Totals
- Total revenue
- $42,311,626
- Total expenses
- $35,610,875
- Contributions and grants received
- $21,706,277
- Grants paid
- $263,125
- Program service revenue
- $16,951,188
- Investment income
- $1,198,560
- Other revenue
- $2,455,601
- Total assets, end of year
- $126,117,099
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,354,554
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $118,762,545
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $32,037,633
- Management and general expenses
- $2,272,571
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,300,671
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $32,037,633
Program services were 90.0% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$4,173,968
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1c · Fundraising events
$711,018
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$16,821,291
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$711,921
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $12,683,393 · related or exempt $12,683,393
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION
total $1,331,646 · related or exempt $1,331,646
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2c · Program service revenue: RIDES & ATTRACTIONS
total $1,644,453 · related or exempt $1,644,453
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2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE
total $497,532 · related or exempt $497,532
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2e · Program service revenue: CATERING
total $794,164 · unrelated business $12,486 · excluded $781,678
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $553,498 · excluded $553,498
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $949,571
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $304,509
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $645,062 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $645,062 · excluded $645,062
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$273,565
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$711,018
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$556,845
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$283,280 · excluded -$283,280
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,387,458
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,387,458 · related or exempt $1,387,458
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11a · Other revenue: FOOD SERVICE CONCESSIONS
total $1,040,642 · related or exempt $1,040,642
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11b · Other revenue: SPONSORSHIP
total $20,510 · unrelated business $20,510
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11c · Other revenue: INSURANCE PAYMENT
total $290,271 · excluded $290,271
-
11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$1,351,423
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $166,425 · program services $166,425
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $96,700 · program services $96,700
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,138,299 · program services $618,529 · management and general $255,686 · fundraising $264,084
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $14,065,489 · program services $12,804,373 · management and general $866,566 · fundraising $394,550
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,930,833 · program services $1,719,332 · management and general $135,502 · fundraising $75,999
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,100,567 · program services $990,510 · management and general $60,531 · fundraising $49,526
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,416 · management and general $6,416
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $105,619 · management and general $105,619
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $36,000 · program services $36,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $935,755 · program services $729,669 · management and general $127,299 · fundraising $78,787
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,269,283 · program services $1,267,946 · fundraising $1,337
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,176,696 · program services $1,140,730 · management and general $6,084 · fundraising $29,882
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14 · Information technology
total $837,243 · program services $586,070 · management and general $251,173
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,504,525 · program services $1,504,525
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17 · Travel
total $156,359 · program services $152,238 · management and general $4,121
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $60,096 · program services $33,770 · management and general $25,569 · fundraising $757
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,962,655 · program services $5,787,241 · management and general $175,414
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23 · Insurance
total $776,897 · program services $776,897
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24a · Other expenses: OUTSIDE CONTRACTS
total $2,476,211 · program services $1,817,871 · management and general $252,591 · fundraising $405,749
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24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD & HUSBANDRY
total $826,602 · program services $826,602
-
24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & GROUNDS
total $509,248 · program services $509,248
-
24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS INC PANDA CONSERVATION
total $393,387 · program services $393,387
-
24e · All other expenses
total $79,570 · program services $79,570 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $12,963,951 · end of year $10,235,215
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $761,654 · end of year $5,910,068
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,889,978 · end of year $2,645,682
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $44,672 · end of year $46,817
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $801,044 · end of year $736,934
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$187,994,907
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$97,278,612
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $88,553,772 · end of year $90,716,295
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,674,963 · end of year $15,619,000
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,158,715 · end of year $207,088
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,692,139 · end of year $6,270,176
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,293,908 · end of year $1,084,378
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $99,123,704 · end of year $92,553,826
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $14,738,998 · end of year $26,208,719
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
ZOO ATLANTA'S MISSION IS TO SAVE WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES. THE ZOO'S EFFORTS CONNECT PEOPLE TO ANIMALS AND INSPIRE CONSERVATION ACTION.
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THE ANIMAL COLLECTION & WORK WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES: 2025 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ARRIVAL OF TITAN, A 16-YEAR-OLD MALE AFRICAN ELEPHANT; BUTTERCUP, A YOUNG FEMALE SUMATRAN TIGER, BOTH RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP); WAFFLES, A HOFFMANN'S TWO-TOED SLOTH BORN TO NUTELLA AND COCOA; NAFIS, A 10-YEAR-OLD SCHMIDT'S GUENON IN THE FORD AFRICAN RAIN FOREST; AND A NEW OSTRICH, OLIVE, AND PLAINS ZEBRA, NEIGHOMI, IN THE AFRICAN SAVANNA. IN A CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL MILESTONE, THE ZOO ALSO TRANSFERRED THREE FEMALE GORILLAS, ANDI, MERRY, AND ANAKA, TO SAN ANTONIO ZOO TO BE PART OF A NEW TROOP.
