo when they are unable to visit.Zoomobile programs (FY 2010)Total Trips: 209Total Persons Served: 34,404	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1019456	Expense
Grants	356805	Grants
Revenue	302852	Revenue
Description	Through partnerships with local, national, and international conservation agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Nature Conservancy, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the Jane Goodall Institute, the Houston Zoo actively participates in programs designed to protect both animals and their natural habitats worldwide.The Zoo's Naturally Wild Conservation Program affirms its philosophy that conservation is not just a department but must become ingrained in every area of the Zoo's culture. Accordingly, the Houston Zoo has committed 2% of its annual operating budget to support this program, which compares favorably with other zoos, most of which do not make such substantial commitments to conservation from their operating budget. A program such as this can only be accomplished if it is supported and embraced by the staff of the institution. The response from Houston Zoo personnel has been excellent; a remarkable 85% of employees have contributed personally to the fiscal year 2010 staff conservation campaign, a clear indication that zoo employees do not only understand the key mission of a modern zoological institution, but also believe it in strongly enough to dedicate their own resources.In FY 2010, the Houston Zoo provided support for 24 conservation projects in 9 countries.	Description

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Gaming	false	Gaming
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Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
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Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
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Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
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Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Lila Soussan	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7135336725	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1513 Cambridge	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77030	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (42 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	OfficerOfficer
Winfield M Campbell Sr
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Tony Sanchez III
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Susan Ehrhardt
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stephen Kaufman
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stephen D Newton
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stacy Methvin
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sheri Lytle
VP of HR	0.		115697	0	15082	X
Shawn Taylor
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sharon Joseph
VP Animal Prog	40.00		128893	0	9530	X
Rodrick Barongi
Executive Direc	40.00		220680	0	13020		X
Robert Graham
Chairman	4.00	X	0	0	0		X
Nandita Berry
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Michael Cordua
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Martyn Goossen
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Louis Sklar
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Lori Vetters
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Linnet Deily
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Leslie D Forestier
CFO	40.00		128912	0	9542		X
Joseph M Kalla
VP Operations	40.00		122427	0	15388	X
Jonathan Day
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Jack S Blanton Sr
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Herman L Stude
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Glenn L Lowenstein
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
George R Willy
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Freda Wilkerson Bass
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Eduardo Aguirre
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
E William Barnett
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
E W Bill Wright III
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Dr Bernard Harris Jr
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Donald R Kendall Jr
Vice Chairman	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Deborah M Cannon
President & CEO	40.00		270752	0	22656		X
Deborah Lackey
VP of Development	40.00		125564	0	15547	X
David Brady
VP of Marketing	40.00		120457	0	15305	X
Daniel C McNair
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Charles Onstead
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Cathy Campbell-Brock
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Cathryn Selman
Vice Chairman	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Barbara Samuels
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Barbara Goldfield
Secretary	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Austin Young
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Anne Duncan
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ali Moshiri
Board Member	1.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1233382	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	116070	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	10	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Joseph Dow dba Dow Fence & Supply Co
1802 Preston Street	Pasadena	TX	77502	Fencing installation	175694
Hines Interest LP
1100 Louisiana St 1400	Houston	TX	77002	Contract management	474000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	230125	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	6594563	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	16361	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	6824688	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Membership	900099	2999564	2999564
Educ. progr. & events	611600	1372896	1372896
Concessions contract	722210	2106037	2106037
City management fee	561499	8316876	8316876
Admission fees	900099	8407131	8407131

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

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Total Revenue Column	302852	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	302852	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	23505356	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	129189	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$129,189	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	877931	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	831970	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	45961	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	45961	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$45,961	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	230125	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	125316	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	53262	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$53,262	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	30558456	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	23505356	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$228,412	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131446	Total
Program Services	131446	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7239	Total
Program Services	7239	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	218120	Total
Program Services	218120	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	665967	Total
Program Services	283041	ProgramServices
Management And General	330356	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	52570	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11760955	Total
Program Services	10243643	ProgramServices
Management And General	902965	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	614347	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	346102	Total
Program Services	301642	ProgramServices
Management And General	19934	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24526	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1638308	Total
Program Services	1464279	ProgramServices
Management And General	94973	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	79056	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	998841	Total
Program Services	855352	ProgramServices
Management And General	92938	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	50551	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26217	Total
Program Services	23124	ProgramServices
Management And General	2664	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	429	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45943	Total
Management And General	45943	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27000	Total
Fundraising	27000	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	855357	Total
Program Services	670395	ProgramServices
Management And General	164279	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20683	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	751610	Total
Program Services	729073	ProgramServices
Management And General	18469	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4068	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	552621	Total
Program Services	373219	ProgramServices
Management And General	137864	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	41538	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	258533	Total
Program Services	108472	ProgramServices
Management And General	120931	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	29130	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	628704	Total
Program Services	619709	ProgramServices
Management And General	7954	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1041	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	159356	Total
Program Services	143081	ProgramServices
Management And General	11678	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4597	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	150256	Total
Program Services	125443	ProgramServices
Management And General	4672	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20141	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2039268	Total
Program Services	2039268	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	314472	Total
Program Services	285776	ProgramServices
Management And General	20682	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8014	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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Printing	370099	129668	216602	23829
Grounds/Events	206755	206755
Equipment expense	207013	197390	8500	1123

