SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE (EIN 95-1648219)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-30
IRS object ID: 202523039349303262
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-30T19:16:38-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	333709623	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	621 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 2150	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	951648219	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ZOOL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6192311515	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 120551	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	921120551	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID FRANCO	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6192311515	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOLANTA TUCK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01340068	PTIN
Phone	9164429100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SHAWN DIXON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 120551	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	921120551	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$547,384,955	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SDZWA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1916	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	AN INTERNATIONAL, NONPROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WITH TWO FRONT DOORS: THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK, WE INTEGRATE WILDLIFE HEALTH AND CARE, SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4211	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2019	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$9,126,904	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$73,760,019	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$84,029,973	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$293,818,896	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$300,427,550	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$17,069,273	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$25,689,245	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$26,371,689	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$27,460,927	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$411,019,877	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$437,607,695	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,658,824	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,703,872	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$192,774,588	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$203,603,350	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$23,117	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$182,073	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,633,000	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$167,554,775	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$181,864,704	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$365,011,304	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$391,353,999	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$46,008,573	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$46,253,696	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$954,802,422	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,046,146,042	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$165,447,610	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$184,076,067	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$789,354,812	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$862,069,975	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO SAVING SPECIES WORLDWIDE BY UNITING OUR EXPERTISE IN WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH OUR DEDICATION TO INSPIRING PASSION FOR NATURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$332,486,602	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,703,872	GrantAmt
Revenue	$318,784,813	RevenueAmt
Desc	SDZWA CATEGORIZES ALL ACTIVITIES INTO ONE PROGRAM: WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION. SDZWA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH TWO FRONT DOORS: THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK. SDZWA IS COMMITTED TO SAVING SPECIES WORLDWIDE BY UNITING OUR EXPERTISE IN WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH OUR DEDICATION TO INSPIRING PASSION FOR NATURE. CONSERVATION IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING SDZWA PURSUES AND IT STARTS WITH CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE THROUGH OUR ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING OUR GUESTS EVERYDAY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OWILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARKS:THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK SERVE AS VITAL HUBS FOR CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION, WELCOMING MILLIONS OF VISITORS ANNUALLY. THE ZOO CARES FOR OVER 12,000 ANIMALS FROM 680 SPECIES, WHILE THE SAFARI PARK HOUSES MORE THAN 3,100 ANIMALS FROM 340 SPECIES. BOTH PARKS PROVIDE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FOSTERING A DEEPER CONNECTION TO WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION.GLOBAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES:THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES EIGHT CONSERVATION HUBS WORLDWIDE, ADDRESSING BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE REINTRODUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES LIKE THE MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED FROGS AND PACIFIC POCKET MICE, AS WELL AS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN CRYOPRESERVATION THROUGH THE FROZEN ZOO, WHICH ADDED 199 SPECIES BRINGING THE ORGANIZATION TO A TOTAL OF 11,420 SPECIES IN 2024. THE RETURN OF GIANT PANDAS XIN BAO AND YUN CHUAN IN 2024 MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION COLLABORATION, WITH PANDA RIDGE OPENING TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART HABITATS FOR THIS FIRST NEW GIANT PANDA PAIR TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES IN TWO DECADES.