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LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2512404)
Tax period
2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2026-01-30
IRS object ID
202620309349301702
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-01-30T13:41:08-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN331498605PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362512404EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3127422000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 NORTH CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGAN ROSSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3127422000PhoneNum
Signature2026-01-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2026-01-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGAN ROSSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 NORTH CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$239,902,268GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressLPZOO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLINCOLN PARK ZOO IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY PROVIDING A FREE, FAMILY-ORIENTED WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO AND BY ADVANCING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body65VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent64VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee546TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers406TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$213,326TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$1,365NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$30,582,025PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$25,583,104CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$15,539,031PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$15,322,081CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,911,606PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,154,354CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,406,377PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,460,434CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$56,439,039PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$50,519,973CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$391,961PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$500,386CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$23,245,234PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$23,920,706CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,223,894CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$19,438,878PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$19,838,139CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$43,076,073PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$44,259,231CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$13,362,966PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,260,742CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$264,865,031TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$253,968,470TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$79,554,312TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$57,183,327TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$185,310,719NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$196,785,143NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLINCOLN PARK ZOO IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY PROVIDING A FREE, FAMILY-ORIENTED WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO AND BY ADVANCING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ANIMAL CARE, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,614,177ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescBUILDING AND GROUNDS SITTING ON 49 ACRES ON THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO, LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS THE ONLY PRIVATELY-MANAGED FREE ADMISSIONS ZOO IN THE NATION. CARING FOR MORE THAN 700 ANIMALS, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED, THAT RESIDE IN A VARIETY OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO HOUSE ANIMALS HABITATS, SOME OF WHICH ARE HISTORICALLY LANDMARKED. LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS ALSO AN ACCREDITED BOTANIC GARDEN BY BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AND AN ACCREDITED LEVEL III ARBORETUM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$14,707,781ExpenseAmt
Grant$139,288GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescANIMAL CARE AND CONSERVATION LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS HOME TO BOTH THE LARGEST ZOO-BASED CONSERVATION & SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AND THE LARGEST ZOO-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY, WITH EXPERTS IN AREAS INCLUDING URBAN WILDLIFE; BEHAVIOR COGNITION, STATISTICAL POPULATION MODELING; VETERINARY SERVICES; AND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HUMAN, ANIMAL AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,170,243ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR SERVICES LINCOLN PARK ZOO WELCOMES MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION VISITORS EVERY YEAR TO DISCOVER THER WONDERS OF WILDLIFE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO. THE ZOO IS OPEN 365 DAYS PER YEAR AND IS DEDICATED TO A FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND SAFE PLACE FOR VISITORS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,996,644ExpenseAmt
Grant$361,097GrantAmt
Revenue$8,829,234RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIP.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,996,644TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$361,097TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$8,829,234TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$38,488,845TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document88IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee546EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members65GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member64IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RENA SOLANOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3127422348PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 N CLARK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (72 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
MEGAN ROSS
PRESIDENT/CEO40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$500,929$0$38,722
FRANCESCA M EDWARDSON
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACEY E BENFORD
VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES A BARONE
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN RADOMSKI
VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIMANI ASHLEMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUCK BETTEN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID P BOLGER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD DENARD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MISSY DOLSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN EGWELE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
POLLY ELDRINGHOFF
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R ETTELSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAREK FADEL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD FEITLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE STEFAN GINASCOL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS GUTIERREZ
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD C HAFFNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HEYMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA A HIGGINS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER G HILL II
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN M HOLMES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J THOMAS HURVIS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OSCAR JOHNSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA S KAMINSKY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN STONE KAPLAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A KARLSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL KAWASHIMA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KANDACE LENTI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG LEOS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAYLE LITTLETON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MCLINDEN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISABETH C MEEKER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL E MEHRBERG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A MIHAS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON MILLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE T MOORE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C JOHN MOSTOFI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID L NICHOLS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM NORDIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN OXTOBY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA PALMS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY Y PEARLMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOT PEPPER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD POULTON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYARI PRITZKER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY POWERS BARIA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN L REGENSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRA REILLY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H RODI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON SCHUYLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN SHERMAN DVM
