Totals
- Total revenue
- $16,102,971
- Total expenses
- $12,689,578
- Contributions and grants received
- $11,071,707
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,026,691
- Investment income
- $964,844
- Other revenue
- $39,729
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,268,172
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,084,358
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $35,183,814
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,584,631
- Management and general expenses
- $1,110,153
- Fundraising expenses
- $994,794
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,584,631
Program services were 83.4% 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.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$85,000
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,000,000
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$8,986,707
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$198,025
-
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $2,270,693 · related or exempt $2,270,693
-
2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $1,093,454 · related or exempt $1,093,454
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2c · Program service revenue: GIFT SHOP
total $202,214 · related or exempt $202,214
-
2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
total $135,140 · related or exempt $135,140
-
2e · Program service revenue: COMMISSIONS
total $116,018 · related or exempt $116,018
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $209,172 · related or exempt $209,172
-
3 · Investment income
total $964,844 · excluded $964,844
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$39,729
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$85,000
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $39,729
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $182,252 · program services $45,563 · management and general $91,126 · fundraising $45,563
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,409,943 · program services $2,624,106 · management and general $239,385 · fundraising $546,452
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $540,308 · program services $397,452 · management and general $55,824 · fundraising $87,032
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $266,364 · program services $197,958 · management and general $24,508 · fundraising $43,898
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $68,683 · management and general $68,683
-
11g · Fees: other
total $168,705 · management and general $168,705
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $334,261 · program services $119,922 · management and general $108,801 · fundraising $105,538
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14 · Information technology
total $115,531 · program services $45,605 · management and general $61,048 · fundraising $8,878
-
16 · Occupancy
total $545,588 · program services $491,030 · management and general $27,279 · fundraising $27,279
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $194,777 · program services $169,921 · management and general $11,639 · fundraising $13,217
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $122,723 · program services $122,723
-
23 · Insurance
total $77,845 · program services $46,707 · management and general $15,569 · fundraising $15,569
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24a · Other expenses: EXHIBIT & MAINTENANCE EXP
total $4,947,816 · program services $4,925,184 · management and general $11,316 · fundraising $11,316
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24b · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS
total $485,767 · program services $485,767
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24c · Other expenses: ANIMAL FEED
total $337,255 · program services $337,255
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24d · Other expenses: VETERINARY & MEDICAL SERV
total $183,094 · program services $183,094
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24e · All other expenses
total $708,666 · program services $392,344 · management and general $226,270 · fundraising $90,052
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,889,903 · end of year $7,200,050
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,237,475 · end of year $6,303,859
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $428,363 · end of year $381,401
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $31,731 · end of year $32,663
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $110,519 · end of year $124,936
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,717,304
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,657,190
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,182,837 · end of year $2,060,114
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $23,420,711 · end of year $21,165,149
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $802,268 · end of year $1,359,638
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $690,396 · end of year $694,708
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $38,454 · end of year $30,012
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,448,048 · end of year $3,018,780
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,322,373 · end of year $32,165,034
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
CREATING CONNECTION AND INSPIRING CONSERVATION OF WILD SPECIES AND SPACES
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THE SIOUX FALLS ZOO & AQUARIUM (SFZA) IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR 2 DESTINATIONS: GREAT PLAINS ZOO AND THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE & AQUARIUM. WELCOMING OVER 350,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, WE STRIVE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO OUR NATURAL WORLD THROUGH WILDLIFE UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO SAVE WILD SPECIES AND SPACES. THROUGH OUR FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WE REACH AN ADDITIONAL 70,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH OVER 850 ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, WE WORK TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ANIMAL CARE FOR OPTIMAL ANIMAL WELLBEING; ALL WHILE OFFERING AN ENGAGING VISITOR EXPERIENCE EDUCATION AND INSPIRING OUR VISITORS TO CARE FOR ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD. THE SFZA MANAGES AND OPERATES THE ZOO THROUGH A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SIOUX FALLS.
Expenses $10,584,631 · Revenue $4,026,691
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Alissa BretschALISSA BRETSCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margaret CarmodyMARGARET CARMODY
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tracy Dahl-WebbTRACY DAHL-WEBB
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Molly DanielMOLLY DANIEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa FossellMELISSA FOSSELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erik GaikoskiERIK GAIKOSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa GernerLISA GERNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Darin HageDARIN HAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ryan HowlettRYAN HOWLETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff HuguninJEFF HUGUNIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Don KearneyDON KEARNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam KniffenADAM KNIFFEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenn LaceyJENN LACEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeanelle LustJEANELLE LUST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura MitchellLAURA MITCHELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
George MollnerGEORGE MOLLNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David O'HaraDAVID O'HARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
McKenzy RatermanMCKENZY RATERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie SchmidKATIE SCHMID
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea SmithANDREA SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ryan TysdalRYAN TYSDAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Becky DewitzBECKY DEWITZ
CEO
- Total calculated
- $182,252
- From this org
- $182,252
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $182,252
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $182,252
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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 29 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202612229349300521
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