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LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2512404)
Tax period
2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Filed
2022-02-11
IRS object ID
202230429349300413
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-02-11T09:22:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362512404EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3127422000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 NORTH CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGAN ROSSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3127422000PhoneNum
Signature2022-02-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMEGANPersonFirstNm
Person LastROSSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2022-02-09PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGAN ROSSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 NORTH CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,535,947GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressLPZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLINCOLN PARK ZOO IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY PROVIDING A FREE, FAMILY-ORIENTED WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO AND BY ADVANCING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body53VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent52VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee412TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers350TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$202,012TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$36,998,266PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$21,643,657CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,895,343PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,895,445CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,367,124PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,770,075CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,092,018PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$145,658CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$51,352,751PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$29,163,519CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$238,817CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,736,106PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,702,368CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$17,655,333PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$32,542,736CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$37,391,439PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$50,341,084CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$13,961,312PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$21,177,565CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$177,977,452TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$213,615,035TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$76,797,426TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$85,709,978TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$101,180,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$127,905,057NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLINCOLN PARK ZOO IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY PROVIDING A FREE, FAMILY-ORIENTED WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO AND BY ADVANCING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,525,041ExpenseAmt
DescBUILDINGS AND GROUNDSSET ON NEARLY 49 ACRES OF PARK-LIKE SETTING, LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS ONE OF THE FEW ZOOS IN THE NATION THAT OFFERS FREE YEAR-ROUND ADMISSION AND IS HOME TO MORE THAN 721 ANIMALS, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED, THAT RESIDE IN A VARIETY OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO HOUSE ANIMALS HABITATS, SOME OF WHICH ARE HISTORICALLY LANDMARKED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$10,337,133ExpenseAmt
Grant$37,500GrantAmt
DescANIMAL CARE AND CONSERVATIONLINCOLN PARK ZOO HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST ZOO-BASED CONSERVATION & SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH EXPERTS IN AREAS INCLUDING URBAN WILDLIFE; BEHAVIORAL, COGNITIVE, AND WELFARE RESEARCH; COMPUTER MODELING OF POPULATIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS; AND THE STUDY OF HORMONES AND DISEASE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,209,190ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,538,131RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR SERVICESVISITORS COME TO ZOO GROUNDS EVERY YEAR TO DISCOVER THER WONDERS OF WILDLIFE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,417,623ExpenseAmt
Grant$201,317GrantAmt
Revenue$1,357,313RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIP.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,417,623TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$201,317TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,357,313TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$46,488,987TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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 BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee412EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members53GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member52IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RENA SOLANOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3127422348PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 N CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (60 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KEVIN J BELL
PRESIDENT & CEO40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$515,869$0$28,506
MEGAN ROSS
ZOO DIRECTOR40.000.00$276,234$0$13,039Yes (X)
CHRISTINE M ZRINKSY
SNR VP DEVELOPMENT & GOVT RELATIONS40.000.00$191,122$0$12,466Yes (X)
RENA SOLANO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$182,813$0$15,032
ELIZABETH GILLETTE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS40.000.00$161,121$0$4,476Yes (X)
LINDA LEADBITTER
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION40.000.00$147,006$0$11,444Yes (X)
DANA MURPHY
VP OF LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT40.000.00$149,102$0$4,734Yes (X)
LISA FAUST
VP OF CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE40.000.00$132,411$0$7,745Yes (X)
C JOHN MOSTOFI
CHAIRMAN1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES A BARONE
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACEY ELLEN BENFORD
VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY POWERS BARIA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID P BOLGER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES E COMPTON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARSHA A CRUZAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAREIL B CUSACK
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD DENARD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL DUNN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCESCA M EDWARDSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
POLLY ELDRINGHOFF
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R ETTELSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAREK FADEL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD FEITLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE STEFAN GINASCOL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE H GLEDHILL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI GOLTERMANN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS C GRISSOM
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS GUTIERREZ
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD C HAFFNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA A HIGGINS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER G HILL II
