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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ROLLING HILLS ZOO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,613,282
Total expenses
$4,412,758
Contributions and grants received
$4,812,735
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$682,673
Investment income
$917
Other revenue
$116,957
Total assets, end of year
$5,279,825
Total liabilities, end of year
$205,619
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,074,206
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,713,093
Management and general expenses
$530,355
Fundraising expenses
$169,310
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,713,093

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $169,497

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,643,238

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $90,173

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $640,879 · related or exempt $640,879

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $41,794 · related or exempt $41,794

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $917 · excluded $917

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $30,596

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $53,782

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$23,186

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$23,186 · unrelated business -$23,186

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $269,325

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

    $42,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $52,712

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $216,613 · excluded $216,613

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $365,849

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $461,747

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$95,898 · unrelated business $4,791 · excluded -$100,689

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $19,428 · related or exempt $19,428

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,428

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,802,173 · program services $1,418,238 · management and general $274,566 · fundraising $109,369

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $29,827 · program services $22,929 · management and general $4,294 · fundraising $2,604

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,111 · program services $99,368 · management and general $17,973 · fundraising $8,770

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $137,443 · program services $107,207 · management and general $21,562 · fundraising $8,674

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $128,114 · management and general $128,114

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,372 · management and general $29,372

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $230,086 · program services $206,394 · fundraising $23,692

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $293,128 · program services $293,128

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,876 · program services $5,876

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $335,706 · program services $335,706

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $107,171 · program services $99,297 · management and general $7,874

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $547,242 · program services $500,642 · management and general $46,600

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $143,710 · program services $138,734 · fundraising $4,976

  • 24c · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $116,964 · program services $116,964

  • 24d · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD

    total $116,393 · program services $116,393

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $263,442 · program services $252,217 · fundraising $11,225

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,869,088 · end of year $1,476,801

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $48,034 · end of year $59,234

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,188 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year -$714 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $116,160 · end of year $155,302

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,997 · end of year $13,559

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

    $17,241,601

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

    $14,485,653

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,065,239 · end of year $2,755,948

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $143,091 · end of year $817,981

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $373,569 · end of year $194,986

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $19,030 · end of year $10,633

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,653,899 · end of year $4,377,628

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,221,585 · end of year $696,578

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ROLLING HILLS ZOO FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND BY PROVIDING FUN AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

  • ROLLING HILLS ZOO FOUNDATION RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 80,000 VISITORS TO ITS WORLD-CLASS ZOO AND STATE OF THE ART MUSEUM DURING YEAR 2022. 100+ SPECIES OF WILDLIFE ARE AT HOME AT THE BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED ZOO, WHERE GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO PROVIDE OUR ANIMALS SPACIOUS AND NATURALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS. OUR ZOOKEEPERS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR ANIMALS, WHICH IN TURN HELPS THE ANIMALS THRIVE AND BE EXTRA RESPONSIVE TO ZOO VISTORS. OUR ZOOKEEPERS KNOW THE ANIMALS WELL AND ARE HAPPY TO RELATE THEIR OWN INSIGHTS TO THE MANY ANIMAL PERSONALITIES HERE AT THE ZOO. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE 64,000 SQUARE FOOT MUSEUM TAKES YOU AROUND THE WORLD TO EXPERIENCE THE DELICATE SYMMETRY BETWEEN HUMANS, ANIMALS AND NATURE IN SEVEN UNIQUE REGIONS FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE RAINFOREST. OUR STATE-OF-THE ART ANIMATRONIC HUMAN ROBOTS NARRATE STORIES OF HOW THEY WEAVE THE THREAD OF THEIR EXISTENCE INTO THE DELICATE BALANCE OF LIFE. AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE VARIETIES OF FOLIAGE AND LANDSCAPING, YOU'LL SEE AND HEAR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF EACH SECTION OF OUR WORLD. THE MUSEUM ALSO FEATURES AN EDUCATION CENTER AND GALLERY. THE EDUCATION CENTER PROVIDES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE WAYS TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE WONDERFUL ANIMALS ON OUR PLANET. FROM ART SHOWS TO ROBOTIC BUGS, SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING WILL ALWAYS BE ON EXHIBIT IN THE GALLERY AREA.

    Expenses $3,556,330 · Revenue $640,879

  • ROLLING HILLS ZOO FOUNDATION PROVIDES INCREDIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO VISITORS. FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, WE PROVIDE ON DEMAND PROGRAMS CONSISTING OF SPECIALLY DESIGNED THEMES THAT ARE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS, AND EACH THEME IS TIED TO SPECIFIC KANSAS STATE SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS. OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS IN OVERNIGHT ADVENTURES WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN EVEN MORE ABOUT OUR ANIMALS, CONSERVATION, AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ECOSYSTEM WITHOUT TIME CONSTRAINTS.

    Expenses $156,763 · Revenue $41,794

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • RYAN VANZANT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,900
    From this org
    $113,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • TRACE E WALKER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MORRIE SODERBERG

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR GARY L HARBIN

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CLARK RENFRO

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JULIE SAGER MILLER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAROLYN L WALKER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SANDY C WALKER

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TRAVIS YOUNG

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOEL PHELPS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMANDA GRABER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAROLYN WEDEL

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSHUA HOWARD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM PESTINGER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303129349304860

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