CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2167016)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-10-12
IRS object ID: 201142919349300309
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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 K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-10-12T12:18:46-00:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S Riverside Plaza 9th floor	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167016	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Chicago Zoological Society	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CHIC	NameControl
Phone	7086888400	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3300 Golf Road	AddressLine1
City	Brookfield	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60513	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Stuart D Strahl PhD	Name
Title	President and CEO	Title
Date Signed	2011-07-19	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3122071040	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-07-19	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Stuart D Strahl PhD	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3300 Golf Road	AddressLine1
City	Brookfield	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60513	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Year Formation	1921	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	To inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature. To inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	48	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	45	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1525	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	809	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	1365618	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	31186720	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	45108630	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Other Revenue Current Year	11124060	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	60048766	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	78096089	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	175053	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	167073	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year	37124959	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	75000	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
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Total Expenses Current Year	63477376	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
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Revenue	2377017	Revenue
Description	Center for Science and Animal Well-Being CSAW More than 2500 ambassadors of the animal kingdom provide our visitors with a rare opportunity to see species from around the globe. Expert care of these ambassadors is a time-honored tradition at CZS, where innovations in husbandry techniques and pioneering breeding programs are part of the cutting edge culture of excellence. Staff in the CSAW integrate disciplines such as endocrinology, population biology, behavioral science, nutrition and veterinary science to determine the best ways to provide and continuously care for the animals. They also incorporate models and practices from around the world, and from an array of animal care professionals, to develop the best possible zoo-based animal care and management practices.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	10838000	Expense
Description	Care of Buildings and Grounds The CZS maintains over 214 acres of land and 72 buildings to exhibit over 2,500 animals. Guests see examples of our environmentally sound policies throughout the Zoo grounds including energy efficient cooling systems, plentiful recycling containers and clean burning natural gas vehicles.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	8401000	Expense
Revenue	6713850	Revenue
Description	Visitor Services Brookfield Zoo served over 2.2 million visitors in 2010, providing them with transportation, shops and restaurants. In addition to motorized, narrated educational tours throughout the park, the Zoo offers strollers, wheelchairs, wagons, etc. to help visitors have a more enjoyable visit. The shops make available goods which promote an interest in and understanding of the natural world and an awareness of how people around the world co-exist with the animals and the ecosystems where they live, and how choices made by humans impact the animals and the environment. The restaurants allow our visitors to stay in the park for lunch and expand the time they can enjoy the park. Visitor Services works closely with educators and designers to develop food packaging programs and select products which convey education and conservation related messages. Visitor Services also provides opportunities for families, businesses, senior groups, social clubs, etc. to hold special outings at the park where they receive admission, special tours and interaction with zoo staff.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	167073	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	13412690	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	54668395	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Kenneth S Kaduk	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7086888315	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3300 Golf Road	AddressLine1
City	Brookfield	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60513	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (63 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
William C Kunkler III
Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Corwith Hamill
Honorary Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
John P Grube
Deputy Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Stephen P Bent
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Merrick Elfman
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Dennis J Keller
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
John W Taylor III
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Cherryl T Thomas
Vice-Chairman of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Michael P Emmert
Treasurer of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Randall G Vickery
Secretary of the Board	002.00	X	X	0	0	0
Stuart D Strahl PhD
President and CEO	040.00	X	X	433311	0	26899
Stuart B Abelson
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Lee W Alberts
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Cushman L Andrews
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Stephen M Bartram
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Robert M Beavers Jr
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Edward McCormick Blair Jr
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
John A Carpenter
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Patrick F Daly
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Larry E DeMar
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Vicki DeMar
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Michael F DeSantiago
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Joan Etten-Krall
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Thomas L Fisher
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Bert A Getz Jr
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Graham C Grady
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Philip Lee Harris
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Christine E Holden
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Heidi A Huizenga
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Jill Javors
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Barbara Levy Kipper
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Angelo C Kleronomos
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Fred A Krehbiel
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Jack L Kubik
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
William O Lipinski
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Barry L MacLean
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Jerry Manne
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Grant G McCullagh
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Brett N McGinnis
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Christian McGrath
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Susan A Pipal
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Toni Preckwinkle
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Sherman F Reynolds
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Philip J Rock
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Mark G Sander
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Nan Schaffer DVM
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Kathryn Babcock Shaffer
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Howard B Simpson
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Todd H Stroger
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Kenneth N Thompson
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
William E Thonn
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Christoper D Traut
Trustee	002.00	X		0	0	0
Cindy Zeigler
Sr. VP Institutional Advancement	040.00			282334	0	22636	X
Kenneth S Kaduk
Sr. VP Finance and Admin	040.00			203710	0	18159	X
Dr Alejandro Grajal
Sr. VP Conservation, Education Traning	040.00			179243	0	20418	X
Sarah Breen-Bartecki
VP Conservation Funding Initiatives	040.00			166291	0	10528	X
Dr Dan Wharton
Sr. VP Conservation Science	040.00			156315	0	8047	X
Matthew Mayer
VP Govt Affairs	040.00			165104	0	10402		X
Terrence Sykes
VP Development	040.00			147636	0	17394		X
Thomas L Adams
Dir. Fed Govt Relations	040.00			145975	0	4983		X
Jerome E Johnston
VP Guest Svcs Operations	040.00			139173	0	9376		X
Anna Clarke
VP Marketing and Communications	040.00			146390	0	1918		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	2165482	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	150760	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	26	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Ragnar Benson Construction LLC
250 S Northwest Highway	Park Ridge	IL	60068	Construction General Contractor	4099739
Murphy & Miller
600 W Taylor St	Chicago	IL	60607	HVAC repairs and maintenance	531943
Freeborn & Peters LLP
311 S Wacker Dr Suite 3000	Chicago	IL	60606	legal services	488961
Suburban Mailing Services Inc
2020 Swift Drive	Oak Brook	IL	60523	Printing and Mailing Services	468735
Pepper Construction
643 North Orleans	Chicago	IL	60654	Construction General Contractor	436186

