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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,008,424
Total expenses
$36,079,027
Contributions and grants received
$10,144,303
Grants paid
$485,610
Program service revenue
$22,313,782
Investment income
$629,044
Other revenue
$1,921,295
Total assets, end of year
$92,877,800
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,152,680
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$85,725,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,627,038
Management and general expenses
$5,508,698
Fundraising expenses
$1,943,291
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,627,038

Program services were 79.3% 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)

    $2,283,551

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,860,752

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $63,324

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPERATING REVENUE

    total $11,674,181 · related or exempt $11,674,181

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP

    total $5,349,272 · related or exempt $5,349,272

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EVENTS

    total $2,476,613 · related or exempt $2,476,613

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RIDES

    total $1,849,759 · related or exempt $1,849,759

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $963,957 · related or exempt $963,957

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $736,222 · excluded $736,222

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $28,957,133

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

    securities $28,957,133 · other assets $107,178

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$107,178

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$107,178 · excluded -$107,178

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $94,429

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $94,429 · related or exempt $94,429

  • 11a · Other revenue: CONCESSION COMMISSION

    total $1,824,628 · excluded $1,824,628

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,238 · related or exempt $2,238

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,826,866

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $392,510 · program services $392,510

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $93,100 · program services $93,100

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $574,401 · program services $464,962 · management and general $78,426 · fundraising $31,013

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,794,122 · program services $12,784,912 · management and general $2,156,462 · fundraising $852,748

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $245,927 · program services $199,071 · management and general $33,578 · fundraising $13,278

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,968,893 · program services $1,593,766 · management and general $268,824 · fundraising $106,303

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,175,507 · program services $951,541 · management and general $160,499 · fundraising $63,467

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $135,787 · program services $43,660 · management and general $86,316 · fundraising $5,811

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,490 · program services $40,349 · management and general $79,771 · fundraising $5,370

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $331,824 · fundraising $331,824

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $73,641 · management and general $73,641

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,288,205 · program services $759,415 · management and general $1,427,721 · fundraising $101,069

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $377,252 · program services $118,681 · management and general $145 · fundraising $258,426

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,802,264 · program services $1,420,637 · management and general $321,547 · fundraising $60,080

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,803,285 · program services $3,567,449 · management and general $233,925 · fundraising $1,911

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,650 · program services $10,091 · management and general $6,827 · fundraising $4,732

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,005,040 · program services $3,758,038 · management and general $240,833 · fundraising $6,169

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,383,078 · program services $1,205,207 · management and general $145,685 · fundraising $32,186

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE & FEED

    total $945,436 · program services $945,436

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND LICENSES

    total $362,177 · program services $105,775 · management and general $194,498 · fundraising $61,904

  • 24c · Other expenses: ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT

    total $172,438 · program services $172,438

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $7,000 · fundraising $7,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,554,337 · end of year $1,570,784

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,037,135 · end of year $16,521,498

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,933,176 · end of year $1,666,875

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $255,127 · end of year $149,375

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $447,870 · end of year $536,002

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

    $132,897,238

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

    $61,054,496

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $73,261,111 · end of year $71,842,742

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $482,980

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $107,544 · end of year $107,544

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,387,218 · end of year $3,505,928

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,780,221 · end of year $3,646,752

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $587,898 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,453,523 · end of year $82,201,959

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,387,440 · end of year $3,523,161

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF OAKLAND ZOO, THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA DEEPENS CONNECTION WITH ANIMALS, SAVES WILDLIFE, AND INSPIRES CHAMPIONS FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ZOO DEEPENS CONNECTION WITH ANIMALS, SAVES WILDLIFE, & INSPIRES CHAMPIONS FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.