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24392024	Total
Program Services	21119847	ProgramServices
Management And General	2243013	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1029164	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1236824	BOY
EOY	10705154	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	23587945	BOY
EOY	11958248	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17470472	BOY
EOY	11163028	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	929025	BOY
EOY	1465666	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	116858	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	158882	BOY
EOY	387034	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	51866216	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	9209661	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30032728	BOY
EOY	42656555	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3305101	BOY
EOY	3592157	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76720977	BOY
EOY	82044700	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2405969	BOY
EOY	1571429	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	526953	BOY
EOY	324050	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2932922	BOY
EOY	1895479	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30983051	BOY
EOY	36137320	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	39328510	BOY
EOY	40532101	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3476494	BOY
EOY	3479800	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	73788055	BOY
EOY	80149221	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76720977	BOY
EOY	82044700	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

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	21266565	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11517105	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5755509	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	14681814	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	6824688	CurrentTaxYear
Total	60045681	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17559732	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	18828701	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	21810339	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	22283536	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	23505356	CurrentTaxYear
Total	103987664	Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	38826297	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	30345806	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	27565848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	36965350	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	30330044	CurrentTaxYear
Total	164033345	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17630141	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5383030	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1579326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	8193277	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2605054	CurrentTaxYear
Total	35390828	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17630141	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5383030	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1579326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	8193277	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2605054	CurrentTaxYear
Total	35390828	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	128642517	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	433222	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	810996	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	862130	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	340457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	369884	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2816689	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	433222	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	810996	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	862130	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	340457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	369884	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2816689	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	166850034	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.77100	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.74440	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.01690	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.01600	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$14,056	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$26,512	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	40568	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part II-B, Line 1i	Identifier
Return Reference	Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description	ReturnReference
Explanation	Houston Zoo, Inc. contracted with a consultant during the year. The consultant set up meetings with Houston area Congressional Representatives, and worked with their local and Washington staffs to keep them informed of activities and programs at the Zoo.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar Research	X	CollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch Prgrms	X	CollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	3238591	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	3225	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	312877	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	27197	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	3527496	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	3540000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	178000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-459374	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	-20035	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	3238591	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	25709652	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6264411	Depreciation
Book Value	19445241	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	26156564	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2945250	Depreciation
Book Value	23211314	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	42656555	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	30558456	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	24392024	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	6166432	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other	$1,373,947	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	1373947	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	7540379	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	47348943	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	159756	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	16630731	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	16790487	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	30558456	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	30558456	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	39808564	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	159756	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	15256784	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	15416540	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	24392024	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	24392024	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part XIII, Line 2d	Part XIII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S	18 months audit - expenses July - Dec $15256784 Special event expenses $0
Part XII, Line 2d	Part XII, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990	18 month audit - revenue July - Dec $16630731
Part XI, Line 8	Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances	18 month audit - net profit July-Dec $1373947
Part V, Line 4	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	To support programs and facility in accordance with restrictions.
Part III, Line 4	Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.	The Houston Zoo is a conservation, education, and recreation organization dedicated to the reproduction, protection, and exhibition of animals in their habitats. The Houston Zoo provides a fun, unique and inspirational experience fostering appreciation, knowledge and care for the natural world.
Part III, Line 1a	Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o	In accordance with industry practice, the Houston Zoo does not capitalize animal and horticultural collections; acquisitions are reported as expenditures in the period of acquisition. The Houston Zoo is responsible for the health and welfare of its animal and horticultural collections. The Houston Zoo maintains records of its collections and any exchanges with other organizations. Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the President, and the curatorial staff, collections continue to be cared for, used, and expanded. In 2010 and 2009, the Houston Zoo expended approximately $297,000 and $313,000, respectively, to expand its collections.In an ongoing commitment to enhance worldwide reproduction and conservation of animals, the Houston Zoo exchanges animals with other organizations. Consistent with industry practice, the Houston Zoo does not record any liability for such exchange arrangements, as generally these arrangements are without monetary consideration.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (6 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program support	Gorilla conservation	18000
South America	Program support	Atlantic forest tapir and Titi project	36750
North America	Program support	AFC flag expedition	5000
Europe	Conservation project program support	Clouded Leopard	2500
East Asia/Pacific	Conservation program support	Orangutan, elephant, primate	64500
Central America/Caribbean	Program support	Amphibian conservation	85570