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	38	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	4825352	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	1268688	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	33504633	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	5509957	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	669264	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	45108630	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
General Admissions	900099	5654245	5654245
Memberships	900099	5758546	5758546
Visitor Services	900099	3405354	2039736	1365618
Admissions-Internal Attractions	900099	2221639	2221639
Sponsorship Agreements	900099	965716	965716

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1239720	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1239720	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	19245220	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	599221	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$599,221	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3178	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,178	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	14900	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	14900	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14900	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$14,900	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	34400704	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	32384924	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	2015780	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2015780	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,015,780	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	1268688	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	728037	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-436575	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$436,575	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	69189	GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses	22064	GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	47125	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$47,125	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold	3624594	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9075613	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3258337	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$5,817,276	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount
Parking	900099	2125185	$2,125,185
Transportation Rentals	900099	297812	$297,812

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2422997	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Unrelated Business Revenue	1365618	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$10,483,902	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67360	Total
Program Services	67360	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7500	Total
Program Services	7500	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	92213	Total
Program Services	92213	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	1839038	Total
Program Services	598758	ProgramServices
Management And General	440255	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	800025	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	28098804	Total
Program Services	24853761	ProgramServices
Management And General	2070855	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1174188	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	549706	Total
Program Services	489238	ProgramServices
Management And General	38479	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21989	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4168548	Total
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Management And General	502429	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	209602	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Program Services	2197288	ProgramServices
Management And General	172820	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	98755	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	942039	Total
Management And General	940526	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1513	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	63550	Total
Management And General	63550	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60594	Total
Program Services	10594	ProgramServices
Management And General	50000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	168463	ManagementAndGeneral
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Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1497868	Total
Program Services	1497868	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5221470	Total
Program Services	4801522	ProgramServices
Management And General	211342	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	208606	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	698838	Total
Program Services	185996	ProgramServices
Management And General	476440	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	36402	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26073	Total
Program Services	26073	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3103369	Total
Program Services	2794024	ProgramServices
Management And General	280835	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	28510	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	347449	Total
Program Services	299919	ProgramServices
Management And General	9946	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	37584	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	351508	Total
Program Services	232294	ProgramServices
Management And General	42277	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	76937	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1029017	Total
Program Services	1029017	ProgramServices

