ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA (EIN 23-1352298)
Tax period: 2022-03-01 to 2023-02-28
Filed: 2023-12-05
IRS object ID: 202323399349300107
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

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Return	2023-12-05T09:17:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-02-28	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN	366055558	PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1	757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100172013	ZIPCd

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Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-03-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN	231352298	EIN

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Business Name Line1	ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Business Name Control	ZOOL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2152435277	PhoneNum

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Address Line1	3400 WEST GIRARD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

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Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2152435277	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-12-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer Person	DANIEL ROMANO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00504182	PTIN
Phone	2125990100	PhoneNum

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Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
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Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal Officer	VIKRAM H DEWAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1	3400 WEST GIRARD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

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Gross Receipts	$46,151,544	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PHILADELPHIAZOO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1859	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE AND CREATES DISCOVERY AND ACTION FOR ANIMALS/HABITATS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	32	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	32	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	490	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	549	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$110,960	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$942	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$24,607,681	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,030,121	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$21,122,303	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,895,318	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,334,212	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$179,088	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,659,844	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,795,973	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$54,724,040	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$35,542,324	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$63,529	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$160,127	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$16,441,705	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,710,471	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$117,465	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$256,104	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,595,067	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$17,935,536	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$19,428,440	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$34,558,235	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$39,555,142	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$20,165,805	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,012,818	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$128,228,344	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$121,851,629	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,509,498	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,014,949	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$112,718,846	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$106,836,680	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE, WHILE CREATING JOYFUL DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$19,598,213	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$16,096,869	RevenueAmt
