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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,175,396
Total expenses
$8,415,753
Contributions and grants received
$3,984,397
Grants paid
$7,750
Program service revenue
$5,171,196
Investment income
$218,573
Other revenue
$801,230
Total assets, end of year
$28,949,666
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,422,957
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,526,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,868,885
Management and general expenses
$530,336
Fundraising expenses
$16,532
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,868,885

Program services were 93.5% 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

    $519,597

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $158,187

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,650,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,677

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,639,936

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,758

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS/ATTRACTIONS

    total $5,171,196 · related or exempt $5,171,196

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218,573 · excluded $218,573

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,571

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $8,571

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $8,571 · excluded $8,571

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $42,420

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

    $158,187

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,351

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $25,069 · excluded $25,069

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,335,731

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $610,414

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $725,317 · related or exempt $711,551 · unrelated business $13,766

  • 11a · Other revenue: SPONSORSHIP INCOME

    total $22,837 · related or exempt $16,137 · unrelated business $6,700

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $19,436 · excluded $19,436

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $42,273

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,750 · program services $7,750

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $180,308 · program services $174,308 · management and general $6,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,702,645 · program services $3,585,041 · management and general $117,604

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,954 · program services $31,425 · management and general $1,529

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $640,146 · program services $610,450 · management and general $29,696

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $348,109 · program services $331,961 · management and general $16,148

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $32,100 · program services $32,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $565,667 · program services $439,912 · management and general $125,755

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $134,390 · program services $134,390

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $120,697 · program services $56,776 · management and general $51,335 · fundraising $12,586

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $408,166 · program services $367,301 · management and general $40,865

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,327 · program services $28,696 · management and general $7,631

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $896,911 · program services $807,220 · management and general $89,691

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $150,636 · program services $135,572 · management and general $15,064

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEDERAL INCOME TAX

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $456,886 · program services $423,922 · management and general $29,018 · fundraising $3,946

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $355,098 · program services $355,098

  • 24d · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE & ACQUISITI

    total $258,789 · program services $258,789

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $80,674 · program services $80,674

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,364,093 · end of year $7,170,466

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $149,307 · end of year $73,786

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,287,907 · end of year $1,932,006

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $108,802 · end of year $147,967

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $132,848 · end of year $198,650

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

    $32,041,996

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

    $13,119,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,160,448 · end of year $18,922,896

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $183,106 · end of year $503,895

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $400,256 · end of year $393,515

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,213,600 · end of year $1,029,442

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,155,645 · end of year $25,211,180

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,617,010 · end of year $2,315,529

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WILDS IS A CONSERVATION CENTER AND SAFARI PARK OPERATING AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION ON NEARLY 10,000-ACRES IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. THE WILDS SPECIALIZES IN HIGH-QUALITY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOCUS ON CONNECTING PEOPLE AND WILD ANIMALS IN A NATURAL SETTING, ULTIMATELY ACHIEVING THE MISSION OF EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND SAVING WILDLIFE.

  • THE WILDS SITS ON ALMOST 10,000 ACRES OF LUSH LANDSCAPES ALONG THE APPALACHIAN BYWAY AND ATTRACTS OVER 80,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. THE WILDS IS AMONG ONE OF THE LARGEST, CUTTING-EDGE CONSERVATION CENTERS IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS HOME TO MORE THAN 500 ANIMALS REPRESENTING 28 RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE WILDS OPERATES TOURS, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SUMMER CAMPS AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE.

    Expenses $7,868,885 · Grants $7,750 · Revenue $5,898,884

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KATIE WOLFE LLOYD

    CHAIRPERSON & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL GUSTY

    VICE CHAIRPERSON & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADRIANA HASTINGS

    TREASURER & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN H MCCONNELL

    SECRETARY & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS SCHMID

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $761,440
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $668,910
    Other
    $92,530
    Hours/week
    2 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $461,708 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $132,751 related
    Other
    $0 + $74,451 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $72,620 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $19,910 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $761,440 related

  • ANGEL MUMMA

    SVP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $303,995
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $253,101
    Other
    $50,894
    Hours/week
    2 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $229,011 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $14,539 related
    Other
    $0 + $9,551 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $34,484 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,410 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $303,995 related

  • JOE SMITH

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $180,308
    From this org
    $161,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,700
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,720
    Bonus
    $14,701
    Other
    $187
    Deferred
    $4,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,250
    Filer's total
    $180,308

  • JAN RAMER

    SVP OF CONSERVATION AND ANIMAL CARE

    Total calculated
    $279,401
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $237,979
    Other
    $41,422
    Hours/week
    2 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,091 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $23,916 related
    Other
    $0 + $8,972 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $32,252 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,170 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $279,401 related

  • DR PRISCILLA JOYNER

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $146,797
    From this org
    $128,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,225
    Hours/week
    55

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

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CUMBERLAND BISON LLC

    THE PRESERVATION OF NATIVE HERD BUFFALO · OH

    Directly controlled by INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC

  • WILDS CONSERVATION TRUST LTD

    INACTIVE · OH

    Directly controlled by INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442489349300334

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