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OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 47-0469782)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-12
IRS object ID
202443179349305774
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)
Return2024-11-12T13:28:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN135565207PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KPMG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 NORTH 96TH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470469782EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOMAHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4027338401PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 SOUTH 10TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68107ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEREMY EDDIEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4027338401PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOLLY MOENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01800653PTIN
Phone4023481450PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEREMY EDDIEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 SOUTH 10TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$79,189,294GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.OMAHAZOO.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1964FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFE-LONG STEWARDS FOR ANIMALS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THEIR CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1282TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1253TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$2,376,232TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$868,405NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$36,713,803PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$29,998,783CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$23,202,931PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$26,057,549CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$208,391PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,202,050CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$12,139,362PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$13,562,595CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$72,264,487PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$70,820,977CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,295,251PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,375,062CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$27,049,186PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$30,420,208CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$799,112CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$38,042,508PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$39,966,356CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$68,386,945PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$72,761,626CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,877,542PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,940,649CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$338,005,963TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$338,019,191TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$25,954,628TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$27,908,505TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$312,051,335NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$310,110,686NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFE-LONG STEWARDS FOR ANIMALS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THEIR CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$63,191,396ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,375,062GrantAmt
Revenue$23,849,906RevenueAmt
DescOMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE ZOO SITS ON 160 ACRES AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 990 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATES. IT BOASTS NATURAL, IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT SPACES, INCLUDING ASIAN HIGHLANDS, ADVENTURE TRAILS, AFRICAN GRASSLAND, AN AQUARIUM, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR DESERT COVERED BY A TRANSPARENT GLAZED GEODESIC DOME, AMERICA'S LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NOCTURNAL EXHIBIT, AND GORILLA AND ORANGUTAN HABITATS. DURING 2023, 81,676 MEMBERSHIPS WERE SOLD, AND 1,529,520 PEOPLE VISITED THE PARK.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,022,191ExpenseAmt
Revenue$262,806RevenueAmt
DescOMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS VALUABLE CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIORAL HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN 2023 INCLUDED FIVE VETERINARIANS, EIGHT PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND POST-DOCS, THREE MASTER'S LEVEL RESEARCHERS AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. THESE TEAMS WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT LED TO THE PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, OUR RESEARCHERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND GAVE INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND INDUSTRY MEETINGS. OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM SUPPORTED 35 IN-SITU CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOCUSING ON NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, MADAGASCAR, MAINLAND AFRICA, AND THE OCEANS. SUPPORT NOT ONLY INCLUDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECTS BUT STAFF EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE RESCUE, PROPAGATION AND RESTORATION OF CORAL REEFS THROUGH SECORE, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLES IN NEBRASKA, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF AMPHIBIANS IN NORTH AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO, AND HABITAT REFORESTATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN MADAGASCAR. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN 59 KEY SERVICES ROLES ON SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AS ADVISORS, SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM LEADERS, STUDBOOK KEEPERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TAXON ADVISORY GROUP CHAIRS, AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,091,832ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,944,837RevenueAmt
DescOMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED. MORE THAN 1,750 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2023. THIS PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED DAY CAMPS, CLASSES, DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES, CAMPOUTS, AND ON-GROUNDS PROGRAMMING REACHED 78,869 INDIVIDUALS. THE ZOO ALSO HAS CONSERVATION-ORIENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND HUSBANDRY IN THE GREWCOCK CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. IN 2023, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CAREER SHADOWING WAS PROVIDED AT THE ZOO TO 13 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ZOO'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PARTICIPATES IN A RANGE OF OFFSITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM FROM LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES TO LONGER DURATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC OR CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$68,305,419TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1282EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEREMY EDDIEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4027338401PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 SOUTH 10TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68107ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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MOGENS BAY
CHAIRMAN1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE MILLER
SECRETARY1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANNE HUBBARD
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LANCE M FRITZ
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R MCCARTHY
TREASURER1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALVIN SISSON
VICE CHAIR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARMEN TAPIO
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS E PATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO (THRU JAN 23)40.000.00Yes (X)$864,428$0$27,281
LUIS PADILLA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$631,893$0$20,577
JEREMY C EDDIE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$225,324$0$21,621
DENNIS SCHNURBUSCH II
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$217,425$0$30,696
TODD SCHOLZ
VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS40.000.00$201,598$0$30,041Yes (X)
JASON HERRICK
VP OF CONSERVATION40.000.00$168,948$0$13,805Yes (X)
CRAIG JACOBS
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE40.000.00$165,386$0$17,552Yes (X)
DAN CASSIDY
VP OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT40.000.00$140,867$0$14,818Yes (X)
EDWARD LOUIS
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION GENETICS40.000.00$136,561$0$18,401Yes (X)
TAYLOR YAW
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH40.000.00$141,283$0$12,123Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,893,713TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$206,915TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
KIEWIT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
17110 MARCY ST STE LL01OMAHANE68118CONSTRUCTION$6,591,338
EDGE THEMED ENVIRONMENTS LLC
12615 MUKILTEO SPEEDWAYLYNWOODWA980871533CONSTRUCTION$3,138,288
JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
14606 BRANCH ST STE 300OMAHANE68154CONSTRUCTION$2,791,153
LOCKWOOD DEVELOPMENT
12910 PIERCE ST STE 110OMAHANE68144CONSTRUCTION$1,972,173
PROSPIANT INC
5513 VINE STCINCINNATIOH45217CONSTRUCTION$968,038
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K35CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$16,822,127MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations$7,897,098RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$2,868,096GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,411,462AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$29,998,783TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS712130$22,047,124$22,047,124
EDUCATION PROGRAMS611600$1,315,738$1,315,738
SKYFARI485000$868,159$868,159
TRAIN485000$848,615$848,615
SPECIAL EXHIBIT712130$393,771$393,771

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$584,142TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$26,057,549TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,758,867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,758,867ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$2,752,667OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$3,309,484OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$556,817OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$556,817TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$556,817ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$17,764,962GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$5,058,833CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,706,129TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,519,766UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$11,186,363ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCATERING/VENUE RENTALDesc
Business722320BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$856,466TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$856,466UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$856,466OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$70,820,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,057,549RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,376,232UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$12,388,413ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,375,062TotalAmt
Program Services$2,375,062ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,270,884TotalAmt
Program Services$231,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,660,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$379,050FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,702,648TotalAmt
Program Services$22,147,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,690FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$649,478TotalAmt
Program Services$589,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,170FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,934,772TotalAmt
Program Services$2,659,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$238,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,792FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,862,426TotalAmt
Program Services$1,644,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,597FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,562TotalAmt
Management And General$42,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,600TotalAmt
Management And General$47,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,200TotalAmt
Management And General$36,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,214,500TotalAmt
Program Services$1,214,500ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,318TotalAmt
Program Services$115,955ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,168FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,917,026TotalAmt
Program Services$10,299,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$561,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,325FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,900TotalAmt
Program Services$229,900ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,000TotalAmt
Program Services$321,000ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,569,131TotalAmt
Program Services$16,569,131ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,872,145TotalAmt
Program Services$1,797,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,170FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ANIMAL SUPPLIES/FORAGE$2,039,368$2,039,368
RESEARCH & EDUCATION$1,903,669$1,903,669
CREDIT CARD PROC. FEES$1,004,347$1,004,347
USE & UBI TAX$150,000$150,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,414,590TotalAmt
Program Services$3,012,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$391,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,150FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,761,626TotalAmt
Program Services$68,305,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,657,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$799,112FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,772,799BOYAmt
EOY$2,846,126EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$27,900,429EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,351BOYAmt
EOY$131,059EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,163BOYAmt
EOY$24,641EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$804,564BOYAmt
EOY$889,418EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,217BOYAmt
EOY$1,047,259EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$484,051,711LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$182,761,683LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,012,973BOYAmt
EOY$301,290,028EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,960,896BOYAmt
EOY$3,890,231EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$338,005,963BOYAmt
EOY$338,019,191EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,036,875BOYAmt
EOY$6,368,417EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,831,614BOYAmt
EOY$6,495,133EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,972,614BOYAmt
EOY$14,984,564EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,525BOYAmt
EOY$60,391EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,954,628BOYAmt
EOY$27,908,505EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,984,818BOYAmt
EOY$297,574,494EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,066,517BOYAmt
EOY$12,536,192EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,051,335BOYAmt
EOY$310,110,686EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$338,005,963BOYAmt
