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← SACRAMENTO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SACRAMENTO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,680,062
Total expenses
$12,660,940
Contributions and grants received
$2,839,423
Grants paid
$121,000
Program service revenue
$9,312,672
Investment income
$190,875
Other revenue
$1,337,092
Total assets, end of year
$26,288,107
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,007,903
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,280,204
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,735,233
Management and general expenses
$3,424,587
Fundraising expenses
$501,120
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,735,233

Program services were 69.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $262,961

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,576,462

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $29,226

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GATE ADMISSIONS

    total $6,219,209 · related or exempt $6,219,209

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,913,015 · related or exempt $1,913,015

  • 2c · Program service revenue: VISITOR SERVICES

    total $774,925 · related or exempt $774,925

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $405,523 · related or exempt $405,523

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $173,666 · excluded $173,666

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $96,240

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $96,240

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $96,240 · excluded $96,240

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $873,099

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

    securities $855,890

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $17,209

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $17,209 · excluded $17,209

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $203,675

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $92,115

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $111,560 · excluded $111,560

  • 11a · Other revenue: CONCESSIONS

    total $1,031,091 · excluded $1,031,091

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $98,201 · related or exempt $98,201

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,129,292

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $107,450 · program services $107,450

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $13,550 · program services $13,550

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $461,201 · program services $380,504 · management and general $55,297 · fundraising $25,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,745,472 · program services $3,915,153 · management and general $568,970 · fundraising $261,349

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $73,128 · program services $60,333 · management and general $8,768 · fundraising $4,027

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $364,602 · program services $300,807 · management and general $43,715 · fundraising $20,080

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $328,915 · program services $271,365 · management and general $39,436 · fundraising $18,114

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $69,061 · management and general $69,061

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,700 · management and general $44,700

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $44,654 · management and general $44,654

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,465,211 · program services $229,567 · management and general $2,235,644

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $371,694 · program services $210,413 · management and general $21,818 · fundraising $139,463

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $62,937 · program services $41,921 · management and general $18,824 · fundraising $2,192

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $269,686 · program services $217,352 · management and general $36,453 · fundraising $15,881

  • 17 · Travel

    total $547,492 · program services $532,328 · management and general $14,949 · fundraising $215

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $458,219 · program services $433,246 · management and general $24,973

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $118,034 · program services $70,819 · management and general $47,215

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,054,180 · program services $1,025,652 · management and general $25,207 · fundraising $3,321

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $588,222 · program services $578,678 · management and general $9,544

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $360,286 · program services $298,178 · management and general $61,258 · fundraising $850

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $46,964 · program services $17,579 · management and general $29,275 · fundraising $110

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $65,282 · program services $30,338 · management and general $24,826 · fundraising $10,118

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,417,365 · end of year $11,851,549

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $442,562 · end of year $358,793

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $1,093,396

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $97,609 · end of year $72,102

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,490 · end of year $18,030

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $141,016 · end of year $129,855

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

    $12,383,164

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

    $7,365,929

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,291,713 · end of year $5,017,235

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,138,420 · end of year $6,966,247

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $878,924 · end of year $780,900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,201,196 · end of year $1,085,016

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $770,338 · end of year $922,887

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,323,966 · end of year $17,186,665

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,132,599 · end of year $7,093,539

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SACRAMENTO ZOO INSPIRES APPRECIATION, RESPECT AND A CONNECTION WITH WILDLIFE AND NATURE THROUGH EDUCATION, RECREATION AND CONSERVATION.

  • ANIMAL CARE - THE SACRAMENTO ZOO IS PROUD TO HAVE AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF ANIMALS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY. THE ZOO IS HOME TO 332 ANIMALS REPRESENTING 100 SPECIES. OF THAT NUMBER, 68 SPECIES ARE CONSIDERED CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED, OR VULNERABLE BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN). OF THE SPECIES HOUSED AT THE ZOO, 42 ARE MANAGED COOPERATIVELY AS PART OF THE ZOO'S PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA). NOTABLE BIRTHS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDED A CAPYBARA, TWO RED PANDAS, A MASAI GIRAFFE, AND A SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN.ALSO, DURING THE YEAR THE ZOO CONTINUED OR EXPANDED PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA, A VIRAL INFECTION THAT OCCURS NATURALLY IN WILD BIRDS. IN SOME INSTANCES, THESE PRECAUTIONARY STEPS INCLUDED REMOVING CERTAIN BIRDS FROM THEIR HABITATS AND RELOCATING THEM TO AREAS OF THE ZOO THAT ARE BETTER PROTECTED FROM EXPOSURE TO WILD BIRDS.

    Expenses $4,958,118 · Revenue $6,317,410

  • MEMBERSHIP AND VISITOR SERVICES - THE SACRAMENTO ZOO HAD OVER 13,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS AT THE END OF 2023, AND ENTERTAINED, INSPIRED, AND EDUCATED 501,380 GUESTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. IN ADDITION TO A VIBRANT LIVING COLLECTION, THE ZOO HOSTED BOTH ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS AND DRAGONS AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOTH TEMPORARY EXHIBITS WERE POPULAR WITH OUR GUESTS, YOUNG AND OLD.

    Expenses $2,670,361 · Revenue $2,687,940

  • EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY - THE ZOO'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA SCIENCE STANDARDS. THESE PROGRAMS INCORPORATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND THE UNIQUE SETTING OF THE ZOO. NEARLY 45,000 GUESTS ENJOYED THE ZOO AS PART OF SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS IN 2023. THIS REPRESENTS A 55% INCREASE OVER 2022, INDICATING A RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. AS A CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, THE SACRAMENTO ZOO REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION THROUGH FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT. IN 2023, THE SACRAMENTO ZOO DISTRIBUTED OR COMMITTED CONSERVATION GRANT FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIES: WESTERN POND TURTLES, AMERICAN ALLIGATOR, ORANGUTAN, LEMURS, GIRAFFE, OKAPI, RHINOCEROS, GREVY ZEBRA, JAGUAR, LION, SNOW LEOPARD, CHEETAH, RED PANDA, GALAPAGOS TORTOISE, GROUND HORNBILL, AND THICK-BILLED PARROTS.

    Expenses $1,106,754 · Grants $121,000 · Revenue $405,523

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Stallard

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sue Schoenig

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Russell CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Colussy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janice Doucet Thompson EdD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Ingoglia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynn Matsuda

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Neal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrieann Drenten MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Driver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Graham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Oney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Stapler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Art Scotland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renu Rehal MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dustin Hollingsworth

    CITY REPRESENTATIVE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Jacobs

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $291,406
    From this org
    $269,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,431
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,191
    Filer's total
    $291,406

  • Robert Churchill

    COO/CFO

    Total calculated
    $169,795
    From this org
    $165,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,055
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,740
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,055
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $169,795

  • Matt McKim

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE, HEALTH & FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $132,681
    From this org
    $129,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,257
    Hours/week
    45

  • Lesley Kirrene

    DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $115,550
    From this org
    $112,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,431
    Hours/week
    45

  • Melissa McCartney

    SR. MGR ANIMAL CAR & HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $112,737
    From this org
    $110,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,418
    Hours/week
    45

  • Shauna Ross

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MGR

    Total calculated
    $109,479
    From this org
    $109,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

  • Lisa Clement

    SR. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $107,136
    From this org
    $104,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,523
    Hours/week
    45

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349316936

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