Form 990 for tax year 2022

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $311,062

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $12,554,977

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $9,698,619

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $146,486

• 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION AND ATTRACTIONS

  total $14,986,722 · related or exempt $14,506,610 · unrelated business $480,112

• 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES

  total $2,801,793 · related or exempt $2,801,793

• 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  total $2,065,197 · related or exempt $2,065,197

• 2d · Program service revenue: ANIMAL AND CONSERVATION

  total $78,497 · related or exempt $78,497

• 3 · Investment income

  total $1,931,448 · excluded $1,931,448

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $119,623,710 · other assets $4,893

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

  securities $118,365,968 · other assets $0

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $1,257,742 · other assets $4,893

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $1,262,635 · excluded $1,262,635

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $1,934,130

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

  $311,062

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $2,349,894

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total -$415,764 · excluded -$415,764

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $10,955,851

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $3,336,256

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $7,619,595 · related or exempt $5,508,948 · unrelated business $2,110,647

• 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

  total $184,690 · related or exempt $184,690

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $184,690

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

  total $151,840 · program services $151,840

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $834,295 · program services $403,031 · management and general $306,755 · fundraising $124,509

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $18,294,984 · program services $15,171,413 · management and general $2,559,343 · fundraising $564,228

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $276,381 · program services $231,336 · management and general $38,217 · fundraising $6,828

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $2,499,687 · program services $1,938,465 · management and general $432,137 · fundraising $129,085

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $1,452,101 · program services $1,189,910 · management and general $217,963 · fundraising $44,228

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $38,849 · management and general $38,849

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $83,693 · management and general $83,693

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $42,088 · management and general $42,088

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $1,830,766 · program services $994,201 · management and general $227,657 · fundraising $608,908

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $1,634,828 · program services $364,102 · management and general $10,536 · fundraising $1,260,190

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $860,592 · program services $258,152 · management and general $451,708 · fundraising $150,732

• 14 · Information technology

  total $91,484 · program services $22,469 · management and general $67,296 · fundraising $1,719

• 15 · Royalties

  total $337,745 · program services $337,745

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $2,247,104 · program services $1,786,755 · management and general $459,388 · fundraising $961

• 17 · Travel

  total $148,395 · program services $113,263 · management and general $29,986 · fundraising $5,146

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $120,316 · program services $91,708 · management and general $24,279 · fundraising $4,329

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $1,058,787 · program services $901,411 · management and general $92,154 · fundraising $65,222

• 23 · Insurance

  total $673,572 · program services $267,838 · management and general $379,807 · fundraising $25,927

• 24a · Other expenses: FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT

  total $33,746,824 · program services $26,823,860 · management and general $6,896,621 · fundraising $26,343

• 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

  total $2,715,448 · program services $2,648,387 · management and general $62,058 · fundraising $5,003

• 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

  total $316,556 · program services $186,161 · management and general $109,238 · fundraising $21,157

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $9,958,411 · end of year $51,899,946

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $39,048,139 · end of year $2,206,501

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $16,397,443 · end of year $6,871,852

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $276,394 · end of year $1,224,805

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $1,134,859 · end of year $1,609,857

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $347,734 · end of year $208,819

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

  $26,461,474

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

  $16,827,550

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $22,921,752 · end of year $9,633,924

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $38,488,666 · end of year $39,393,190

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $6,232,249 · end of year $5,763,423

• 18 · Grants payable

  beginning of year $82,443 · end of year $70,830

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $516,998 · end of year $1,657,612

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $93,573,846 · end of year $88,473,401

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $28,167,862 · end of year $17,083,628

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID UNDER CONTRACT. THE AMOUNT OF THE FIXED SALARIES IS DETERMINED BY A JOINT DECISION BETWEEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.