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6922704	Total
Program Services	6922704	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	393000	Total
Program Services	60269	ProgramServices
Management And General	332731	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
Change in Market Valuation of Swap Agreements	706345	706345
Loss on Retirement of Fixed Assets	352432	352432
Revenue Bond Maintenance Fees	234645	234645

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	322757	Total
Program Services	260553	ProgramServices
Management And General	49868	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12336	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	63477376	Total
Program Services	54668395	ProgramServices
Management And General	5992278	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2816703	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	182905	BOY
EOY	570210	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40159930	BOY
EOY	34885623	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10118254	BOY
EOY	19787618	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1311052	BOY
EOY	2290110	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	822811	BOY
EOY	912812	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	263226	BOY
EOY	352791	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	221834557	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	89998830	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	129402597	BOY
EOY	131835727	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25547000	BOY
EOY	33133000	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	461669	BOY
EOY	440541	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	208269444	BOY
EOY	224208432	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5737325	BOY
EOY	5768366	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5545230	BOY
EOY	5682229	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47245000	BOY
EOY	47245000	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	64127	BOY
EOY	60831	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8053242	BOY
EOY	9720451	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	66644924	BOY
EOY	68476877	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	118363505	BOY
EOY	119179603	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16281429	BOY
EOY	29248467	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6979586	BOY
EOY	7303485	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	141624520	BOY
EOY	155731555	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	208269444	BOY
EOY	224208432	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	14618713	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-511678	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
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	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8679902	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	25842204	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	19205470	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	13524906	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	13884261	CurrentTaxYear
Total	81136743	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	21726385	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	27351867	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	17071581	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17661814	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15624369	CurrentTaxYear
Total	99436016	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	30406287	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	53194071	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	36277051	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	31186720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	29508630	CurrentTaxYear
Total	180572759	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	6386136	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	174186623	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	736545	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	633182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1148318	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	498907	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	602399	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3619351	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	39294	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	20727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	24317	CurrentTaxYear
Total	84338	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	184276448	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	163152699	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.94520	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.94110	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Percentage509	0.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage

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)
Volunteers	true	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	true	MailingsMembers
Mailings Members	$12,857	MailingsMembersAmount
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$131,155	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	144012	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
II-B	1A-J	The Chicago Zoological Society is a private nonprofit organization that operates Brookfield Zoo on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Brookfield Zoo was created through an act of the Illinois Legislature and the Society annually receives partial funding from Cook County to maintain and operate the Zoo. Occasionally, the laws and regulations under which the Society was organized and is funded and operated require updating. The Society may
II-B	1A-J contd	advise and assist appropriate legislative bodies in this activity. It may also advocate the adoption or rejection of legislation. By virtue of a management agreement with the District, the Society is periodically called upon to advise on matters of public policy. The Society also employs certain staff and consultants to communicate with the State of Illinois, federal officials, county commissioners and other government officials, to inform those parties of the activities of the Society.
II-B	1A-J contd	Additionally, as required during the year, the Societys president and designated staff attend national and international professional group meetings and otherwise communicate with those groups on various pertinent matters, including the expression of opinions to appropriate congressional representatives, congressional committees or other deliberative bodies that influence public policy conerning species in danger of extinction, environmental managment, the
II-B	1A-J contd	biological sciences and kindred subject, and federal regulatory agency activities affecting wildlife and its management. Also, as needed from time to time, the Society contacts its members, staff and volunteers to encourage them to express their views on pending legislation that may have a direct impact on the Society and its conservation programs.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Funds Held	2	NumberFundsHeld
Contrib To Funds And Other Accounts	400682	ContribToFundsAndOtherAccounts
Grants Funds And Other Accounts	307538	GrantsFundsAndOtherAccounts
Aggregate Fund Value	1753108	AggregateFundValue
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
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	true	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	true	IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	14012000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	412000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2092000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	689000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	77000	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	15750000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	11708000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	344000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2586000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	521000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	105000	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	14012000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	16350000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	672000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-4748000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	469000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	97000	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	11708000	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.54000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.46000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	215905753	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	86364033	Depreciation
Book Value	129541720	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5163948	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3634797	Depreciation
Book Value	1529151	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	764856	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	764856	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	131835727	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
Accrued Post Retirement Benefit Obligation	$5,200,317
Accrued Sick Pay Benefit Obligation	$1,627,366
Charitable Gift Annuity Obligation	$428,278
Market Value of Swap Agreements	$2,464,490

