Totals
- Total revenue
- $23,162,878
- Total expenses
- $17,731,687
- Contributions and grants received
- $17,439,660
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,489,697
- Investment income
- -$174,927
- Other revenue
- $3,408,448
- Total assets, end of year
- $79,805,616
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,360,791
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $58,444,825
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $15,765,350
- Management and general expenses
- $1,005,066
- Fundraising expenses
- $961,271
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $15,765,350
Program services were 88.9% 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
$4,014,567
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1c · Fundraising events
$208,221
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$490,862
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,726,010
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$516,256
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2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
total $1,382,090 · related or exempt $1,382,090
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2b · Program service revenue: GUEST EVENTS
total $1,107,607 · related or exempt $1,107,607
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3 · Investment income
total $19,186 · excluded $19,186
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,561,416
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $1,149,073
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $412,343
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $412,343 · related or exempt $412,343
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $194,113
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$194,113
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$194,113 · excluded -$194,113
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$182,395
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$208,221
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$150,300
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $32,095 · excluded $32,095
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,416,007
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$671,254
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $744,753 · related or exempt $744,753
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11a · Other revenue: CONCESSIONS
total $1,523,733 · related or exempt $1,523,733
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $695,524 · related or exempt $695,524
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$2,219,257
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $439,090 · program services $146,364 · management and general $146,363 · fundraising $146,363
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,531,927 · program services $3,946,800 · management and general $438,946 · fundraising $146,181
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $78,729 · program services $76,465 · management and general $701 · fundraising $1,563
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $452,470 · program services $420,021 · management and general $13,913 · fundraising $18,536
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $392,883 · program services $342,181 · management and general $25,320 · fundraising $25,382
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11b · Fees: legal
total $770 · fundraising $770
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $34,625 · management and general $34,625
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $90,460 · program services $90,460
-
11g · Fees: other
total $120,288 · fundraising $120,288
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,031,833 · program services $980,241 · fundraising $51,592
-
13 · Office expenses
total $395,747 · program services $323,287 · management and general $44,597 · fundraising $27,863
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16 · Occupancy
total $393,009 · program services $353,708 · management and general $39,301
-
20 · Interest
total $1,153,002 · program services $1,153,002
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,503,474 · program services $2,253,127 · management and general $250,347
-
23 · Insurance
total $554,141 · program services $543,188 · management and general $10,953
-
24a · Other expenses: EXHIBIT AND GROUND CARE
total $2,055,369 · program services $2,055,369
-
24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES
total $1,232,713 · program services $1,232,713
-
24c · Other expenses: CONCESSIONS
total $1,151,540 · program services $1,151,540
-
24d · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE
total $429,352 · program services $429,352
-
24e · All other expenses
total $690,265 · program services $267,532 · fundraising $422,733
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,591,305 · end of year $1,989,583
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,450 · end of year $2,113,643
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,987,748 · end of year $12,994,833
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $393,191 · end of year $345,645
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $170,005 · end of year $79,341
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$70,631,556
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,043,629
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $62,155,909 · end of year $61,587,927
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $108,693 · end of year $694,644
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $711,407 · end of year $673,794
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,308,527 · end of year $1,366,791
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $16,269,040 · end of year $18,643,562
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $108,693 · end of year $676,644
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $50,905,634 · end of year $47,173,851
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,108,000 · end of year $11,270,974
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION STATEMENT IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ELMWOOD PARKS ZOO'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION.
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PURPOSES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLIFE, PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES & CONSERVATION. AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE ZOO HOSTS MANY PUBLIC EVENTS TO INFORM AND ENTERTAIN ITS GUESTS. SUCH EVENTS INCLUDE ANNUAL BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS, BRUNCHES WITH ANTA, PARTY FOR THE PLANET, ZOOSNOOZE OVERNIGHT CAMPOUTS, BOO AT THE ZOO WEEKENDS, AND MANY MORE. EACH SUMMER, THE ZOO HOSTS BEAST OF A FEAST, ITS LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL VENDORS THAT SHOWCASE THE BEST FOOD DROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY. PER ITS DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFED AUTISM CENTER, THE ZOO HOSTSMONTHLY EARLY ACCESS MORNINGS TO CATER TO GUESTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CARETAKERS. THE ZOO OFFERS INTERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN EACH OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. GUESTS OUTSIDE THE ZOO CAN ENJOY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE ZOO-ON-WHEELS, IN WHICH EDUCATORS ON STAFF TRAVEL WITH ANIMALS TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR CENTERS, AND MALLS TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE ZOO. CHILDREN AGES 6-11 CAN ENJOY THE ZOO'S DAY CAMPS, HELD EACH SPRING AND SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THOUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ZOO HOSTS REGULAR EVENTS EACH MONTH TO CATER TO ITS MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THERE ARE TWO MEMBER MORNINGS HELD EACH MONTH GIVING ZOO MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ZOO BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE ALSO REGULARLY SCHEDULED NORRISTOWN FREE DAYS, PROVIDING FREE ZOO ADMISSION ON THOSE DAYS TO RESIDENTS OF THE NORRISTOWN BOROUGH. THE ZOO FREQUENTLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS MISSION.
Expenses $15,765,350 · Revenue $2,489,697
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Cherifa N HowarthCHERIFA N HOWARTH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dohn MillardDOHN MILLARD
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jim CohnJIM COHN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jolin BachmanJOLIN BACHMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Corey BlumCOREY BLUM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael BowmanMICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura ClarkLAURA CLARK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul R DeckerPAUL R DECKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Morgan DenicolaMORGAN DENICOLA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colin DoughertyCOLIN DOUGHERTY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard M GalloRICHARD M GALLO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mila HayesMILA HAYES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian JohnsonBRIAN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin JohnsonKEVIN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Maxwell DVMJOHN MAXWELL DVM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amit Patel DMDAMIT PATEL DMD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kym RamseyKYM RAMSEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erik SimsERIK SIMS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Albert J ZoneALBERT J ZONE
EXEC DIRECTOR/ CEO
- Total calculated
- $439,090
- From this org
- $424,151
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,939
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $385,643
- Bonus
- $38,508
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,139
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,800
- Filer's total
- $439,090
-
Raffelina NataleRAFFELINA NATALE
CFO/FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $165,777
- From this org
- $154,849
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,928
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,849
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,128
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,800
- Filer's total
- $165,777
-
Michele GoodmanMICHELE GOODMAN
ANIMAL CARE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $129,907
- From this org
- $119,720
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,187
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Eric DonovanERIC DONOVAN
COO/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $130,167
- From this org
- $119,951
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,216
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202631769349301753
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