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← OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$72,264,487
Total expenses
$68,386,945
Contributions and grants received
$36,713,803
Grants paid
$3,295,251
Program service revenue
$23,202,931
Investment income
$208,391
Other revenue
$12,139,362
Total assets, end of year
$338,005,963
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,954,628
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$312,051,335
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$64,760,300
Management and general expenses
$3,053,978
Fundraising expenses
$572,667
Program service expenses (Part III)
$64,760,300

Program services were 94.7% 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

    $15,739,418

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $15,520,045

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,729,403

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,724,937

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $18,676,385 · related or exempt $18,676,385

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $1,259,219 · related or exempt $1,259,219

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRAIN

    total $979,045 · related or exempt $979,045

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SKYFARI

    total $896,556 · related or exempt $896,556

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EXHIBIT

    total $859,291 · related or exempt $859,291

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $532,435 · related or exempt $532,435

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $377,247 · excluded $377,247

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

    other assets $168,856

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$168,856

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$168,856 · excluded -$168,856

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,560,843

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,719,388

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,841,455 · unrelated business $1,158,818 · excluded $9,682,637

  • 11a · Other revenue: CATERING/VENUE RENTAL

    total $820,693 · unrelated business $820,693

  • 11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE RECOVERY

    total $470,802 · excluded $470,802

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,412 · related or exempt $6,412

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,297,907

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,295,251 · program services $3,295,251

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,481,237 · program services $228,324 · management and general $1,072,058 · fundraising $180,855

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,754,151 · program services $20,051,214 · management and general $460,612 · fundraising $242,325

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $587,284 · program services $529,912 · management and general $46,492 · fundraising $10,880

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,665,822 · program services $2,498,791 · management and general $127,524 · fundraising $39,507

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,560,692 · program services $1,469,020 · management and general $71,013 · fundraising $20,659

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $46,159 · management and general $46,159

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,548 · management and general $68,548

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,200 · management and general $36,200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,198,200 · program services $1,198,200

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $129,305 · program services $52,636 · management and general $56,999 · fundraising $19,670

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,826,426 · program services $10,341,590 · management and general $438,757 · fundraising $46,079

  • 17 · Travel

    total $179,697 · program services $179,697

  • 20 · Interest

    total $321,000 · program services $321,000

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,558,382 · program services $16,558,382

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,444,150 · program services $1,413,211 · management and general $26,912 · fundraising $4,027

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH & EDUCATION

    total $1,946,163 · program services $1,946,163

  • 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL SUPPLIES/FORAGE

    total $1,702,127 · program services $1,702,127

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROC. FEES

    total $1,097,304 · program services $1,097,304

  • 24d · Other expenses: USE & UBI TAX

    total $198,558 · program services $198,558

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,290,289 · program services $1,678,920 · management and general $602,704 · fundraising $8,665

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $39,931,851 · end of year $38,772,799

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,730,737 · end of year $133,351

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $140,236 · end of year $36,163

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $653,427 · end of year $804,564

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $547,022 · end of year $285,217

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

    $469,938,674

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

    $174,925,701

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $291,179,687 · end of year $295,012,973

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $2,960,896

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,342,541 · end of year $5,036,875

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,679,836 · end of year $5,831,614

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $14,960,664 · end of year $14,972,614

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,126 · end of year $113,525

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $296,652,387 · end of year $303,984,818

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,521,406 · end of year $8,066,517

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFE-LONG STEWARDS FOR ANIMALS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THEIR CONSERVATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO SERVE AS LIFE-LONG STEWARDS FOR ANIMALS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THEIR CONSERVATION.

  • OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE ZOO SITS ON 160 ACRES AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 990 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATES. IT BOASTS NATURAL, IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT SPACES, INCLUDING ASIAN HIGHLANDS, ADVENTURE TRAILS, AFRICAN GRASSLAND, AN AQUARIUM, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR DESERT COVERED BY A TRANSPARENT GLAZED GEODESIC DOME, AMERICA'S LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NOCTURNAL EXHIBIT, AND GORILLA AND ORANGUTAN HABITATS. DURING 2022, 82,914 MEMBERSHIPS WERE SOLD, AND 1,473,144 PEOPLE VISITED THE PARK.