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN M HOLMES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J THOMAS HURVIS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA S KAMINSKY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN STONE KAPLAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A KARLSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KANDACE LENTI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS L MCLEARY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MCLINDEN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISABETH C MEEKER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL E MEHRBERG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A MIHAS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID L NICHOLS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM NORDIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY Y PEARLMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD POULTON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYARI PRITZKER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN RADOMSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY DARIN RAINKO
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN L REGENSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRA REILLY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H RODI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON SCHUYLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN SHERMAN DVM
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH R TRPIK JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS F WALKER JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBRA D WALTER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
K JAY WEAVER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON ZACKFIA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,755,678TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$97,442TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
PEPPER CONSTRUCTION
643 N ORLEANS STCHICAGOIL60654CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$19,497,694
C&W SERVICES
4002 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL606774000ENGINEERING SERVICES$1,574,850
GOETTSCH PARTNERS INC
224 S MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60604ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES$698,702
MONTERREY SECURITY
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVECHICAGOIL60608SECURITY SERVICES$531,862
LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES INC
601 7TH ST SOUTHDELANOMN55328COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP$308,072
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$166,063MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$113,771FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$7,806,870GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$13,556,953AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,844,737NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$21,643,657TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
EVENT REVENUE611710$1,834,984$1,834,984
VISITOR SERVICES561499$1,703,147$1,703,147
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$1,299,860$1,299,860
OTHER PROGRAMS611710$57,454$57,454
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,895,445TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,822,551TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,822,551ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$98,898RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$44,698RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$54,200RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$54,200TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$54,200RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,992,222SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,044,698SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$947,524SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$947,524TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$947,524ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$20,025FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$113,771ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$17,871FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,154TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,154ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$63,149GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$265,161CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$202,012TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$202,012UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,163,519TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,246,498RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$202,012UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,475,376ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,317TotalAmt
Program Services$201,317ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,500TotalAmt
Program Services$37,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$914,928TotalAmt
Program Services$523,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$211,972FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,078,929TotalAmt
Program Services$12,104,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,006,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$967,518FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,401TotalAmt
Program Services$138,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,026FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,221,022TotalAmt
Program Services$1,049,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,910FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,147,251TotalAmt
Program Services$996,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,015FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,307TotalAmt
Program Services$150,307ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,300TotalAmt
Management And General$68,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,145TotalAmt
Program Services$104,145ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,328,142TotalAmt
Program Services$2,922,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$321,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,316FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,438TotalAmt
Program Services$65,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,078TotalAmt
Program Services$293,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,994FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,044,072TotalAmt
Program Services$817,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,218FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$952,487TotalAmt
Program Services$937,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$272FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,046TotalAmt
Program Services$10,004ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,082TotalAmt
Program Services$100,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,200FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$748,745TotalAmt
Program Services$743,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,023TotalAmt
Program Services$479,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,763FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$369,683TotalAmt
Program Services$303,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,605FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ZOO IMPROVEMENTS$22,711,625$22,711,625
SUPPLIES$1,844,563$1,798,002$10,028$36,533

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,341,084TotalAmt
Program Services$46,488,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,149,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,702,368FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,214,577BOYAmt
EOY$14,626,102EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,338,228BOYAmt
EOY$13,039,189EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,781,894BOYAmt
EOY$15,194,767EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,090BOYAmt
EOY$199,452EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,769BOYAmt
EOY$23,692EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$367,694BOYAmt
EOY$350,982EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,078,527LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,701,866LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,685,991BOYAmt
EOY$2,376,661EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,919,178BOYAmt
EOY$107,551,589EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,498,031BOYAmt
EOY$60,252,601EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,977,452BOYAmt
EOY$213,615,035EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,004,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,065,134EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$633,295BOYAmt
EOY$161,206EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,159,300BOYAmt
EOY$70,230,100EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,253,538EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,797,426BOYAmt
EOY$85,709,978EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,347,240BOYAmt
EOY$49,308,266EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,832,786BOYAmt
EOY$78,596,791EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,180,026BOYAmt
EOY$127,905,057EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,977,452BOYAmt
EOY$213,615,035EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$21,177,565ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$47,902,596NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,779,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,762,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,132,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,998,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,643,657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141,316,794TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,779,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,762,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,132,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,998,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,643,657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141,316,794TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$21,232,587SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$120,084,207PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,190,628CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,622,991CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,242,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,181,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,876,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,115,204TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,613CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,063CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,236CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115,397TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$398,169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$594,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,025CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,012,794TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$154,560,189TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$40,913,632GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76810PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$26,125FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,452FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$29,577FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,311,507FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,341,084FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$88,588CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$43,858CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,639CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$29,577CurrentYearAmt
Total$205,662TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$66,441CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$40,134CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$40,374CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$26,125CurrentYearAmt
Total$173,074TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II - DESCRIPTION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND EXECUTION OF LINCOLN PARK ZOO'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, ISSUES AND PROGRAMS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAKEHOLDERS LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. THE VP OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SERVES AS LIAISON WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION PAYS A SMALL FEE TO MUSEUMS IN THE PARK FOR COORDINATED SUPPORT INITIATIVES WITH OTHER AREA CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,646,309BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,032,416ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,499,015InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,202,986OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$77,974,754EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,839,336BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$42,520ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,149,024InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,086,523OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$55,646,309EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$58,104,133BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,053,900ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,728,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,047,280OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$62,839,336EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$54,483,494BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$97,621ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,307,505InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,784,487OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$58,104,133EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,570,051BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,284,627ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,265,301InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,636,485OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$54,483,494EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.09000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.91000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,327,589OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,572,298DepreciationAmt
Book Value$755,291BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,668,940OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,060,229DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,608,711BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,998OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,339DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,659BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,376,661TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHEDGE FUNDSDesc
Book Value$60,252,601BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$60,252,601TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$76,979,841TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$47,902,596NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$17,871OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$47,920,467RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,059,374RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$104,145InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$104,145RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,163,519TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,254,810TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$17,871OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$17,871ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$50,236,939ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$104,145InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$104,145ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$50,341,084TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:ANIMAL COLLECTION - IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRIVATIZATION AGREEMENT, OWNERSHIP OF THE ZOO'S ANIMAL COLLECTION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING THE ANIMAL COLLECTION. NO GAINS OR LOSSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALL EXPENSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.
PART III, LINE 4:ANIMAL COLLECTION - ALL OF THE APPROXIMATELY 721 ANIMALS (EXCLUDING FISH AND INVERTEBRATES) FOUND AT LINCOLN PARK ZOO ACT AS AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE WILD. THIS LIVING COLLECTION OF ANIMALS PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR US TO ENGAGE VISITORS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, POPULATION BIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ANIMALS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 22 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES WHICH INCLUDE THE FUNDING OF THE SOCIETY'S ANIMAL CARE, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, EDUCATION, HORTICULTURE AND SCULPTURES, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 17,871.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 17,871.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
EUROPE00INVESTMENTS$6,332,455
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00INVESTMENTS$31,397,185
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00PROGRAM SERVICE$13,844GOUALOUGO TRIANGLE APE PROJECT - APE BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION (CONGO)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$37,743,484SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$37,743,484TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITES, AS DETAILED BELOW:1. RESTORING THE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY FOR LIONS BETWEEN NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA AND THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK BY PROMOTING A CORRIDOR OF TOLERANCE TO SUSTAIN THE METAPOPULATION OF LIONS IN THE GREATER SERENGETI ECOSYSTEM.2. SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY LION CUSTODIANS ("ILCHOKUTI") IN THEIR CONFLICT MITIGATION AND LION MONITORING WORK IN THE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA. 3. SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM LION MONITORING IN NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA THROUGH DIRECT OBSERVATION, GPS COLLARS, TOURIST PHOTOS, RANGER SIGHTINGS, AND ILCHOKUTI DATA.4. SUPPORTING CORE OPERATING COSTS, SUCH AS GRANTEE PERSONNEL AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.$13,500WIRECASH
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:1. SUPPORTING EXISTING AND NEW LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS THROUGH CERTIFICATES OF CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OF OCCUPANCY (CCROS) IN THE LAKE NATRON AND SIMANJIRO WILDLIFE CORRIDORS (SPECIFICALLY IN LANDANAI, SUKURO, ELWAI, MAKUYNI, AND ENGARUKA VILLAGES).2. SUPPORTING CORE OPERATING COSTS, SUCH AS GRANTEE PERSONNEL AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.3. SUPPORTING ANNUAL SALARY COSTS FOR TWO VILLAGE GAME SCOUTS IN SUKURO AND TERRAT VILLAGES.$24,000WIRECASH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WOMEN SUPPORTING WILDLIFEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$67,171GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$63,751CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$3,420GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,936OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BEERS & BEARSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$66,625GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$50,020CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$16,605GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$9,935OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$133,796GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$113,771CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$20,025GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$17,871OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$17,871DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$2,154NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BLVDBRONXNY10460131740011501(C)3$138,537CONSERVATION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGO
2950 W 25TH STCHICAGOIL60623362166997501(C)3$5,315COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ENLACE CHICAGO
2756 S HARDING AVECHICAGOIL60623363727669501(C)3$12,347COMMUNITY OUTREACH
NORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK
906 S HOMAN AVECHICAGOIL60624364295189501(C)3$16,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
FOREFRONT - OPEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
208 S LASALLE STE 1540CHICAGOIL60604237376023501(C)3$29,118COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CLOSELY WORKS WITH ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE GRANT MONIES PROVIDED ARE USED FOR THE APPROPRIATE EXEMPT PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
KEVIN J BELL
PRESIDENT & CEO$437,937$0$65,000$0$12,932$0$11,354$0$17,152$0$544,375$0$0$0
MEGAN ROSS
ZOO DIRECTOR$200,256$0$25,000$0$50,978$0$5,238$0$7,801$0$289,273$0$50,000$0
CHRISTINE M ZRINKSY
SNR VP DEVELOPMENT & GOVT RELATIONS$181,122$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,650$0$7,816$0$203,588$0$0$0
RENA SOLANO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$172,813$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,483$0$10,549$0$197,845$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GILLETTE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS$161,121$0$0$0$0$0$3,952$0$524$0$165,597$0$0$0
LINDA LEADBITTER
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION$132,006$0$15,000$0$0$0$3,392$0$8,052$0$158,450$0$0$0
DANA MURPHY
VP OF LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMEN$139,102$0$10,000$0$0$0$3,442$0$1,292$0$153,836$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BTHE PRESIDENT/CEO PARTICIPATES IN A NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (457F - NORTHERN TRUST). NO PAYMENTS WERE MADE IN FY21. THE ZOO DIRECTOR PARTICIPATES IN A SEPARATE NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. $25,025 PAYMENTS WERE MADE IN FY21. THE PRINCIPAL 457F IS FUNDED. NO ACCRUED 457F BENEFITS ARE INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II COLUMN C.
PART I, LINE 7THE BOARD APPROVED A BONUS TO SELECT STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2019-10-29BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$70,354,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ZOO FACILITIESPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$70,000,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$354,000IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

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

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGAN ROSSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionKEY EMPLOYEERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$95,533TransactionAmt
TransactionEMPLOYMENT - STEVE ROSS WAS EMPLOYED AS DIRECTOR, LESTER E. FISHER CENTER. HE IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF KEY EMPLOYEE MEGAN ROSS, ZOO DIRECTOR. HIS EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWS THE ZOO'S ESTABLISHED RECRUITING, HIRING AND COMPENSATION POLICIES.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution43ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,844,737NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVG PRICE ON DATE REC.MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA STOCKBROKER IS ENGAGED TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:LINCOLN PARK ZOO HAS APPROXIMATELY 350 VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDE SERVICE ON A WEEKLY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GUEST MANAGEMENT AMBASSADORS, FARM-IN-THE-ZOO, GUEST RELATIONS, HORTICULTURE, NATURE BOARDWALK, VOLUNTEER ENRICHMENT GROUP, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, ZOO MONITOR AND PUBLIC PROBRAMS. IN ADDITION, OVER 400 EXTERNAL VOLUNTEERS COME TO HELP WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED THE OUTBREAK OF A RESPIRATORY DISEASE CAUSED BY A NEW CORONAVIRUS A PANDEMIC. FIRST IDENTIFIED IN LATE 2019 AND NOW KNOWN AS COVID-19, THE OUTBREAK HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. IN RESPONSE, MANY COUNTRIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED MEASURES TO COMBAT THE OUTBREAK THAT HAVE IMPACTED GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS RESPONSE, THE SOCIETY CLOSED THE ZOO TO VISITORS FROM MID-MARCH TO JULY 2020 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2021, WHICH RESULTED IN A DECREASE IN VISITOR SERVICES, EVENT, FACILITY RENTAL, AND OTHER REVENUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO PREPARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, CFO AND ZOO DIRECTOR INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS. THE RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. THE CEO, CFO AND ZOO DIRECTOR ARE NOT PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THESE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.