Desc	EXHIBITS AND GARDEN CARE: PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE, WHILE CREATING JOYFUL DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS. ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS, PHILADELPHIA ZOO, AMERICA'S FIRST ZOO, TYPICALLY WELCOMES MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR THROUGH ITS HISTORIC GATES.PHILADELPHIA ZOO HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO REIMAGINE AND TRANSFORM ITS CAMPUS AND THE OVERALL ZOO EXPERIENCE, WITH THE ADDITIONS OF AWARD-WINNING EXHIBITS SUCH AS THE PIONEERING ZOO360, KIDZOOU: HAMILTON FAMILY CHILDREN'S ZOO & FARIS FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER (KIDZOOU), MCNEIL AVIAN CENTER AND BIG CAT FALLS. (SEE SCHED O).OVER THE PAST DECADE, OTHER UPDATES EXHIBIT ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE:ZOO360: ZOO360 IS AN INNOVATIVE, FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD SYSTEM OF SEE-THROUGH TRAILS PASSING THROUGH TREETOPS, CROSSING OVER PATHWAYS AND CONNECTING HABITATS, PROVIDING ANIMALS LIKE AMAZING BIG CATS, MAJESTIC PRIMATES AND MARVELOUS MEERKATS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE. ZOO360 OFFERS EXCITING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR ANIMALS AND VISITORS ALIKE, TAKING THE ZOO EXPERIENCE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. ZOO360 BENEFITS ANIMAL BY OFFERING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL, GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL VARIETY AND AN INCREASED ABILITY TO DETERMINE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHILE SIMILARLY ENHANCING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY CREATING A MORE DYNAMIC ENGAGEMENT. ANIMALS ARE ON THE MOVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE AT PHILADELPHIA ZOO, NOW AS YOU MOVE AROUND THE ZOO, THE ZOO MOVES AROUND YOU.ZOO360 TRAILS LINK EXISTING HABITATS, SO ANIMALS WITH SIMILAR HABITAT REQUIREMENTS CAN UTILIZE EACH OTHER'S SPACES IN A TIME-SHARING SITUATION. ZOO360 IS ANOTHER FIRST AT PHILADELPHIA ZOO AND IN THE WORLD, AND SHOWCASES THE ZOO'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE AND INSPIRING GUESTS TO CONSERVATION ACTION.KIDZOOU, HAMILTON FAMILY CHILDREN'S ZOO & FARIS FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER: AT THE HEART OF THE CAMPUS IS KIDZOOU: AN INDOOR-OUTDOOR WILDLIFE ACADEMY AND CHILDREN'S ZOO THAT BOASTS INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE YOUNGEST ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. KIDZOOU OFFERS DYNAMIC DISPLAYS, HANDS-ON LEARNING AND RARE AND UNUSUAL GOATS, SHEEP, CHICKENS AND DUCKS FOR TODDLERS AND TWEENS ALIKE. LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER PACHYDERM HOUSE, KIDZOOU WAS DESIGNED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITIES IN MIND AND WITH THE INPUT OF EXPERTS FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA'S CENTER FOR AUTISM RESEARCH, THE OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND OTHERS. EXHIBITS FEATURE UNIVERSAL DESIGN ELEMENTS, SIGNAGE IN BRAILLE, SIGN LANGUAGE AND A PICTURE EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN OR THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, AS WELL AS AUDIO AND TACTILE ELEMENTS. THE SITE IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND BUILDINGS FEATURE POWER DOORS. AMENITIES ALSO INCLUDE ADOLESCENT-SIZE CHANGING TABLES IN FAMILY RESTROOMS.KIDZOOU IS LEED GOLD CERTIFIED AND UTILIZES ELEMENTS SUCH AS GEOTHERMAL WELLS FOR HEATING AND COOLING; DAYLIGHTING; RAIN WATER COLLECTION FOR USE AS GRAY WATER TO FLUSH THE PUBLIC TOILETS; RAIN GARDENS AND VEGETATED ROOFS TO REDUCE WATER RUNOFF INTO STORM DRAINS; BUILDING REUSE (RENOVATION OF THE FORMER PACHYDERM EXHIBIT); AND RECYCLED AND SALVAGE BUILDING MATERIALS.KIDZOOU HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS HONORS INCLUDING:-THE GROUNDBREAKER AWARD FROM THE DELAWARE VALLEY GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL-THE CONSTRUCTION AWARD FROM PRESERVATION PENNSYLVANIA-BEST NEW STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURE FROM TEMPLE/VILLANOVA SUSTAINABLE STORMWATER INITIATIVE-THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-THE GRAND JURY AWARD FROM THE PRESERVATION ALLIANCE FOR GREATER PHILADELPHIA-2014 EXHIBIT OF THE YEAR FROM ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA)MCNEIL AVIAN CENTER SHOWCASES LUSH WALK-THROUGH HABITATS, WHICH HOUSE OVER 100 RARE AND ENDANGERED BIRDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDE THE RAINFOREST, WHICH IMMERSES VISITORS IN COLOR AND SOUND AS THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY BIRD SPECIES, AND THE MULTI-SENSORY 4-D MIGRATION THEATER.BIG CAT FALLS OFFERS IS A STUNNING LANDSCAPE OF HABITATS WHERE GUESTS COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH ENDANGERED BIG CATS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL SNOW LEOPARDS, PLAYFUL PUMAS, CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED AMUR TIGERS, AFRICAN LIONS, JAGUARS AND AMUR LEOPARDS AND MORE. BIG CATS MOVE FROM ONE EXHIBIT TO ANOTHER UTILIZING BIG CAT CROSSING, AN EXTENSION OF ZOO360 THAT CROSSES OVER THE MAIN VISITOR PATH STOPPING GUESTS IN THEIR TRACKS.OUTBACK OUTPOSTPHILADELPHIA ZOO'S AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK EXHIBIT LETS GUESTS EXPLORE THE LAND OF THE RED KANGAROO, THE WORLD'S LARGEST MARSUPIAL, AND THE EMU, THE SECOND TALLEST BIRD IN THE WORLD. VISITORS CAN TAKE AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE JOEY, SAY G'DAY TO A FEW OF AUSTRALIA'S GIANTS, AND JUMP INTO THE POUCH OF GIANT KANGAROO STATUE TO TAKE A SELFIE OR KICK BACK AND RELAX IN A NEW OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.WINGS OF ASIAREPLICATING AN ASIAN GARDEN, WINGS OF ASIA IS FILLED WITH COLOR, SOUND AND A SPECTACULAR COLLECTION OF UNIQUE ASIAN BIRDS! THIS FREE FLIGHT AVIARY OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAND-FEED AMAZING CREATURES, PROVIDING AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRDS ON THE PLANET.RAPTOR RIDGEHOME TO THE ZOO'S BALD EAGLES AND OWLS, TWO OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST RECOGNIZABLE BIRDS OF PREY, RAPTOR RIDGE ALSO FEATURES WORK FROM LOCAL ARTISTS THAT ACCENTUATE THE EXHIBIT INCLUDING EXQUISITE BENCHES MADE WITH CHAINSAWS AND A 40-FOOT-LONG MURAL FEATURING PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUESTS TO SOAR LIKE THE IMPRESSIVE BIRDS ILLUSTRATED IN THE ARTWORK.WATER IS LIFEA COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE FORMER CARNIVORE KINGDOM EXHIBIT, WATER IS LIFE HIGHLIGHTS ONE OF THE PLANET'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND SHOWCASES ITS ROLE IN SHELTER, NOURISHMENT, ANIMALS AND HUMANS. OFFERING TWO ZONES TO EXPLORE, RED PANDA PASS OFFERS A WINDING MAZE OF OVERHEAD BRIDGES AND OTTER FALLS, A NEW AQUATIC VERSION OF ZOO360, PROVIDES OVERSIZED SLIDES FOR GIANT RIVER OTTERS TO ENJOY.PENGUIN POINTANOTHER COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE FORMER POLAR BEAR EXHIBIT, PENGUIN POINT IS HOME TO SIXTEEN OF THE ZOO'S MOST POPULAR RESIDENT-- HUMBOLDT PENGUINS. FEATURING AN OVERSIZED SWIMMING POOL AND ENORMOUS UNDERWATER VIEWING AREA FOR GUESTS PENGUIN POINT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EXHIBITS AT THE ZOO.LUMINATURE IS A FANTASTICAL, HOLIDAY-SEASON LIGHT EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSFORMED THE ZOO FROM ITS DAYTIME MAGIC INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND, TAKING GUESTS ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY OF LIGHTS, MUSIC, SOUNDS AND SURPRISES. LUMINATURE WAS AN ADVENTURE CREATED TO BRING THE JOY OF ANIMALS, NATURE AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON TOGETHER IN AN EXCITING AND BEAUTIFUL WAY.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,549,994	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANIMAL CARE: PHILADELPHIA ZOO IS ONE OF FOREMOST CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND CURRENTLY HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 1,700 ANIMALS OF MORE THAN 240 DIFFERENT SPECIES. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, PHILADELPHIA ZOO HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR ANIMALS WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GUESTS AND PARTICIPATING IN IN WORLDWIDE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. KNOWN FOR CONTINUED INNOVATION, COMMITMENT TO WILDLIFE, AND ACHIEVING LONGEVITY RECORDS, PHILADELPHIA ZOO IS A ZOO OF MANY FIRSTS. RANGING FROM HAVING THE FIRST ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE BORN IN THE U.S. IN THE 1920'S TO THE FIRST GIANT RIVER OTTER BORN IN THE U.S. IN 2004 TO THE CREATION OF ZOO360 A FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD ANIMAL TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN 2011 AND NOW IMPLEMENTED IN MORE THAN 20 ZOOS ACROSS THE GLOBE, (SEE SCHED O).PHILADELPHIA ZOO, CONTINUES TO SET STANDARDS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY.PHILADELPHIA ZOO IS PART OF A GREATER MISSION TO CREATE NATIONAL ZOO CONSERVATION AND BREEDING PROGRAMS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE ZOO WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ACCREDITED ZOOS IN NORTH AMERICA AND WORLDWIDE VIA THE SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), A COOPERATIVE EFFORT USED TO MANAGE AND BREED ENDANGERED AND OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES TO ENSURE HEALTHY, SELF-SUSTAINING GENETICALLY DIVERSE ANIMAL POPULATIONS. THESE BREEDING PROGRAMS SERVE AS SAFETY NETS FOR SPECIES THAT ARE THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION IN THE WILD.PHILADELPHIA ZOO CONTINUES TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN ALL AREAS OF ITS MISSION, OFFERING STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES, AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, EXCEPTIONAL GUEST SERVICES, SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS MAKING THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT VENUE ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED ZOOS IN THE WORLD.	Desc