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:NEARLY 315,000 STUDENTS VISITED THE ZOO AND SAFARI PARK, WITH OVER 33,000 PARTICIPATING IN GUIDED LEARNING PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN CONSERVATION, SUPPORTING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP IN REGIONS LIKE PALAU AND AFRICA'S SAVANNAS. ADDITIONALLY, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THERMAL DRONES, ARE USED TO MONITOR SPECIES LIKE KOALAS AND TIGERS, ENHANCING CONSERVATION EFFORTS GLOBALLY.FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION:AS A LARGE COMPLEX NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE REPORTED $445 MILLION IN REVENUE IN 2024, WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ADMISSIONS AND GIFTS. THE ORGANIZATION REINVESTS REVENUE ABOVE EXPENSES INTO CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS, ENSURING SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT FOR ITS EXTENSIVE GLOBAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$332,486,602	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	281	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4211	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	PE	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	Yes (1)	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (1)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID FRANCO CFO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6192311515	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2920 ZOO DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
PAUL BARIBAULT
PRESIDENT/CEO	50.00	0.10	Yes (X)	$1,993,422	$0	$63,254
SHAWN DIXON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$820,184	$0	$50,685
DAVID FRANCO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	50.00	0.10	Yes (X)	$757,377	$0	$42,631
DAVID GILLIG
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER	50.00	0.10		$631,492	$0	$28,765	Yes (X)
LISA PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAFARI PARK	50.00			$495,003	$0	$38,522	Yes (X)
ERIKA KOHLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAN DIEGO ZOO	50.00			$479,637	$0	$39,732	Yes (X)
DAVID MILLER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	50.00			$450,014	$0	$49,697		Yes (X)
NADINE LAMBERSKI
CHIEF CONSERVATION/WILDLIFE	50.00			$478,428	$0	$16,145	Yes (X)
AIDA ROSA
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	50.00			$420,205	$0	$28,410		Yes (X)
WENDY BULGER
GENERAL COUNSEL	50.00			$457,283	$0	-$9,496		Yes (X)
EAMONN FARRELL
VP, CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE	50.00			$260,796	$0	$31,634		Yes (X)
KAREN BHATT
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES	50.00			$265,868	$0	$20,390		Yes (X)
JAVADE CHAUDHRI
CHAIR (UNT 9/24)/TRUST. (AS OF 9/24)	10.00	0.10		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
STEVE SIMPSON
TREAS (UNT 9/24)/CHAIR (AS OF 9/24)	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ROLF BENIRSCHKE
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/24)/VC (AS OF 9/24)	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
GARY KNELL
VC (UNTIL 9/24)/TREAS (AS OF 9/24)	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
STEVEN G TAPPAN
VICE CHAIRMAN	10.00	0.10	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JANE FINLEY
TRUSTEE (UNT 9/24)/SEC (AS OF 9/24)	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
RICHARD GULLEY
SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/24)	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
KATHLEEN CAIN CARRITHERS
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ADAM DAY
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
CLIFFORD HAGUE
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
LINDA LOWENSTINE
TRUSTEE (OUTGOING)	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
BRYAN MIN
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
KENJI PRICE
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
AULANI WILHELM
TRUSTEE	5.00			$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,509,709	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$400,369	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	163	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THE SHIPYARD LLC
580 N 4TH STREET SUITE 500	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	ADVERTISING SERVICES	$7,550,436
MOORE A SERIES LLC
4200 PARLIAMENT PLACE 3RD FLOOR	LANHAM	MD	20706	CONSULTING SERVICES	$3,430,937
LEGACY ROCK AND WATERSCAPES
21520 YORBA LINDA BLVD SUITE G549	YORBA LINDA	CA	92887	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$2,828,724
SCOTT FENCE
1255 DISTRIBUTION WAY	VISTA	CA	92081	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$1,140,685
WHOLE TREES LLC
800 WILLIAMSON STREET	MADISON	WI	53703	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$1,128,370

