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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE BATON ROUGE ZOO.

Totals

Total revenue
$702,611
Total expenses
$677,071
Contributions and grants received
$614,045
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10,218
Other revenue
$78,348
Total assets, end of year
$273,664
Total liabilities, end of year
$873
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$272,791
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$555,826
Management and general expenses
$121,245
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$555,826

Program services were 82.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $85,776

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $420,384

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $107,885

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,536 · excluded $9,536

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,789

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

    securities $7,107

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $682

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $682 · excluded $682

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $126,335

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

    $85,776

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $47,987

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $78,348 · excluded $78,348

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $397,384 · program services $337,776 · management and general $59,608

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,531 · program services $3,851 · management and general $680

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $37,801 · program services $32,131 · management and general $5,670

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,121 · program services $25,603 · management and general $4,518

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,417 · management and general $1,417

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,950 · program services $1,770 · management and general $1,180

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,974 · management and general $1,974

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,513 · program services $7,513

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,772 · management and general $26,772

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,664 · management and general $7,664

  • 17 · Travel

    total $71 · program services $71

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,472 · program services $7,472

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,958 · management and general $3,958

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT FEES

    total $74,759 · program services $74,759

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC PROGRAM SERVICE EX

    total $21,500 · program services $21,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNITY POLLING

    total $14,302 · program services $14,302

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DUES

    total $7,804 · management and general $7,804

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,078 · program services $9,078

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $50,516 · end of year $53,996

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $11,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $770

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

    $46,859

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

    $46,859

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $189,900 · end of year $207,068

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,030 · end of year $330

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,001 · end of year $873

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $239,445 · end of year $266,791

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $6,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SUPPORT BREC'S BATON ROUGE ZOO

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE BATON ROUGE ZOO FOUNDATION IS A NON - PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE BATON ROUGE ZOO'S GOALS OF ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL WELLBEING, CONSERAVATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.

  • FUNDS THREE KEY POSITIONS FOR THE ZOO: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, & PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS COORDINATOR, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIPS AND CONFERENCES. PROVIDES FUNDS FOR ZOO STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING MEMBERSHIPS AND CONFERENCES.

    Expenses $399,361 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $2,005

  • SUPPORTS BREC'S BATON ROUGE ZOO BY SOLICITING FUNDS FOR ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND MAKING DONATIONS IN THE ZOO'S NAME TO CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST THE ZOO IN MAINTAINING ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA).

    Expenses $156,465

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig Broome

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Trey Roberts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Lou Potter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gordy Rush

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Monique Fondren Cain

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Blaine Grimes

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brad Boudreaux

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Norisha Kirts Glover

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ralph Ney

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
3 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520349349301697

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