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Expense	$2,258,348	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$160,127	GrantAmt
Revenue	$124,347	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION, CONSERVATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING: DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR PROMOTING ACTION THAT SUPPORTS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, THE ZOO OFFERS A BROAD PORTFOLIO OF DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AS THE REGION'S LARGEST LIVING CLASSROOM, THE ZOO OFFERS HANDS-ON, CURRICULUM-CONNECTED AND MISSION-FOCUSED ANIMAL EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN EACH YEAR. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, THE ZOO HELPS TO GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR NEW WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. (SEE SCHED O).FIELD TRIPSNOT ONLY ARE FIELD TRIPS FUN, THEY IMMERSE STUDENTS IN THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE, BUILDING EMPATHY AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE SMALL CHANGES IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE THAT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON ANIMALS. A FIELD TRIP TO THE ZOO IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM (CAP)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, AND FOUNDATION DONORS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, THE ZOO PROVIDES FREE VISITS AND ENGAGING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO K-12 STUDENTS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS ANNUALLY. BY COMMITTING TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE ZOO IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES, THE ZOO HAS MADE FREE ZOO VISITS POSSIBLE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE REGION.THE UNLESS CONTESTTHE ALBERT M. GREENFIELD UNLESS CONTEST CHALLENGES STUDENTS FROM K THROUGH 12 TO DEVELOP CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT IMPACT WILDLIFE. STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED WITH A CHALLENGE TO ADDRESS, AND THEY WORK TO OBTAIN A SOLUTION THROUGH ADVOCACY. SINCE THE START OF UNLESS, THE CONTEST HAS ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 400 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE REGION, AND THEIR CAMPAIGNS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED MILLIONS.PHILLY ZOO TO YOUPHILLY ZOO TO YOU IS A WEB-BASED SUITE OF CROSS-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES THAT CONNECTS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO SCIENCE, NATURE, AND CONSERVATION. THESE VIRTUAL SCIENCE LEARNING OPTIONS K-4 GRADE STUDENTS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES AND TEACHERS.WILD CONNECTIONSWILD CONNECTIONS A COMPONENT OF PHILLY ZOO TO YOU, IS A 45-MINUTE CURRICULAR-FOCUSED PROGRAM THAT FEATURES LIVE ANIMALS ALONG WITH ZOO EXPERTS. EACH LIVE PROGRAM DIRECTLY CONNECTS PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS WITH ZOO EDUCATORS, WHILE LEARNING CORE SCIENCE CONCEPTS THAT INTRODUCE OR REINFORCE STATE AND NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS.NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMTHE NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO AT THE FAMILY PLUS ($200) LEVEL FOR RESIDENTS OF MANTUA, EAST PARKSIDE, BELMONT, AND BREWERYTOWN. THIS MEMBERSHIP LEVEL INCLUDES UNLIMITED FREE ADMISSION FOR TWO ADULTS AND UP TO FOUR CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CIVIC LIFE OF OUR REGION AND OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES BY AMPLIFYING THE ZOO'S IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND LIFELONG LEARNING THAT BEGINS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.WEST PHILADELPHIA ZOO SCHOLARSBEGINNING IN 2022 TO REPLACE ZOO CREW, THE ZOO WILL SERVE UP TO 75 WEST PHILADELPHIA AREA STUDENTS FROM GRADES 10 THROUGH 12. FOR THREE YEARS, STUDENTS WILL BE IMMERSED IN THE SCIENCES THROUGH ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT THE ZOO. THE PROGRAM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN ZOOLOGICAL AND ANIMAL SCIENCES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ZOOKEEPING, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, AND VETERINARY SCIENCES. UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, STUDENTS PURSUING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN STEM DISCIPLINES WILL CONTINUE RECEIVING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM THE PROGRAM INCLUDING PAID INTERNSHIPS. ONCE STUDENTS GRADUATE COLLEGE, THEY WILL HAVE MET THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR ENTRY-LEVEL ZOOLOGICAL POSITIONS: A DEGREE IN ZOOLOGICAL OR ANIMAL SCIENCES, AND TWO YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE.THROUGH A SERIES OF FOCUSED EFFORTS, THE ZOO HAS DEFINED ITS ROLE AS A CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN POSITIVE IMPACT ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION IMPACT IS THROUGH PARTNERING WITH THE MILLIONS OF DAY-TO-DAY GUESTS THAT VISIT ONSITE OR ONLINE; THE THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN INSPIRED EACH YEAR THROUGH VISITS AND OUTREACH; AND BY LEVERAGING ACCESS TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS WHO SHARE COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.THE ZOO HAS ADOPTED AN ACTION-ORIENTED VISION FOR OUR CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, DEDICATING RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE OUR ONSITE AUDIENCES AND OUR COMMUNITY IN DIRECT CONSERVATION ACTION. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AROUND A THEORY OF CHANGE. OUR CHANGE FRAMEWORK LEVERAGES THE EMPATHETIC CONNECTION GUESTS MAKE WITH ANIMALS AT THE ZOO AND BY SHARING TOOLS THAT EMPOWER EVERYONE TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, PEOPLE WHO CONNECT WITH THE ZOO WILL MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BY BECOMING CONSERVATION-MINDED, CIVICALLY ENGAGED ADVOCATES FOR WILDLIFE AND HABITAT.PHILADELPHIA ZOO WORKS TO ENGAGE VISITORS ABOUT THE POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AND CONSERVING THE PLANET'S WILDLIFE POPULATION. ENERGY USE AND FOREST LOSS ARE THE LEADING GLOBAL SOURCES OF CARBON EMISSIONS WHICH ARE ALREADY CHANGING THE CLIMATE AND THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES. MIGRATORY PATTERNS OF BIRDS AND POLLINATORS LIKE BUTTERFLIES AND BEES ARE DISRUPTED, RAINFALL CHANGES ARE IMPACTING THE MOIST CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR SPECIES LIKE FROGS TO BREED, RISING OCEAN TEMPERATURES ARE JEOPARDIZING ENTIRE FOOD CHAINS AND CONTINUED LOSS OF FOREST COULD LEAD TO ORANGUTAN EXTINCTION BY 2050.THE ZOO IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON WILDLIFE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD. EVERYDAY CHOICES AROUND SAVING ELECTRICITY, CONSERVING WATER, AND RECYCLING, ALONG WITH ADVOCATING FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE FORESTS, CAN HELP WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. EVERY CONNECTION WITH THE ZOO IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GUESTS TO CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE AND BE INSPIRED TO CONSERVATION ACTION.ZOO STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:ENDANGERED SPECIES BREEDING PROGRAMS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE-BASED COOPERATIVE ZOO BREEDING PROGRAMS, SOME LED BY PHILADELPHIA ZOO STAFF, SERVE AS A SAFETY NET FOR SPECIES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION IN THE WILD.