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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UTAH ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$20,973,376
Total expenses
$16,845,881
Contributions and grants received
$9,446,459
Grants paid
$295,000
Program service revenue
$11,361,749
Investment income
$6,627
Other revenue
$158,541
Total assets, end of year
$94,586,487
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,799,761
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$84,786,726
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,974,431
Management and general expenses
$1,430,025
Fundraising expenses
$441,425
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,974,431

Program services were 88.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,706,648

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $58,610

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,487,825

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,193,376

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $750

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $8,368,778 · related or exempt $8,368,778

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ACTIVITY FEES

    total $1,855,731 · related or exempt $1,855,731

  • 2c · Program service revenue: VENUE INCOME

    total $1,137,240 · related or exempt $1,137,240

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,612 · excluded $79,612

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $335,981

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $408,966

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$72,985

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$72,985 · excluded -$72,985

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $299,587

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $58,610

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $141,046

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $158,541 · excluded $158,541

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $185,000 · program services $185,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $110,000 · program services $110,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $544,718 · program services $462,585 · management and general $68,515 · fundraising $13,618

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,912,109 · program services $5,869,890 · management and general $869,416 · fundraising $172,803

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $686,053 · program services $582,609 · management and general $86,293 · fundraising $17,151

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $531,356 · program services $451,237 · management and general $66,835 · fundraising $13,284

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,450 · management and general $31,450

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · management and general $60,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,155,484 · program services $827,905 · management and general $110,818 · fundraising $216,761

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $375,073 · program services $375,698 · management and general $375 · fundraising -$1,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $358,970 · program services $322,144 · management and general $34,889 · fundraising $1,937

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $848,288 · program services $775,788 · management and general $64,126 · fundraising $8,374

  • 17 · Travel

    total $92,163 · program services $78,692 · management and general $13,471

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,896,969 · program services $2,896,969

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $312,447 · program services $277,568 · management and general $34,879

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS

    total $734,748 · program services $734,748

  • 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL FEED

    total $364,386 · program services $364,386

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $344,597 · program services $338,166 · management and general $3,415 · fundraising $3,016

  • 24d · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $30,484 · program services $30,484

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $271,586 · program services $290,562 · management and general -$14,457 · fundraising -$4,519

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,636,990 · end of year $6,768,452

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,306,483 · end of year $24,412,713

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $51,203 · end of year $40,003

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,322,143 · end of year $978,003

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $62,616 · end of year $62,659

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $89,371,288

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $40,158,424

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $49,580,988 · end of year $49,212,864

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,479,459 · end of year $5,711,130

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $32,827 · end of year $32,124

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,341,364 · end of year $7,368,539

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,188,229 · end of year $2,255,012

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,247,268 · end of year $1,207,388

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,926,005 · end of year $6,337,361

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,953,497 · end of year $80,112,604

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,499,074 · end of year $4,674,122

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO CREATES CHAMPIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND IS OUR COMMUNITY'S GATEWAY TO ANIMALS, CONNECTING OUR VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND ENGAGING THEM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTION LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE.

  • SINCE 1931, UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO, RESIDING AT THE MOUTH OF EMIGRATION CANYON HAS BEEN HOME TO MORE THAN 650 ANIMALS, INCLUDING RHINOS, GORILLAS, POLAR BEARS, TIGERS, GIRAFFES, AND LIONS. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CREATING MEMORIES FOR GENERATIONS AT THE ZOO, LEARNING ABOUT AND CONNECTING WITH THESE MAGNIFICENT CREATURES. ZOO GUESTS CAN EXPERIENCE LETTUCE BEING TAKEN OUT OF THEIR HANDS BY AN 18-INCH GIRAFFE TONGUE OR HEAR THE SLURPING SUCTION SOUND OF A RHINO BEING FED AN APPLE. THEY CAN WATCH POLAR BEARS SWIM UNDERWATER AND EVEN TAKE A SELFIE WITH A SEAL BOBBING IN THE WATER BEHIND THE VIEWING GLASS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES OUR GUESTS CAN EXPERIENCE WHILE CONNECTING WITH THESE AMAZING ANIMALS. IT IS OUR MISSION TO LEVERAGE THESE MAGICAL CONNECTIONS TO CREATE THE GREATEST GOOD POSSIBLE. THE ANIMALS ARE THE AMBASSADORS, AND THE ZOO IS THE VEHICLE FOR DOING THIS WORK. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. INDEED, WE REACH MORE THAN 69,000 K-12 STUDENTS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR EDUCATION CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, FREE FIELD TRIPS, AND INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS - VISITING 2ND-GRADE CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT UTAH. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO HELP HEAL PEOPLE. WE PROVIDE DREAM NIGHT FOR 1,500 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE, VIDEOS ARE PROVIDED TO PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COLLECTIVE BACKYARDS. WE WORK WITH THE JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY TAKE CARE OF AND RESTORE THE RIVER. WE WORK WITH THE UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES TO REPATRIATE BOREAL TOAD POPULATIONS AND INFORM OUR COMMUNITY HOW TO BE "WILD AWARE." INTERNATIONALLY, WE HELP PROVIDE JOBS AND EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY CARING FOR ELEPHANTS AND LIONS IN AFRICA AND FOSTER A GREATER SENSE OF SECURITY IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS BY DETECTING POLAR BEARS AND ALERTING THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY ARRIVE IN TOWN. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON, WE PROVIDE OVER 350 DIRECT JOBS, AND NUMEROUS INDIRECT JOBS, PROVIDING MORE THAN 25 MILLION TO UTAH'S ECONOMY EACH YEAR. WE ENGAGE MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS IN A VARIETY OF ROLES. OUR ZOO TEEN PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILDREN SCIENCE RELATED JOB SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE. IMPORTANTLY, WE CREATE CHAMPIONS FOR WILDLIFE BY MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS TO INSPIRE ACTION. INDEED, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE THRIVE TOGETHER.

    Expenses $14,974,431 · Grants $295,000 · Revenue $11,361,749

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Douglas Lund

    PRESIDENT/ C

    Total calculated
    $345,504
    From this org
    $272,366
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,138
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,266
    Bonus
    $3,100
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $51,130
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,008
    Filer's total
    $345,504
  • Elizabeth Larsen

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $201,981
    From this org
    $170,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,368
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,613
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $31,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $360
    Filer's total
    $201,981
  • Cheryl Rushton

    DIR OF FINAN

    Total calculated
    $199,214
    From this org
    $151,357
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,857
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,357
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $28,244
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,613
    Filer's total
    $199,214
  • Jeffrey Vanek

    DIR OF HUMAN

    Total calculated
    $160,277
    From this org
    $118,866
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,411
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,866
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $20,651
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,760
    Filer's total
    $160,277
  • Erika Crook

    DIR OF ANIMA

    Total calculated
    $147,003
    From this org
    $124,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,900
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dan Smith

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $145,509
    From this org
    $103,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,331
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steven Barth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Ragula Bhaskar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Paul M Dougan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lincoln Fillmore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Blake O Fisher

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • John D Garfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patrick Hogle

    HOGLE DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Bill Hulterstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Brian S King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patrick Leary

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lisa Livsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Amanda McKell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Heidi Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patty Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Marianne Woolsey Moyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jennifer Newell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • William Oakley

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Howard Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jeri Neese Pugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Trudy Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Tiffini Sorcic

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lance Squire

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Alison Looney Swillinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Erin Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Saul Weissman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Gregory P Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • John Ziegler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES TO REWARD THEIR EFFORTS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331669349301658

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