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	9720451	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	78096089	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	63477376	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	14618713	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	65326	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	-$577,004	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-511678	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	14107035	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	82004931	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	65326	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	65326	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	81939605	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	54198	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	-3897714	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-3843516	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	78096089	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	67324641	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	4208494	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	4208494	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	63116147	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	54198	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	307031	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	361229	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	63477376	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
I	5 and 6	The Society does not maintain any donor advised funds. Other Funds consist of the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund and the CZS Womens Board Fund. Contributions to these funds come from donors as well as proceeds from fundraising events and investment income. Grants are decided by committees as described in Schedule I. At times, donors who have given money to the fund may also sit on the granting committee but no one donor may decide on the grant awards. All grants awarded
I	5 and 6 contd	must follow the guidelines and processes established by CZS. CZS Board of Trustees has final approval of all Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Committee recommended grant awards. CZS Management has final approval of all CZS Womens Board recommended grant awards.
III	1A	Animal Collections, which were acquired through breeding loans, purchases and contributions, are not recognized as assets on the Statement of Financial Position. Costs to acquire collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the animals are acquired. Proceeds from deaccessions are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset class. The Societys animal collection consists of specimens with numerous attributes including taxonomic group,
III	1A contd	age, sex, relationship and value to other animals, endangered status and breeding potential. The Society retains a record of every animal in a permanent file. An inventory of the collection is prepared annually. Professionally trained keeper staff and population managers provide daily care for the collection and determine population needs.
III	4	The more than 2500 ambassadors of the animal kingdom which make up the CZS collection provide our visitors a rare opportunity to see species from around the globe. The collection, in connection with our education programs, provides CZS the opportunity to teach guests about animals and nature, conservation and other related topcis.
IV	2B	The Society acts as fiscal agent for certain subgroups/committees of the AZA Species Survival Plan Groups, Taxon Advisory Groups, Strategic Action Groups or other similar organizations where the current chair of the group is a CZS staff member. These funds are tracked in a separate account on CZS books as an offsetting asset and liability. Funds expended from these accounts are subject to the same procurement policies as other CZS expenditures. When the Chair of the group changes or moves
IV	2B Contd	to another institution, the funds are transferred to that institution.
V	4	The Societys endowment consists of 11different funds established to support a variety of CZS programs including conservation and research, education and outreach, care of the animal collection and grounds, and general operations. Additionally, the Society is the designated beneficiary of the interest income on a 1 million endowment established and maintained by the Chicago Community Trust. The CCT maintains variance power over this endowment and, accordingly, the Society has not included it
V	4 Contd	in its financial statements.
VI	1A-E	The Society operates a zoological park on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, IL which is provided to the Society at no charge. The land site of the Zoo, accordingly, is not recorded on the Societys financial statements. All park improvements acquired by the Society are legally owned by the District. All park improvements acquired by the Society, including those acquired with district funds, are recorded as park improvements on the Societys financial statements.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (15 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Central America and the Caribbean	program services	conservation research field work	11532
East Asia and the Pacific	grants to recipients in the region		4500
East Asia and the Pacific	program services	attend conservation related conference	3849
East Asia and the Pacific	program services	conservation related fieldwork	5052
Europe	grants to recipients in the region		33058
Europe	program services	attend conservation related conference	9248
Europe	program services	conservation related fieldwork	1120
Europe	program services	membership in conservation organization	10838
North America	fundraising		15589
North America	program services	attend conservation related conference	2995
South America	grants to recipients in the region		36055
South America	program services	conservation related fieldwork	49447
South Asia	grants to recipients in the region		3280
Sub-Saharan Africa	grants to recipients in the region		15320
Sub-Saharan Africa	program services	conservation related fieldwork	8427