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: ZOO STAFF DEPLOYS A BROAD RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INTERPRETATION TO PROMOTE DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD.INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION: THE ZOO SUPPORTS, DEVELOPS, AND CONDUCTS PROJECTS THAT PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES.LOCAL CONSERVATION: STAFF WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO EXCHANGE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES, IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PROJECTS, PROVIDE TRAINING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES.GREEN PRACTICES: THE ZOO IS INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON REDUCING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE OPERATING PRACTICES. KIDZOOU WAS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE 'GREEN' ELEMENTS SUCH AS GEOTHERMAL WELLS FOR HEATING AND COOLING, DAYLIGHTING, AND ROOF RAINWATER COLLECTION FOR USE AS GRAY WATER TO FLUSH THE PUBLIC TOILETS. RAIN GARDENS REDUCE WATER RUNOFF INTO STORM DRAINS. STABLES FOR DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK FEATURE GREEN ROOFS AND ARE BUILT WITH RECOVERED WOOD. MOVING FORWARD EACH NEW OR REFURBISHED EXHIBIT WILL INCORPORATE GREEN ELEMENTS IN ITS BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE AND UTILIZE SUSTAINABLE OPERATING PRACTICES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$29,406,555	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	70	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	490	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	32	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	32	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAURETTE PITTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2152435277	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3400 WEST GIRARD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (49 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
F WILLIAM MCNABB III
CHAIR (THRU 05/22)	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOANNA M LEWIS
VICE CHAIR (THRU 05/22)/CHAIR	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN A GINTER
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZACHARY KLEHR
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL PEARSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)/VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN WALSH
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIKRAM DEWAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$569,102	$0	$22,158
LAURETTE PITTS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$214,568	$0	$13,898
KRISTEN WALDRON
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$112,183	$0	$15,015
NEIL VINCENT BATIANCILA
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$245,705	$0	$18,613	Yes (X)
AMY SHEARER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$250,368	$0	$12,512	Yes (X)
RACHEL METZ AS OF 0821
VP, ANIMAL WELL BEING	40.00	0.00			$199,550	$0	$3,067	Yes (X)
COURTNEY MACLEAN JOHNSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$179,148	$0	$17,272		Yes (X)
GERALD GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR, IT	40.00	0.00			$155,490	$0	$12,148		Yes (X)
JULIE GOOD
VP, FACILITIES & GUEST ENGAGEMENT	40.00	0.00			$147,163	$0	$11,387		Yes (X)
PATRICK MCMASTER
DIRECTOR, MARKETING	40.00	0.00			$135,226	$0	$11,264		Yes (X)
JEFFREY HARPER AS OF 0221
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR	40.00	0.00			$137,730	$0	$8,751		Yes (X)
SANDRA BALDINO
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OMAR BLAIK
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA BONNELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED BRASSEL
DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY H CALVERT JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHOEBE COLES
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE DAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHEAL DIBERARDINIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD M FAIRMAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL FRANK
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY GAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER G GOULD
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLE HAAS GRAVANO
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATHANIEL P HAMILTON JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW HOFFMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN HOLLENSTEIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAMON KEMP
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTHA KING
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL LUBER-CEVERA
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPER LUNING
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES N MARSHALL
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA OWENS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DALE PRESTIPINO
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA RAMSAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT RANKIN
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL D RIDDER
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE BUCK ROGERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCY FELDMAN ROST
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA SMIT
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN W TURNER
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY WEST WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/22)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,346,233	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$146,085	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	25	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HARMELIN MEDIA
524 RIGHTERS FERRY ROAD	BALA CYNWYD	PA	19004	ADVERTISING	$1,152,039
ANRO INC
931 SOUTH MATLACK STREET	WEST CHESTER	PA	19382	PRINTING	$334,820
LANCER CATERING
767 EUSTIS STREET SUITE 145	ST PAUL	MN	55114	CATERING	$273,991
MR ROSE CONSTRUCTION INC
2791 PHILMONT AVE	HUNTINGDON VALLEY	PA	19006	CONSTRUCTION	$269,556
PETERSON SERVICE CO INC
234 RTE 70	MEDFORD	NJ	08055	CONSTRUCTION	$263,015

