2025-11-17T12:13:50-06:00 2024-12-31 480573184 REGIER CARR & MONROE LLP 300 W DOUGLAS AVE STE 900 WICHITA KS 672022914 990 2024-01-01 486120530 SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC SEDG 3166609453 5555 W ZOO BOULEVARD WICHITA KS 672121643 TYLER BOSS TREASURER 3166609453 2025-11-17 1 0 LAURA LEHMER CPA P01252614 3162642335 2025-11-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TYLER BOSS 5555 W ZOO BOULEVARD WICHITA KS 672121643 23828146 0 X WWW.SCZ.ORG X 1963 KS SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WORKS TO FOSTER PUBLIC INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO, BY OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE ZOO. THE ZOO HAS SEEN STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH THE PAST FIVE DECADES WITH MAJOR EXHIBITS OPENING EVERY FEW YEARS. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALSO PROMOTES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO BETTER AID IN THE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF BOTH ZOO AND WILD ANIMALS. 27 27 184 668 0 0 9803435 13868386 7261549 7645791 52063 85041 1260187 1316848 18377234 22916066 101300 0 0 0 10161470 11775538 0 0 558704 6920876 6777453 17183646 18552991 1193588 4363075 7735809 10712551 1046148 1125485 6689661 9587066 X THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING RESPECT AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT CARE AND WELFARE FOR OUR ANIMALS, BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR GUESTS AND THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, AND PROMOTING CONSERVATION INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 14483826 OPERATIONS OF THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO. SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AND IS NATIONALLY RENOWNED. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST ZOOS IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS KANSAS' MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION WITH OVER HALF A MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY. THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO HAS OVER 2,500 ANIMALS OF NEARLY 500 SPECIES. 2425586 GUEST SERVICES RELATED TO THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO. THERE WERE 18,048 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS IN 2024 WITH 649,284 VISITORS TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2024. 16909412 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 184 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3166609453 5555 ZOO BOULEVARD WICHITA KS 67212 KRISTEN ABERLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY ANDEEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALT BERRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER BOSS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM CHANDLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONTE COOK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DENNIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK C DEVRIES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRYCE DOUGHERTY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM DOZE-LOHMANN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY EKERBERG SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HARDER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MORLEY HEALY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM KAUFMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA KNOEBER BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY KOHN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MARNICK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DAKHIL MONAHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARKUS PHOX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LYNN PRIEST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET SCHWINDAMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 R TODD SLAWSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM STOLZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA VANDEUSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MANDY WILBERT BOARD VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHERYL WOHLFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAVERICK WOODBRIDGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARA JANTZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 103654 0 34406 SCOTT NEWLAND PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 157540 0 37691 JEFF LANDERS EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 118876 0 33562 MIKE QUICK EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 111679 0 18964 STEVE ONKEN EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 118503 0 13826 610252 0 138449 5 0 1 0 SERVICE SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES INC 4624 CENTRAL PARK BLVD STE 100 DENVER CO 80238 CONSTRUCTION 1207244 CONCO INC 3051 N OHIO WICHITA KS 67219 CONSTRUCTION 799499 SOUTH CENTRAL COMMERCIAL MECHANICAL 2627 W MAXWELL AVE WICHITA KS 67217 MECHANICAL 794637 TIANYU ARTS & CULTURE INC 939 W NORTH AVE SUITE 750 CHICAGO IL 60642 EVENT SERVICES 760534 LIVING EXHIBITS 10632 N SCOTTSDALE RD SUITE 714 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 EVENT SERVICES 375934 5 478495 9118005 4271886 342285 13868386 ADMISSIONS 900099 3579966 3579966 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2832499 2832499 LANTERN EVENT 900099 625064 625064 ONSITE ATTRACTIONS 900099 608262 608262 7645791 48923 48923 187192 150659 415 36533 -415 36118 36118 919321 478495 761006 158315 158315 765524 0 765524 765524 OTHER INCOME 900099 393009 393009 393009 22916066 8074918 0 972762 268965 52833 163299 52833 8595684 8070048 210219 315417 644944 620491 14636 9817 1600788 1498395 52152 50241 665157 609034 28274 27849 73863 73863 563435 563435 704295 669081 17607 17607 129803 127207 1298 1298 473375 449707 11834 11834 192276 153821 28841 9614 CONTRACT EXPENDITURES 1498137 1077479 420658 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 808761 768323 20219 20219 ANIMAL FOOD 772019 772019 ANIMAL & GROUNDS SUPPLI 553669 553669 1007820 923870 41975 41975 18552991 16909412 1084875 558704 3875311 3385015 235621 3479091 86874 51270 233074 258194 4698286 2802620 1927722 1895666 387590 575718 989617 1067597 7735809 10712551 474161 520953 423213 432383 148774 172149 1046148 1125485 X 5675024 4790362 1014637 4796704 6689661 9587066 7735809 10712551 X 4363075 -9018 -1456652 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3979884 9566100 1341851 1998495 5150381 22036711 3218110 6190733 7598523 7632367 8038800 32678533 557788 953130 1051659 889369 923839 4375785 5916203 8279244 8475514 7804940 8718005 39193906 13671985 24989207 18467547 18325171 22831025 98284935 0 3266633 3266633 3266633 3266633 95018302 24081 1699 1649 57762 48923 134114 24081 1699 1649 57762 48923 134114 13696066 24990906 18469196 18382933 22879948 98419049 0.96540 0.96610 0.00140 0.00120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 593869 1325 595194 591447 2422 593869 595084 -3637 591447 592798 2286 595084 591906 892 592798 1.00000 0 1 1 4698286 2802620 1895666 1895666 BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRUST 1067597 F 1067597 SALARIES AND WAGES 104509 ACCRUED COMPENSATION ABSENCES 67640 172149 X 23130400 -9018 223352 214334 22916066 0 22916066 18776343 223352 223352 18552991 0 18552991 PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED AS A KANSAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). THE SOCIETY IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE DEDUCTIBLE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND (VIII), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND (3). THE SOCIETY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE SOCIETY HAS FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. THE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. THE ZOO ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ZOO MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT COSTS OF ZOOBILEE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT COSTS OF ZOOBILEE ZOOBILEE 1397816 478495 919321 223662 138517 7750 391077 1397816 478495 919321 223662 138517 7750 391077 761006 158315 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCOTT NEWLAND PRESIDENT/CEO 157540 0 0 0 0 0 16163 0 21528 0 195231 0 0 0 JEFF LANDERS EMPLOYEE 118876 0 0 0 0 0 12034 0 21528 0 152438 0 0 0 X AUCTION ITEMS 0 212154 SELLING PRICE OF DON X OTHER 0 45992 PRICE OF SIMILAR ITE X PLANTS 0 32840 PRICE OF SIMILAR ITE X EQUIPMENT 0 29337 PRICE OF SIMILAR ITE X FOOD & BEVERAGE 0 11371 PRICE OF SIMILAR ITE X SUPPLIES 0 10591 PRICE OF SIMILAR ITE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM BASED UPON COORDINATION WITH THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 990, A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ZOO. THE DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL EVALUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUAL EVALUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CAPITALIZED PROPERTY ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO SEDGWICK COUNTY -1,483,538. CHANGE IN ACCRUED COMPENSATED ABSENCES FROM SEDGWICK COUNTY 26,471. INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND SALE OF ASSET FROM SEDGWICK COUNTY 415. FORM 990 PART XII QUESTIONS 2B AND 2C THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC 5555 ZOO BOULEVARD WICHITA KS 67212 480934987 TO SERVE AS A FUNDRAISING & SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR THE SOCIETY KS 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0