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent	210310	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	210310	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (2 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
Europe	conservation research fieldwork	20000	wire transfer
South America	conservation research and conservation education fieldwork	9000	wire transfer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	2	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistance	RegionRegion	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
Conservation research fieldwork	Europe	3	13058	wire transfer
Conservation research fieldwork	East Asia and the Pacific	1	4500	wire transfer
Conservation research fieldwork	South America	3	15950	wire transfer
Conservation education fieldwork	South America	1	1105	wire transfer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
I	2	The Society awards grants through its Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund CBT ESF. The grant cycle is 2 times per year. Grant proposals are reviewed by a team of approximately 20 reviewers. All proposals must be endorsed by an IUCN Species Survival Committee or other major, internationally known conservation organization, the AZA/WAZA, or other major zoo organization. For any individuals/organizations who are not US Citizens/entities, the Society checks the most recent OFAC Control
I	2 Contd	List of Specifically Designated and Blocked Persons as well as the Consolidated List established and maintained by the 1267 Committee with respect to Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them. Approximately 50,000 is awarded each cycle, usually in amounts of 2,000 to 5,000 per grant. Final award recommendations are presented to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees by the CBT ESF Committee members.
I	2 Contd	Status reports are required from recipients 6 months after the receipt of the funds. Final reports are due 1 year after receipt of the funds along with a final accounting of the grant funds expended. In addition, other grant funds are given by the Society to major, internationally known conservation organizations in support of their general conservation mission. These contributions are determined annually by Society management and approved by the Board as part of the annual operating budget.
I	3 col F	, Part II line 1, and Part III All expenditures are reported using the accrual method of accounting.

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

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization
Hurley and Associates
2130 Lincoln Park West 15 South	Chicago	IL	60614	Consulting-Leadership Campaign	false	680238	20000	660238
Patricia J Hurley and Associates
205 W Wacker Drive Suite 1400	Chicago	IL	60606	Consulting-Whirl Gala	false	1296373	55000	1241373

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	1976611	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	75000	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	1901611	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Whirl Gala	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	1296373	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	1079223	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	217150	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	146420	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	74851	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	10000	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	327661	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Wines in the Wild	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	197951	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	142161	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	55790	GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	14465	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	595	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	87807	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	65826	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	47304	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	18522	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	12700	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	32225	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	21313	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	1560150	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	1268688	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	291462	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	159120	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	121541	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	10595	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	436781	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	728037	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-436575	NetIncomeSummary

Gaming Information GamingInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	69189	GrossRevenueOtherGaming
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming	20462	NonCashPrizesOtherGaming
Other Direct Expenses Other Gaming	1602	OtherDirectExpensesOtherGaming
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	true	VolunteerLaborOtherGaming
Volunteer Labor Prcnt Other Gaming	0.88000	VolunteerLaborPrcntOtherGaming
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	69189	GrossRevenueTotalGaming
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming	20462	NonCashPrizesTotalGaming
Other Direct Expenses Total Gaming	1602	OtherDirectExpensesTotalGaming
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	22064	DirectExpenseSummaryGaming
Net Gaming Income Summary	47125	NetGamingIncomeSummary

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	IL	StatesWhereGamingConducted
Licensed	true	Licensed
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With Nonmembers	true	GamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntity
Percentage Of Gaming Own Facility	0.90000	PercentageOfGamingOwnFacility
Percentage Of Gaming Othr Facility	0.10000	PercentageOfGamingOthrFacility
Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper Person	Heather Bilcer CZS Controller	NameOfGamingRecKeeperPerson

Address Of Gaming Rec Keeper US AddressOfGamingRecKeeperUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3300 Golf Road	AddressLine1
City	Brookfield	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60513	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev	false	ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Gaming Manager Name Person	S Breen-Bartecki VP Cons Funding	GamingManagerNamePerson
Gaming Manager Compensation	400	GamingManagerCompensation
Gaming Manager Services Provided	As VP of CFI, Ms. Breen spend a small portion of her time supervising the raffle.	GamingManagerServicesProvided
Gaming Manager Is Employee	X	GamingManagerIsEmployee
Charitable Distrib Required	false	CharitableDistribRequired