  • OAKLAND ZOO IS PROUD OF ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE, LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES. THE ZOO IS HOME TO OVER 700 ANIMALS THAT OUR STAFF PROVIDE INDUSTRY LEADING CARE FOR TO ENSURE THEIR PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING. CONSERVATION IS CORE TO OUR MISSION, AND THE ZOO CONTINUES TO FOCUS ITS EFFORTS ON TEN SPECIES INCLUDING AFRICAN ELEPHANTS, CHIMPANZEES, BISON, AFRICAN LIONS, CALIFORNIA CONDORS, AND MORE. OUR VETERINARY AND ANIMAL CARE TEAMS CONTINUE OUR LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUE WORK WITH OAKLAND'S CITY BIRD, THE BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON, AND WE RESCUED OUR 30TH MOUNTAIN LION IN 2025. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.WE ARE THE FIRST ZOO IN THE UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR A DEDICATED POSITION TO ADDRESS ANIMAL WELFARE RESCUE AND THE WILDLIFE TRADE, WHICH IS DEVASTING SPECIES AND HABITATS INTERNATIONALLY. LAST YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR ONSITE GUEST EDUCATION PROVIDING ANIMAL HIGHLIGHT PROGRAMS TO 30,000 GUESTS AND ENHANCING OUR DOCENT OFFERINGS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF BIODIVERSITY. AND WE CELEBRATED THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER WE HELPED TO OPEN IN UGANDA, WHICH HAS NOW PROVIDED SERVICES FOR OVER 5,000 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS COEXISTING WITH CHIMPANZEES AND OTHER SPECIES. ALONGSIDE OUR PROGRAMMATIC WORK THE ZOO WELCOMED 58,000 GUESTS FOR FREE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY WITH A SPACE FOR CONNECTION, HOPE, AND LIFELONG MEMORIES. IN 2023, THE ZOO ESTABLISHED A FOUR-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WITH INPUT FROM THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THE FOLLOWING KEY PRIORITIES REMAIN OUR FOCUS THROUGH 2027:- INSPIRING ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND THE PLANET- EXPANDING LEADERSHIP IN ANIMAL WELLBEING AND RESCUE- DEEPENING OUR CONSERVATION IMPACT- ENHANCING OUR TEAM CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

    Expenses $28,627,038 · Grants $485,610 · Revenue $22,410,449

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARV FRIEDMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEVEN MCCANN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK SHERWOOD

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CYNTHIA STODDARD

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELOGEANNE O MATSON GROSSMAN

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHY LANGRIDGE

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FIONA TANG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LIZANNE LUDWIG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFFREY R MARSHALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AMY THARPE PETERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANA SIMMONS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER ROSS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JIM CAVALIERI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL BRUCK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL BOLAND

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AARTI SABHLOK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JENNIFER E DELANEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MITTIE GRIGSBY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN HUGHES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENISE RAMSEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ADAM MILLER

    CFAO

    Total calculated
    $215,778
    From this org
    $199,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,218
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,560
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,974
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,244
    Filer's total
    $215,778

  • NIKHIL DEHEJIA

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $358,624
    From this org
    $339,561
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,063
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,311
    Bonus
    $44,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,819
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,244
    Filer's total
    $358,624

  • BIRUK WELDHANA

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $198,753
    From this org
    $188,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,328
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $74,519
    Deferred
    $3,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,452
    Filer's total
    $198,753

  • ERIN DOGAN

    VP MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $145,000
    From this org
    $140,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,077
    Hours/week
    40

  • ALEXANDRIA HERMAN

    VP VETERINARY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $181,213
    From this org
    $165,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,771
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,442
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,566
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,205
    Filer's total
    $181,213

  • MICHELLE MYERS

    VP PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $181,881
    From this org
    $169,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,586
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,295
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,244
    Filer's total
    $181,881

  • KRISTIN BRONOWICKI

    SVP IMPACT & REVENUE

    Total calculated
    $196,261
    From this org
    $190,547
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,714
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,547
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $196,261

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 committee
  • 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 3
ERIN DOGAN - SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $72,213. BIRUK WELDHANA - SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $74,519.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202632249349302618

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