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← BINDER PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BINDER PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,616,314
Total expenses
$6,694,137
Contributions and grants received
$2,049,899
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,444,952
Investment income
$10,592
Other revenue
$110,871
Total assets, end of year
$11,006,671
Total liabilities, end of year
$961,186
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,045,485
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,341,072
Management and general expenses
$810,651
Fundraising expenses
$542,414
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,341,072

Program services were 79.8% 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

    $617,725

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $41,458

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $87,900

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,302,816

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,173

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Guest services

    total $2,316,430 · related or exempt $2,316,430

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Admissions

    total $1,945,500 · related or exempt $1,945,500

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Program fees

    total $183,022 · related or exempt $183,022

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,247 · related or exempt $11,247

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

    other assets $655

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$655

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$655 · excluded -$655

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $180,415

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

    $41,458

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $69,544

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $110,871 · excluded $110,871

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $274,113 · management and general $195,025 · fundraising $79,088

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,644,900 · program services $2,256,379 · management and general $195,954 · fundraising $192,567

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $53,538 · program services $41,952 · management and general $6,755 · fundraising $4,831

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $286,962 · program services $256,210 · management and general $25,510 · fundraising $5,242

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $213,870 · program services $167,588 · management and general $26,983 · fundraising $19,299

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,850 · management and general $19,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $170,014 · program services $66,946 · management and general $81,716 · fundraising $21,352

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $176,240 · fundraising $176,240

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,071,671 · program services $973,006 · management and general $58,339 · fundraising $40,326

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $141,507 · program services $121,210 · management and general $19,303 · fundraising $994

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,179 · program services $1,808 · management and general $3,598 · fundraising $1,773

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,409 · program services $20,258 · management and general $12,986 · fundraising $165

  • 20 · Interest

    total $54,945 · program services $2,133 · management and general $52,812

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $719,345 · program services $654,604 · management and general $64,741

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $210,578 · program services $162,962 · management and general $47,079 · fundraising $537

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food and retail product

    total $574,222 · program services $574,222

  • 24b · Other expenses: Veterinary costs

    total $41,794 · program services $41,794

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $356,203 · end of year $548,872

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $387,688

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,269 · end of year $27,086

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $78,893 · end of year $42,579

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,124 · end of year $12,586

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

    $32,777,495

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

    $22,552,153

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,722,063 · end of year $10,225,342

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $85,592 · end of year $83,784

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $79,957 · end of year $66,422

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $258,270 · end of year $315,217

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $221,774 · end of year $223,031

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,080,061 · end of year $392,313

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $52,376 · end of year $30,625

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,725,266 · end of year $9,684,745

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $398,042 · end of year $360,740

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Connect, inspire, conserve. Connect people with nature. Inspire them to conserve.

  • Wildlife management and conservation - Joyful and empathetic connection with animals through exhibitry and animal feeding with a focus on conservation of animals through participation in endangered species programs.

    Expenses $2,189,579 · Revenue $1,945,500

  • Guest services - providing quality outdoor and recreational activities and taking action to support conservation. Sustained by entrance fees, donations, purchases, special events, and fundraisers.

    Expenses $2,795,769 · Revenue $2,316,430

  • Educational services - Deeper understanding of animals and conservation through education programs, guest programs, and overnight programs.

    Expenses $355,724 · Revenue $183,022

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Thom Unger

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Jones

    First Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sara Dunn

    Second Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Jessica Keen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Todd Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Kuhn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Sherwood

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Schweitzer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Ridgeway

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Thompson

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $158,176
    From this org
    $134,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,642
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,534
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,767
    Filer's total
    $158,176

  • Amy Riegel

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $115,937
    From this org
    $100,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,860
    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

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541149349301634

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