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON SZAFRANSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS F WALKER JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
K JAY WEAVER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JARED WHITE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON ZACKFIA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY ZIEGLER
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE TIERNEY
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN JEKKALS
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON MALLICOAT
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARIF WALKER
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY BROWN
TRUSTEE0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENA SOLANO
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$299,972$0$32,889
GINEVRA RANNEY
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$273,468$0$18,407Yes (X)
BRENDAN DALEY
VP OF OPERATIONS40.000.00$176,860$0$26,014Yes (X)
MAUREEN LEAHY
VP OF ANIMAL CARE AND HORTICULTURE40.000.00$174,519$0$22,661Yes (X)
DANA MURPHY
VP OF LEARNING40.000.00$167,348$0$11,111Yes (X)
KATIE CRONIN
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE40.000.00$159,376$0$16,879Yes (X)
KEVIN BELL
PRESIDENT EMERITUS / LIFE TRUSTEE0.000.00$158,024$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,910,496TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$166,683TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K21IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
C & W SERVICES
4002 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL606774000ENGINEERING SERVICES$1,737,833
ABBEY PAVING CO INC
1949 COUNTY LINE ROADAURORAIL60502CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$901,424
STANTON MECHANICAL INC
2301 ESTES AVENUEELK GROVE VILLAGEIL60007MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR$855,626
MONTERREY SECURITY
2232 S BLUE ISALND AVECHICAGOIL60608SECURITY SERVICES$811,449
ILLUMINIGHT LIGHTING
1954 1ST ST SUITE 394HIGHLAND PARKIL60035HOLIDAY LIGHTING DISPLAY$549,028
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K27CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$169,929MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,743,261FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$8,620,433GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$15,049,481AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$967,337NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$25,583,104TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
VISITOR SERVICES561499$8,310,262$8,310,262
EVENT REVENUE611710$4,856,261$4,856,261
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$1,352,006$1,352,006
OTHER PROGRAMS611710$803,552$803,552
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$15,322,081TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,077,178TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$16,945UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,094,123ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,126,488RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$38,244RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,088,244RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,088,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,088,244RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$189,856,015SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$185,778,839SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,077,176SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,077,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,077,176ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$131,340FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,743,261ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$777,865FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$646,525TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$646,525ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$59,273GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,273TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$59,273ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$3,746,789GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,787,347CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$959,442TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$729,171RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$230,271UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$50,519,973TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,829,234RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$213,326UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$15,894,309ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,098TotalAmt
Program Services$361,098ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,288TotalAmt
Program Services$139,288ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$800,901TotalAmt
Management And General$600,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,372FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,995,252TotalAmt
Program Services$16,505,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,008,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,481,279FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$769,831TotalAmt
Program Services$666,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,542FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,916,679TotalAmt
Program Services$1,671,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,176ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$142,714FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,438,043TotalAmt
Program Services$1,245,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,829FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,929TotalAmt
Management And General$12,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,199TotalAmt
Management And General$64,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,690TotalAmt
Program Services$172,690ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,099,199TotalAmt
Program Services$2,243,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$600,440FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,340TotalAmt
Program Services$200,940ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$400FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953,281TotalAmt
Program Services$799,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147,788FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,118,486TotalAmt
Program Services$820,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$159,619FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,764,169TotalAmt
Program Services$1,747,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,224FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,287TotalAmt
Program Services$189,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,615FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,687TotalAmt
Program Services$387,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,648FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,951,045TotalAmt
Program Services$2,951,045ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,616TotalAmt
Program Services$662,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$413FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,812TotalAmt
Program Services$575,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,159FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$3,170,498$2,937,897$62,349$170,252
ENGINEERING SERVICES$1,737,833$1,737,833
ZOO IMPROVEMENTS$1,539,437$1,539,437
UBI TAXES$4,727$4,727

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$965,904TotalAmt
Program Services$934,304ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$31,600FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,259,231TotalAmt
Program Services$38,488,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,546,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,223,894FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,413,948BOYAmt
EOY$3,836,199EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,360,673BOYAmt
