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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE ZOO OF SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,436,476
Total expenses
$2,341,504
Contributions and grants received
$460,847
Grants paid
$67,451
Program service revenue
$982,730
Investment income
$10,931
Other revenue
$981,968
Total assets, end of year
$1,632,060
Total liabilities, end of year
$139,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,492,407
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,711,806
Management and general expenses
$435,416
Fundraising expenses
$194,282
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,711,806

Program services were 73.1% 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

    $164,910

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $108,848

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $187,089

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $633,550 · related or exempt $633,550

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $225,189 · related or exempt $225,189

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ZOO OPERATIONS

    total $121,919 · related or exempt $121,919

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $2,072 · related or exempt $2,072

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,363 · excluded $10,363

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $568

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $568

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $568 · excluded $568

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $52,243

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

    $164,910

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $68,056

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$15,813 · excluded -$15,813

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,297,544

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $299,763

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $997,781 · related or exempt $997,781

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $67,451 · program services $67,451

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $100,396 · management and general $20,079 · fundraising $80,317

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,232,834 · program services $1,020,395 · management and general $206,811 · fundraising $5,628

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $45,093 · program services $34,721 · management and general $7,666 · fundraising $2,706

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $102,833 · program services $85,374 · management and general $17,241 · fundraising $218

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,484 · program services $78,913 · management and general $17,422 · fundraising $6,149

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,710 · management and general $13,652 · fundraising $2,058

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,236 · management and general $6,236

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,571 · management and general $5,571

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $67,681 · program services $67,681

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $71,812 · program services $34,392 · management and general $21,420 · fundraising $16,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,411 · program services $20,576 · management and general $9,727 · fundraising $7,108

  • 17 · Travel

    total $63,142 · fundraising $63,142

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,597 · program services $3,597

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,406 · program services $1,406

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $72,866 · program services $72,137 · management and general $729

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,276 · program services $22,010 · management and general $34,426 · fundraising $840

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $142,267 · program services $92,019 · management and general $47,330 · fundraising $2,918

  • 24b · Other expenses: ZOO OPERATIONS

    total $59,850 · program services $59,850

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & FEES

    total $54,395 · program services $26,018 · management and general $27,106 · fundraising $1,271

  • 24d · Other expenses: SMALL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

    total $31,193 · program services $25,266 · fundraising $5,927

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $359,085 · end of year $458,988

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $161,325 · end of year $125,916

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $34,171 · end of year $33,968

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

    $1,585,830

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

    $1,100,076

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $487,291 · end of year $485,754

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $462,231 · end of year $527,434

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $103,559 · end of year $114,618

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $49,508 · end of year $25,035

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $884,208 · end of year $960,376

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $466,828 · end of year $532,031

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE DICKERSON PARK ZOO INCLUDING CARING FOR ANIMALS, CONSTRUCTING NEW EXHIBITS AND PROVIDING FUN, MEANINGFUL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONNECT PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS TO CREATE CURIOSITY, ENCOURAGE DISCOVERY, AND INSPIRE CONSERVATION ACTION.

  • OPERATION OF ZOO INCLUDING EXHIBITS OF ANIMALS, OPERATIONS OF CONCESSION STANDS FOR PATRONS, CONDUCTING TOURS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS RELATING TO WILDLIFE AND PARTICIPATION IN SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS THAT ARE SAVING ANIMALS FROM EXTINCTION.

    Expenses $1,711,806 · Grants $67,451 · Revenue $1,980,511

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Adam Reichert

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kari Hamra

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Ausburn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlee Brown

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Guy C Mace

    DEVELOPEMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Laurie

    NOMINATING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Alloway

    GOVERNANCE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yulia Whittington

    STAFF LIASON/ EMPLOYEE MORALE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Buddy Coutler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jared Doty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee McLean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Wente

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Toni Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexandra Henson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kylie Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Kastler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Swisshelm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Simpson Resigned

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allyson Tuckness

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,396
    From this org
    $85,464
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,932
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mike Crocker Retired 324

    ZOO DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jackson Thompson

    ZOO DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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.

Grants on this return

  • ZOO CONSERVATION OUTREACH GROUP

    $22,000

    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

  • DICKERSON PARK ZOO

    $0

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349310597

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