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BIRMINGHAM ZOO INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BIRMINGHAM ZOO INC (EIN 62-1231591)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202433189349305088
Schema version
2023v5.1
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)
Return2024-11-13T11:48:03-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582487348PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Aprio Advisory Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 Corporate Dr Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBirminghamCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35242ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN621231591EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Birmingham Zoo IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBIRMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2058790409PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12630 Cahaba RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityBirminghamCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35223ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMargaret WhitmanPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2058790409PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonStacy CullenPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00974308PTIN
Phone2059915506PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMargaret WhitmanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12630 Cahaba RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityBirminghamCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35223ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,600,608GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.birminghamzoo.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Birmingham Zoo's purpose is to exhibit animals for the education of visitors, to promote and conduct conservation programs and research studies, and sponsor educational activities for the community.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee195TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers279TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,051,258PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,581,108CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$6,592,846CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$128,144PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$340,624CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$679,573PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$759,206CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,921,574PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,273,784CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$516,140CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,406,479PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,660,589CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,241,042PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,084,097CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$319,468PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,189,687CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$52,651,562TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,114,997TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,376,410TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$45,084,190NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$49,275,152NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Birmingham Zoo's purpose is to exhibit animals for the education of visitors, to promote and conduct conservation programs and research studies, and sponsor educational activities for the community.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,661,814ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,344,455RevenueAmt
DescManagement of facility operations of the Birmingham Zoo, sponsorship of educational, environmental, and conservation programs, and promotion of the zoo and animal and horticultural life through exhibits, programs and activities, enlightening visitors about the plight of endangered animals and the support needed for global wildlife conservation efforts. The Birmingham Zoo is accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums, relationship with the Birmingham chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers, this partnership furthers conservation awareness and the education and appreciation for animal care specifically, the organization helps maintain the species survival programs - a worldwide cooperative breeding and conservation program.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$127,033ExpenseAmt
Revenue$344,868RevenueAmt
DescBirmingham Zoo's Educational Programs -Students visiting Zoo on field trips was 32,570 and 35 out of 67 Alabama counties and 12 states outside of Alabama served by educational programs. The number of individuals served in ALL programming is below.o Behind the Scenes Tour Participants - 91o Twilight Tour Participants -152o Zoo Snooze Participants -227o Endangered Species Day 1,154o Digital Discovery Program Participants 1,067o Digital Field Experience Program Participants 771o ZooSchool Participants 659o Field Trip Program Participants 1,617o Zoo Events Participants (CCC Day, eRecycling Day) 770o Homeschool Class Participation 749 o Zoo to You Outreach Participants 1,734o Summer Zoo Camp Participants 839o Break Camp Participants 191o Teacher Professional Development Participants 41 o Teacher Night Participants 69Desc

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DescPublication and distribution of animal tracks and other periodic publications.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$11,788,847TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document45IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee195EmployeeCnt
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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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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Thomas E Sisson
Chair10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Collat Goedecke
Immediate Past Chair10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee McKinney
Vice Chair10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Nelson
Junior Board President10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Pat Lawrence
Secretary10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Austin Davis
Treasurer10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Aland
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alexia Borden
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Wood Bowron Forehand
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Darnall
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Selena Rodger Dickerson
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daron Drew-Jelks
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bing Edwards
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Faulkner
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christina Grinkmeyer
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daagye Hendricks
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Hennessy Jr
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall Jordan
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philippe Lathrop
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Lyden
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chaz Mitchell
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wally Nall
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Perkins Jr
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Rogers
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Crystal Funn Witherspoon
Member2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Pfefferkorn
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)$280,626$0$11,041
Margaret Whitman
CFO40.00Yes (X)$172,448$0$2,385
Holllie Colahan
Deputy Director40.00$143,381$0$895Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$596,455TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$14,321TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Hanart Culture LLC
433 Plaza Real Suite 275Boca RatonFL33432Holiday light show$429,346
Containment Systems
3620 Oakdale RoadBirminghamAL35223Habitat construction$248,692
SSA Group LLC
4624 Central Park BlvdDenverCO80238Catering$187,850
Jennison Studios LLc
40410 Freemonth RoadMagnoliaTX77354Carousel Restoration$168,930
Sysco
1000 Sysco DriveCaleraAL35040Animal Food$132,021
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,630,552MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$1,476,389GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,474,167AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$74,503NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,581,108TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Admissions713990$3,719,269$3,719,269
Concessions Commission713990$912,769$912,769
Rides & Attractions713990$835,852$835,852
Events713990$780,088$780,088
Program & Camp Fees713990$344,868$344,868
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,592,846TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$454,523TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$454,523ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$59,984RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$59,984RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$59,984RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,899,030OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$2,012,929OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$113,899OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$113,899TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$113,899RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$862,725FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$313,895FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$548,830TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$548,830ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMiscellaneousDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$150,392TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$150,392RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Other Revenue Total$150,392OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,273,784TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,689,323RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,003,353ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$628,838TotalAmt
Program Services$337,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$171,970FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,558,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$240,418FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$471,427TotalAmt
Program Services$418,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,965FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$397,019TotalAmt
Program Services$349,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,473FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,038TotalAmt
Management And General$33,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$632,577TotalAmt
Program Services$619,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,979FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$16,257TotalAmt
Program Services$15,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$77,383TotalAmt
Program Services$71,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,303FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$102,707TotalAmt
Program Services$94,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,201,886TotalAmt
Program Services$1,179,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,726FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$56,270TotalAmt
Program Services$32,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,668FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$3,141TotalAmt
Management And General$3,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,159,509TotalAmt
Program Services$2,159,509ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,571TotalAmt
Program Services$323,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,004FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Animal Management$703,739$703,739
Repairs and Maintenance$449,480$449,480
Banking Fees$243,076$243,076
Supplies$197,197$180,608$15,658$931

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$450,758TotalAmt
Program Services$295,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,703FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,084,097TotalAmt
Program Services$11,788,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$779,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$516,140FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$3,259,669BOYAmt
EOY$2,153,994EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$6,060,466BOYAmt
EOY$13,429,929EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,291,331BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,995EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$579,613BOYAmt
EOY$660,979EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,979BOYAmt
EOY$3,393EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$256,359BOYAmt
EOY$251,504EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$61,680,289LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,025,410LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,652,066BOYAmt
EOY$34,654,879EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,704BOYAmt
EOY$68,889EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,199,187BOYAmt
EOY$52,651,562EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,040,593BOYAmt
EOY$1,500,340EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,976,982BOYAmt
EOY$1,805,579EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,422BOYAmt
EOY$70,491EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,114,997BOYAmt
EOY$3,376,410EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,523,281BOYAmt
EOY$38,722,641EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,560,909BOYAmt
EOY$10,552,511EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,084,190BOYAmt
EOY$49,275,152EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,199,187BOYAmt
EOY$52,651,562EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,189,687ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,275NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,923,363CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,939,147CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,371,402CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,062,599CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,592,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,889,357TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,781,341CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,815,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,125,693CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,095,136CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,569,833CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,387,782TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$555,240CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$628,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$973,850CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$2,158,057TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,259,944CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,383,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,470,945CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,157,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,162,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,435,196TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$67,435,196PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$75,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,114CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$400,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$813,802TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$75,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,114CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$400,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$813,802TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$148,859CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,732CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,963CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$409,938TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,484,235CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,434,739CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,599,069CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,426,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,714,209CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$68,658,936TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98220PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95180PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01190InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00790InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$306,101BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$315InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,387OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$282,029EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$337,911BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$159InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$31,970OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$306,101EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$347,019BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,969OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$337,911EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$277,374BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,250ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,311InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$51,816OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$347,019EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$273,956BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,418InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$277,374EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,284,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$19,284,590BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,968,613OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,771,305DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,197,308BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,427,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,254,105DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,172,981BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,654,879TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight of use liabilitiesDesc
Amt$70,491Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$70,491TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,694,954TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,275NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$106,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$313,895OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$421,170RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,273,784RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,273,784TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,503,992TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$106,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$313,895OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$419,895ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,084,097ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,084,097TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The John D. Elmore Endowment of $10,000 is a permanent endowment with the earnings to be used to fund the Zoo's operations. The Eleanor Miller Endowment of $13,000 is a permanent endowment established with the intent for the income to be used to help feed the giraffes. The Phyllaris Fund PICA Endowment of $250,000 provides funding for the Birmingham Zoo's Passion into Conservation Action (PICA) program for a minimum of ten years. This program allows empoyees to complete conservation research projects that support the Zoo's conservation initiatives.
Part X, Line 2:BZI qualifies as a not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and similar Alabama law and is not subject to income taxes. BZI has adopted accounting standards relating to uncertainty of income tax positions. As a result of this adoption management assessed whether there were any uncertain tax positions that may give rise to income tax liabilities and determined that there were no such matters requiring recognition in the accompanying financial statements. BZI files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. BZI is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2020.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses netted against revenue 313,895.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expenses netted against revenue 313,895.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Zoo Gala Flamingo FlamboyanceEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$632,567GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$632,567GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$32,700FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,328EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$189,123OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Tails in the TrailsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$230,158GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$230,158GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,638FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$4,475EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$75,631OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$862,725GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$862,725GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,338FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,803EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$264,754OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$313,895DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$548,830NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Chris Pfefferkorn
President & CEO$243,180$0$37,446$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$298,626$0$0$0
Margaret Whitman
CFO$165,764$0$6,684$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$172,448$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Promo Video, Logo, Invitations for Wild at Heart1$46,000FMV
Yes (X)HR Work (Legal services)1$20,000FMV
Yes (X)Advertising and Products1$20,000FMV
Yes (X)225 Cases of Medical Gloves, varying sizes1$14,400FMV
Yes (X)Labor on Alabama Stream repairs1$10,000FMV
Yes (X)Tails in the Trails finger foods1$5,000FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bCFO reviews a draft of the organization's form 990 before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cReview and renew statements annually regarding any conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThrough board approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Disclosure made available through written request and the website for nonprofit reporting www.guidestar.org.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:The organization has not changed any processes from the prior year.