2023-08-14T17:25:31-05:00 2022-09-30 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2021-10-01 941687847 CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA CONS 5106329525 PO BOX 5238 OAKLAND CA 94605 NIKHIL DEHEJIA CEO 5106329525 2023-08-10 1 NIKHIL DEHEJIA 999009999 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2023-08-10 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NIKHIL DEHEJIA PO BOX 5238 OAKLAND CA 94605 35544522 0 X WWW.OAKLANDZOO.ORG X 1936 CA INSPIRE RESPECT FOR AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD/PROVIDE QUALITY VISITOR EXPERIENCES 21 21 379 662 0 0 6033545 14577224 15227624 19155400 247 250 1279249 1622376 22540665 35355250 430981 260500 0 0 11435736 14858598 21357 29247 2291092 12005439 15010698 23893513 30159043 -1352848 5196207 98080937 99127027 11877191 7727074 86203746 91399953 X THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF THE OAKLAND ZOO, CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA INSPIRES RESPECT FOR AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD WHILE PROVIDING A QUALITY VISITOR EXPERIENCE. 0 0 22800239 260500 19197071 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY:OAKLAND ZOO WELCOMED 2,100 STUDENTS IN 59 FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS--EVEN PROVIDING FREE BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR 26 FIELD TRIPS--AND REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 955 STUDENTS THROUGH ZOO MOBILE PROGRAMS. THE ZOO ALSO DISTRIBUTED 3,875 FREE FAMILY PASSES AND HOSTED 14 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, WHICH ENGAGED 6,900 GUESTS.THE ZOO ALSO OFFERED NINE SESSIONS OF ZOO CAMP, WHICH 783 CAMPERS ATTENDED. IN THE SUMMER OF 2022 ALONE, THE ZOO DISTRIBUTED $18,500 IN FINANCIAL AID TO CAMPERS.THE ZOO LAUNCHED ITS CALIFORNIA CLIMATE LEARNING PROJECT IN 2022, AFTER THREE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT WAS CO-DESIGNED WITH LOCAL TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT ADDRESSES FOUR THEMES--BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIGENOUS CULTURES, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES--AND COMPRISES TEACHER AND STUDENT RESOURCES, FIELD TRIPS, AND A LENDING LIBRARY OF CLASSROOM DISCOVERY KITS. THIS YEAR, 200 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.THE ZOO PARTNERED WITH THE UC DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO OFFER THE UC CLIMATE STEWARDS COURSE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ZOO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO THIS CLIMATE LITERACY PROGRAM AND, OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING THE COURSE, CHARGES THE LOWEST FEE. 30 STUDENTS EARNED THEIR CERTIFICATE IN MARCH OF 2022, AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF STUDY.OAKLAND ZOO ALSO MAINTAINS COMMUNITY TIES BY WELCOMING VOLUNTEERS. IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, 662 YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 70,000 HOURS OF SERVICE.ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE:OAKLAND ZOO'S ANIMAL CARE AND VETERINARY STAFF CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE TO BOTH RESIDENT ANIMALS AND RESCUES. THE KEEPERS AND VETERINARY TEAM RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE THREAT OF AVIAN FLU; DEVELOPED A PHYSICAL THERAPY ROUTINE FOR AN AGING, ARTHRITIC AFRICAN ELEPHANT, COMPLEMENTED BY STEM-CELL TREATMENT; AND MADE STRIDES IN DENTAL, PREVENTIVE, AND GERIATRIC CARE.IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL EMPLOYED THREE FULL-TIME VETERINARIANS, FOUR FULL-TIME VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, AND TWO FULL-TIME HOSPITAL KEEPERS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOSTED TWO EXTERNSHIPS, PROVIDING LODGING AND A STIPEND TO VETERINARY STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS EACH DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED A WILDLIFE RESEARCH PROJECT WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE VETERINARY TEAM.21 ANIMALS WERE BORN AT THE ZOO, AND SEVEN RESCUES MADE THEIR HOME HERE. THE RESCUES INCLUDED A TIGER AND TIGER HYBRID RESCUED FROM AN ABANDONED ROADSIDE ZOO IN OKLAHOMA, WHICH REQUIRED TWO MONTHS OF CARE AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THEY COULD MOVE INTO THEIR NEW, NATURALISTIC HABITAT, AND TWO TEENAGE ALDABRA TORTOISES. THE TORTOISES WERE CONFISCATED FROM A DIFFERENT ROADSIDE ZOO IN OKLAHOMA, MALNOURISHED AND NEGLECTED, AND THEY TOO NOW ENJOY OAKLAND ZOO'S HIGH STANDARD OF ANIMAL CARE.AMONG OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO ANIMAL HABITATS, THE FLAMINGO AND SPOONBILL ENCLOSURE WAS DRAMATICALLY RENOVATED. THE AVIARY WAS ENCLOSED IN NETTING, THE SUBSTRATE WAS REPLACED, THE WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM WAS IMPROVED, AND MORE TREES WERE PLANTED. THANKS TO THE PROTECTIVE NETTING, THE FLAMINGOS AND SPOONBILLS WILL BE ABLE TO FLY, SLEEP OUTSIDE, AND NEST. CONSERVATION:OAKLAND ZOO IS DEDICATED TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS, GUIDED BY A FOCUS ON FIFTEEN SPECIES. SEVEN OF THESE "FOCUS SPECIES" ARE NATIVE SPECIES FEATURED ON CALIFORNIA TRAIL: AMERICAN BISON, CALIFORNIA CONDORS, BLACK BEARS, GRIZZLY BEARS, GRAY WOLVES, MOUNTAIN LIONS, AND JAGUARS. THE ZOO IS ALSO INVOLVED TO THE CONSERVATION OF LIONS, ELEPHANTS, RETICULATED GIRAFFES, CHIMPANZEES, AND LEMURS IN AFRICA; MACAWS AND COTTON-TOP TAMARINS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA; AND SUN BEARS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLACKFEET NATION, THE ZOO MAINTAINS A HERD OF AMERICAN BISON. NINE BISON WERE BORN THIS YEAR, AND IN MAY 2022, 13 BISON MOVED TO MONTANA, IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE A HEALTHY, FREE-ROAMING POPULATION THERE.THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL TREATED FIVE MOUNTAIN LIONS, BROUGHT TO THE ZOO BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO TREATED AND RELEASED 18 CALIFORNIA CONDORS.IN UGANDA, THE ZOO COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INSTALL FUEL-EFFICIENT STOVES IN 70 HOMES. THIS PROJECT AIMED TO REDUCE HUMAN-LION CONFLICT BY LESSENING THE DEMAND FOR FIREWOOD.BEYOND THE FOCUS SPECIES, THE ZOO IS COMMITTED TO SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR NATIVE ANIMALS. THE ZOO CONTINUED ITS WORK OF BREEDING, INOCULATING, AND RELEASING SIERRA NEVADA YELLOW-LEGGED FROGS WITH FUNDING FROM THE AZA'S CONSERVATION GRANTS FUND. IT ALSO CONTINUED TO TRAP, VACCINATE, AND RELEASE RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS--AT RISK OF RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE--AND RUN THE HERON RESCUE TEAM. THE HERON RESCUE TEAM, A COLLABORATION WITH THE GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE, SAVED 140 INJURED BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON HATCHLINGS THIS FISCAL YEAR: SCOOPING THEM OFF THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, REHABILITATING THEM, AND RELEASING THEM IN WETLANDS.OAKLAND ZOO ENTERTAINED 300 GUESTS AT ITS COCKTAILS & CONSERVATION EVENTS. THE ZOO ALSO PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $280,000 IN FUNDING AND DONATIONS TO ITS CONSERVATION PARTNERS, INCLUDING $55,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON BEHALF OF GRAY WOLVES, $35,000 TO CHIMPANZEES, AND $30,000 TO ELEPHANTS. 22800239 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 98 0 1 379 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X BIRUK WELDHANA 5107467113 9777 GOLF LINKS ROAD OAKLAND CA 94605 NANCY CLARK CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS DEDOMENICO CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA STODDARD CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ELOGEANNE GROSSMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK SHERWOOD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY LANGRIDGE VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AARTI SABHLOK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANA SIMMONS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY THARPE PETERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HUGHES TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BRUCK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FALL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARV FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA HUARD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER DELANEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ LUDWIG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN MCCANN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FIONA TANG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN RODRIGUEZ TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ROSS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEA BOLSTER VAN NESS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NIKHIL DEHEJIA CEO 40.00 X 253936 0 17369 ADAM MILLER CFAO 40.