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	38	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,884,639	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$2,204,565	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$28,512,415	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$51,428,354	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$5,681,507	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$84,029,973	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ZOOLOGICAL HABITAT & W	900099	$298,249,698	$298,054,960	$194,738
EDUCATION & OUTREACH	611710	$2,177,852	$2,177,852

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$300,427,550	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,424,376	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,424,376	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$726,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$726,784	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,452	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,452	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

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	$105,483,000	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$32,000	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$92,244,078	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$6,053	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$13,238,922	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$25,947	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,264,869	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,264,869	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$206,900	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,204,565	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$956,924	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$750,024	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$750,024	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$43,403,184	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$16,568,753	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,834,431	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,910,025	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$8,924,406	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ONLINE TRAINING	900099	$390,099	$390,099
LAB SERVICES	900099	$174,621	$174,621
FACILITIES USE	900099	$55,547	$55,547

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,469	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$21,709	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$7,760	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$649,736	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$437,607,695	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$318,784,813	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$9,126,904	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$25,666,005	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,677,141	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,677,141	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$232,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,440	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,794,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,794,291	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,935,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,547,468	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,727,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$660,257	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,369,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,061,074	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,854,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,454,276	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,349,335	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,610,164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$576,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$162,670	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,896,361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,713,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,665,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,517,349	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,052,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,387,238	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,298,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$366,514	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,174,417	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,174,417	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$581,696	TotalAmt
Management And General	$581,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$448,178	TotalAmt
Management And General	$448,178	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,073	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$182,073	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$539,077	TotalAmt
Management And General	$539,077	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,240,751	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,191,945	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,625,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$423,127	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,221,918	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,769,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$417,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,031	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,239,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,722,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,176,170	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$341,227	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,882,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,483,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,873,894	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$525,461	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,221,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,921,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,193,779	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,198	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,690,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,021,096	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$607,517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,791	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,727,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$997,605	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$506,398	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$223,143	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$856,320	TotalAmt
Management And General	$856,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,764,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,463,414	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,284,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,579	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,768,674	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,733,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,991	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OPERATING SUPPLIES	$23,276,240	$22,950,319	$294,336	$31,585
FOOD AND BEVERAGES	$17,391,513	$17,391,513
CREDIT CARD FEES & BANK	$7,352,702	$6,888,795	$455,037	$8,870
WILDLIFE NUTRITION	$4,904,487	$4,904,487

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,583,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,752,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$344,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$486,858	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$391,353,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$332,486,602	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,234,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,633,000	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$353,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,975	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,006,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,584,737	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,276,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,364,942	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,716,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,801,060	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,577,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,843,129	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,798,592	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,832,953	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$892,601,569	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$509,727,402	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$347,135,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$382,874,167	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,043,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$297,206,000	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,258,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$118,556,000	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,809,449	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,286,115	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,827,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,443,964	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$954,802,422	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,046,146,042	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,996,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,622,991	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,281,373	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,234,018	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,224,466	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,036,997	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,515,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,660,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,430,112	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,522,061	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,447,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,076,067	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550,062,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$593,100,509	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$239,292,745	BOYAmt
EOY	$268,969,466	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$789,354,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$862,069,975	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$954,802,422	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,046,146,042	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$46,253,696	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$18,938,382	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$7,523,085	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	$97,043,282	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$63,068,025	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,046,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,703,397	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$63,431,623	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$326,293,136	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,063,921	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,127,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,507,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,056,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,598,350	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$88,353,684	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$112,107,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,195,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$65,554,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$73,760,019	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$84,029,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$414,646,820	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$15,761,741	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$398,885,079	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,490,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,024,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,952,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,438,806	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,152,611	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43,058,227	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,072,854	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$994,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$699,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$790,715	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$649,736	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,207,926	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$461,912,973	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,358,229,368	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86360	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77700	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ONLINE TRAINING - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 273,380. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 542,132. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 396,970. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 387,550. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 390,099. FACILITY USE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 104,701. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 84,068. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 75,152. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 55,547. LAB SERVICES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 162,926. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 140,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 161,965. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 240,575. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 174,621. OTHER - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 636,548. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 208,033. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 56,652. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 87,438. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 29,469.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$48,620	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$399,558	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$448,178	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$390,905,281	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$391,353,459	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

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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	$243,045	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$386,045	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$418,296	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$448,178	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,495,564	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

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$19,845	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$18,845	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$33,736	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$48,620	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$121,046	TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LOBBYING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REGARDING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND HEALTH PROGRAMS, PRIORITIES, AND FUNDING NEEDS; ADVOCACY RELATED TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT AFFECT BIODIVERSITY, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE HEALTH, AND ZOOS; AND REPRESENTATION AT RELATED GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE HEARINGS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$254,406,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,309,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$20,711,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,799,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$272,627,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$226,046,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,888,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$25,704,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,231,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$254,406,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$259,585,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,394,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$33,621,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,312,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$226,046,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$225,557,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,245,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$31,904,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,121,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$259,585,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$174,432,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$32,891,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$21,824,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,590,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$225,557,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.35000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.65000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,802,185	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,802,185	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$266,142,859	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$100,322,080	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$165,820,779	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$411,874,765	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$335,958,683	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$75,916,082	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$116,556,350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$73,446,639	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$43,109,711	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$94,225,410	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$94,225,410	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$382,874,167	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER AT NAV	$89,601,000	F
INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS	$28,955,000	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$118,556,000	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS	$54,573,595
PENSION BENEFIT ASSET	$17,422,644
457(B) ASSET	$2,447,725

