NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 56-0990900)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-21
IRS object ID
202601419349301655
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-21T16:23:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN560571159PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 19608AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENSBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP274199608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560990900EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERYL ARMSTRONGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3368797250PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN M ROBINSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01281319PTIN
Phone3362944494PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-20PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHERYL ARMSTRONGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14403 ZOO PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityASHEBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,124,356GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NCZOO.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS TO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE. THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS YOUR BRIDGE TO MORE THAN A ZOO VISIT. WE MAKE YOU A PARTNER IN THE ZOO'S GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ANIMAL WELL-BEING, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, FIELD WORK, RESEARCH, AND WE WELCOME YOU INTO A FAMILY THAT CARES ABOUT NATURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee72TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers240TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,060,086PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,361,042CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,200,026PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,866,717CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,249,090PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,228,851CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,509,202PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,456,610CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,781,188PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,891,627CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$110,400PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$125,159CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$732,750CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,581,571PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,503,489CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,473,159PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,520,275CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,036,043PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,936,335CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$66,707,486TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$70,422,800TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,399,248TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,731,082TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$61,308,238NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$65,691,718NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,401,549ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE NC ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND ITS CAPITAL PROJECTS, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES - WITH A PRIORITY FOCUS ON FIELD RESEARCH, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, SCIENCE AND WELFARE. THE SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WORKING WITH ELEPHANTS, VULTURES AND GORILLAS IN AFRICA, RAISED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURE PURCHASES, MARKETING, STAFFING, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS OF A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER, A WILDLIFE LEARNING/RESIDENTIAL CENTER, AN EDUCATION WEBSITE AND OTHER PARK NEEDS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,866,346ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES (INCLUDING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, EDUCATION, MEMBER BENEFIT AND IDENTIFCATION ADMINISTRATION, RECORD-KEEPING AND SPECIAL EVENTS) EXTEND TO MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES ENROLLED IN THE CORPORATE MEMBER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO BENEFIT FROM THE PROTECTION THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAM EXTENDS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES THEY DEPEND ON FOR SURVIVAL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$61,466ExpenseAmt
DescTHROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF ZOO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE SOCIETY SERVES VISITORS AND MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS (INCLUDING N.C. SCHOOL CHILDREN). THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH AND VETERINARIAN OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AGES, SHADOW A VET PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO COME TO THE PARK EACH YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$11,329,361TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document82IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee72EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREA KINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3368797254PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARGERY J SPRINGER
CHAIR0.67Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM E CURRENS JR
TREASURER1.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J FISHER
SECRETARY0.56Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L ANGE
DIRECTOR0.23Yes (X)$0$0$0
ETHAN BLUMENTHAL
VICE CHAIR0.38Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON BUCEY
DIRECTOR0.46Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALKER B MOFFITT
DIRECTOR0.35Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA POOLE
DIRECTOR0.23Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY B RAGSDALE
DIRECTOR0.38Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEADE WILLIS
DIRECTOR0.29Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL ARMSTRONG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR55.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$207,123$0$26,133
ROBERT BRINSON
DIRECTOR0.62Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID K ROBB
DIRECTOR0.52Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY LOU ROLLINS
DIRECTOR0.56Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA KING
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HU50.00Yes (X)$112,784$0$19,842
DANIEL DEVANE
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS45.00$121,709$0$17,541Yes (X)
JAYNE OWEN PARKER
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS45.00$113,894$0$18,551Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$555,510TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$82,067TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GANN GRADING
3849 WOODFERN RDASHEBORONC27205LAND IMPROVEMENTS$199,891
DREAMSCAPE DESIGNS LLC
3808 GREENMOUNT AVEBALTIMOREMD21218EXHIBIT FABRICATION$158,388
KAY TAYLOR
PO BOX 13004RALEIGHNC27605CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT$125,159
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,038,937MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$7,322,105AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,131,275NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,361,042TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,146,561TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,146,561ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$716,380SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,776OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$716,380SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,776OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$720,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$720,156ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$198,066FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$47,860FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$150,206TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$150,206ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,698,531GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,619,886CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,078,645TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,078,645RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,456,610TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,078,645RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,016,923ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,882TotalAmt
Program Services$197,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,483FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,210,313TotalAmt
Program Services$883,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223,198FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,020TotalAmt
Program Services$88,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,089FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,333TotalAmt
Program Services$56,829ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$28,504FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,079TotalAmt
Program Services$79,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,546FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,952TotalAmt
Program Services$9,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,622FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,500TotalAmt
Program Services$68,500ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,159TotalAmt
Fundraising$125,159FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,440TotalAmt
Management And General$149,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,981TotalAmt
Program Services$47,981ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,597TotalAmt
Program Services$189,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,740FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,127TotalAmt
Program Services$75,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,490FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,497TotalAmt
Program Services$6,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,920FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,187TotalAmt
Program Services$4,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,692FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,797TotalAmt
Management And General$34,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,916TotalAmt
Program Services$40,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,668FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,036TotalAmt
Program Services$41,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,703FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ZOO OPERATING EXPENSES$9,333,049$9,333,049
SPECIAL PROJECTS EXP.$179,288$61,466$117,822
BANK CARD CHARGES$83,907$53,514$30,393
NEW MEMBER SOLICITATION$62,151$61,660$491

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,064TotalAmt
Program Services$30,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,230FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,520,275TotalAmt
Program Services$11,329,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$458,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$732,750FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,696,810BOYAmt
EOY$17,576,543EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,376,878BOYAmt
EOY$19,181,930EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,847,679BOYAmt
EOY$3,029,620EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,973BOYAmt
EOY$60,565EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,969BOYAmt
EOY$317,363EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,439BOYAmt
EOY$234,554EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,563,560LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,397,812LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,136,631BOYAmt
EOY$4,165,748EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,635,561BOYAmt
EOY$25,407,485EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,980BOYAmt
EOY$113,657EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$428,566BOYAmt
EOY$335,335EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,707,486BOYAmt
EOY$70,422,800EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$703,827BOYAmt
EOY$469,896EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,963,847BOYAmt
EOY$3,165,290EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$428,847BOYAmt
