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MEMPHIS ZOO INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MEMPHIS ZOO INC (EIN 23-7236155)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-01-28
IRS object ID
201600289349300835
Schema version
2014v6.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-01-28T15:37:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN560747981PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 S SHADY GROVE RD STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38120ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237236155EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMEMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9013336500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 PRENTISS PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES BRADYPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9013336500PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN A MAY JRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00210965PTIN
Phone9017613000PhoneNum
Preparation2016-01-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHARLES BRADYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,508,693GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEMPHISZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1951FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE MEMPHIS ZOO AND AQUARIUM IN ITS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body22VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee383TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1365TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Other Revenue$1,464,963PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,631,167CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,795,174PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,004,239CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$72,493PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$22,772,589CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$518,622PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$2,918,814TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,136,616TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,033,825NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS BUILDING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT ZOOS IN MEMPHIS. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A NATURALISTIC AND ENRICHING SANCTUARY FOR OUR ANIMALS AND A CLEAN, FRIENDLY, ENTERTAINING, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS.MissionDesc
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Grant$74,874GrantAmt
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DescPROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:TO ACT AS A MANAGER OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO. TO WORK TOWARD MAKING THE MEMPHIS ZOO THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN ZOO THAT THE CITY OF MEMPHIS NEEDS AND DESERVES.TO ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR THE ENLARGEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING, MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE MEMPHIS ZOO AND FOR RAISING FUNDS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR USE IN ACTIVIITES AND THE OPERATION OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO ACT AS A STEWARD FOR THE FUNDS RAISED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR BY THE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND TO ASSURE THE PROPER AND EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF SUCH FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MEMPHIS ZOO.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AND THE CITY OF MEMPHIS PARKS DEPARTMENT, TO ENGAGE IN LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR THE MEMPHIS ZOO, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF SUCH MASTER PLAN OR PLANS AS THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, THE CITY OF MEMPHIS PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY MAY MUTUALLY APPROVE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$20,240,889TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document40IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone9013336500PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38112ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHARLES BRADY
CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$388,354$0$15,669
KELLY H TRUITT
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL W PRENTISS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE HOLCOMB
PAST CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL MORRISON
MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL REPRE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS FARNSWORTH III
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY A HUTTON
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOROTHY KIRSCH
SECRETARY0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE A MOLLERUP
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNA SHAW
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL T WIGGINTON JR
TREASURER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE SMITH
PAST CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON GARROTT MORRISON
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH C DEWANE MD
CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HOPKINS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARL SCHLEDWITZ
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY ROESEL
VICE CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY SHORE
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIO WALKER
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL CROWDER
DOCENT REPRESENTATIVE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM L CARSON
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY KELSO
VP OF OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$104,245$0$4,436
JAMES B JALENAK
CAO40.00Yes (X)$65,946$0$2,827
GINA BOYD
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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ZELLNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
2926 RIDGEWAY ROADMEMPHISTN38115CONSTRUCTION$6,189,272
CIGNA
PO BOX 644546PITTSBURGHPA15264INSURANCE$597,343
MAYER CONSTRUCTION
2834 APPLING WAYMEMPHISTN38133CONSTRUCTION$574,740
NATURAL ENCOUNTERS INC
127 CONSERVATION WAYWINTER HAVENFL33884ANIMAL SHOW$316,139
MARSH INC
PO BOX 846015DALLASTX75284INSURANCE$304,376
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K15CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$543,750FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$6,396,508GovernmentGrantsAmt
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VISITOR SERVICES713990$966,540$966,540
CONCESSIONS & CONTRACTS722210$842,961$842,961
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$469,348TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,456,552ExclusionAmt

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Total$74,874TotalAmt
Program Services$74,874ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$280,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$961,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126,798FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$5,088FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$66,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,911FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$352,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,822FundraisingAmt

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Program Services$32,277ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$17,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$389,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,352FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$565,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,492FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$1,086,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$184,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$21,559ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$8,456FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,289TotalAmt
Program Services$3,289ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CAPITAL PROJECTS$7,985,511$7,985,511
ZOO & ANIMAL EXPENSES$3,468,228$3,485,143-$16,915
OTHER SERVICES$678,712$643,496$12,533$22,683
RESEARCH & CONSERVATION$257,847$257,847

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total-$121TotalAmt
Program Services-$121ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,360,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$171,384FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,872,398BOYAmt
EOY$11,603,576EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,820,556BOYAmt
EOY$2,125,159EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$78,351BOYAmt
EOY$668,226EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$503,444BOYAmt
EOY$290,183EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$898,826BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,129BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,801,048BOYAmt
EOY$8,754,994EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,035,752BOYAmt
EOY$24,170,441EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,410,034BOYAmt
EOY$2,727,256EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,508,780BOYAmt
EOY$1,409,360EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,918,814BOYAmt
EOY$4,136,616EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,624,623BOYAmt
EOY$8,050,881EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,062,828BOYAmt
EOY$4,862,143EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,429,487BOYAmt
EOY$7,120,801EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,116,938BOYAmt
EOY$20,033,825EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,035,752BOYAmt
EOY$24,170,441EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,768,350ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$314,762NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,974,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,436,881CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,522,661CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,086,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,440,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,460,690TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,352,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,543,823CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,002,783CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,506,404CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,107,501CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,513,447TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,327,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,980,704CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,525,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,593,027CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,547,687CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,974,137TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,631,026CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$365,374CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,809,856CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$280,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$310,547CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,397,288TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4,803,081CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,803,081TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,631,026CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$365,374CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,809,856CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$280,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,113,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,200,369TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$74,773,768PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,539CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,032CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,026CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$391,252TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,539CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,032CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,026CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$391,252TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$39,160CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,800CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$127,342TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,422,974CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,064,470CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,627,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,686,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,691,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,492,731TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.88500PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93530PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00460InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00440InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,396,473BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,270ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$215,248InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$31,828AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,349,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,995,848BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$202,661ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,225,528InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$27,564AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,396,473EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,964,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$202,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$849,651InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$21,187AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,995,848EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,149,333BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$212,850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$377,832InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$19,467AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,964,884EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,917,624BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250,067ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$998,308InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,667AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,149,332EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,683OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,844DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,839BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$57,839TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,193,931TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$314,762NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,504,454OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,189,692RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,004,239RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,004,239TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,277,044TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,504,455OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,504,455ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,772,589ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$22,772,589TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ALL INCOME IS REINVESTED AND THE SOCIETY HAS NO CURRENT PLANS TO USE ANY PART OF THE INCOME OR CAPITAL OTHER THAN FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY THE SOCIETY. IF THAT PRACTICE ENDS, SUCH INCOME MAY THEN BE EXPENDED FOR GENERAL (UNRESTRICTED) PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO ANY CONSTRAINTS IN GIFT INSTRUMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIFIC COST OF RESALE ITEMS 836,510. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 667,944.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIFIC COST OF RESALE ITEMS 836,510. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 667,944. ROUNDING 1.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPAYMENTS TO THE CHINESE PARTY TO SUPPORT CHINESE CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE GIANT PANDA.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$550,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$550,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$550,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOO LIGHTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$707,319GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$202,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$505,319GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$468FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$417,860OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ZOO BOOEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$386,682GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$30,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$356,682GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$76,561OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$587,041GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$311,750CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$275,291GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$24,488FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$148,567OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,681,042GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$543,750CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,137,292GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$24,956FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$642,988OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$667,944DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$469,348NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5227AddressLine1Txt
CitySTARKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39762ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN646000819RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$74,874CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantNUTRITION GRANTS AND REMOTE SENSING GRANTSPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE MEMPHIS ZOO WERE BY INVITATION ONLY. EACH INSTITUTION SUBMITS A GRANT FOR INTERNAL APPROVAL DURING MAY OF EACH YEAR AND ALL THE PROJECTS ARE TIED TO OUR GIANT PANDA PROGRAM AND ESA PERMIT FROM USFWS. EXPENSES ARE PAID AS COST REIMBURSABLE AND WE RECIEVE QUARTERLY INVOICES FROM EACH INSTITUTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES BRADYPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$349,854BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$38,500OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,456DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,213NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$404,023TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHARLES BRADY CONTRIBUTES TO A 457(B) PLAN. IN CALENDAR YEAR END 2014 HE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING $17,188.79. HE ALSO HAS MONEY IN A 457(F) PLAN, BUT THE PLAN IS CURRENTLY FROZEN AND NO CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO IT IN SEVERAL YEARS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARIO WALKERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$2,813TransactionAmt
TransactionPREPARED SITE PLANS FOR A SEASONAL EXHIBITTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPAPERDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$36,706NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ZOO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AND NEW BOARD DIRECTORS. THE POLICY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTRANET. IN ADDITION, REQUEST INQUIRIES ARE MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AA COMMITTEE IS CONVENED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ZOO BASED ON EVALUATIONS OF SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OTHER ZOOS. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SENDS A LETTER TO THE CAO OF THE ZOO WITH THE DECISION MADE REGARDING THE ZOO PRESIDENT'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE ALSO ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ON GUIDESTAR AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR ON THE MEMPHIS ZOOLOGICAL WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING -1.
FORM 990, PART XI, QUESTION 2CTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE SELECTS AND ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS SELECTED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.