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$74,443,964	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LIABILITY FOR PENSION BENEFITS	$10,535,139
SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS	$18,592,321
457(B) LIABILITY	$2,394,601

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$31,522,061	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUSTOMARY PRACTICE AMONG ZOOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS, ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS ARE RECORDED AT THE NOMINAL AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR, AS THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING VALUE. ADDITIONALLY, ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURAL COLLECTION HAVE NUMEROUS ATTRIBUTES, INCLUDING SPECIES, AGE, SEX, ENDANGERED STATUS, AND BREEDING POTENTIAL, WHEREBY IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO ASSIGN VALUE, COSTS RELATED TO ANIMAL AND HORTICURTURAL ACQUISITIONS ARE EXPENSED IN THE PERIOD OF ACQUISITION. IN AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENHANCE THE WORLDWIDE REPRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE, SDZWA SHARES ANIMALS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY PRACTICES, SDZWA DOES NOT RECORD AN ASSET OR LIABILITY FOR SUCH SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:	SDZWA IS COMMITTED TO SAVING SPECIES WORLDWIDE BY UNITING OUR EXPERTISE IN WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH OUR DEDICATION TO INSPIRING PASSION FOR NATURE. SDZWA IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVATION WORK SUPPORTING EIGHT HUBS LOCATED AROUND THE GLOBE, ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS. WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE EXPERTISE ANCHORS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN THESE REGIONS DRIVING GREATER IMPACT FOR WILDLIFE. CONSERVATION IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES AS IT STARTS WITH CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE THROUGH OUR ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING OUR GUESTS EVERY DAY.
PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTIONS ARE USED FOR WILDLIFE CARE AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AS THE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT.
PART X, LINE 2:	SDZWA, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954, AS AMENDED, AND THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR INCOME TAXES, INCOME TAX BENEFITS AND/OR LIABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. SDZWA HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILINGS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. SDZWA BELIEVES THAT ITS INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON SDZWA'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION, CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, SDZWA HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVE OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT YEAR-END 2024. SDZWA'S U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEARS 2022 AND 2021, RESPECTIVELY, ARE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PENDING REVIEWS OR EXAMINATIONS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	1	64	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES	$1,953,104
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS		$1,380,070
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS		$1,092,447
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS		$1,069,835
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES	$402,392
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	1	76	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES	$242,532
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES	$177,350
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS		$145,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	1	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS		$43,600

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	2	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	141	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	1	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	2	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	142	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$6,462,730	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$43,600	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$6,506,330	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (21 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ANDEAN BEAR, JAGUAR, AND COCHA CASHU PROJECTS	$1,035,260	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR GIANT PANDAS	$1,000,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR GIRAFFE, LEOPARD, BLACK RHINO, AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESEARCH	$509,148	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR PLATYPUS	$240,070	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR GREVY'S ZEBRA	$150,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR VETERINARY SERVICES IN KENYA	$150,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS AND THE TWIGA WALINZI TEAM AT RUKO, KALEPO, AND SERA CONSERVANCIES	$133,219	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT UNITED STATES	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR POLAR BEARS	$85,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS	$68,685	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT UNITED STATES	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR THICK BILLED PARROT	$50,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR "LION GOVERNORS" PROGRAM	$46,395	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR KOALAS	$30,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR KOALAS	$30,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR LABORATORY TECHNICIANS IN PERU	$26,760	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE RANGER CHALLENGE FOR AFRICAN CONSERVATION	$25,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR HORNBILLS	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR GIRAFFES	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT UNITED STATES	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR HORNBILLS	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR FIJIAN IGUANAS	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	SUPPORT FOR SEA BIRD VETERINARY PROGRAM	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ENCEPHALARTOS	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	21	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	1	$55,000	WIRE TRANSFER
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU	1	$18,600	WIRE TRANSFER

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. CONSISTS OF MONITORING THROUGH ACTIVITY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. SITE VISITS AND INSPECTIONS ARE MADE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHEN APPROPRIATE.
PART I, LINE 3:	ALL EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS AS EXPENSES ARE INCURRED AND AS GRANTS ARE AWARDED.