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent	212320	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (5 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
Sub-Saharan Africa	Gorilla conservation	13000	Wire transfer
South America	Lowland tapir conservation	36750	Wire transfer
East Asia/Pacific	KOCP orangutan project	27500	Wire transfer
East Asia/Pacific	Borneo elephant project	30000	Wire transfer
Central America/Caribbean	Amphibian conservation	85570	Wire transfer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	1	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	4	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Form990 Schedule F Part IV Form990ScheduleFPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used in Foreign Country	Identifier
Explanation	The Houston Zoo's selection standards for awarding grants are based on our mission statement goals and long term development of regional programs We do not solicit proposals nor do we have a formal process for receiving and evaluating grant requests. Instead we actively seek out projects that fit in with the areas of interest to the Zoo and its staff. We then meet with the researchers to see how well they would fit with our zoo. We never spend much money up front until we are satisfied that they will communicate and interact with the zoo (web, media, reports, speaker requests, articles, etc.) and their program is sustainable over the next 1-3 years we intend to partner with them. We monitor their progress through periodic site visits where practicable and request that they provide periodic reports of activities.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising
Total Retained By Contractors	27000	TotalRetainedByContractors

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Feast w/Beast	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	284950	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	147355	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	137595	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	43587	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	34714	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	21631	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	2794	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Conservation Luncheon	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	105260	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	78795	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	26465	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	4286	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	7193	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	6758	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	18493	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	3975	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	14518	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	1428	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	2275	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	250	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	400	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	408703	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	230125	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	178578	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	49301	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	44182	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	21881	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	9952	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	125316	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	53262	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard	Bronx	NY	10460	131740011	509(a)(1)	37450	0	Republic of Congo Mbeli Bai Gorilla Prgm
UC Davis
One Shields Avenue	Davis	CA	95616	061752363	509(a)(1)	11500	0	Mountain Gorilla Vet. Project
The International Rhino Foundation
201 Main Street Ste 2600	Fort Worth	TX	76102	752395006	509(a)(1)	15000	0	Rhino conservation
Iowa State Univ of Science&Tech
2229 Lincoln Way	Ames	IA	50014	426004224	509(a)(1)	11102	0	Extraction to extinction program
Environmental Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut AveNWSte 600	Washington	DC	20009	116107128	509(a)(1)	14269	0	Habitat manipulation
Art of Conservation
2118 High Street	Des Moines	IA	50312	208119983	509(a)(1)	10000	0	Conservation education

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	6	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	Identifier
Explanation	The Houston Zoo's selection standards for awarding grants are based on our mission statement goals and long term development of regional programs We do not solicit proposals nor do we have a formal process for receiving and evaluating grant requests. Instead we actively seek out projects that fit in with the areas of interest to the Zoo and its staff. We then meet with the researchers to see how well they would fit with our zoo. We never spend much money up front until we are satisfied that they will communicate and interact with the zoo (web, media, reports, speaker requests, articles, etc.) and their program is sustainable over the next 1-3 years we intend to partner with them. We monitor their progress through periodic site visits where practicable and request that they provide periodic reports of activities.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
Rodrick Barongi
220680	8123	4897	233700
Deborah M Cannon
270752	10385	12271	293408

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	These documents are provided upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	See above for process followed for individuals described in question 15b.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	The Zoo's Board of Directors has a conflict of interest policy to ensure that both the Zoo and its directors and officers are protected from concerns of conflict of interest. The policy asks the directors and officers to disclose their relationship with other organizations or people that might give rise to a situation in which the officer or director would be subject to criticism for a conflict. Each year we ask the directors and officers of the company to complete and file a form with the Zoo to meet this requirement. The Chairperson of the Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight process and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors is responsible for addressing any conflicts that may be disclosed in the process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Form 990 is reviewed by the CEO and the CFO. Once reviewed, the Form is presented to the Audit Committee, and a copy of the Form is provided to each Board member prior to filing.