Expenses $10,878,528 · Grants $197,125
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE: THE ZOO INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO ITS BUSINESS BY REDUCING IMPACT THROUGH POLLUTION PREVENTION, WASTE REDUCTION, AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES. THE GREEN TEAM MONITORS THE ZOO'S ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS AND MAINTAINS A SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE. THE ZOO'S BOARD AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE COMPOSED OF TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES, SKILLS, AND BACKGROUNDS, SUPPORTING THOUGHTFUL DECISION-MAKING AND THE ZOO'S MISSION.
Expenses $10,607,205
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EDUCATION & CONSERVATION: IN 2025, THE ZOO'S PUBLIC, SCHOOL, AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 775,116 INDIVIDUALS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATE FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES TO CONNECT ZOO VISITORS WITH WILDLIFE, SUPPORT SCIENCE CURRICULA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION. 25 CENTS OF EVERY ZOO ADMISSION TICKET BENEFIT CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND AWARDED SEVEN GRANTS TOTALING $66,000 IN 2025.
Expenses $3,634,831 · Grants $66,000 · Revenue $1,331,646
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $6,917,069 · Revenue $17,253,478
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
-
Andrew W EvansANDREW W EVANS
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Beth Kytle ChandlerBETH KYTLE CHANDLER
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Bill CaryBILL CARY
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Cindy DavisCINDY DAVIS
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Gigi RoulandGIGI ROULAND
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Lisa LaubeLISA LAUBE
DIRECTOR & CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Mark RobertsMARK ROBERTS
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Matthew Simon SchumannMATTHEW SIMON SCHUMANN
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Nathan LewisNATHAN LEWIS
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Nick FranzNICK FRANZ
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
R Scott Taylor JrR SCOTT TAYLOR JR
DIRECTOR & IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Sonji JacobsSONJI JACOBS
DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Tye DarlandTYE DARLAND
DIRECTOR & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Audra CunninghamAUDRA CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carli HubandCARLI HUBAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caroline ReddingtonCAROLINE REDDINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David MoodyDAVID MOODY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deretta Cole Rhodes PhDDERETTA COLE RHODES PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
E Jewelle JohnsonE JEWELLE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fran ForehandFRAN FOREHAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerry GahlhoffJERRY GAHLHOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim LymanKIM LYMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Clancy PeakMARY CLANCY PEAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert HolderROBERT HOLDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah Greenberg SachsSARAH GREENBERG SACHS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sunny ParkSUNNY PARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Suzanne MitchellSUZANNE MITCHELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim WilkersonTIM WILKERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd EllisTODD ELLIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vijay PintoVIJAY PINTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raymond KingRAYMOND KING
CEO & PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $883,014
- From this org
- $855,307
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,707
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $420,307
- Bonus
- $435,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,328
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,379
- Filer's total
- $883,014
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Russell JacobsRUSSELL JACOBS
FORMER CFO/COO
- Total calculated
- $105,713
- From this org
- $105,713
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Veronica JacobsVERONICA JACOBS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $149,375
- From this org
- $141,615
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,760
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cary BurgessCARY BURGESS
SR. VP GOV'T & COMM AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $192,816
- From this org
- $179,790
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,026
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,790
- Bonus
- $12,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,394
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,632
- Filer's total
- $192,816
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Eric HallERIC HALL
VP FACILITIES
- Total calculated
- $233,665
- From this org
- $214,544
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,121
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,544
- Bonus
- $34,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,436
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,685
- Filer's total
- $233,665
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Gina FerrieGINA FERRIE
VP OF COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION
- Total calculated
- $186,096
- From this org
- $176,400
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,696
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,400
- Bonus
- $14,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,436
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,260
- Filer's total
- $186,096
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Jennifer SmithJENNIFER SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $235,774
- From this org
- $215,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,524
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,250
- Bonus
- $35,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,457
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,067
- Filer's total
- $235,774
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Zoe NieminenZOE NIEMINEN
VP & CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $225,405
- From this org
- $198,709
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,696
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,709
- Bonus
- $33,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,968
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,728
- Filer's total
- $225,405
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
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES
- SOCIAL CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF THE CEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AND DEVELOPING BUSINESS AND DONOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES. THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 NON-FIXED PAYMENTS
- THE CEO IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL BONUS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. SUCH BONUS IS DISCRETIONARY BUT IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL LIMITATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL GOALS. OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP RECEIVED BONUS PAYMENTS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AMOUNTS WERE BASED UPON ACHIEVEMENT OF FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL GOALS.
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
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TO HELP WITH ELEPHANTS
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$15,000
TO HELP WITH TURTLES
-
$11,151
TO HELP WITH GORILLAS
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GENERAL CONSERVATION
-
$10,000
TO HELP WITH TIGERS
-
$10,000
TO HELP WITH ORANGUTANS
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$10,000
GENERAL CONSERVATION
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INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION
$10,000
TO HELP WITH RHINOS
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$9,000
TO HELP WITH THE AFRICAN VULTURE
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$8,489
TO HELP WITH RED PANDAS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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.
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ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC
501(C)(3) · ENLARGE AND EXPAND THE VISION OF CONSERVATION · GA
Directly controlled by NA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 31 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622129349300822
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