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← CONNECTICUT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONNECTICUT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,901,048
Total expenses
$3,902,030
Contributions and grants received
$3,516,043
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,308,736
Investment income
$165,417
Other revenue
-$89,148
Total assets, end of year
$22,624,988
Total liabilities, end of year
$533,772
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,091,216
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,825,165
Management and general expenses
$656,959
Fundraising expenses
$419,906
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,825,165

Program services were 72.4% 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

    $283,903

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $283,370

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $326,939

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,621,831

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,848

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $1,975,910 · related or exempt $1,975,910

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $131,747 · related or exempt $131,747

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CAROUSEL FEES

    total $117,500 · related or exempt $117,500

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES

    total $83,579 · related or exempt $83,579

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $203,525 · excluded $203,525

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $125,922

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $122,224

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,698

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,698 · excluded $3,698

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,907,077

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

    securities $2,945,185

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$38,108

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$38,108 · excluded -$38,108

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $105,474

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

    $283,370

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $79,722

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $25,752 · excluded $25,752

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $911,220

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,029,818

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$118,598 · related or exempt -$118,598

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,858 · program services $82,929 · management and general $82,929

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,496,155 · program services $1,068,998 · management and general $229,792 · fundraising $197,365

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,907 · program services $10,907

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $171,754 · program services $127,419 · management and general $19,839 · fundraising $24,496

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $132,761 · program services $95,206 · management and general $22,530 · fundraising $15,025

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,848 · management and general $4,848

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,500 · management and general $31,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $30,169 · management and general $30,169

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $354,210 · program services $136,774 · management and general $139,620 · fundraising $77,816

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $151,458 · program services $136,782 · fundraising $14,676

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $217,741 · program services $175,739 · management and general $25,198 · fundraising $16,804

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $77,540 · program services $45,582 · management and general $15,979 · fundraising $15,979

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,379 · program services $12,832 · management and general $2,128 · fundraising $1,419

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,362 · program services $5,362

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,641 · program services $3,328 · management and general $788 · fundraising $525

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $285,465 · program services $283,757 · management and general $1,120 · fundraising $588

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $100,812 · program services $72,295 · management and general $17,108 · fundraising $11,409

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

    total $118,368 · program services $118,368

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT PRODUCTION

    total $118,096 · program services $118,096

  • 24c · Other expenses: ZOO EXPENSES

    total $112,822 · program services $37,902 · management and general $33,411 · fundraising $41,509

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $111,283 · program services $111,283

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $183,901 · program services $181,606 · fundraising $2,295

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,974,034 · end of year $557,048

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,979,647 · end of year $6,608,609

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $374,056 · end of year $429,196

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $66,058 · end of year $30,146

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,709 · end of year $87,168

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

    $20,253,495

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

    $10,626,973

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,449,326 · end of year $9,626,522

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,909,059 · end of year $5,286,299

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $262,953 · end of year $200,024

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $128,637 · end of year $119,891

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $148,634 · end of year $213,857

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,471,250 · end of year $20,270,219

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,814,415 · end of year $1,820,997

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO ACQUAINTING A DIVERSE PUBLIC TO THE DELICATE BALANCE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. ANIMAL EXHIBITS, PLANTINGS, GRAPHICS, AND ZOO PROGRAMS ARE REPRESENTED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO GIVE THE VISITOR A SENSE OF AWARENESS AND CONCERN FOR THE INTRICATE BEAUTY AND FRAGILITY OF OUR PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ACQUAINT A DIVERSE PUBLIC TO THE DELICATE BALANCE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

  • THE SOCIETY OPERATES THE BEARDSLEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS AND EDUCATES YOUTH AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL REGARDING THE WORLD'S FLORA AND FAUNA. APPROXIMATELY 39,508 YOUTH ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND 280,179 VISITORS VISITED THE ZOO IN 2023.

    Expenses $2,825,165 · Revenue $2,190,138

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberley Rodney

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claudette Kunkes

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bob Natt

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Harvey Rosenbloom

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael W Kaufman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bernadettte Baldino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Burke Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raymond J Carta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitchell Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dean Debiase

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Dumais

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Mf Hillgen-Santa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William J Kelleher III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Ladnier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Malheiro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara S Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Oliveto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antonio Rodrigues

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce T Silverstone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amymarie Vizzo-Paniccia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregg Dancho

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,858
    From this org
    $132,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,783
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,783
    Filer's total
    $165,858

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

None.

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
  • 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443219349300214

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