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 (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	668 S LA FAYETTE PARK PL	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90057	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FACE-TO-FACE CANVASSING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$67,500	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$182,073	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$67,500	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$67,500	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$182,073	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$67,500	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	RITZ	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,411,465	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$2,204,565	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$206,900	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$96,776	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$316,526	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$107,464	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$436,158	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,411,465	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,204,565	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$206,900	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$96,776	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$316,526	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$107,464	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$436,158	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$956,924	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$750,024	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (24 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC
PO BOX 79863	BALTIMORE	MD	212790863	550526930	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ALLIANCE TO END ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
ARIZONA CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
455 N GALVIN PARKWAY	PHOENIX	AZ	85008	860174843	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR CHACOAN PECCARY
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
PO BOX 882088	SAN DIEGO	CA	92168	330050791	501(C)(3)	$6,500	$0	SUPPORT FOR FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS FOR NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY
CARNIVORES LIVELIHOODS AND LANDSCAPES
6620 CITY VIEW DR	HUDSONVILLE	MI	49426	821871800	501(C)(3)	$8,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR CHEETAHS
CENTER FOR PLANT CONSERVATION INC
15600 SAN PASQUAL VALLEY ROAD	ESCONDIDO	CA	92027	222527116	501(C)(3)	$367,841	$0	SUPPORT FOR SALARIES FOR PLANT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
PO BOX 8795	WILLIAMSBURG	VA	231878795	546001718	115	$19,549	$0	SUPPORT FOR THE INTEGRATIVE CONSERVATION CLINIC
GLOBAL CONSERVATION NETWORK
12101 JOHNNY CAKE RIDGE ROAD	APPLY VALLEY	MN	55124	411719362	501(C)(3)	$15,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR IUCN CPSG
INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION
PO BOX 366	AZLE	TX	96098	752815706	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST
4649 SUNNYSIDE AVE N SUITE 325	SEATTLE	WA	98103	911144119	501(C)(3)	$7,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR SNOW LEOPARDS
MONARCH JOINT VENTURE
2233 UNIVERSITY AVE W SUITE 426	ST PAUL	MN	55114	831343107	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	SUPPORT FOR AZA SAFE MONARCH PROGRAM
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
886 CANNERY ROW	MONTEREY	CA	93940	942487469	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR SEA OTTERS
NATURAL STATE LTD
1255 23RD STREET NW SUITE 275	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	850544797	501(C)(3)	$100,000	$0	SUPPORT FOR MONITORING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
RED PANDA NETWORK
494 W 10TH AVE SUITE 7	EUGENE	OR	97401	261103671	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR RED PANDA
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
ONE SHIELDS AVE	DAVIS	CA	95616	946036494	115	$155,820	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS FOR RESEARCH SUCH AS WILDLIFE DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR MOUNTAIN LIONS
REWILD
PO BOX 129	AUSTIN	TX	78767	262887967	501(C)(3)	$110,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR IUCN SSC
SPECIES360
7900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 300	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55425	411637575	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	SUPPORT FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION TOOLKIT INITIATIVE
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
4245 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE 100	ARLINGTON	VA	222031606	530242652	501(C)(3)	$500,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR BLACK RHINO TRANSLOCATION
THE PEREGRINE FUND INC
5668 W FLYING HAWK LANE	BOISE	ID	83709	231969973	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR VULTURES
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
1111 FRANKLIN STREET 7TH FLOOR	OAKLAND	CA	946075200	943067788	501(C)(3)	$60,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL AND GRADUATE RESEARCH FOR NORTHERN WHITE RHINOCERES
THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION
202 COUSTEAU PLACE SUITE 185	DAVIS	CA	95618	946081352	501(C)(3)	$8,700	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE PATHOGEN DISCOVERY
THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION
PO BOX 84274	SEATTLE	WA	981245574	510175253	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR MIGRATORY MONARCH POPULATIONS
TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
1989 COLONIAL PARKWAY	FORT WORTH	TX	76110	200785702	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR TORTOISES
WILD ORCA
470 SPRING STREET 201A PO BOX 294	FRIDAY HARBOR	WA	98250	464936308	501(C)(3)	$5,310	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ORCAS
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC
209 MISSISSIPPI STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	941072528	300108469	501(C)(3)	$104,104	$0	CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	24	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
CONSERVATION SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP	30	$199,190
EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR ADVANCED INQUIRY PROGRAM	5	$27,250
VETERINARY MENTORSHIP EXTERNSHIP	2	$6,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED THROUGH ACTIVITY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. SITE VISITS AND INSPECTIONS ARE MADE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHEN APPROPRIATE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Discretionary Spending Acct	Yes (X)	DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 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
PAUL BARIBAULT
PRESIDENT/CEO	$1,302,978	$0	$680,740	$0	$9,704	$0	$18,257	$0	$44,997	$0	$2,056,676	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN DIXON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$596,732	$0	$207,830	$0	$15,622	$0	$19,732	$0	$30,953	$0	$870,869	$0	$0	$0
DAVID FRANCO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$553,258	$0	$185,094	$0	$19,025	$0	$17,250	$0	$25,381	$0	$800,008	$0	$0	$0
DAVID GILLIG
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER	$514,479	$0	$96,569	$0	$20,444	$0	$17,250	$0	$11,515	$0	$660,257	$0	$0	$0
LISA PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAFARI PARK	$401,625	$0	$79,753	$0	$13,625	$0	$19,327	$0	$19,195	$0	$533,525	$0	$0	$0
ERIKA KOHLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAN DIEGO ZOO	$394,622	$0	$70,432	$0	$14,583	$0	$19,174	$0	$20,558	$0	$519,369	$0	$0	$0
DAVID MILLER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$358,809	$0	$73,235	$0	$17,970	$0	$17,008	$0	$32,689	$0	$499,711	$0	$0	$0
NADINE LAMBERSKI
CHIEF CONSERVATION/WILDLIFE	$382,720	$0	$76,525	$0	$19,183	$0	-$317	$0	$16,462	$0	$494,573	$0	$0	$0
AIDA ROSA
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	$345,951	$0	$60,115	$0	$14,139	$0	$11,652	$0	$16,758	$0	$448,615	$0	$0	$0
WENDY BULGER
GENERAL COUNSEL	$377,449	$0	$69,063	$0	$10,771	$0	-$18,964	$0	$9,468	$0	$447,787	$0	$0	$0
EAMONN FARRELL
VP, CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE	$236,998	$0	$20,994	$0	$2,804	$0	$9,695	$0	$21,939	$0	$292,430	$0	$0	$0
KAREN BHATT
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES	$229,909	$0	$33,395	$0	$2,564	$0	$12,063	$0	$8,327	$0	$286,258	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A:	A LIMITED NUMBER OF FIRST-CLASS TICKETS ARE BOOKED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL WHEN BUSINESS CLASS IS NOT OFFERED OR WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT (IN 2024, ONLY ONE FIRST CLASS TICKET WAS BOOKED). CHARTER FLIGHTS ARE BOOKED IN REMOTE FIELD LOCATIONS WHERE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ARE UNAVAILABLE, OR ARE IMPRACTICAL DUE TO TIME, COST, OR SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING PLAN COVERING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EXPENDITURES TO PROMOTE WELLBEING IS OFFERED TO OFFICERS, EXECUTIVES, AND VICE PRESIDENTS, COVERING CERTAIN ELIGIBLE EXPENSES TO SUPPLEMENT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEALTH PLANS. QUALIFIED PLAN EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED BY THE EMPLOYER UP TO $450 PER MONTH FOR OFFICERS, $300 PER MONTH FOR EXECUTIVES, AND $150 PER MONTH FOR VICE PRESIDENTS. REIMBURSEMENTS ARE TAXABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE AS INCOME.
PART I, LINE 7	SDZWA MAINTAINS AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE INCENTIVE IS CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL SALARY. THE PERCENTAGE IS BASED ON SDZWA'S ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIED GOALS. EACH PARTICIPANT EMPLOYEE'S INCENTIVE PERCENTAGE IS ADJUSTED FURTHER BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C:	DEFERRED COMPENSATION INCLUDES THE CHANGE IN PRESENT VALUE OF ACCRUED PENSION PLAN BENEFITS. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS WERE CLOSED TO NEW PARTICIPANTS AND FUTURE BENEFIT ACCRUALS WERE FROZEN FOR ACTIVE PLAN PARTICIPANTS. THE CHANGE IN PRESENT VALUE OF ACCRUED BENEFITS INCLUDES CHANGES IN ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ASSUMPTIONS TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS (DISCOUNT RATE, YEARS TO RETIREMENT, AND MORTALITY). THE CHANGES IN ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ASSUMPTIONS MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE VALUE OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION.