EOY$19,264,576EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,566,014BOYAmt
EOY$8,465,068EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$640,052BOYAmt
EOY$947,486EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,756BOYAmt
EOY$97,447EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$510,510BOYAmt
EOY$691,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,718,288LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,236,179LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,500,840BOYAmt
EOY$4,482,109EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,387,104BOYAmt
EOY$152,263,920EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,455,134BOYAmt
EOY$63,920,579EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,865,031BOYAmt
EOY$253,968,470EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,296,741BOYAmt
EOY$6,469,081EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$903,571BOYAmt
EOY$881,759EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,354,000BOYAmt
EOY$49,832,487EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,554,312BOYAmt
EOY$57,183,327EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,537,849BOYAmt
EOY$98,628,954EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,772,870BOYAmt
EOY$98,156,189EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,310,719BOYAmt
EOY$196,785,143EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,865,031BOYAmt
EOY$253,968,470EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,260,742ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,213,682NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,643,657CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,228,195CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,293,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,582,025CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,583,104CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,330,248TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,643,657CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,228,195CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,293,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,582,025CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,583,104CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,330,248TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,422,134SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$143,908,114PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,876,751CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,918,136CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,374,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,947,335CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,203,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,319,964TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,462CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,488CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,318TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,040,160CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$871,792CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$634,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$190,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,757,441TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$176,461,971TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$64,337,240GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81550PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80030PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,986FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,712FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,698FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$44,699,503FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$44,724,201FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$33,229CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$50,790CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$51,056CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$24,698CurrentYearAmt
Total$159,773TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$30,024CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$47,018CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$47,630CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$21,986CurrentYearAmt
Total$146,658TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II - DESCRIPTION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND EXECUTION OF LINCOLN PARK ZOO'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, ISSUES AND PROGRAMS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAKEHOLDERS LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. THE VP OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SERVES AS LIAISON WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION PAYS A SMALL FEE TO MUSEUMS IN THE PARK FOR COORDINATED SUPPORT INITIATIVES WITH OTHER AREA CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$117,922,262BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,586,830ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,690,500InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,349,354OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$124,850,238EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,147,525BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$26,556,036ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,482,127InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,263,426OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$117,922,262EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$88,053,865BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,422ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,104,366InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,852,396OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$81,147,525EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$77,974,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,913,811ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,920,765InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,755,465OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$88,053,865EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,646,309BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,032,416ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,499,015InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,202,986OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$77,974,754EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.30000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.29000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,078,746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,965,038DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,113,708BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,557,544OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,190,038DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,367,506BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,998OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,103DepreciationAmt
Book Value$895BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,482,109TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUNDS$50,638,907F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS$13,281,672F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$63,920,579TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,883,449TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,213,682NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$544,620DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$777,865OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,536,167RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$50,347,282RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$172,691InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$172,691RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$50,519,973TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,409,025TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$544,620DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$777,865OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,322,485ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$44,086,540ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$172,691InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$172,691ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,259,231TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:ANIMAL COLLECTION - IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRIVATIZATION AGREEMENT, OWNERSHIP OF THE ZOO'S ANIMAL COLLECTION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING THE ANIMAL COLLECTION. NO GAINS OR LOSSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALL EXPENSES REGARDING COLLECTION TRANSACTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.
PART III, LINE 4:ANIMAL COLLECTION - ALL OF THE APPROXIMATELY 710 ANIMALS (EXCLUDING FISH AND INVERTEBRATES) FOUND AT LINCOLN PARK ZOO ACT AS AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE WILD. THIS LIVING COLLECTION OF ANIMALS PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR US TO ENGAGE VISITORS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, POPULATION BIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ANIMALS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 28 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES WHICH INCLUDE THE FUNDING OF THE SOCIETY'S ANIMAL CARE, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, EDUCATION, HORTICULTURE AND SCULPTURES, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 777,865.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 777,865.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00FIELDWORKGOUALOUGO TRIANGLE APE PROJECT - APE BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION (CONGO)$14,262
EUROPE00INVESTMENTS$16,704,195
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00INVESTMENTS$19,379,784
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00FIELDWORKTANZANIA CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM$6,376
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$36,104,617SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$36,104,617TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,GRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:$5,489WIRE$0CASH
NORTH AMERICAGRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:$40,914WIRE$0CASH
SOUTH AMERICAGRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:$32,885WIRE$0CASH
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,GRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:1. RESTORING THE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY FOR LIONS BETWEEN NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA AND THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK BY PROMOTING A CORRIDOR OF TOLERANCE TO SUSTAIN THE METAPOPULATION OF LIONS IN THE GREATER SERENGETI ECOSYSTEM.2. SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY LION CUSTODIANS ("ILCHOKUTI") IN THEIR CONFLICT MITIGATION AND LION MONITORING WORK IN THE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA. 3. SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM LION MONITORING IN NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA THROUGH DIRECT OBSERVATION, GPS COLLARS, TOURIST PHOTOS, RANGER SIGHTINGS, AND ILCHOKUTI DATA.4. SUPPORTING CORE OPERATING COSTS, SUCH AS GRANTEE PERSONNEL AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.$20,000WIRE$0CASH
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,GRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT COSTS RELATED TO MUTUALLY-AGREED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AS DETAILED BELOW:1. SUPPORTING EXISTING AND NEW LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS THROUGH CERTIFICATES OF CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OF OCCUPANCY (CCROS) IN THE LAKE NATRON AND SIMANJIRO WILDLIFE CORRIDORS (SPECIFICALLY IN LANDANAI, SUKURO, ELWAI, MAKUYNI, AND ENGARUKA VILLAGES).2. SUPPORTING CORE OPERATING COSTS, SUCH AS GRANTEE PERSONNEL AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.3. SUPPORTING ANNUAL SALARY COSTS FOR TWO VILLAGE GAME SCOUTS IN SUKURO AND TERRAT VILLAGES.$40,000WIRE$0CASH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ZOOBALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,662,252GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,632,424CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$29,828GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$577,259OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ZOO-OLOGIEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$117,487GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$74,491CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$42,996GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$41,621OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$94,862GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$36,346CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$58,516GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$158,985OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,874,601GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,743,261CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$131,340GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$777,865OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$777,865DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$646,525NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$59,273GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$59,273GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$59,273NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility1.00000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility0.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksRENA SOLANOIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 N CLARK STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonRENA SOLANOGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Services ProvOVERSIGHT OF GAMING BOOKS AND RECORDSGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Director OfcrYes (X)GamingManagerIsDirectorOfcrInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (15 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WCS - CONGO BZV