EOY$338,019,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,940,649ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$44,351,457CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,504,876CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,214,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,713,803CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,998,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$229,783,662TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,351,457CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,504,876CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,214,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,713,803CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,998,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$229,783,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,278,659SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$224,505,003PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$474,223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,305CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,122CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$377,247CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,758,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,696,764TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$400,809CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$117,517CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$786,358CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$804,765CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,006,373CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,115,822TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$470,802CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$470,802TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$236,067,050TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$99,106,166GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95100PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96020PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$36,200OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$36,200TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY PAID A PROFESSIONAL FIRM TO LOBBY FOR SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR ACCREDITED ZOOS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,771,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$418,282InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$72,321OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,117,709EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,354,987BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$433,542InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$149,697OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,771,748EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,974,049BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$424,993InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$44,055OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,354,987EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,703,749BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$332,639InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$62,339OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,974,049EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,293,222BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$447,663InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$37,136OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,703,749EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$445,486,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$169,803,298DepreciationAmt
Book Value$275,683,321BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,412,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,958,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,454,205BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,152,502OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$18,152,502BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$301,290,028TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATIONDesc
Amt$60,391Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$60,391TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$95,505,948TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$24,684,971OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$24,684,971RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$70,820,977RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$70,820,977TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$78,377,276TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$5,615,650OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$5,615,650ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$72,761,626ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$72,761,626TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION HOLDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS AND OPERATION OF THE SOCIETY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE SOCIETY APPLIES THE PROVISIONS OF FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, INCLUDED IN ASC SUBTOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES - OVERALL. FIN 48 PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ADDRESS UNCERTAINTY IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, PRESCRIBING RECOGNITION THRESHOLDS AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTES. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023. THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF RELATED ORGANIZATION 19,069,321. COST OF GOODS SOLD 5,058,833. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 556,817.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 5,058,833. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET 556,817.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSUB-SAHARAN AFRICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$359,321RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$359,321SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$359,321TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL EXPENDITURES REPORTED ON PART I WERE PAID DIRECTLY BY OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 SOUTH 10TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP681072200ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN363297716RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,375,062CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY REQUIRES PERIODIC WRITTEN REPORTS ON THE EXPENDITURE OF SOCIETY GRANTED FUNDS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND THE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE REVIEW THE REPORTS AND RESULTS OF THE SUPPORTED PROJECT IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (10 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
DENNIS E PATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO (THRU JAN 23)$704,342$0$160,000$0$86$0$26,250$0$1,031$0$891,709$0$0$0
LUIS PADILLA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO$505,875$0$125,000$0$1,018$0$6,133$0$14,444$0$652,470$0$0$0
DENNIS SCHNURBUSCH II
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$205,631$0$10,660$0$1,134$0$8,983$0$21,713$0$248,121$0$0$0
JEREMY C EDDIE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$213,243$0$10,920$0$1,161$0$11,502$0$10,119$0$246,945$0$0$0
TODD SCHOLZ
VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS$190,728$0$9,880$0$990$0$8,328$0$21,713$0$231,639$0$0$0
CRAIG JACOBS
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE$153,158$0$7,800$0$4,428$0$8,263$0$9,289$0$182,938$0$0$0
JASON HERRICK
VP OF CONSERVATION$159,890$0$8,068$0$990$0$6,805$0$7,000$0$182,753$0$0$0
DAN CASSIDY
VP OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT$131,457$0$6,500$0$2,910$0$6,992$0$7,826$0$155,685$0$0$0
EDWARD LOUIS
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION GENETICS$128,127$0$6,611$0$1,823$0$6,973$0$11,428$0$154,962$0$0$0
TAYLOR YAW
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH$134,165$0$7,000$0$118$0$695$0$11,428$0$153,406$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS NEBRASKABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN476006455BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2015-04-13BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$14,900,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeCAPITAL CONSTR/'05 BOND REFUNDINGPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$14,940,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$59,500IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$5,558,041CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$9,322,459OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2016SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: MICHAEL MCCARTHY AND LANCE FRITZ
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION REVIEW. COMPARABILITY DATA FROM AN INDUSTRY COMPENSATION REPORT, AS WELL AS A COMPENSATION STUDY COMPLETED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, ARE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED. THE PROCESS AND ANY RESULTING COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 SOUTH 10TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363297716EIN
Primary ActivitiesFUNDRAISINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OZSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION
C$7,516,488CASH
OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION
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