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
St Louis Friends Assoc
One Government Dr	St Louis	MO	63110	430788060	501C3	20000	Conservation Research
CBSG Global Conservation Network
12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	MN	55124	411719362	501C3	16000	Conservation Research
American Association of Zookeepers
3601 SW 29th St	Topeka	KS	66614	237274856	501C3	6000	general operating support
American Assoc of Zoological Parks and Acquariums
8403 Colesville Rd	Silver Springs	MD	20910	550526930	501C3	6000	endowmt and gen op spt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	4	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	Educ. Scholarship for Conservation Science Studies	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	3	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	7500	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
I	2	CZS awards grants and assistance through a variety of programs. For awards under the CBT ESF program, as well as general contributions to major conservation organizations, see details in Schedule F, part IV. CZS also provides grants and assistance through its educational scholarship programs and bus stipends programs. CZS maintains records to substantiate amounts, elegibility and selection criteria. Procedures are in place to monitor grants to ensure they are used for proper purposes including,
I	2 Contd	where applicable, periodic reporting by the grantee.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	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

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
Stuart D Strahl PhD
368784	25000	39527	8250	18649	460210
Cindy Zeigler
249588	32500	246	4235	18401	304970
Kenneth S Kaduk
192936	10000	774	5042	13117	221869
Dr Alejandro Grajal
178525		718	3627	16791	199661
Sarah Breen-Bartecki
165905		386	4537	5991	176819
Dr Dan Wharton
153758		2557	4311	3736	164362
Matthew Mayer
154835	10000	269	4398	6004	175506
Terrence Sykes
147348		288	626	16768	165030
Thomas L Adams
143630		2345	4015	968	150958

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	I	Identifier
Return Reference	1A	ReturnReference
Explanation	As provided for in the executive employment agreement approved by the Board of Trustees, the President received a housing allowance and a gross up payment equivalent to the tax obligation for the value of Society provided life insurance. Both were treated as taxable compensation to the President.	Explanation

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
Village of Brookfield Cook County IL
366005807	112732AAD	2008-06-18	39850000	Construction and renovation of certain buildings and exhibits	false	false	false
Village of Brookfield Cook County IL
366005807	00000NONE	2005-12-22	3530000	Refinance of remaining Series 1995A Bonds	false	false	false

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Proceeds	39850000	TotalProceeds
Capitalized Interest	595445	CapitalizedInterest
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	296598	IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Capital Expenditures	30508136	CapitalExpenditures
Amount Unspent	9208730	AmountUnspent
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made	false	FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind	true	AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty	false	MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreements
Bond Counsel Routinely Engaged	false	BondCounselRoutinelyEngaged
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI	0.00900	PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use	0.00900	TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Post Issuance Compliance Procdrs	true	PostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedge	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedge	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminated	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate
The Northern Trust Co
false	true	true	0000000007.000000000000	false	false	false	false	false
The Northern Trust Co
false	true	true	0000000004.900000000000	false	false	false	false	true

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
HDO Inc
Trustee Bert A. Getz, Jr. serves as Director	111269	Tent Rental	false
Freeborn & Peters LLP
Secretary of the Board Randall G. Vickery serves as a Managing Partner	488961	Legal Services	false
Frank W Zeigler
Family Member of Cindy Zeigler, key employee	135263	employment	false

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
IV	1	During 2010, the Society used HDO, Inc. for tent rental services. Trustee Bert A. Getz, Jr. serves as a Director of HDO, Inc. This transaction followed the Societys established procurement policy and rates are competitive with market rates.
IV	2	During 2010, the Society used Freeborn Peters LLP for legal services. Secretary of the Board Randall G. Vickery serves as a Managing Partner of Freeborn Peters. This transaction followed the Societys established procurement policy and rates are competitive with market rates.
IV	3	During 2010, Frank W. Zeigler was employed by the Society as Sr. VP Collection and Animal Care. He is a family member of Cindy Zeigler, Sr. VP of Institutional Advancement. This transaction followed the Societys established recruiting, hiring and compensation policies.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	17900	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	cost or selling price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	10	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	cost or selling price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	31	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	192283	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	price of stock on gift date	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSupplies

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	3300	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	cost or selling price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimens

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	85	NumberOfContributions

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	Operating Supplies	103	276146	cost or selling price
X	charity fundraiser items	9	27840	cost or selling price
X	charity auction items	115	144597	cost or selling price
X	charity raffle items	32	7188	cost or selling price

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

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
I	33	Securities - Current year contributions of stock which represent payments on pledges recorded as contribution revenue in a previous year are not included in the revenue shown on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1g.
I	33	Collection Items/Scientific Specimens - A zero amount was reported on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1g because the Society does not capitalize its collection, as allowed under SFAS 116.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990 Part V	1A	The fiscal, general oversight, and policies of the Society are vested in a Board of not more than 58 Trustees. As of December 31, 2009, there were 51 voting Trustees. The elected officers of the Board, the chairs of the standing committees and such other Trustees as may be appointed by the Chairman constitute the Executive Committe. The Executive Committee has the power to transact all regular business of the Society during the period between the regular Board meetings.
Form 990 Part VI	2	Corwith Hamill, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen, Vice-Chairman of the Board - Family Relationship Larry DeMar, Trustee and Vicki DeMar, Trustee - Family Relationship
Form 990 Part VI	6	The membership of the Society is composed of up to 250 Governing Members. Up to 55 of the 58 Board of Trustees are elected by the Governing Members at their annual meeting. Governing Members are also eligible for appointment by the Societys Chairman to serve on Board committees other than the Executive Committee. Governing Members are chosen by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees and voted on by the full Board of Trustees.
Form 990 Part VI	7A	The membership of the Society is composed of up to 250 Governing Members. Up to 55 of the 58 Board of Trustees are elected by the Governing Members at their annual meeting. Governing Members are also eligible for appointment by the Societys Chairman to serve on Board committees other than the Executive Committee. Governing Members are chosen by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees and voted on by the full Board of Trustees.
Form 990 Part VI	11A	The IRS Form 990 is prepared by Societys management and reviewed and signed by the Societys tax advisor. The Form 990 is also reveiwed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. A copy of the final version of the form is also made available to the Board of Trustees prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990 Part VI	12C	Annually, a conflict of interest form is sent out to all members of the Board of Trustees, Key employees and any employee with purchasing authority. The form covers potential conflicts through financial interests, use of Society services, privileged information and representation of Society interests. It also covers specific disclosures required by the IRS Form 990 and the Illinois AG990IL. Board of Trustee responses are reviewed by the Secretary of the Board and the Sr. VP of Finance and Admin. who together determine if a conflict exists. Employee responses are reviewed by the VP Human Resources and the Sr. VP Finance and Admin. Any conflicts are addressed to insure that all internal procedures are followed for any transactions with that individual and that all items requiring disclosure are properly noted. Any Board member with a conflict must abstain from voting on decisions involving the transaction in question. Any transactions entered into with interested persons follow the Societys established procurement policies and are provided at rates competitive with market rates.
Form 990 Part VI	14	The Society has a record retention and destruction policy which it is currently in the process of updating and expanding.
Form 990 Part VI	15A and 15B	The Societys policy for approval of compensation arrangements with officers and certain senior employees requires review and approval of the compensation arrangement by the Executive Committee of the Board, excluding anyone who is related to or under the control of the person involved in the arrangement. The Committee relies on appropriate comparability data which indicates the types and levels of similar compensation and benefit packages for similar positions provided by similar organizations. The Committee documents the basis for its determination of the reasonableness of compensation. This process is done annually for the President, Sr. VP of Finance and Admin and the Sr. VP of Institutional Advancement in any year where there is an increase in compensation.
Form 990 Part VI	19	Governing documents are available through applicable governmental agencies the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon written request to the Society.
Form 990 Part XII	3B	Although the Society did not meet the federal expenditure threshold in 2010 to require an audit under OMB Circular A-133, the Society opted to undergo such an audit in order to maintain its low risk auditee status. The Society anticipates meeting the threshold to require an audit in 2011.