ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA (EIN 23-1352298)
Tax period: 2019-03-01 to 2020-02-29
Filed: 2021-01-15
IRS object ID: 202140159349301619
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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Return header
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	2021-01-15T16:14:45-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-02-29	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN	231352298	EIN

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Philadelphia	CityNm
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Preparer Person	Daniel Romano	PreparerPersonNm
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Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal Officer	Vikram H Dewan	PrincipalOfficerNm

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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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Grant	$0	GrantAmt
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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, Americas first zoo, welcomes more than approximately 1.2 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. 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 others spaces in a time-sharing situation. Zoo360 is another first at Philadelphia Zoo and in the world, and showcases the Zoos 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 Childrens Hospital of Philadelphias 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 Mayors 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 OUTPOST Philadelphia Zoo's newest 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 ASIA Replicating 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 RIDGE Home 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 LIFE A complete redesign of the former Carnivore Kingdom exhibit, Water is Life highlights one of the planets 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 Point Another complete redesign of the former polar bear exhibit, Penguin Point is home to twenty-two of the Zoos 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 new exhibits at the Zoo. In winter 2019, the Zoo opened LumiNature, 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. A seasonal experience running from mid-November to January 6, 2020, LumiNature featured bright pink flamingo (ornaments) flocking together on a 25 tree, a 35 polar bear sharing the magnificence of our planet and a campus filled with the artistry of lights, media, sound and nature itself. LumiNature is a tailor-made fantastical 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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Desc	Animal Care: Philadelphia Zoo is one of foremost conservation organizations and currently home to approximately 2,119 animals of more than 268 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 1920s 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, 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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Desc	Education and Conservation 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 over 150,000 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. ANIMALS IN THE CLASSROOM Building empathy for animals is critical to the Zoos mission and firsthand experiences encourage this empathy, while supporting the childs development and positive social behavior. It is this philosophy, infused with an environmental-based learning approach, that is used to create our successful Animals in the Classroom program. This Program offers a unique opportunity for students to care for tadpoles in their classroom while fostering empathy and responsibility for wildlife. Why Tadpoles? Unlike cats, dogs, or rabbits, tadpoles are not the cuddliest animals, so falling in love with them may not be easy, but exposing children to an animal that goes through physical changes as they grow, similar to kids, is a great way of connecting. This Program enables students to be involved in the animals life process, from rescuing eggs or newly hatched larvae, to caring for them in school, and then releasing them back into the wild, students learn about and are involved in their full circle life process. With this hands-on approach, students can develop a deep empathy for all animals leading to them to take action and becoming stewards of the planet. FIELD TRIPS Not 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 more than 65,000 students from Title I schools annually. By committing to at least 5% of the annual attendance, the Zoo has made free Zoo visits possible for hundreds of thousands of students from around the region. THE UNLESS CONTEST The 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 thousands of schoolchildren from more than 200 schools in the region have participated reaching 2 to 4 million people with their conservation messages each year. ZOOCREW-ZOO CHAMPIONS FOR RESTORING ENDANGERED WILDLIFE A multi-year youth mentoring and engagement program, ZooCREW creates conservation-minded, civically engaged citizens. Area teens with a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences learn to care for animals, educate Zoo guests, and equip themselves with tools to create long-term change in the world. ZooCREW is a wonderful platform for educational success, with a 100% high school graduation rate and a 96% college matriculation rate. 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 planets 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. 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

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (52 entries)

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Vikram Dewan
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Andrew Baker
Chief Operating Officer	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$247,641	$0	$35,479
Neil Vincent Batiancil
Chief Development Officer	40.0	0.0		$220,399	$0	$31,607	Yes (X)
Amy Shearer
Chief Marketing Officer	40.0	0.0		$229,682	$0	$12,481		Yes (X)
Jack Wagner
Chief Financial Officer	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$201,296	$0	$31,661
Christine Conti
Controller	40.0	0.0		$161,698	$0	$39,707	Yes (X)
Kenneth Woodson thru
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Courtney MacLean Johns
VP, Human Resources	40.0	0.0		$130,784	$0	$38,104	Yes (X)
Gerald Griffin
Director, IT	40.0	0.0		$138,939	$0	$22,367	Yes (X)
Kimberly Serluco
Corporate Secretary	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$73,159	$0	$15,291
Sandra Baldino
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Omar Blaik
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Lisa Bonnell
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Robert L Brown III
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Jay HCalvert Jr
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Phoebe Coles
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
george day
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Michael DiBerardinis
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Orlando Esposito
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Ronald M Fairman
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Richard K Faris
Vice Chair	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Joel Frank
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Anthony Gay
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
john a ginter
vice chair (thru 05/2019)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Peter G Gould
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Carole Haas Gravagno
director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Nathaniel P Hamilton
director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
joan hendricks
director (thru 05/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Susan Hollenstein
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Martha King
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Zachary Klehr
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Joanna M Lewis
Vice Chair (at Large)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Rachel Luber-Cevera
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Charles N Marshall
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
F William McNabb III
Chair	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Molly Morrison
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
patrick m oates
director (thru 05/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Patricia Owens
director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ELIANA PAPADAKIS
director (thru 05/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Michael Pearson
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Dale Prestipino
director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Pedro A Ramos
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Diana Ramsay
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
scott rankin
Director (as of 10/2019)	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Paul D Ridder
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Caroline Buck Rogers
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Marcy Feldman Rost
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Barbara Smit
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Andrew Smith
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Carolyn W Turner
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
John Walsh
Director	2.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
Ellen Wolf
Vice Chair	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,946,370	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$436,273	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
OIA Consulting Inc
7450 Old Zaring Road	CRESTWOOD	KY	40014	Attraction	$1,742,236
WH Myers Construction Co
5219 N Lawrence Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19120	Construction	$790,025
Harmelin Media
524 Righters Ferry Road	BALA CYNWYD	PA	19004	Advertising	$785,471
Ropes Courses Inc
1300 Lincoln Road	ALLEGAN	MI	49010	Attraction	$569,192
Crossmedia Inc
275 7th Avenue	NEW YORK	NY	10001	Advertising	$318,967

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$737,867	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$322,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$13,008,335	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$6,451,201	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$14,068,202	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMISSION FEES	713110	$10,526,105	$10,526,105	$0	$0
MEMBERSHIPS	900099	$7,325,959	$7,325,959	$0	$0
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	611710	$194,441	$194,441	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$18,046,505	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,231,268	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,231,268	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$890,251	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$890,251	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,540,816	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,400,498	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$140,318	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$140,318	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$140,318	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$59,998	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$737,867	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$360,047	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$300,049	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$300,049	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS/PARKING	713110	$4,074,728	$0	$60,000	$4,014,728
RENTAL AND EVENTS	900099	$1,315,867	$0	$0	$1,315,867
PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE SETTLEMENT	900099	$1,076,945	$0	$0	$1,076,945

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$494,791	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$491,118	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,173	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,962,331	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$41,038,826	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,537,623	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$62,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,370,501	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,364	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,010	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,314,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$659,734	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$424,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$230,140	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,393,774	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,767,791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,827,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$798,947	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$434,774	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,771	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,259	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,002,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,183,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$570,195	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$249,341	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,172,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$942,371	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$159,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69,922	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,303	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,976	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,470	TotalAmt
Management And General	$123,470	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,969	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$106,969	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,431	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$452,431	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,925	TotalAmt
Management And General	$117,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,284,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,991,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,125,165	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168,406	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,780,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$725,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,011,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,341	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,905,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,517,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$351,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,572	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,716	TotalAmt
Management And General	$184,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,646,175	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,528,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,683	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,152	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,114	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$435,160	TotalAmt
Management And General	$435,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,899,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,488,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$385,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,148	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$776,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$666	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$776,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL NUTRITION	$626,806	$626,806	$0	$0
SPECIAL PROGRAMS/EVENTS	$92,577	$17,258	$24,192	$51,127
MISCELLANEOUS	$638,040	$76,633	$415,037	$146,370

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,861,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,242,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,160,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,458,239	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,000	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,257,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,519,707	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,550,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,251,802	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$707,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$400,744	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,981	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$178,233,096	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$115,120,086	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,246,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,113,010	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,692,077	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,687,264	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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,771	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,558,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,302,279	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,401,117	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,695,737	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,859,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,765,767	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,379,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,883,827	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,323,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,200,655	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,513,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,623,521	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,477,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,169,507	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	$71,882,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,334,000	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,198,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,798,772	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,080,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,132,772	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,558,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,302,279	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$822,488	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$931,717	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$2,057,381	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$17,878,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,667,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,891,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,311,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,068,202	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$81,816,879	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,878,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,667,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,891,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,311,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,068,202	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$81,816,879	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,139,785	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$80,677,094	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,619,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,600,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,940,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,806,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,121,519	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,089,112	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,422	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,125	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,475,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,881,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,839,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,307,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,468,711	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,972,466	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$119,885,582	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$70,459,720	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.67295	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.69686	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$106,969	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$106,969	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$42,479,219	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$42,586,188	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

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	$133,556	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$120,890	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$127,107	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$106,969	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$488,522	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	LOBBYING EXPENSES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1B 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$34,802,603	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$505,500	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,535,367	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,089,508	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$37,753,962	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$30,153,164	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,388,296	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,304,853	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,043,710	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$34,802,603	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$30,794,523	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,335,979	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,927,566	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,049,772	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$30,153,164	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.55380	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.44620	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$141,264,257	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$91,652,449	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$49,611,808	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,227,248	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,626,885	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,600,363	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,741,591	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,840,752	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,900,839	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$63,113,010	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$2,623,521	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,623,521	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$40,155,284	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$931,717	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$931,717	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$39,223,567	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$117,925	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$1,697,334	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,815,259	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$41,038,826	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$42,103,436	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$360,047	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$360,047	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$41,743,389	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$117,925	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$117,925	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$41,861,314	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION ELECTs TO REPORT HISTORICAL TREASURES IN REVENUE	& BALANCE SHEET SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1B(II) 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.
ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS OF ART AND HISTORICAL TREASURES	SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 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 2,119 animals of more than 268 different species, the Zoo welcomes more than approximately 1.2 million visitors to its 42 acres each year as a national attraction and revered Philadelphia landmark. In recent years, the Zoo has made significant investments in animal exhibits, including PECO Primate Reserve, Big Cat Falls, McNeil Avian Center, KidZooU: Hamilton Family Children Zoo & Faris Family Education Center and Zoo360, a first in the world trail system that enables animals to travel and explore the campus. Additionally, in April 2013, the Zoo also opened The Centennial District Transportation Center, a four-story, 683-space parking garage. This development also consists of significant functional and aesthetic improvements to traffic flow and pedestrian right of way such as lighting, streetscape and sustainable landscaping, and upgrades to traffic signals and signage. This project was financed by federal, state, city, and Zoo funds.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 Philadelphia Zoo uses endowment funds to fund operating programs and relevant mission-based initiatives.
ASC 740 (FIN 48) FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 The Zoo is A PRIVATE not-for-profit corporation and, accordingly, is exempt from federal taxes under the Internal Revenue Code 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.
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES	SCHEDULE D, PART XI part xi LINE 4B: CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS $1,177,306 RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES ($360,047) INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT $880,075 ------------ total to part xi, line 4b $1,697,334 SCHEDULE D, PART XII PART XII LINE 2D: RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES $360,047 ------------ total to part xii, line 2d $360,047

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America	Grantmaking	$75,010
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grantmaking	$16,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$91,010	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$91,010	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	$16,000	wire	$0
South America	Conservation	$25,010	wire	$0
South America	Forestry	$50,000	wire	$0

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURE OF MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 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.	ExplanationTxt

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 (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt
Jaime L Howard LLC
2830 South Alder Street	Philadelphia	PA	19148	Consulting	false	$155,884
Richard Bohrer
7 Bolton Court	Wilmington	DE	19810	Grants Consulting	false	$70,450
Schultz Williams Inc
1617 JFK Blvd Ste 1700	Philadelphia	PA	19103	Campaign	false	$131,003
KublerWirka Inc
95 Crest Road	Wellesley	MA	02482	Consulting	false	$55,247
Robert A Palachick
915 N 29th Street	Philadelphia	PA	19130	Consulting	false	$39,847

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$452,431	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Annual Gala	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$797,865	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$737,867	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$59,998	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$61,570	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$3,500	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$294,977	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$797,865	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$737,867	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$59,998	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$61,570	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,500	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$294,977	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$360,047	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$300,049	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE G, PART I, QUESTION 2

The professional expenditures paid to Jaime L. Howard, LLC were for fees to consult on the capital campaign strategy. The professional expenditures paid to Richard Bohrer were for fees to consult on grant writing and foundation support. The professional expenditures paid to Schultz & Williams, Inc. Were for fees to consult on the annual fund. The professional expenditures paid to Kublerwirka were for fees for fundraising assessment and campaign planning strategy. The professional expenditures paid to Robert A. Palachick were for fees to consult on systems, processes and development's database to prepare for a new campaign.

SCHEDULE G, PART II

Philadelphia Zoos Global Conservation Gala is the organizations 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 Zoos 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 Zoos Global Conservation Gala, has raised more than $3.5 million to support Philadelphia Zoos 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 (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Global Wildlife Conservation
PO BOX 129	AUSTIN	TX	78767	262887967	501(c)(3)	$7,000	$0	Conservation
Environmental Protection in the Caribbean
411 WALNUT ST	GREEN COVE SPRINGS	FL	32043	651027393	501(c)(3)	$9,000	$0	Conservation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	ZOOCREW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	15	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$18,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURE OF MONITORING GRANTS IN US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 The Philadelphia Zoo awards, contributes, and grants funds to organizations with aligned missions, which includes the selection of some organizations to participate in the Albert M. Greenfield UNLESS Contest. The Albert M. Greenfield UNLESS Contest creates awareness that inspires solutions and actions to impact the future of wildlife. The Zoo, in partnership with area colleges and universities as well as the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation, awards scholarships to individuals as part of our Zoo Champions for Restoring Endangered Wildlife (Zoo CREW) program. ZooCREW is a diverse, multi-year youth mentoring and engagement program that creates conservation-minded, civically engaged citizens. Their ZooCREW experience and exposure to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities compels many of our program participants to pursue studies in STEM, increasing recruitment of under-represented groups in these fields. This program has graduated more than 155 students over the past 19 years. ZooCREW enlists, equips, and inspires 14-18 year-olds to be part of the next generation of wildlife and environmental stewards. This program has proven to be a platform for the educational success of its participants, boasting a 100% high school graduation rate and a 96% college matriculation rate, with 75% of ZooCREW graduates pursuing undergraduate majors in the sciences. The Zoo follows up annually with matriculated students to reunite the group and check in on their progress. As a condition of grants, the Zoo requires project reports, which detail complete accountability for all funds received, from the organizations that receive its financial support.	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	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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 & CEO	$392,386	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$164,000	$0	$25,497	$0	$581,883	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Baker
Chief Operating Officer	$247,641	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,548	$0	$22,931	$0	$283,120	$0	$0	$0
Jack Wagner
Chief Financial Officer	$201,296	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,661	$0	$232,957	$0	$0	$0
Amy Shearer
Chief Marketing Officer	$229,682	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,477	$0	$1,004	$0	$242,163	$0	$0	$0
Christine Conti
Controller	$161,698	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,046	$0	$31,661	$0	$201,405	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Woodson thru 012020
VP, Government & Comm Affairs	$150,386	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,684	$0	$12,395	$0	$170,465	$0	$0	$0
Neil Vincent Batiancila
Chief Development Officer	$220,399	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,607	$0	$252,006	$0	$0	$0
Gerald Griffin
Director, IT	$138,939	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,098	$0	$15,269	$0	$161,306	$0	$0	$0
Courtney MacLean Johnson
VP, Human Resources	$130,784	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,497	$0	$31,607	$0	$168,888	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, the CEO participated in a supplemental nonqualified plan. The supplemental nonqualified plan is included on the calendar year 2019 Schedule J, Part II, Column (C) in the amount of $150,000. This contribution is unvested and unfunded at this time.

NON-FIXED PAYMENTS

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 The Zoo has in place a performance excellence plan which is an annual performance incentive for eligible employees based on the zoo's performance and the employee's individual performance. It is designed to provide a flat payment to eligible employees when the zoo meets specific performance criteria in the areas of attendance, guest experience score and funds available for reinvestment in conjunction with the employee meeting individual annual performance objectives and being actively employed on the award date. Eligibility includes all full-time, scheduled part-time and seasonal staff members. No bonuses were paid this year to persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1A.

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 MANOR HIGHER ED & HEALTH AUTh	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	232581246	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	000000000	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2019-06-21	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$5,215,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	refinance of bond issued in 2012	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$0	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$5,215,000	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$0	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$0	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$0	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$0	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$5,215,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion	2019	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	false	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

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

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	false	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	false	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

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

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	20	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,812,445	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Water	1	$2,264,780	FMV
Yes (X)	pledges	5	$835,000	fmv
Yes (X)	Multi Building Updates	1	$538,976	FMV

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 32	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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
REVIEW OF FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	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.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B 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.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 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.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT ($880,075) CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS ($1,177,306) ------------ total to part xi, line 9 ($2,057,381)
Other Program Services	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D Philadelphia Zoo has an important relationship with its surrounding community. This relationship was enhanced by completion of The Centennial District Intermodal Transportation Center in 2013. This project included a four-story, 683-space parking lot located on 35th & Girard Avenue, as well as enhancements such as lighting, streetscape, sustainable landscaping, traffic signals and signage that improved traffic flow at the I-76 off-ramps, pedestrian safety, and facilitated access to multiple parking lots. Mass transit improvements also include signaled crosswalks and bus pull-offs at existing SEPTA stops. Philadelphia Zoo continues to advocate for a passenger train stop, which would recreate a stop that serviced the Zoo until the 1940s. In addition to being a greener way to travel, access to a Zoo train would increase the number of visitors to the Zoo therefore increasing economic impact. It would also provide access to travel to the suburbs and other locations for work and or recreation for those residing in the community.