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FRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MO: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MO (EIN 43-6048888)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-07
IRS object ID
202002819349300015
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-10-07T09:07:41-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN430765316PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINBROWN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 MAIN STREET SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN436048888EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MISSOURI C/O LINDA FALKBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8165951234PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16800 ZOO DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64132ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA FALKPersonNm
Person TitleCAOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8165951234PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY A RYANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00829977PTIN
Phone8164721122PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address73.243.38.72IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-01IPDt
IP Tm11:06:59IPTm
IP TimezoneMDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdDA2A61144641BC7479ACD83DF5BDC5B005B79A14AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KANSAS CITY ZOOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRANDY WISTHOFFPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16800 ZOO DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64132ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$32,496,707GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KANSASCITYZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE KANSAS CITY ZOO, WITH ITS WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITS AND EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS, ATTRACTS VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND FAMILIES FROM CLOSE TO HOME.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body27VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee521TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$13,371,103PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$14,863,347CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,742,514PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,232,005CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$600,523PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$388,533CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,793,303PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,587,528CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$27,507,443PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$29,071,413CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$286,368PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$198,683CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,452,628PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,091,356CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$98,494PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$40,255CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$747,194CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,576,488PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$15,932,617CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$26,413,978PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$29,262,911CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,093,465PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$191,498CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,748,160TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,692,240TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,469,974TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,812,626TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,278,186NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,879,614NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE KANSAS CITY ZOO CONNECTS PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER AND THE NATURAL WORLD TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$16,921,316ExpenseAmt
Grant$198,683GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OANIMAL HEALTH, HUSBANDRY AND CONSERVATION - INCLUDES CARE OF THE ZOO'S COLLECTION OF ANIMALS AS WELL AS CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. MODERN ZOOS, INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY ZOO, PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF SERVICES AND ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN CONSERVATION AND REINTEGRATION EFFORTS, AND IN SOME CASES, REMAIN THE LAST REFUGE FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE ANIMAL HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES DIGITAL RADIOLOGY, ULTRASOUND, SURGERY, THERMOGRAPHY, NOMAD DENTAL RADIOLOGY, LASER THERAPY, 3-D RECONSTRUCT, AND ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES THAT CAN HOUSE SMALL AND LARGE ANIMALS DURING QUARANTINE OR CONVALESCENCE. SPECIALIZED ANIMAL CARE STAFF IS ON-SITE 7 DAYS A WEEK. EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FROM THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, VETERINARY STUDENT AND DENTAL HYGIENE ASPECTS OF ZOOLOGICAL MEDICINE AND CARE. ALL ANIMALS, FROM INVERTEBRATES TO ELEPHANTS, RECEIVE THE BEST PREVENTATIVE AND MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,100,354ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$13,416,355RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OMEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS - THE FRIENDS OF THE ZOO (FOTZ) MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ZOO'S MISSION BY GAINING AND SUSTAINING SUPPORTERS AND PROVIDING THEM EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES. THE KANSAS CITY ZOO PROVIDES FUN AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TYPES OF FAMILIES. FOTZ MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A PASS TO ANIMAL EXPLORATION, GREAT DISCOUNTS ON DAILY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING. FOTZ MEMBERS ALSO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE BY PARTICIPATING IN CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FOTZ MEMBERS BECOME PART OF A NETWORK OF OTHER ZOO ENTHUSIASTS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS AT OVER 150 ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,393,234ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$446,801RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS INTERPRET LIVING COLLECTIONS TO ATTRACT, INSPIRE AND ENABLE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND GROUPS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO ACT AND RESPOND POSITIVELY TO CONSERVATION AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. FROM DELIVERING FORMAL SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING AT THE ZOO TO ENTICING A VISITOR TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS THROUGH SELF-DIRECTED SIGNAGE, INTERACTIVE AND GRAPHICS, CONSERVATION EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO INSTILLING A SUSTAINED RESPECT FOR NATURE. CONSTANTLY CHANGING CURRICULUM HELP ENSURE CURRENT CONSERVATION MESSAGES AND PRACTICES STAY TIMELY AND ACCURATE. WITH THE CREATION OF OUR ZOO LEARNING CENTER, LOCATED IN THE DERAMUS EDUCATION PAVILION, CONNECTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO THE SCIENCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION HAS BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT. ENRICHING STUDENTS THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND HANDS-ON INTERACTION ALLOWS NEW LEVELS OF CONSERVATION LITERACY AND CREATIVELY SHOWCASES OUR PROGRAMS AND APPROACHES. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE INFORMAL LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING FOR TEACHERS INNOVATIVE WAYS IN WHICH CONSERVATION APPROACHES CAN BE USED TO MEET FORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS.VOLUNTEERS PLAY A TRANSFORMATIONAL ROLE IN PROVIDING EXCITING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEARLY ONE MILLION STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND ZOO VISITORS EACH YEAR. WHETHER YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PASSION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WITH THE PUBLIC, HELP GUESTS FIND THEIR WAY, ASSIST WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, OR HELP OUT IN A MORE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CAPACITY, WE FIND THE PERFECT NICHE FOR OVER 500 VOLUNTEERS TO UTILIZE THEIR TALENTS AND TIME TO ENHANCE THE ZOO EXPERIENCE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$26,414,904TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document151IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee521EmployeeCnt
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 Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINDA FALKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8165951234PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16800 ZOO DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64132ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KAREN BEGELFER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD BODAMER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR YOLANDA CARGILE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHUCK CAISLEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON CLEAVER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROD CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF DILLON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES DIXON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS EGAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WESLEY FIELDS
BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAN FRANCIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAYLEY HANSON
BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT/SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANA HERNANDEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUDREY HILL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAYLE KRIGEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIUS LAI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD LASALA
BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JILL MARCHANT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL MCGEE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE MICELI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHNATHON MYERS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE PRENGER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY REINHART
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN RODENBOUGH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY RILEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CICI ROJAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SANCHEZ
BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KATHY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE VANCE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM WAGGONER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID YEAMANS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MCHENRY
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY RYNARD
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN DILLINGHAM
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISSIA CANADY
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MCMANUS
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY SCHULTE
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY WISTHOFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO40.00$467,240$0$36,694Yes (X)
LINDA FALK
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40.00$205,968$0$19,159Yes (X)
SEAN PUTNEY
CHIEF ZOOLOGICAL OFFICER40.00$159,159$0$22,876Yes (X)
CHARLISA SHELLY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$139,993$0$10,316Yes (X)
KIRK SUEDMEYER
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH40.00$124,163$0$21,064Yes (X)
FRANK WILBURN
DIRECTOR OF GUEST SERVICES40.00$118,319$0$21,163Yes (X)
JULIE MEYER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$110,052$0$19,531Yes (X)
STEPHANI REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION40.00$109,598$0$19,532Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,434,492TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$170,335TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
CENTRIC
520 W PENWAY STREETKANSAS CITYMO64108CONSTRUCTION$2,366,390
JE DUNN
1001 LOCUS STREETKANSAS CITYMO64106CONSTRUCTION$990,048
PECKHAM GUYTON ALBERS & VIETS
1900 W 47TH PLACE SUITE 300WESTWOODKS66205ARCHITECT SERVICES$839,308
MEGA INDUSTRIES
1491 IRON STREETKANSAS CITYMO64116CONSTRUCTION$623,238
EHDD
PIER 1 BAY 2SAN FRANCISCOCA94111ARCHITECT SERVICES$339,480
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$732,512FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$12,485,931GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,644,904AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,863,347TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ZOO ADMISSIONS713990$6,017,144$6,017,144
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$4,017,641$4,017,641
VISITOR SERVICE SALES713990$1,542,054$1,542,054
ZOO EDUCATION713990$446,801$446,801
MISC. PROGRAM REVENUE713990$208,365$208,365
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,232,005TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$308,029TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$308,029ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,440,701SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,360,197SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$80,504SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$80,504TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$80,504ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$353,260FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$732,512ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$396,883FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$43,623TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$43,623ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,299,365GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$668,214CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,631,151TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,631,151RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,071,413TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,863,156RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$344,910ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,554TotalAmt
Program Services$101,554ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,129TotalAmt
Program Services$97,129ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$832,367TotalAmt
Program Services$159,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$673,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,670,777TotalAmt
Program Services$8,650,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$657,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$362,682FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,629TotalAmt
Program Services$241,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,112FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,564,557TotalAmt
Program Services$1,399,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,675FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$754,026TotalAmt
Program Services$674,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,278FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,006TotalAmt
Program Services$897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,621TotalAmt
Management And General$59,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,800TotalAmt
Management And General$28,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,255TotalAmt
Fundraising$40,255FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,257,938TotalAmt
Program Services$945,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$301,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,266FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,076,389TotalAmt
Program Services$1,014,820ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$61,569FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$813,858TotalAmt
Program Services$651,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,711FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,346TotalAmt
Program Services$117,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,784FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,494,793TotalAmt
Program Services$1,494,793ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,651TotalAmt
Program Services$16,079ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,332FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,359TotalAmt
Program Services$89,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,050FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$591,316TotalAmt
Program Services$578,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT$7,579,213$7,579,213
ANIMAL FOOD AND MEDICIN$1,409,964$1,409,964
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$938,490$938,490

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,873TotalAmt
Program Services$255,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,480FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,262,911TotalAmt
Program Services$26,414,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,100,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$747,194FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$432,395BOYAmt
EOY$1,320,975EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,361,413BOYAmt
EOY$4,586,763EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$30,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,053BOYAmt
EOY$113,989EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,360BOYAmt
EOY$206,139EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,749BOYAmt
EOY$317,490EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,387,190BOYAmt
EOY$11,116,884EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,748,160BOYAmt
EOY$17,692,240EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,835,748BOYAmt
EOY$2,995,624EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$634,226BOYAmt
EOY$1,817,002EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,469,974BOYAmt
EOY$4,812,626EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,103,957BOYAmt
EOY$10,378,494EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,174,229BOYAmt
EOY$2,501,120EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,278,186BOYAmt
EOY$12,879,614EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,748,160BOYAmt
EOY$17,692,240EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$191,498ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,427,200NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$634,274OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$14,015,572CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,871,884CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,229,023CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,320,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,863,347CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,300,333TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,015,572CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,871,884CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,229,023CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,320,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,863,347CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,300,333TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$64,300,333PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$240,842CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$155,553CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$254,324CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$258,391CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$308,029CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,217,139TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,586CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,402CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$74,988TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$65,592,460TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 44,586. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. FUNDRAISING REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 30,402. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$28,800FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$28,800FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$29,234,111FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$29,262,911FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$36,500CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$28,800CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$28,800CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$28,800CurrentYearAmt
Total$122,900TotalAmt

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,162,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,696,406InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,866AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,858,424EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,785,784BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$634,452InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$18,448AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,162,884EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,604,173BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,243,804InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$62,193AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,785,784EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,229,654BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,508ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$425,010InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$56,999AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,604,173EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,334,733BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$51,596InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,981OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$40,502AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,229,654EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.77510BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.11030PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11460TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,563,710TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,427,200NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,065,097OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,492,297RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,071,413RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,071,413TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,328,008TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,065,097OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,065,097ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,262,911ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,262,911TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FUNDS PROVIDE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY PURPOSES, AND TO ASSIST IN FUNDING FUTURE OPERATING EXPENSES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 396,883. COGS OF INVENTORY 668,214.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 396,883. COGS OF INVENTORY 668,214.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICORANGUTAN CONSERVATION$52,462WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICARHINO CONSERVATION$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICAPOLAR BEAR CONSERVATION$6,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAHUMBOLDT PENGUIN CONSERVATION$11,592WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICALAKE TITICACA WATER FROG CONSERVATION$7,075WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE ZOO WORKS CLOSELY WITH GRANTEES AND FOR MANY PROJECTS THAT INCLUDES VISITS TO THE GRANT SITES. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A PARTNER AGREEMENT SIGNED BY ALL GRANTEES THAT DETAILS HOW GRANT FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED AND AN ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUIRED WHICH INCLUDES AN EXPENSE REPORT.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HARTSOOK COMPANIESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 WALNUT STREET 2935AddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - ELEPHANT EXHIBITActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$200,950GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$40,255RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$200,950TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$40,255TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1JAZZOOEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$909,305GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$629,305CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$280,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$124,677RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$50,651FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$17,285EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$115,065OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BREW AT THE ZOOEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$176,467GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$103,207CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$73,260GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$41,034RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$14,758FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$12,775EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$20,638OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,085,772GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$732,512CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$353,260GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$165,711RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$65,409FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$30,060EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$135,703OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$396,883DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$43,623NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ST LOUIS ZOO
ONE GOVERNMENT DRIVEST LOUISMO63110431027364501(C)(3)$19,964CONSERVATION
POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL
PO BOX 3008BOZEMANMT59772770322706501(C)(3)$12,500CONSERVATION
INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION
PO BOX 366AZLETX76098752815706501(C)(3)$17,904CONSERVATION
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
2000 BUNKER ROADSAUSALITOCA94965510144434501(C)(3)$12,406CONSERVATION
ZOO CONSERVATION OUTREACH GRANT
8403 COLESVILLE ROAD SUITE 710SILVER SPRINGMD20910752376327501(C)(3)$9,500CONSERVATION
RARE SPECIES CONSERVATORY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1371LOXAHATCHEEFL33470650560456501(C)(3)$10,000CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BOULEVARDBRONXNY10460130740011501(C)(3)$8,780CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION PLANNING SPECIALIST GROUP
12101 JOHNNY CAKE RIDGE ROADAPPLE VALLEYMN55124411719362501(C)(3)$10,500CONSERVATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS ARE MADE TO OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN THROUGH THE ZOO COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THE ZOO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THESE GRANTEES AND FOR MANY PROJECTS THAT INCLUDES VISITS TO THE GRANT SITES. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A PARTNER AGREEMENT SIGNED BY ALL GRANTEES THAT DETAILS HOW GRANT FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED AND AN ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUIRED WHICH INCLUDES AN EXPENSE REPORT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (4 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
RANDY WISTHOFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO$360,648$0$80,000$0$26,592$0$15,000$0$21,694$0$503,934$0$0$0
LINDA FALK
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$190,002$0$14,848$0$1,118$0$0$0$19,159$0$225,127$0$0$0
SEAN PUTNEY
CHIEF ZOOLOGICAL OFFICER$148,983$0$9,687$0$489$0$0$0$22,876$0$182,035$0$0$0
CHARLISA SHELLY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$129,163$0$10,147$0$683$0$0$0$10,316$0$150,309$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B - FRIENDS OF THE ZOO, INC HAS A 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT WITH RANDY WISTHOFF, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO MAKE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT OF $15,000 PER YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT.
PART I, LINE 7FRIENDS OF THE ZOO, INC. PAID A BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS INCLUDED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. A BONUS WAS ALSO PAID TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF HR, CHIEF ZOOLOGICAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH, DIRECTOR OF GUEST SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C & FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN FTHE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN C INCLUDE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO A QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS WELL AS DEFERRED BONUS RELATED TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 BUT NOT REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION UNTIL FUTURE YEARS. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN F INCLUDE THE AMOUNTS ABOVE AS WELL AS OTHER NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS.

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE GATHERS INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN GIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION'S CAO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR COMMENTS AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE CAO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THE CPA FIRM APPROVE THE FORM 990, THE 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND APPROVAL. PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990, ALL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE 990 ALONG WITH A RESPONSE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. ALL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED AND THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES, WHEN HIRED, RECEIVE OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS ASKED TO FULLY DISCLOSE ANY AND ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ARE COMPILED AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ANY CONCERNS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN 2016, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR TOP EXECUTIVES. THIS REVIEW COMPARED COMPENSATION FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER NON-PROFITS. THIS REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND IMPLEMENTED IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FRIENDS OF THE ZOO, INC. MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ADJUSTMENT TO BEGINNING NET ASSETS DUE TO ADOPTION OF ASU 2014-09 (REVENUE RECOGNITION) -634,274.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CNO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.