EOY$340,642EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,302,727BOYAmt
EOY$755,254EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,399,248BOYAmt
EOY$4,731,082EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,619,941BOYAmt
EOY$32,071,365EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,688,297BOYAmt
EOY$33,620,353EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,308,238BOYAmt
EOY$65,691,718EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,707,486BOYAmt
EOY$70,422,800EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,936,335ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,441,957NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,188OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,541,861CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,761,887CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,088,609CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,060,086CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,361,042CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,813,485TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$64,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$64,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,576CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,576CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$112,576CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$467,488TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,606,741CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,826,767CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,201,185CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,172,662CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,473,618CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,280,973TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,624,393SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$59,656,580PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$368,871CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$585,862CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,374,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,871,611CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,146,561CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,347,575TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,136CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,424CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,206CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$269,609TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$69,898,157TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,588,481GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85350PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$68,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$68,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$12,409,750FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$12,478,250FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$773,913FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$193,478FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$625,069CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$655,361CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$673,658CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$773,913CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,728,001TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,092,002LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$67,250CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$67,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$68,500CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$68,500CurrentYearAmt
Total$271,250TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$156,267CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$163,840CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$168,415CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$193,478CurrentYearAmt
Total$682,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,023,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesSOCIETY AND ZOO OFFICESOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,852,499BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,002,153InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,232OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,819,420EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,142,995BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$741,509InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,005OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,852,499EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,409,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$761,757InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$27,854OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,142,995EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,575,230BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$725,061ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$874,455InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,744OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,409,092EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,475,897BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,144,859InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$45,526OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,575,230EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.19900BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.57140PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22960TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,789,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,789,148BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,929,311OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$972,031DepreciationAmt
Book Value$957,280BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$120,903OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,914DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,989BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$318,153OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$160,293DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,860BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$406,045OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$204,574DepreciationAmt
Book Value$201,471BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,165,748TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLIABILITY UNDER UNITRUST AGREEMENTDesc
Amt$755,254Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$755,254TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,914,751TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,441,957NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$112,576DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$5,188OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,559,721RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,355,030RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$149,440InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$47,860OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$101,580RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,456,610TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,531,271TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$112,576DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$47,860OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$160,436ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,370,835ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$149,440InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$149,440ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,520,275TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF TWO PRINTS. THE PRINTS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE SOCIETY'S OFFICE. CALLA LILY AND BIRD SCULPTURE DISPLAYED IN ZOO OFFICE. IN ADDITION, AN OIL PAINTING IS DISPLAYED IN THE ASIA GIFT SHOP.
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE SOCIETY AND SYLVAN HEIGHTS HAVE AN ONGOING AGENCY RELATIONSHIP. CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER SUPPORT THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE SOCIETY BUT NOT REMITTED TO SYLVAN HEIGHTS ARE MEASURED AT PRESENT VALUE AND ARE REPORTED AS LIABILITIES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PORTION OF THE ACCOUNT DESIGNATED AS "BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST" REPRESENTS THE PRESENT VALUE OF EXPECTED FUTURE CASH INFLOWS RECEIVED BY THE SOCIETY ON BEHALF OF SYLVAN HEIGHTS. THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE EXPECTED FUTURE CASH INFLOWS AND OFFSETTING LIABILITY UNTIL THE TRUST ASSETS ARE DISTRIBUTED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS AND/OR TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOO.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL TAX POSITIONS TO IDENTIFY ANY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. ALL IDENTIFIED MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ARE ASSESSED AND MEASURED BY A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD TO DETERMINE IF THE TAX POSITION IS UNCERTAIN AND WHAT, IF ANY, THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MAY HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR 2025 AND 2024.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF UNITRUST 5,188.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES INCLUDED NET OF REVENUE ON 990 -47,860.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES INCLUDED NET OF REVENUE ON 990 47,860.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAY TAYLORPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 13004AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27605ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$125,159RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$125,159NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$125,159TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$125,159TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOO AT THE ZOOEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$80,189GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$80,189GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$29,903OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WILD AT HEART GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$117,877GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$117,877GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$17,957OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$198,066GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$198,066GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$47,860OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$47,860DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$150,206NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERYL ARMSTRONGPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$207,123BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$16,630DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,503NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$233,256TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,030,539NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPARK SUPPORTDesc
Contribution107ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$100,736NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW. IT IS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CSOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS THEY BECOME AN EMPLOYEE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS THEY BECOME A MEMBER. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE MUST DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT VOTE ON NOR PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES WHEN HE OR SHE STANDS TO BENEFIT. FAILING TO COMPLY COULD LEAD TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR DIRECTORSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW USING COMPARABILITY DATA (FROM IRS FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS) AND FROM COMPENSATION STUDIES TO DETERMINE AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. DISCUSSIONS WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE PERSONNEL MINUTES. THE DATA UPON WHICH THE DECISION WAS MADE WILL BE KEPT IN A PERMANENT RECORD. THE COMPENSATION/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMPENSATION FOR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ZOO SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SOCIETY WILL MAKE ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990S AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF UNITRUST 5,188.

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