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRIA HERMAN VP VETERINARY 40.00 X 148299 0 14508 ERIN HARRISON VP MARKETING 40.00 X 150814 0 14718 MARK STUART VP OPERATIONS 40.00 X 137934 0 10446 BIRUK WELDHANA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 136877 0 14167 KRISTIN BRONOWICKI VP DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 144668 0 6616 972528 0 77824 12 0 1 0 OB CHAMBERS 155 SEQUOUAH VIEW DRIVE OAKLAND CA 94605 CONSTRUCTION 299700 APD NYC LLC 26542 N TOPANGA TRL SAN LEANDRO CA 94577 MEDIA & ADVERTISEMENT 235027 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 3807 COLLECTION CENTER DR CHICAGO IL 60693 LEGAL SERVICES 207142 3 7686327 6890897 14577224 OPERATING REVENUE 900099 9847827 9847827 MEMBERSHIP 900099 5221132 5221132 RIDES 900099 2229071 2229071 EVENTS 900099 1230185 1230185 EDUCATION 900099 627185 627185 19155400 250 250 352413 189272 163141 163141 37659 0 37659 37659 CONCESSION COMMISSION 900099 1417564 1417564 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4012 4012 1421576 35355250 19197071 0 1580955 220500 220500 40000 40000 329466 252314 51111 26041 12103336 9243776 1926138 933422 166888 126946 16518 23424 1397335 1167119 132827 97389 861573 715076 76744 69753 232230 232230 63665 63665 87244 87244 29247 29247 1686578 510068 1099980 76530 587556 160581 500 426475 1923913 1377773 294813 251327 478055 117991 360064 2810847 2588968 217100 4779 48621 36751 8029 3841 4529743 4063180 186625 279938 866609 744722 121337 550 ANIMAL CARE & FEED 1025346 1025346 PROJECTS & EVENTS 491194 336701 136771 17722 DUES AND LICENSES 179097 72427 56016 50654 30159043 22800239 5067712 2291092 15810710 18262002 977272 973913 37506 1552464 178339 941037 329592 372738 126245217 49327888 80639974 76917329 107544 107544 98080937 99127027 2510291 3148244 4624800 4578830 4742100 0 11877191 7727074 X 84991842 88463411 1211904 2936542 86203746 91399953 98080937 99127027 5196207 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7082796 4553438 11006684 6033545 14577224 43253687 7082796 4553438 11006684 6033545 14577224 43253687 1330476 41923211 370 402 293 247 250 1562 36472 26212 36191 129951 4012 232838 43488087 85663346 0.96400 0.94800 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 36,472. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 26,212. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 36,191. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 129,951. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,012. 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PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 189,272. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 ANNUAL GIVING GRANT SNARE REMOVAL 25000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 ANNUAL GIVING GRANT REHABILITATION AND CARE OF SUN BEARS CAUGHT IN THE ILLEGAL PET TRADE; REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD WHEN POSSIBLE 5000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 ANNUAL GIVING GRANT RESCUE AND RESEARCH AND HUMAN WILDLIFE MITIGATION FOR LIONS AND CHIMPS 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 40000 0 40000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ANNUAL GIVING 25000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ANNUAL GIVING 10000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTEES ARE ASKED TO SHARE CONSISTENT PROGRESS UPDATES BY EMAILS AND VIDEO OVER THE COURSE OF THE GRANT CYCLE TO MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS, PHOTOS, REPORTS, VIDEO ARE ALL USED TO ENSURE CSC HAS DOCUMENTATION OF THE INVESTMENT BEING MADE BY GRANTEES WITH FUNDING. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 1 EACH YEAR CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA STAFF MAINTAIN CORRESPONDENCE WITH GRANTEES BY EMAIL AND VIDEO CONFERENCE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS, PRIORITIES AND NEEDS. THE CONSERVATION TEAM ALSO MAINTAINS MATRIX OF PRIORITIES FOR PRESERVING WILDLIFE THAT IS USED TO FILTER AGAINST REQUESTS AND DECISIONS REGARDING GRANT AWARDS. 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CHECK-INS ARE CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS STAFF. MANY PROJECTS ARE VISITED BY STAFF AND ECO-TRIP PARTICIPANTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIKHIL DEHEJIA CEO 232936 0 21000 0 0 0 6988 0 10381 0 271305 0 0 0 ERIN HARRISON VP MARKETING 144164 0 6650 0 0 0 4325 0 10393 0 165532 0 0 0 ALEXANDRIA HERMAN VP VETERINARY 141649 0 6650 0 0 0 4249 0 10259 0 162807 0 0 0 KRISTIN BRONOWICKI VP DEVELOPMENT 138018 0 6650 0 0 0 3118 0 3498 0 151284 0 0 0 BIRUK WELDHANA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 130227 0 6650 0 0 0 3907 0 10260 0 151044 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR (OR CO-CHAIRS) OF THE BOARD, THE VICE-CHAIR, THE SECRETARY, THE TREASURER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE CHAIRS OF EACH OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE, PLUS, IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS SO COMPRISED WOULD CONSIST OF AN EVEN NUMBER OF MEMBERS, THEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY CHOOSE TO ADD ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD AT LARGE. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE HELD FROM TIME TO TIME, AS CALLED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR ANY TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGULAR AND ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE SOCIETY AND SUPERVISES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES AND DIRECTIONS DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO AND RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE NEXT DULY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE BYLAWS: 1. BROUGHT LANGUAGE REGARDING THE SOCIETY'S "PURPOSE" FROM EXISTING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION INTO BYLAWS. (SECTION 2) 2. ADDED CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT LAW LANGUAGE IN "DEFINITIONS" SECTION. (SECTION 4) 3. ADDED IRC LANGUAGE REGARDING DEDICATION OF ASSETS. (SECTION 6) 4. DELETED REFERENCE TO "FOUNDATION MEMBERS." ADDED "ADVISORY COUNCIL" AS "MERITORIOUS MEMBERS" ENTITLED TO VOTE AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. (SECTION 7.2) 5. ADDED LANGUAGE WHICH REQUIRES NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CERTAIN ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, WHERE MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS CAN BE HELD, AND CHANGED NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (SECTION 8.2, 8.3 & 8.5) 6. ADDED LANGUAGE STATING GOAL OF ENSURING DIVERSITY OF BOARD MEMBERS, CLARIFIED LANGUAGE STATING THAT TRUSTEES MAY NOT BE EMPLOYEES & REMOVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS TRUSTEE. (SECTION 9.2 & 9.3) 7. DEFINED THE TITLE OF THE PERSON WHO RUNS THE ZOO AS THE "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DELETED ADDITIONAL TITLE OF PRESIDENT. (SECTION 10.9) 8. CLARIFIED THAT VOTING ON ALL MATTERS BEFORE ALL THE STANDING COMMITTEES IS LIMITED TO TRUSTEES. (SECTION 11) 9. REQUIRED ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD, AND RATIFIED, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. (SECTION 11.1(A)) 10. INCORPORATED THE PLANNING COMMITTEE CHARTER INTO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE IN THE BYLAWS. (SECTION 11.1(C)) 11. CHANGED THE NAME OF THE "NOMINATING" COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE. (SECTION 11.1(D)) 12. CHANGED THE NAME OF THE "BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE" TO FINANCE COMMITTEE; AND EXPANDED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH FOR EACH OF TWO NEW SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE: THE COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE. (SECTION 11.1(E)(3) & 11.1(E)(4)) 13. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND CLARIFIED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, NEED NOT BE COMPOSED SOLELY OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD CONTROL. (SECTION 11.2) 14. EXPANDED SECTION ON HONORARY TRUSTEE TO INCLUDE TRUSTEE EMERITUS, AND CLARIFIED STATUS AS NON-VOTING AND ABLE TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS. (SECTION 12) 15. CHANGED "FOUNDATION" TO ADVISORY COUNCIL. (SECTION 14) 16. ADDED LANGUAGE ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT TO ANNUALLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, AND EXPANDED RULES ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES AND ABOUT THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY. (SECTION 15) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A DOCENTS' COUNCIL ELECTS ONE BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS THE 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO VARIOUS OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOTICE AND ALERT THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EMERGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USING COMPARATIVE BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS COMPENSATION SURVEY AND OTHER LOCAL MARKET DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022. THE CEO SETS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES USING COMPARATIVE BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS COMPENSATION SURVEY AND OTHER LOCAL MARKET DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.