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	22	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$679,782	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$2,370,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$9,980,339	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$5,386,359	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,030,121	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	713110	$9,688,926	$9,688,926
MEMBERSHIPS	900099	$6,082,045	$6,082,045
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	611710	$124,347	$124,347

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,895,318	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,446,836	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,446,836	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$738,443	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$738,443	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,622,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,247,924	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,625,924	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,625,924	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,625,924	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$66,066	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$679,782	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$361,296	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$295,230	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$295,230	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS/PARKING	713110	$3,249,046	$110,960	$3,138,086
RENTALS AND EVENTS	900099	$1,308,666		$1,308,666
EMPLOYEE RETEN. CREDIT	900099	$1,089,681		$1,089,681

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$705,367	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$325,898	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$379,469	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,352,760	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,542,324	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,221,216	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$110,960	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,180,027	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,127	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,157,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$601,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$357,878	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$198,153	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,022,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,649,575	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,083,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,290,318	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$493,199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$374,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,382	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,819,868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,189,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$389,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$241,181	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,217,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$924,348	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$180,801	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,995	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,072	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$222,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$139,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,737	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$126,737	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,104	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$256,104	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,187	TotalAmt
Management And General	$81,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,970,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,624,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,291,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,359	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,402,813	TotalAmt
Program Services	$371,254	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,000,214	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,345	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,857,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,393,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$395,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69,103	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,482	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,780	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,558	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,760,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,605,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,042	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,499	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$387,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,597	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$268,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,733,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,603,515	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$120,571	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,512	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$785,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$741,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,555	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL CARE	$556,251	$556,251
CREDIT CARD FEES	$448,564	$0	$442,795	$5,769
SPECIAL PROGRAMS/EVENTS	$308,182	$156,560	$57,201	$94,421
PROJECT CANCELLATION	$123,750	$123,750

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$310,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,555,142	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,406,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,553,520	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,595,067	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,235	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,358,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,689,218	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,099,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,501,306	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$270,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$389,900	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$402,710	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$186,444,902	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$132,602,449	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,146,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,842,453	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,235,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,207,227	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$784,580	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,228,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,851,629	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,197,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,351,073	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$703,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$452,308	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,862,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,336,809	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,369,157	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,316,984	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,376,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,557,775	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,509,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,014,949	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,051,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,691,000	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,667,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,145,680	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,718,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,836,680	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,228,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,851,629	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$4,012,818	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$2,929,677	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,060,329	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,311,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,068,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,859,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$24,607,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,030,121	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$83,877,192	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,311,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,068,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,859,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$24,607,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,030,121	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$83,877,192	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,154,696	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$81,722,496	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,806,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,121,519	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,166,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,913,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,185,279	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,193,436	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,296,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,468,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$597,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,891,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,981,968	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,235,450	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$117,306,078	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$76,970,300	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.69670	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72490	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONCESSION/PARKING - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,652,196. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,014,728. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 492,189. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,046,375. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,138,086. RENTAL AND EVENTS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,279,608. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,315,867. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,222. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 209,987. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,308,666. SPECIAL EVENT INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 81,664. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 59,998. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 38,350. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 66,066. PROCEEDS FROM SETTLEMENT - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,076,945. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 100,000. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,195,310. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,089,681. PMT-CAPITAL IMPRVMTS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 357,975. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 282,660. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,173. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 43,235. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 379,469.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$126,737	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$126,737	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$39,172,301	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$39,299,038	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$106,969	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$134,213	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$126,633	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$126,737	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$494,552	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LOBBYING EXPENSES THE ZOO RETAINS SEVERAL CONSULTANTS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT ITS COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$38,068,344	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$42,238,913	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$869,486	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,450,233	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,450,939	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$38,207,227	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$42,451,961	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$714,275	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$350,848	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,278,171	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$42,238,913	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$37,687,067	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$635,107	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,216,817	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,087,030	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$42,451,961	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$36,692,077	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$53,228	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,147,121	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,205,359	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$37,687,067	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$37,753,962	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,325,664	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$248,793	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,636,342	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$36,692,077	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.57300	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.42700	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$145,592,194	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$101,868,946	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$43,723,248	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,919,616	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,714,218	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,205,398	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,933,092	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,019,285	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,913,807	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$53,842,453	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	$1,239,961
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$317,814