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	CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	201563466	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	000000000	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2020-08-10	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$35,000,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	SEE PART VI	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$4,780,000	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$35,000,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$35,000,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion	2007	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	0	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	0	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	0	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	0	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	0	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	0	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	0	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	0	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	0	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	0	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	Yes (1)	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	0	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	0	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	0	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE A, COLUMN F:	THE PURPOSE OF THE BOND IS TO REFINANCE OUTSTANDING BONDS ISSUED ON 7/13/2019.
PART IV, LINE 2C:	THE DATE OF THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS 2/27/2013.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	164	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$189,626	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	41	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,565,467	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,682,313	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	AUCTION ITEMS AND MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Contribution	153	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$244,101	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	DONOR DETERMINED	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	1	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I COLUMN B.
PART I, LINE 32B:	THIRD PARTY VENDORS ARE USED FOR SOLICITING AND SELLING AUTOS AND FOR SELLING ARTWORK. A THIRD-PARTY BROKER IS USED TO SELL STOCKS AND CRYPTOCURRENCY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	SDZWA HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: HONORARY AND STATUTORY. BOTH CLASSES ARE ENTITLED TO ADMISSIONS BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES. STATUTORY MEMBERS ALSO HAVE RIGHTS TO VOTE ON MATTERS OF SIGNIFICANCE SUCH AS BYLAW AMENDMENTS AFFECTING THE VOTING RIGHTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NATURE OF VOTING RIGHTS: MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE TRUSTEES TO SUCCEED TRUSTEES WHOSE TERMS OF OFFICE ARE EXPIRING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2 OF THE BYLAWS. IF MORE NOMINATIONS ARE RECEIVED THAN THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES TO BE ELECTED, THEN THE TRUSTEES WILL BE ELECTED BY WRITTEN BALLOT BY MEMBERS, IN ACCORDANCE AND CONDITIONS OF ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3(B) OF THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	CLASSES OF PERSONS, DECISIONS REQUIRING APPROVAL AND THE TYPE OF VOTING RIGHTS: ANY ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE BYLAWS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH WOULD MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE RIGHTS OF MEMBERS AS TO VOTING OR TRANSFER SHALL REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIV OF THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT AND/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990: THE FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PREPARER. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AND CHIEF PHILANTRHOPY OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEN, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE I.R.S.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE AND SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE VP OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISCLOSURES CONSTITUTING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, INCLUDING FURTHER REFERRAL, PROHIBITING PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION, ETC. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR MUST ALSO BE DISCLOSED AND A PROCESS FOR RAISING THOSE IS DESCRIBED IN THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS AND ANY BONUS OR INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAMS, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH TOTAL PAY IS RESONABLE AND NOT EXCESSIVE. SUCH REVIEWS INCLUDED OBTAINING CURRENT COMPARABILITY DATA AND ENGAGING AN INDEPENDENT FIRM TO PERFORM COMPENSATION ANALYSIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON SDZWA'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 4,714,336. PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST 2,808,749.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
FOUNDATION OF ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
PO BOX 120551	SAN DIEGO	CA	921220551	208456251	SUPPORTING	CA	501(C)(3)	12A	ZSSD	Yes (1)
SDZWA-PERU
					CONSERVATION		N/A		ZSSD	Yes (1)	AVENIDA PERU F-10 URBANIZACION	QUISPICANCHIS	CUSCO	PE	PE
SDZWA-KENYA
					CONSERVATION		N/A		ZSSD	Yes (1)	STIMA INVESTMENT PLAZA I 3RD FL M	PARKLANDS NAIROBI		KE	KE

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	2116 HOLDINGS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2920 ZOO DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	933452779	EIN
Primary Activities	INVESTMENTS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SDZWA-PERU	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$1,035,260	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt