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AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK (EIN 34-6003866)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-10-12
IRS object ID
202312859349301511
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-10-12T10:21:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363168081PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIKICH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1274 WHITE POND DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP443201118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN346003866EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAKROBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3303752550PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 EDGEWOOD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP443072199ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUG PIEKARZPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3303752550PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstDOUGPersonFirstNm
Person LastPIEKARZPersonLastNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJILL M BOYLE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01246734PTIN
Phone3308646661PhoneNum
Preparation2023-10-10PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDOUG PIEKARZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 EDGEWOOD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP443072199ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,865,774GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AKRONZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1953FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE CONNECT YOUR LIFE TO WILDLIFE WHILE INSPIRING LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONSERVATION ACTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee328TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers189TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,557,065PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$16,350,981CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,282,244PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,724,598CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,562PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$37,980CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$491,948PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$337,630CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,333,819PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,451,189CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$33,351PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$29,880CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,458,847PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$988,311CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,087,608PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,267,505CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,579,806PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,779,078CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,754,013PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,672,111CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$85,745,388TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$89,255,955TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,827,854TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,855,299TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$82,917,534NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$86,400,656NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE CONNECT YOUR LIFE TO WILDLIFE WHILE INSPIRING LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONSERVATION ACTION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,691,345ExpenseAmt
DescHORTICULTURE & PRESERVATIONTHE MISSION OF THE HORTICULTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM IS TO FOSTER A CONNECTION WITH WILDLIFE AND A DESIRE TO PROTECT WILD PLACES BY CREATING A POSITIVE GUEST EXPERIENCE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH IMMERSIVE THEMING THROUGH LANDSCAPE PLANTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES. THE AKRON ZOO IS AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC GARDEN THROUGH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION (APGA) AND MAINTAINS A WIDE COLLECTION OF UNIQUE PLANTS FOR DISPLAY AND EDUCATION PURPOSES. ALL LANDSCAPING AT THE ZOO IS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE NATIVE PLANT SPECIES, DROUGHT-TOLERANT SPECIES, HOST OR FOOD PLANTS FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE, AND OTHER ECOLOGICALLY-BENEFICIAL PLANTS. THE AKRON ZOO GARDENS INCLUDE A MONARCH WAYSTATION. AS CONSERVATORS OF WILDLIFE, THE AKRON ZOO DOES NOT INSTALL INVASIVE OR POTENTIALLY INVASIVE PLANTS.PROVIDED 365 DAYS OF FACILITY MAINTENANCE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,679,035ExpenseAmt
DescANIMAL CAREFROM AFRICAN LIONS TO MICROSCOPIC CORAL, THE AKRON ZOO PROVIDES CARE TO OVER 3,500 ANIMALS REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 226 SPECIES. PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, (I.E. CORAL REEF RESTORATION, WHITE WING WOOD DUCK RESEARCH) AND SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, THE ZOO IS ACTIVELY SAVING WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS, AS WELL AS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENDANGERED SPECIES (I.E. RED WOLF, NORTH AMERICAN SONGBIRDS, SNOW LEOPARDS).IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIES SURVIVAL EFFORTS, THE ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED HUSBANDRY, VETERINARY CARE, NUTRITION, ENRICHMENT, WELFARE AND TRAINING TO EACH ANIMAL.PROVIDED 365 DAYS OF ANIMAL CARE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,461,380ExpenseAmt
Revenue$190,997RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONTHE EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE ZOO. THROUGH EDUCATION WE WORK TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO WILDLIFE AND FOSTER APPRECIATION FOR OUR NATURAL WORLD. COMBINED WITH OTHER METHODS, EDUCATION CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN SAVING WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED ON AND OFF SITE TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES. PROGRAMS ARE FEE BASED TO GENERATE REVENUE, AS WELL AS, GRANT FUNDED TO SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES. HABITAT SIGNAGE, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AND PRESENTATIONS, DISCOVERY CARTS, AND INTERACTIVE AREAS ARE WAYS TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT WITH GUESTS WHILE AT THE ZOO AND HELPS ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION.59,799 PARTICIPANTS SERVED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$1,267,411$29,880$3,462,941MEMBERSHIP AND GUEST SERVICES: THE AKRON ZOO'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ZOO BY PURCHASING AN ANNUAL PASS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP TO A FAMILY DELUXE MEMBERSHIP TO ACCOMMODATE A RANGE OF FAMILY SIZES AND NEEDS. EACH MEMBERSHIP COMES WITH BENEFITS SUCH AS UNLIMITED FREE ADMISSION TO THE ZOO YEAR ROUND, FREE PARKING, DISCOUNTS ON PURCHASES IN THE GIFTSHOP, SPECIAL MEMBER ONLY EVENTS AND PREVIEWS OF NEW AREAS, DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO OVER 150 ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS NATIONWIDE, AND DISCOUNTS ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE BOO AT THE ZOO AND WILD LIGHTS. THE ZOO'S MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS TOTALS AROUND 14,000. THE ZOO'S GUEST SERVICES INCLUDE GUEST EXPERIENCES, FOOD SERVICE AND GIFT SHOP. THE ZOO WELCOMES GUESTS THROUGH OUR WELCOME CENTER WHERE GUESTS CAN PURCHASE ADMISSION AT OUR TICKET COUNTER BEFORE ENTERING THE ZOO. THROUGHOUT THE ZOO, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUESTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CAROUSEL AND TRAIN RIDES, PURCHASE CRACKERS TO FEED OUR GOATS OR EXPERIENCE VIRTUAL REALITY ON OUR VIRTUAL REALITY RIDE. ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES GENERATE REVENUE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. OUR KOMODO KINGDOM CAFE PROVIDES FOOD OPTIONS YEAR ROUND TO GUESTS, WE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE STANDS THROUGHOUT THE PARK THAT PROVIDE SEASONAL OFFERINGS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND SELECT SPECIAL EVENTS. IN TOTAL WE HAVE FIVE LOCATIONS WHERE GUESTS CAN PURCHASE FOOD AND BEVERAGES. THE GIFT SHOP OFFERS GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THEIR VISIT WITH A SOUVENIR OR GIFT. THE MAIN SHOP IS IN THE WELCOME CENTER AND GUESTS EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP TO EXIT THE ZOO. THERE IS ALSO A CART JUST INSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO THE ZOO THAT OFFERS SCOOTER AND STROLLER RENTALS, AS WELL AS SOME SELECT ITEMS SUCH AS HATS AND SUNGLASSES.
$1,109,261$1,070,660SPECIAL AND GROUP EVENTS: THE AKRON ZOO HOSTS AROUND 90 EVENTS ANNUALLY. THESE EVENTS RANGE FROM EVENTS THAT FOCUS ON CONNECTING CHILDREN TO ANIMALS SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL RED PANDA DAY OR WORLD TURTLE DAY, TO ADULT ONLY AFTER HOUR EVENTS SUCH AS BREW AT THE ZOO OR LOCKED ZOO. TWO OF OUR LARGEST EVENTS ARE BOO AT THE ZOO IN OCTOBER AND WILD LIGHTS, WHICH STARTS IN LATE NOVEMBER AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER. THE ZOO OFFERS A VARIETY OF RENTAL OPTIONS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING BIRTHDAY PARTY PACKAGES, PICNIC RENTALS, AFTER HOURS RENTALS OF A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE ZOO, LIKE PRIDE OF AFRICA, OR THE ENTIRE ZOO. WE HAVE THREE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT CAN BE RENTED DURING THE DAY WHEN WE ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THESE INCLUDE NATURE'S VIEW. THIS SPACE ACCOMMODATES 40 PEOPLE AND IS OFTEN RENTED FOR BABY SHOWERS, BRIDAL SHOWERS OR CORPORATE RETREATS/MEETINGS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO PICNIC PAVILION AVAILABLE FOR RENT. EACH PAVILION ACCOMODATES 125 TO 150 PEOPLE. THE PAVILIONS ARE OFTEN RENTED FOR CORPORATE PICNICS, FAMILY REUNIONS OR SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS LIKE GRADUATION PARTIES.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,376,672TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$29,880TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,533,601TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$13,208,432TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document80IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee328EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members30GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELLISSA REED CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER & SR VPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3303752550PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 EDGEWOOD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP443072199ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHELE SANTANA
CHAIR1.800.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SLAGTER
VICE-CHAIR0.500.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDDIE TAYLOR
VICE-CHAIR0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EREN DEMIRAY
SECRETARY0.60Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH REHO
TREASURER0.500.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLE BECERRA
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BERK
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK BEVILACQUA
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BRAVO
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
CANDICE CARLYON
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERONICA COOK-EUELL
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE FREDERICK
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN FULMER
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GEORGE
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANUSHA GIBSON
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEIGH GREENFELDER
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HAMILTON
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL HULSEMANN
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON KLEINMAN
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KOLY
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LITTMAN
TRUSTEE0.400.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK MCMAHON
TRUSTEE0.200.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY RAY
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SNIDER
TRUSTEE0.700.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCO SOMMERVILLE
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG STANLEY
TRUSTEE0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN SUTTON
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE TAYLOR
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS TEODOSIO
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOPHIE VEILLETTE
TRUSTEE0.700.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG PIEKARZ
PRESIDENT & CEO50.004.50Yes (X)$255,635$0$64,567
LINDA CRISS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & SR VP50.00Yes (X)$147,275$0$38,924
MELLISSA REED
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER & SR VP50.004.50Yes (X)$160,127$0$45,370
PAMELA HOLTZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & SR VP50.00Yes (X)$160,405$0$19,934
KIMBERLY COOK
VICE-PRESIDENT LIFE SCIENCES (THRU 11/23)50.00Yes (X)$158,532$0$22,738
MICHELLE VECTIRELIS
VICE-PRESIDENT PEOPLE & CULTURE50.00Yes (X)$127,626$0$39,947
VINCE JEFFRIES
ASST. VICE-PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS50.00Yes (X)$102,020$0$24,124
CHRISTOPHER NORMAN
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION50.00$103,892$0$12,798Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER RODDY
SR DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & GROUNDS50.00$101,415$0$10,720Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,316,927TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$279,122TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
THE ALBERT M HIGLEY COMPANY
3636 EUCLID AVENUECLEVELANDOH44115BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$2,334,553
CAVANAUGH BUILDING CORPORATION
1744 COLLIER ROADAKRONOH44320GENERAL HABITAT CONSTRUCTION/REPAIRS$292,524
PANZICA CONSTRUCTION
739 BETA DRIVEMAYFIELD VILLAGEOH44143HABITAT CONSTRUCTION$267,838
TC ARCHITECTS INC
430 GRANT STREETAKRONOH44311ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$158,767
ATNETPLUS INC
1000 CAMPUS DR SUITE 700STOWOH44224IT SERVICES$124,186
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$132,369FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$14,948,515GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,270,097AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$347,326NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,350,981TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$2,441,365$2,441,365
MEMBERSHIP713990$1,212,573$1,212,573
SPECIAL & GROUP EVENTS713990$1,070,660$1,070,660
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,724,598TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,605TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$39,605ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$280TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$280ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,363,356SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,364,981SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,625SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,625TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,625ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$66,600FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$132,369ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$54,161FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,439TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,439ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,311,507GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,995,443CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$316,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$316,064ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$8,847TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,847ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,847OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,451,189TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,724,598RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$375,610ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,880TotalAmt
Program Services$29,880ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,367,224TotalAmt
Program Services$767,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$312,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287,072FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,008,079TotalAmt
Program Services$4,828,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$820,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$359,815FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,561TotalAmt
Program Services$74,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,969FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,410,276TotalAmt
Program Services$1,182,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,747FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$597,553TotalAmt
Program Services$465,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,148FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,517TotalAmt
Management And General$40,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,800TotalAmt
Management And General$30,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,431TotalAmt
Management And General$13,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,389TotalAmt
Program Services$282,389ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,667TotalAmt
Program Services$90,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,302ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,770FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,203,951TotalAmt
Program Services$1,026,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,164TotalAmt
Program Services$24,164ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,836,540TotalAmt
Program Services$2,407,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$429,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,841TotalAmt
Program Services$188,841ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$749,715$591,103$146,571$12,041
MAINTENANCE$532,472$461,183$50,725$20,564
CONTRACTS$444,821$197,152$199,176$48,493
ANIMAL FOOD$387,269$387,269

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$416,928TotalAmt
Program Services$203,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,692FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,779,078TotalAmt
Program Services$13,208,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,582,335ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$988,311FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,950BOYAmt
EOY$36,950EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,945,787BOYAmt
EOY$15,167,430EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,315,967BOYAmt
EOY$349,511EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,356BOYAmt
EOY$1,320EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,019BOYAmt
EOY$166,348EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,220BOYAmt
EOY$206,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$94,860,990LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,125,696LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,371,076BOYAmt
EOY$62,735,294EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,100,174BOYAmt
EOY$5,041,311EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,680,839BOYAmt
EOY$5,551,407EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,745,388BOYAmt
EOY$89,255,955EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,036,168BOYAmt
EOY$2,075,979EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$791,686BOYAmt
EOY$779,320EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,827,854BOYAmt
EOY$2,855,299EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,390,257BOYAmt
EOY$85,464,465EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527,277BOYAmt
EOY$936,191EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,917,534BOYAmt
EOY$86,400,656EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,745,388BOYAmt
EOY$89,255,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,672,111ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$59,557NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,129,432OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$1,803,255CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,693,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,313,332CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,551,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,402,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,764,767TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,697,121CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,747,829CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,908,175CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,005,246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,814,515CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,172,886TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,500,376CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,441,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,221,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,557,065CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,216,981CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,937,653TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$453,890SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$62,483,763PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$178,929CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$232,068CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$104,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$584,498TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$93,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,722CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,439CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$211,871TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,613CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,078CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,710TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$63,777,732TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$26,887,150GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 6,613. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 11,387. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,785. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 9,078. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 8,847.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,779,078FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,779,078FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$988,954FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$247,239FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$824,790CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$777,279CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$878,990CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$988,954CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,470,013TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,205,020LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$34,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$48,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$36,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$118,000TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$206,198CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$194,320CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$219,748CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$247,239CurrentYearAmt
Total$867,505TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,301,258GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$34,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$48,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$36,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$118,000TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,680,839BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,306ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,108,016InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$37,722OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,551,407EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,918,953BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$19,446ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$748,719InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,279OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,680,839EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,384,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$17,767ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$548,926InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,407OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,918,953EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,549,764BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$19,614ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$849,724InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$34,435OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,384,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,849,854BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,229ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$297,346InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$22,973OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,549,764EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.95610BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00850PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.03540TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,575,225OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,575,225BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$75,963,291OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,095,460DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,867,831BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,821,736OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,531,598DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,290,138BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,975,861OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,212,829DepreciationAmt
Book Value$763,032BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,524,877OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,285,809DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,239,068BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,735,294TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTSDesc
Book Value$5,041,311BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,041,311TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF THE FOUNDATIONDesc
Book Value$5,551,407BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,551,407TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,432,363TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$59,557NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$54,162OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$5,395RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,437,758RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$13,431InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,431RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,451,189TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,949,241TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,183,594OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,183,594ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,765,647ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$13,431InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,431ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,779,078TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ZOOLOGICAL EXPANSION AND MAINTENANCE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THEREFORE, NO PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ZOO AND FOUNDATION, INC. ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 54,162.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 54,162. LOSS ON INTEREST IN THE FOUNDATION 1,129,432.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SUMMER SAFARIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$186,116GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$124,468CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$61,648GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$27,910NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,517FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,720EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,264OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPRING SPECTACULAREvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,853GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$7,901CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$4,952GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$954NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$620FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,176OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$198,969GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$132,369CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$66,600GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$28,864NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,137FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,720EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,440OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$54,161DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$12,439NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC
500 EDGEWOOD AVEAKRONOH443072199272982961501(C)(3)$14,742$0CONSERVATION AND SUPPORT
ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
8403 COLESVILLE RD STE 710SILVER SPRINGSMD209103314550526930501(C)(3)$10,000$0HURRICANE RELIEF FOR AZA FACILITIES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
DOUG PIEKARZ
PRESIDENT & CEO$209,323$0$46,312$0$0$0$33,592$0$30,975$0$320,202$0$0$0
MELLISSA REED
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER & SR VP$138,232$0$21,895$0$0$0$18,105$0$27,265$0$205,497$0$0$0
LINDA CRISS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & SR VP$131,459$0$15,816$0$0$0$17,774$0$21,150$0$186,199$0$0$0
KIMBERLY COOK
VICE-PRESIDENT LIFE SCIENCES (THRU 1$144,148$0$14,384$0$0$0$11,974$0$10,764$0$181,270$0$0$0
PAMELA HOLTZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & SR VP$138,510$0$21,895$0$0$0$18,174$0$1,760$0$180,339$0$0$0
MICHELLE VECTIRELIS
VICE-PRESIDENT PEOPLE & CULTURE$111,177$0$16,449$0$0$0$10,746$0$29,201$0$167,573$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 6FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT'S GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING EARNED REVENUE AND FUND-RAISED REVENUE AND REDUCING EXPENSES TO USE LESS TAX PROCEEDS TO BALANCE INCOME AND EXPENSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$163,212NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Contribution110ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$184,114NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV PER DONORMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM PREPARES THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY APPROPRIATE CONTRIBUTING DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED ANNUALLY AT SIGNING. OFFICERS/DIRECTORS ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUES FOR WHICH THE CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AN OUTSIDE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT CONDUCTS A MARKET ANALYSIS USING PUBLISHED SURVEY DATA (LOCAL AND NATIONAL). POSITIONS ARE EVALUATED USING A POINT FACTOR SYSTEM AND A SALARY RANGE IS ESTABLISHED FOR EACH POSITION. THE RECOMMENDED SALARY RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS ON INTEREST IN THE FOUNDATIONS -1,129,432.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITORS. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 EDGEWOOD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP443072199ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272982961EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARKPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status12A, TYPE IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARKBusinessNameLine1Txt
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 Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$14,742InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt