Totals
- Total revenue
- $82,044,812
- Total expenses
- $79,787,526
- Contributions and grants received
- $41,145,532
- Grants paid
- $2,062,737
- Program service revenue
- $27,593,916
- Investment income
- -$542,920
- Other revenue
- $13,848,284
- Total assets, end of year
- $340,374,906
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,006,934
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $312,367,972
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $74,341,060
- Management and general expenses
- $4,911,180
- Fundraising expenses
- $535,286
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $74,341,060
Program services were 93.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$16,204,576
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1d · Related organizations
$20,751,271
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,958,146
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,231,539
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $22,390,504 · related or exempt $22,390,504
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
total $1,489,060 · related or exempt $1,489,060
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2c · Program service revenue: SKYFARI
total $1,079,042 · related or exempt $1,079,042
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2d · Program service revenue: TRAIN
total $1,036,710 · related or exempt $1,036,710
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2e · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EXHIBIT
total $852,075 · related or exempt $852,075
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $746,525 · related or exempt $746,525
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3 · Investment income
total $1,462,235 · excluded $1,462,235
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $1,500,338
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $3,505,493
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$2,005,155
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$2,005,155 · excluded -$2,005,155
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$17,969,211
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$5,601,958
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $12,367,253 · unrelated business $1,640,406 · excluded $10,726,847
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11a · Other revenue: CATERING/VENUE RENTAL
total $864,550 · unrelated business $864,550
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11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE RECOVERY
total $411,479 · excluded $411,479
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11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $205,002 · related or exempt $205,002
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,481,031
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,062,737 · program services $2,062,737
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,519,167 · program services $251,795 · management and general $1,095,537 · fundraising $171,835
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $25,484,480 · program services $23,853,917 · management and general $1,412,799 · fundraising $217,764
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $731,352 · program services $661,021 · management and general $59,578 · fundraising $10,753
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,110,368 · program services $2,747,277 · management and general $336,849 · fundraising $26,242
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,032,187 · program services $1,780,309 · management and general $230,746 · fundraising $21,132
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11b · Fees: legal
total $58,140 · management and general $58,140
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $50,965 · management and general $50,965
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $36,300 · management and general $36,300
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,165,342 · program services $1,165,342
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13 · Office expenses
total $219,665 · program services $129,851 · management and general $58,961 · fundraising $30,853
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16 · Occupancy
total $12,758,631 · program services $12,152,039 · management and general $565,173 · fundraising $41,419
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17 · Travel
total $288,705 · program services $288,705
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20 · Interest
total $321,000 · program services $321,000
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $17,246,851 · program services $17,246,851
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23 · Insurance
total $2,275,197 · program services $2,195,324 · management and general $76,187 · fundraising $3,686
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24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL SUPPLIES/FORAGE
total $2,236,631 · program services $2,236,631
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24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
total $1,244,594 · program services $1,244,594
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24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROC. FEES
total $1,207,265 · program services $1,207,265
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24d · Other expenses: USE & UBI TAX
total $245,600 · program services $245,600
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,492,349 · program services $4,550,802 · management and general $929,945 · fundraising $11,602
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,846,126 · end of year $3,195,805
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $27,900,429 · end of year $29,749,077
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $131,059
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $24,641 · end of year $2,228,969
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $889,418 · end of year $941,721
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,047,259 · end of year $532,254
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$498,858,310
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$195,131,230
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $301,290,028 · end of year $303,727,080
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $3,890,231
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,368,417 · end of year $6,417,208
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $6,495,133 · end of year $6,506,301
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $14,984,564 · end of year $14,996,514
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $60,391 · end of year $86,911
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $297,574,494 · end of year $295,341,847
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,536,192 · end of year $17,026,125
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFE-LONG STEWARDS FOR ANIMALS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THEIR CONSERVATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFELONG STEWARDS FOR THE CONSERAVTION OF ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS.
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OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE ZOO SITS ON 160 ACRES AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 1,035 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATES. IT BOASTS NATURAL, IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT SPACES, INCLUDING ASIAN HIGHLANDS, BAY FAMILY CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE TRAILS, SCOTT AFRICAN GRASSLANDS, SUZANNE AND WALTER SCOTT AQUARIUM, OWEN SEA LION SHORES, HUBBARD GORILLA VALLEY AND ORANGUTAN FOREST, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR DESERT COVERED BY A TRANSPARENT GLAZED GEODESIC DOME, LIED JUNGLE (AMERICA'S LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST), AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST NOCTURNAL EXHIBIT. DURING 2024, 76,453 MEMBERSHIPS WERE SOLD, AND THE TOTAL VISITORS TO THE PARK, PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND EVENT ATTENDEES WAS 1,707,195.
Expenses $69,640,902 · Grants $2,062,737 · Revenue $25,543,622
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OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS VALUABLE CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIORAL HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN 2025 INCLUDED SEVEN VETERINARIANS, SIX PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND POST-DOCS, TWO MASTER'S LEVEL RESEARCHERS AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. THESE TEAMS WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT LED TO THE PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, OUR RESEARCHERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND GAVE INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND INDUSTRY MEETINGS. OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM SUPPORTED SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOCUSING ON NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, MADAGASCAR, MAINLAND AFRICA, AND THE OCEANS. SUPPORT NOT ONLY INCLUDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECTS BUT STAFF EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE RESCUE, PROPAGATION AND RESTORATION OF CORAL REEFS THROUGH SECORE, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLES IN NEBRASKA, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF AMPHIBIANS IN NORTH AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO, AND SUNFLOWER SEA STAR PROPAGATION AND FIELD EFFORTS. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN KEY SERVICES ROLES ON SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AS ADVISORS, SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM LEADERS, STUDBOOK KEEPERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TAXON ADVISORY GROUP CHAIRS, AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
Expenses $2,641,084 · Revenue $148,648
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OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED. MORE THAN 2,750 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2024. THIS PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED DAY CAMPS, CLASSES, DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES, CAMPOUTS, AND ON-GROUNDS PROGRAMMING REACHED OVER 72,500 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS AT THE ZOO AND WILDLIFE SAFARI PARK REACHED OVER 893,000 GUESTS.THE ZOO ALSO HAS CONSERVATION-ORIENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, MOLECULAR GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND HUSBANDRY IN THE GREWCOCK CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH OUR ZOO ACADEMY PROGRAM AT THE ZOO, UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE ZOO'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PARTICIPATE IN A RANGE OF OFFSITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM FROM LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES TO LONGER DURATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC OR CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Expenses $2,059,074 · Revenue $2,106,648
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Mogens BayMOGENS BAY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jane MillerJANE MILLER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Dr Anne HubbardDR ANNE HUBBARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lance M FritzLANCE M FRITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael R McCarthyMICHAEL R MCCARTHY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Calvin SissonCALVIN SISSON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Carmen TapioCARMEN TAPIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Luis PadillaLUIS PADILLA
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $687,338
- From this org
- $662,360
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,978
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $529,976
- Bonus
- $131,250
- Other
- $1,134
- Deferred
- $10,350
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,628
- Filer's total
- $687,338
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Jeremy C EddieJEREMY C EDDIE
SVP OF FINANCE & ADMIN, & CFO
- Total calculated
- $275,728
- From this org
- $252,820
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,908
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $242,411
- Bonus
- $9,275
- Other
- $1,134
- Deferred
- $12,799
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,109
- Filer's total
- $275,728
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Dennis Schnurbusch IIDENNIS SCHNURBUSCH II
SVP OF OPERATIONS & COO (THRU 1/2/24)
- Total calculated
- $141,112
- From this org
- $134,178
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,934
- Hours/week
- 40
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Todd ScholzTODD SCHOLZ
VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS
- Total calculated
- $251,795
- From this org
- $220,826
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,969
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,961
- Bonus
- $7,875
- Other
- $990
- Deferred
- $9,106
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,863
- Filer's total
- $251,795
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Megan LongoMEGAN LONGO
SVP OF GUEST EXP, BRAND, & REV
- Total calculated
- $163,194
- From this org
- $154,949
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,245
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,968
- Bonus
- $4,898
- Other
- $83
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,245
- Filer's total
- $163,194
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Jason HerrickJASON HERRICK
VP OF CONSERVATION & ANIMAL HEALTH
- Total calculated
- $185,581
- From this org
- $171,672
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,909
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,721
- Bonus
- $5,817
- Other
- $1,134
- Deferred
- $6,909
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,000
- Filer's total
- $185,581
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Craig JacobsCRAIG JACOBS
VP OF HR, SAFETY & SECURITY
- Total calculated
- $195,708
- From this org
- $177,349
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,359
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,047
- Bonus
- $6,300
- Other
- $3,002
- Deferred
- $8,940
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,419
- Filer's total
- $195,708
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Dan CassidyDAN CASSIDY
VP OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $157,514
- From this org
- $142,675
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,839
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,897
- Bonus
- $4,725
- Other
- $4,053
- Deferred
- $7,013
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,826
- Filer's total
- $157,514
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Amanda RosenquistAMANDA ROSENQUIST
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMS
- Total calculated
- $176,234
- From this org
- $152,907
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,327
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,329
- Bonus
- $5,600
- Other
- $978
- Deferred
- $4,695
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,632
- Filer's total
- $176,234
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Taylor YawTAYLOR YAW
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH
- Total calculated
- $165,818
- From this org
- $149,786
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,032
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,775
- Bonus
- $5,145
- Other
- $866
- Deferred
- $4,604
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,428
- Filer's total
- $165,818
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 survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- DENNIS SCHNURBUSCH II RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $106,600.
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
-
$2,062,737
GENERAL SUPPORT
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.
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501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING · NE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by OZS
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503149349306215
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