ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA (EIN 23-1352298)
Tax period: 2016-03-01 to 2017-02-28
Filed: 2018-01-16
IRS object ID: 201820169349301222
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End	2017-02-28	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
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Filer Filer

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Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Russlee Armstrong	PreparerPersonNm
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,654,235	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$125,008,026	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY	$23,273,997	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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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 1.2 million visitors each year through its historic gates. For the last ten years, Philadelphia Zoo has begun 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, McNeil Avian Center and Key Bank Big Cat Falls. 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. Five components of Zoo360 are currently used - Treetop Trail, opened in June 2011, the Great Ape Trail, opened in August 2012, Big Cat Crossing, opened May 2014, Gorilla Treeway opened in May 2015 and Meerkat Maze opened in June 2016. Future plans include additional overhead and ground based trails for a variety of animals offering more opportunities for long-distance travel. At the heart of the campus is KidZooU: Hamilton Family Children's Zoo & Faris Family Education Center, 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. Key Bank 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, two prides of 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. At the center of the exhibit, a cascading 12-foot waterfall beckons guests to dash under its stream on their way to Buck Base Camp, where they can experience an activity-filled research station. Inside of the Big Cat Theatre, guests can view a short but visually stunning film featuring big cats showcasing their strength, ferocity and beauty.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Desc	Animal Care: Philadelphia Zoo is one of foremost conservation organizations and home to 2,850 rare and endangered animals of more than 300 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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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Desc	Education and Conservation Programming: Driven by a passion for promoting actions that support wildlife conservation, the Zoo offers a broad portfolio of dynamic, original, and award-winning educational programs. As the regions largest living classroom, the Zoo offers hands-on, curriculum-connected and mission-focused animal experiences more than 170,000 schoolchildren each year. Below are examples of specific programming that works to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards. FIELD TRIPS An immersive experience that helps build empathy and encourage students to make small changes in their everyday life that can have an impact on animals around the world. 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 the region, the Zoo provides free visits and engaging learning opportunities to more than 60,000 students from Title I schools annually. By committing to at least 5% of our visitors coming through CAP each year, the Zoo has made free Zoo visits possible for more than 425,000 underserved students over the past decade. THE UNLESS CONTEST The Albert M. Greenfield UNLESS Contest challenges classes of K-12th grade students to work together to develop creative solutions to problems that impact wildlife. Students are presented with a challenge to address one of two key conservation issues habitat destruction related to palm oil production or climate change. Over the past five years, over 12,500 schoolchildren from more than 200 schools in the region have participated in the UNLESS Contest, 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. Philadelphia 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 -Education -International Conservation -Local Conservation -Green Practices The Zoo has managed a robust national and international conservation program for many years and has received numerous awards and recognition for those efforts. Field projects around the globe range from the streets of Philadelphia to the rainforests of Borneo including: -Amphibians in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and Ecuador -Micronesian kingfisher on the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands -Rodrigues fruit bats on the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean -Migratory birds, butterflies, and bees in Philadelphia -Orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo -Golden lion tamarins in Brazil -Sumatran tigers in Sumatra	Desc

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

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Sandra Baldino
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Phillip Barnett
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Lisa Bonnell
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert L Brown III
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H Augustus Carey
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J Christopher Cashman
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Orlando Esposito
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard K Faris
Vice Chair	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Steven C Genyk
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John A Ginter
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Peter G Gould
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Joan Hendricks
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Joanna M Lewis
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Charles N Marshall
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F William McNabb III
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Molly Morrison
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Drew A Moyer
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Patrick M Oates
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Eliana Papadakis
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pedro A Ramos
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Diana Ramsay
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marc M Rayfield
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul D Ridder
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Caroline Buck Rogers
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bernard W Smalley
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Susan C Taylor
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Carolyn W Turner
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Ellen Wolf
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Jay H Calvert Jr
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald M Fairman
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Martha King
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Smit
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Vikram H Dewan
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Matthew D Malek
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Andrew J Baker
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Mary R Burke
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Amy Shearer
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Greg Goldman
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Kenneth L Woodson
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Courtney Johnson
Director, Human Resources	40.0	0.0		$126,940	$0	$8,468			Yes (X)
Utpal Passi
VP, Guest Relations	40.0	0.0		$121,936	$0	$8,507			Yes (X)
Gerald Griffin
Director, Info Technology	40.0	0.0		$117,866	$0	$19,177			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,683,982	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$211,710	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	13	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
Harmelin Media
525 Righters Ferry Road	BALA CYNWYD	PA	19004	Advertising	$877,761
CVM Construction Managers Inc
1002 W 9th Ave	KING OF PRUSSIA	PA	19406	Construction	$445,026
Johnson Controls Inc
5757 N Green Bay Ave	MILWAUKEE	WI	53201	Building Controls	$369,644
Itec Entertainment
8544 Commodity Cir	ORLANDO	FL	32819	Master plan consult	$346,020
Membership Consultants Inc
3868 Russell Boulevard	ST LOUIS	MO	63110	Direct Mail	$337,356

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	22	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$6,774,115	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$631,287	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$3,888,635	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,967,495	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,697,467	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$14,261,532	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	713110	$8,625,311	$8,625,311
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	611710	$247,656	$247,656
MEMBERSHIPS	900099	$1,141,691	$1,141,691
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS	900099	$1,405,500	$1,405,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,420,158	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$743,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$743,000	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	$857,915	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$857,915	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	$3,098,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,667,843	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$430,157	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$430,157	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$430,157	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$85,008	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$631,287	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$257,792	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$172,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$172,784	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	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONCESSIONS/PARKING	713110	$3,860,806	$50,000	$3,810,806
COMMUNITY/OTHER EVENTS	900099	$2,289,370			$2,289,370
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$985,223		$985,223

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$7,135,399	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,675,377	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$13,709,528	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$50,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,654,317	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,977	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,977	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,231	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	$1,171,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$637,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$332,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200,741	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	$11,648,490	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,028,883	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,163,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$455,957	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$419,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$349,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,505	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,640,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,904,438	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$557,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$178,809	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,061,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$883,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,382	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	$123,239	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,041	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,219	TotalAmt
Management And General	$104,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,556	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$133,556	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,473	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$147,473	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,204	TotalAmt
Management And General	$193,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,809,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$796,980	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$833,312	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$179,056	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,191,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$746,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,408,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,048	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,947,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,533,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$369,208	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44,275	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,486	TotalAmt
Management And General	$139,486	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,262,932	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,165,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,629	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,028	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,562	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	$233,483	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,452	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$222,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,987,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,738,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$249,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$872,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$847,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,209	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL NUTRITION	$573,830	$573,830
SPECIAL PROGRAMS/EVENTS	$245,691	$144,424	$43,178	$58,089
MISCELLANEOUS	$121,909	$23,131	$79,319	$19,459