    Expenses $61,583,612 · Grants $3,295,251 · Revenue $21,014,101

  • OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS VALUABLE CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIORAL HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN 2022 INCLUDED FIVE VETERINARIANS, SEVEN PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND POST-DOCS, THREE MASTER'S LEVEL RESEARCHERS AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. THESE TEAMS WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT LED TO THE PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, OUR RESEARCHERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND GAVE INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND INDUSTRY MEETINGS. OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM SUPPORTED 30 IN-SITU CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOCUSING ON NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, MADAGASCAR, MAINLAND AFRICA, AND THE OCEANS. SUPPORT NOT ONLY INCLUDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECTS BUT STAFF EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE RESCUE, PROPAGATION AND RESTORATION OF CORAL REEFS THROUGH SECORE, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLES IN NEBRASKA, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF AMPHIBIANS IN NORTH AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO, BREEDING FISH SPECIES AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AN AQUARIUM ENVIRONMENT, AND HABITAT REFORESTATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN MADAGASCAR. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN FIFTY KEY SERVICES ROLES ON SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AS ADVISORS, SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM LEADERS, STUDBOOK KEEPERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TAXON ADVISORY GROUP CHAIRS, AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

    Expenses $1,917,248 · Revenue $388,284

  • OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED. MORE THAN 1,265 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2022. THIS PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED DAY CAMPS, CLASSES, DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES, CAMPOUTS, AND ON-GROUNDS PROGRAMMING REACHED 27,543 INDIVIDUALS. THE ZOO ALSO HAS CONSERVATION-ORIENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND HUSBANDRY IN THE GREWCOCK CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. IN 2022, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CAREER SHADOWING WAS PROVIDED AT THE ZOO TO 28 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ZOO'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PARTICIPATES IN A RANGE OF OFFSITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM FROM LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES TO LONGER DURATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC OR CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,259,440 · Revenue $1,806,958

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MOGENS BAY

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JANE MILLER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR ANNE HUBBARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LANCE M FRITZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL R MCCARTHY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • CALVIN SISSON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DENNIS E PATE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $760,097
    From this org
    $707,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,340
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $460,986
    Bonus
    $239,250
    Other
    $7,521
    Deferred
    $25,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,340
    Filer's total
    $760,097

  • JEREMY C EDDIE

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,709
    From this org
    $224,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,360
    Bonus
    $17,850
    Other
    $1,161
    Deferred
    $11,428
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,910
    Filer's total
    $245,709

  • DENNIS SCHNURBUSCH II

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $247,107
    From this org
    $216,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,082
    Bonus
    $17,425
    Other
    $1,161
    Deferred
    $8,926
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,513
    Filer's total
    $247,107

  • TODD SCHOLZ

    VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $228,324
    From this org
    $198,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,609
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,557
    Bonus
    $16,150
    Other
    $1,008
    Deferred
    $8,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,334
    Filer's total
    $228,324

  • JASON HERRICK

    VP OF CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $181,745
    From this org
    $167,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,761
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,794
    Bonus
    $13,188
    Other
    $1,002
    Deferred
    $6,762
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,999
    Filer's total
    $181,745

  • CRAIG JACOBS

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

    Total calculated
    $179,359
    From this org
    $161,898
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,461
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,024
    Bonus
    $12,750
    Other
    $3,124
    Deferred
    $8,172
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,289
    Filer's total
    $179,359

  • ELIZABETH MULKERRIN

    VP OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $162,072
    From this org
    $135,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,994
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,994
    Bonus
    $11,050
    Other
    $1,034
    Deferred
    $7,083
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,911
    Filer's total
    $162,072

  • EDWARD LOUIS

    DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION GENETICS

    Total calculated
    $154,339
    From this org
    $135,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,355
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,381
    Bonus
    $10,807
    Other
    $1,796
    Deferred
    $6,927
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,428
    Filer's total
    $154,339

  • SARAH WOODHOUSE

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $174,789
    From this org
    $158,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,356
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,281
    Bonus
    $12,278
    Other
    $874
    Deferred
    $4,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,539
    Filer's total
    $174,789

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 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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343079349301804

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