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,557,775	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$33,953,085	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$2,929,677	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$2,929,677	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$36,882,762	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$81,187	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,421,625	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,340,438	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$35,542,324	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$39,835,251	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$361,296	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$361,296	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$39,473,955	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$81,187	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$81,187	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$39,555,142	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ZOO IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ZOO IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE AND LOCAL TAXES UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTES. THE ZOO RECOGNIZES OR DERECOGNIZES A TAX POSITION BASED UPON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ZOO DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT -861,573. RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES -361,296. CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS -198,756.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 361,296.
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1B(II):	ORGANIZATION ELECTS TO REPORT HISTORICAL TREASURES IN REVENUE & BALANCE SHEET EXHIBITS ARE CAPITALIZED AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, WHICH ARE RECORDED AT COST AND DEPRECIATED OVER THEIR ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES. PURCHASED ADDITIONS TO THE ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS ARE EXPENSED, AS ACQUIRED. ADDITIONS TO THESE COLLECTIONS ACQUIRED OTHER THAN BY PURCHASE ARE NOT ASSIGNED A VALUE AND ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ZOO. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 1B (II) REFLECTS THE VALUE OF THE EXHIBITS, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, AT FISCAL YEAR END.
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4:	ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS OF ART AND HISTORICAL TREASURES THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA (THE "ZOO"), A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1859, IS AMERICA'S FIRST ZOO. ITS OFFICIAL OPENING WAS ON JULY 1, 1874. THE ZOO, WHICH IS AN ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ("AZA"), ACQUIRES, MAINTAINS AND EXCHANGES ITS COLLECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AZA AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REGULATIONS. THE ZOO'S CORE PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE, CREATING JOYFUL DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING ACTION FOR ANIMAL AND HABITATS. THE ZOO SHARES ITS MISSION WITH A DIVERSE AUDIENCE THROUGH FIRST-CLASS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, OUTSTANDING ANIMAL CARE, COMPELLING EXHIBITIONS, AND CUTTING-EDGE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. CURRENTLY HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 1,700 ANIMALS OF MORE THAN 249 DIFFERENT SPECIES, THE ZOO WELCOMES OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS TO ITS 42 ACRES EACH YEAR AS A NATIONAL ATTRACTION AND REVERED PHILADELPHIA LANDMARK.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT FUNDS PHILADELPHIA ZOO USES ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO FUND OPERATING PROGRAMS AND RELEVANT MISSION-BASED INITIATIVES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANTMAKING	$25,000
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTMAKING	$100,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTMAKING	$5,127

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$130,127	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$130,127	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	EDUCATION	$25,000	WIRE	$0
SOUTH AMERICA	CONSERVATION	$100,000	WIRE	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	CONSERVATION	$5,127	WIRE	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:	PROCEDURE OF MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE US AS A CONDITION OF THESE GRANTS, THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO REQUIRES REPORTS FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE ITS FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THESE MANDATORY PROJECT REPORTS MUST DETAIL COMPLETE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL FUNDS RECEIVED.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
COMM COUNSEL SVC
527 MAD AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10022	CONSULTING	0	$0	$215,874	-$215,874
RICHARD BOHRER
7 BOLTON COURT	WILMINGTON	DE	19810	GRANTS CONSULTING	0	$0	$40,230	-$40,230

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$256,104	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$256,104	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$745,848	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$679,782	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$66,066	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$103,404	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$257,892	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$745,848	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$679,782	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$66,066	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$103,404	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$257,892	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$361,296	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$295,230	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)

THE PROFESSIONAL EXPENDITURES PAID TO RICHARD BOHRER WERE FOR FEES TO CONSULT ON GRANT WRITING AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT. THE PROFESSIONAL EXPENDITURES PAID TO COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES CO, LLC WERE FOR FEES RELATED TO A FUNDRAISING GROWTH ASSESSMENT.

SCHEDULE G, PART II:

PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S GLOBAL CONSERVATION GALA IS THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE THAT HONORS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS, CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP, STEADFAST DEDICATION PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S GLOBAL CONSERVATION GALA IS THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE THAT HONORS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS, CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP, STEADFAST DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE WORLD OF CONSERVATION. THESE REMARKABLE GROUPS ARE MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS HERE AND AROUND THE GLOBE. THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION GALA IS AN IMPORTANT PLATFORM USED TO ADVANCE THE ZOO'S MISSION. OVER THE YEARS, THE SUPPORT GARNERED THROUGH THE GALA HAS SET A TRANSFORMATIVE COURSE FOR A NEARLY EXTINCT PRIMATE FROM SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL, THE GOLDEN LION TAMARIN; CREATED CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED GREAT APES AND BIG CATS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER LOCAL STUDENTS AND GUESTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR EVERYDAY CHOICES IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT; AND HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL BENEFITS OF ZOO360, A PIONEERING FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD ANIMAL TRAIL AND EXPLORATION SYSTEM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S GLOBAL CONSERVATION GALA, HAS RAISED MORE THAN $8.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S CONSERVATION MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE, CREATING JOYFUL DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCIL OF CONTRIBUTORS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4009 93RD AVENUE NORTH	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55443	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	821369894	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	CONSERVATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ZOO EVALUATES THE MATERIALITY OF THE GRANT AMOUNT AND IN SOME CASES REQUIRES A REPORT WHICH DETAILS COMPLETE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE FUNDS RECEIVED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
VIKRAM DEWAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$403,160	$0	$165,000	$0	$942	$0	$13,469	$0	$8,689	$0	$591,260	$0	$0	$0
NEIL VINCENT BATIANCILA
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$244,763	$0	$0	$0	$942	$0	$10,284	$0	$8,329	$0	$264,318	$0	$0	$0
AMY SHEARER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$249,426	$0	$0	$0	$942	$0	$12,512	$0	$0	$0	$262,880	$0	$0	$0
LAURETTE PITTS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$213,626	$0	$0	$0	$942	$0	$6,777	$0	$7,121	$0	$228,466	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL METZ AS OF 0821
VP, ANIMAL WELL BEING	$168,702	$0	$30,000	$0	$848	$0	$1,174	$0	$1,893	$0	$202,617	$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY MACLEAN JOHNSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER	$178,206	$0	$0	$0	$942	$0	$6,943	$0	$10,329	$0	$196,420	$0	$0	$0
GERALD GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR, IT	$154,664	$0	$0	$0	$826	$0	$7,976	$0	$4,172	$0	$167,638	$0	$0	$0
JULIE GOOD
VP, FACILITIES & GUEST ENGAGEMENT	$146,391	$0	$0	$0	$772	$0	$7,538	$0	$3,849	$0	$158,550	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ONE-TIME BONSUES WERE PAID TO INDIVIDUALS AS RECOGNITION FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AND AS PART OF NEW HIRE COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOROUGH OF LANGHORNE HIGHER ED & HEALTH AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	232581246	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	000000000	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2019-06-21	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$5,215,195	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	REFINANCE OF BOND ISSUED IN 2012	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$526,011	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$5,215,195	TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$5,215,195	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion	2019	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	0	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	0	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	0	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	Yes (1)	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel Contracts	Yes (1)	EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research Agreements	0	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	0	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	0	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (1)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	0	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (1)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	0	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (1)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (1)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (1)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$251	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	24	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,124,636	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	WATER	1	$2,182,194	FMV
Yes (X)	PLEDGES	5	$1,215,888	FMV
Yes (X)	BUILD IMPROV.	1	$813,649	FMV
Yes (X)	VEHICLE FUEL	1	$26,754	FMV
Yes (X)	ICE MELT	1	$22,987	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 32B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA HAS A MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT TO ACCEPT STOCK DONATIONS. EACH STOCK DONATION IS SOLD PROMPTLY, AND THE CASH FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE OPERATING BANK ACCOUNT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
GENERAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ORGANIZATION:	IN APRIL 2021, THE ZOO APPLIED FOR PAYROLL TAX REFUNDS UNDER THE CARES ACT EMPLOYMENT RETENTION CREDIT WHICH ENCOURAGES ORGANIZATIONS TO KEEP EMPLOYEES ON THEIR PAYROLL. REFUNDS WERE REQUESTED FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2020 DURING WHICH TIME THE ZOO WAS CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE PHILADELPHIA CITY GOVERNMENT, AND FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 2021 THROUGH MARCH 2021. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2023 AND 2022, THE ZOO RECEIVED $1,090,000 AND $1,195,000, RESPECTIVELY, IN PAYROLL TAX REFUNDS, WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDITS IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES.
FORM 990, BOX G:	GROSS RECEIPTS OF $46,151,544 ARE THE TOTAL AMOUNTS THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FROM ALL SOURCES DURING THE YEAR, WITHOUT SUBTRACTING ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES. THE CALCULATION INCLUDES PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF STOCKS/BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,622,000.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MANAGEMENT. AN INITIAL AND DETAILED REVIEW OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PERFORMED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE AUDIT, SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AT A COMMITTEE MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAX PARTNER FROM THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES THE FORM 990 ATTENDS SUCH MEETING. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS AMPLE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ITEM IN THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO MAINTAINS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES FOR DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES. EACH YEAR, ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION. ALL CONFLICTS INVOLVING A DIRECTOR ARE REVIEWED BY THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD; ADDITIONALLY, SUCH CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION, NEGOTIATION, DELIBERATION OR DECISION MAKING INVOLVING THE TRANSACTION CAUSING THE CONFLICT. ALL INTERESTS INVOLVING AN EMPLOYEE ARE REVIEWED BY THE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ANY INTERESTS THAT CREATE A CONFLICT ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT, SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE WITH FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. THIS COMPENSATION REVIEW INCLUDES USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA (FOR BOTH PEER ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL MARKET BENCHMARKING), SALARY SURVEYS AND OTHER RELEVANT AND INDEPENDENT DATA. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S REVIEWS AND DECISIONS IS MAINTAINED. AS FOR THE APPROXIMATE 10 INDIVIDUALS THAT COMPRISE THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRESENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, AS WELL AS HIS COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS AND RELATED PEER ORGANIZATION AND LOCAL MARKET SALARY BENCHMARKING. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE CEO'S DIRECT REPORTS ARE ALSO APPROVED, PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION, BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ALLOWS THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THESE DOCUMENTS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST. ALTERNATIVELY, THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT 861,573. CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS 198,756.