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,329,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,665,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,087,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,576,750	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,463	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,309,422	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,017,325	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,119,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,609,774	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$480,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$932,244	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	$7,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,999	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$167,060,431	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$93,412,839	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,762,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,647,592	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,153,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,802,604	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	$141,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,972	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,008,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,163,973	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,543,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,191,773	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	$1,645,677	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,372,320	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,807,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,340,826	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	$8,154,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,329,242	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	$3,122,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,826,333	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,273,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,060,494	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,569,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,590,479	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,756,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,852,000	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,409,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,661,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,734,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,103,479	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,008,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,163,973	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,654,235	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,323,537	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,700,148	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	$22,191,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,166,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,176,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,878,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,667,032	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$105,079,359	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	$22,191,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,166,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,176,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,878,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,667,032	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$105,079,359	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$105,079,359	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,652,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,548,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,905,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,619,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,600,915	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,327,785	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$7,259	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,596,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,095,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,789,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,525,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,064,817	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,071,583	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$136,485,986	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$58,159,526	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.76989	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75048	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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	$133,556	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$133,556	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$38,196,057	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$38,329,613	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	$96,955	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$131,298	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$133,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$133,556	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$494,809	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	schedule c, part ii-a, line 1b	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	lobbying expenses The Zoo retains several consultants annually to support its collaboration with local municipalities, including the City of Philadelphia and the state 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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$27,172,662	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,665,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,964,887	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,008,026	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$30,794,523	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$24,110,878	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,633,900	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,410,607	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$982,723	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$27,172,662	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$27,715,525	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$558,087	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,755,980	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,918,714	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$24,110,878	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.54990	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.45010	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$137,474,670	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$76,961,230	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$60,513,440	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,260,390	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,595,044	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,665,346	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,325,371	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,856,565	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,468,806	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$73,647,592	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$1,826,333	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,826,333	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$39,779,450	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,323,537	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$1,700,148	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,023,685	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$34,755,765	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$177,404	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$257,792	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$80,388	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$34,675,377	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$38,410,000	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$257,792	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$257,792	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$38,152,208	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$177,404	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$177,404	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$38,329,612	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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.
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 2,985 specimens of 289 species from around the world, the Zoo welcomes more than 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, First Niagara Big Cat Falls, McNeil Avian Center, KidZooU: Hamilton Family Children Zoo & Faris Family Education Center, the organization's largest construction project to date 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. The Zoo is currently implementing a Transformative Master Plan, which provides more enriching experiences for the Zoo's animals through the development of an extensive trail system, facilitating travel across campus. Zoo360, the animal travel and exploration trail system continues the Zoo's commitment to excellence in animal care and inspiring guests to conservation action through engaging animal experiences. Five trails comprising the travel network are currently open. More trails will be implemented in the coming years.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	The Philadelphia Zoo uses endowment funds to fund operating programs and relevant mission-based initiatives. In 2012, the Zoo borrowed $5 million of board designated endowment funds to complete construction of KidZooU: Hamilton Family Children Zoo and Faris Family Education Center with the intent to repay this amount in full (including interest) as capital campaign pledges are collected. As of February 29, 2016 the entire amount plus interest has been repaid.
Schedule D, Part X	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.
Schedule D, Part XI & XII	PART XI: LINE 2D: CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS $1,471,078 Interest rate swap adjustment $ 229,070 ---------- Total $1,700,148 LINE 4B: RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES: $257,792 PART XII LINE 2D: RECLASS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES: $257,792

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
South America	Grantmaking	$75,500
Central America and the Caribbean	Grantmaking	$300
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking	$500
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grantmaking	$16,000
South Asia	Grantmaking	$23,931
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	$6,599	Amphibian Conservation
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	$44,328	ZooBalloon manufacture

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$167,158	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$167,158	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
South America	Support Forestry Corridors Project	$50,000	EFT or Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Education	$16,000	EFT or Wire
South Asia	Orangutan Conservation	$15,025	eft or wire
South America	Habitat and Amphibian Conservation	$25,500	EFT or wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	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	Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 (2 entries)

ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt
Jaime L Howard LLC
Consulting	false	$112,878
DMW Fundraising
Campaign	false	$34,596

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$147,474	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Annual Gala	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$716,295	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$631,287	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$85,008	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$108,933	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$148,859	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$716,295	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$631,287	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$85,008	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$108,933	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$148,859	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$257,792	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$172,784	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 for Zoo360. The professional expenditures paid to DMW Fundraising was for the management and preparation of materials regarding solicitation of contributions for the membership direct mail and annual fund campaigns, respectively.

schedule G, Part II

Philadelphia Zoos Global Conservation Gala is the organizations largest 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	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Virginia Tech Foundation
210B Cheatham Hall	Blacksburg	VA	24061	540721690	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Jaguar Conservation
GLOBIO
5544 North Burrage Ave	Portland	OR	97217	931320592	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Great Apes 2020 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	College Scholarships for Zoocrew Participants	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	25	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$59,997	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 154 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
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
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	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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 H Dewan
President & CEO	$337,612	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,250	$0	$34,939	$0	$385,801	$0	$0	$0
Matthew D Malek
Chief Financial Officer	$179,889	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,489	$0	$185,378	$0	$0	$0
Andrew J Baker
Chief Operating Officer	$222,159	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,264	$0	$23,461	$0	$256,884	$0	$0	$0
Amy Shearer
Chief Marketing Officer	$217,128	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,003	$0	$19,005	$0	$247,136	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth L Woodson
VP, Government & Comm Affairs	$176,797	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,028	$0	$19,341	$0	$204,166	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4b

During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017, the CEO participated in a newly created supplemental nonqualified plan. The supplemental nonqualified plan is not included on the calendar year 2016 Schedule J, Part II, Column (c), because no contributions were made during the calendar year.

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 FIXED, MULTI-YEAR PAYMENTS 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 AND SCHEDULED PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

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
Bond Issued	2012-08-10	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$7,750,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	Construction of Parking Garage	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	$7,750,000	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$0	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$120,350	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$0	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$7,750,000	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$0	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion	2013	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
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	false	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	false	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	Yes (true)	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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	schedule k	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Philadelphia Zoo's $7.75 million tax-exempt bond was part of the funding mix for the Centennial District Transportation Center. The funding for the $24 million project was provided by the tax-exempt bond and a mix of federal, state, and city of Philadelphia investments. It was the Zoo's largest construction project to date. It opened to the public on April 5, 2013 featuring a four-story, 683-space parking garage, as well as significant functional and aesthetic improvements to traffic flow and pedestrian right-of-way. The garage is located on the site of a former surface parking lot, one block from the Zoo's main entrance. This project benefits visitors, neighboring cultural attractions, and the Centennial and Parkside communities by making the areas near the Zoo safer for pedestrians and vehicles. The project includes lighting, streetscape and sustainable landscaping, upgrades to traffic signals, better signage to improve traffic flow, improved access to parking lots, and enhanced pedestrian safety. Mass transit improvements include signaled crosswalks and bus pull-offs at existing stops.	ExplanationTxt

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
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	$2,158,450	FMV of Don. Prop.
Yes (X)	Media	1	$216,017	FMV of Don. Prop.
Yes (X)	Multi Building Upgrades	1	$323,000	FMV of Don. Prop.

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	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, section b, Line 11	review of form 990 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 electronically to each member of the Board of Directors. Each Board member has ample time and opportunity to raise questions about any item in the Form 990 prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, section b, Line 12	conflict of interest policy 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 Director of Human Resources, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer. Any interests that create a conflict are reported to the Audit and Compliance Committee by the Chief Executive Officer.
Form 990, Part VI, section b, Line 15	executive compensation review The Chief Executive Officer's performance is reviewed annually by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is charged with the responsibilities of a Compensation Committee. In conjunction with this performance appraisal, the CEO's compensation is reviewed and established by the Committee with final approval by the Board. This compensation review includes use of comparability data (for both peer organizations and local market benchmarking), salary surveys and other relevant and independent data. Contemporaneous substantiation of the Executive Committee's reviews and decisions is maintained. As for the approximate 12 individuals that comprise the Senior Leadership Team, the Chief Executive Officer presents to the Executive Committee for discussion their performance reviews, as well as his compensation recommendations and related peer organization and local market salary benchmarking. The compensation and benefits of the CEO's direct reports are also approved, prior to implementation, by the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, section c, Line 19	governing documents The Philadelphia Zoo will provide copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, audited financial statements and Form 990 to the public upon request. The organization also allows the public the opportunity to inspect these documents at the organization's office upon request. Alternatively, the organization posts its Form 990 and audited financial statements on its website.
FORM 990, PART XI, Line 9	RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS $1,471,078 Interest rate swap adjustment $ 229,070 ---------- Total $1,700,148
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.