2300 SOUTHERN BLVDBRONXNY10460131740011501(C)3$48,774$0CONSERVATION
OPEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2214 S SACRAMENTO AVECHICAGOIL60623383936972501(C)3$30,959$0COMMUNITY OUTREACH
RARE SPECIES CONSERVATORY FOUNDATION INC
1222 E ROADLOXAHATCHEEFL33470650560456501(C)3$27,000$0CONSERVATION
MAD DOG INITIATIVE
245 PINNACLE SPRINGS RDGREENBRIERAR72058815116263501(C)3$37,830$0CONSERVATION
LATINOS PROGRESANDO
3047 W CERMAK RDCHICAGOIL60623364355072501(C)3$33,827$0COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES INC
408 SWIFT AVENUEDURHAMNC27705562125831501(C)3$30,775$0CONSERVATION
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
438 WHITNEY ROAD EXT UNIT 1133STORRSCT06269060772160501(C)3$25,924$0CONSERVATION
NGOGO CHIMPANZEE PROJECT
1120 E ALMERIA RDPHOENIXAZ85006453861462501(C)3$16,650$0CONSERVATION
ENLACE CHICAGO
2756 S HARDING AVECHICAGOIL60623363727669501(C)3$9,134$0COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TONKOLILI CHIMPANZEE PROJECT INC
PO BOX 736LOXAHATCHEEFL33470845051667501(C)3$13,803$0CONSERVATION
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUEBOSTONMA02215042103547501(C)3$24,925$0CONSERVATION
FUNDACION JOSE A BALESEIRO INC
2117 4TH STREETLIVERMORECA94550205780211501(C)3$17,930$0CONSERVATION
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
2400 OLD MAIN HILLLOGANUT84322876000528501(C)3$16,210$0CONSERVATION
CHIMFUNSHI USA
5544 N BURRAGE AVEPORTLANDOR97217650261499501(C)3$14,000$0CONSERVATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
1608 FOURTH STREET SUITE 201BERKELEYCA94710946002123501(C)3$13,357$0CONSERVATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org15Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CLOSELY WORKS WITH ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE GRANT MONIES PROVIDED ARE USED FOR THE APPROPRIATE EXEMPT PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MEGAN ROSS
PRESIDENT/CEO$450,929$0$50,000$0$0$0$22,810$0$15,912$0$539,651$0$0$0
RENA SOLANO
CFO$269,972$0$30,000$0$0$0$16,852$0$16,037$0$332,861$0$0$0
GINEVRA RANNEY
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$260,468$0$13,000$0$0$0$2,246$0$16,161$0$291,875$0$0$0
BRENDAN DALEY
VP OF OPERATIONS$174,360$0$2,500$0$0$0$10,882$0$15,132$0$202,874$0$0$0
MAUREEN LEAHY
VP OF ANIMAL CARE AND HORTICULTURE$162,519$0$12,000$0$0$0$9,891$0$12,770$0$197,180$0$0$0
DANA MURPHY
VP OF LEARNING$159,848$0$7,500$0$0$0$9,603$0$1,508$0$178,459$0$0$0
KATIE CRONIN
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE$91,999$0$0$0$67,377$0$5,938$0$10,941$0$176,255$0$0$0
KEVIN BELL
PRESIDENT EMERITUS / LIFE TRUSTEE$0$0$0$0$158,024$0$0$0$0$0$158,024$0$158,024$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ASOCIAL CLUB DUES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, MEGAN ROSS, ARE PAID FOR BY THE SOCIETY. SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE CLUB USE IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP AND RELATED ASSESSMENTS WILL BE PAID IN FULL BY THE SOCIETY AND ARE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 4BTHE PRESIDENT EMERITUS/LIFE TRUSTEE PARTICIPATED IN A NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (457F - NORTHERN TRUST). THE AMOUNT RECEIVED IN FY25 WAS $100,000 AND PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED AS OF FY23. AN ADDITIONAL ACCRUED VESTED 457F BENEFIT OF $100,000 WILL BE PAID OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR FY26, WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED AS OF FY23. THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE PARTICIPATED IN A SEPARATE NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE 457F WAS FUNDED AND PAID IN FULL DURING FY25.
PART I, LINE 7THE BOARD APPROVED A BONUS TO SELECT STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2024-11-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$50,249,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFUND PRIOR BOND ISSUESPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$50,249,000TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$50,249,000OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 11FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEEDS USED ON THE ISSUE DATE TO REDEEM THE ISSUER'S 2017A BONDS AND 2017B BONDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution29ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$967,337NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 32B:A STOCKBROKER IS ENGAGED TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT.
SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN B:THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING THE FILING YEAR.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:LINCOLN PARK ZOO HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT ON A WEEKLY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GUEST ENGAGEMENT, FARM-IN-THE-ZOO, GUEST RELATIONS, HORTICULTURE, NATURE BOARDWALK, VOLUNTEER ENRICHMENT GROUP, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, ZOO MONITOR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, EXTERNAL VOLUNTEER GROUPS SUPPORT SPECIAL EVENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO PREPARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, CFO AND ZOO DIRECTOR INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS. THE RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. THE CEO, CFO AND ZOO DIRECTOR ARE NOT PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THESE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.