Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $3,426,760

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $209,750

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $12,824,468

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $3,603,892

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $140,655

• 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

  total $10,232,820 · related or exempt $10,232,820

• 2b · Program service revenue: ATTRACTIONS

  total $2,283,176 · related or exempt $2,283,176

• 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  total $1,146,121 · related or exempt $1,146,121

• 2d · Program service revenue: GROUP SALES

  total $550,813 · related or exempt $550,813

• 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER

  total $49,811 · related or exempt $49,811

• 3 · Investment income

  total $1,016,676 · excluded $1,016,676

• 6a · Gross rents

  personal property $48,832

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  personal property $0

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  personal property $48,832

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total $48,832 · related or exempt $48,832

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  other assets $675

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

  other assets $230,641

• 7c · Gain or loss

  other assets -$229,966

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total -$229,966 · excluded -$229,966

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $4,729,051

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

  $209,750

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $3,127,844

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $1,601,207 · excluded $1,601,207

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $3,045,431

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $699,814

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $2,345,617 · excluded $2,345,617

• 11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME

  total $176,282 · excluded $176,282

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $176,282

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

  total $374,077 · program services $374,077

• 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

  total $97,271 · program services $97,271

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $547,550 · management and general $492,795 · fundraising $54,755

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $9,491,683 · program services $7,615,762 · management and general $1,412,495 · fundraising $463,426

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $250,309 · program services $218,719 · management and general $23,956 · fundraising $7,634

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $2,180,421 · program services $1,827,825 · management and general $270,584 · fundraising $82,012

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $977,715 · program services $797,844 · management and general $140,796 · fundraising $39,075

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $29,357 · management and general $29,357

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $63,300 · management and general $63,300

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $2,039,312 · program services $1,348,254 · management and general $673,417 · fundraising $17,641

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $736,630 · program services $736,630

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $451,500 · program services $382,448 · management and general $59,591 · fundraising $9,461

• 14 · Information technology

  total $344,562 · program services $275,650 · management and general $51,684 · fundraising $17,228

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $1,968,060 · program services $1,699,218 · management and general $210,736 · fundraising $58,106

• 20 · Interest

  total $8,813 · management and general $8,813

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $3,302,559 · program services $3,125,899 · management and general $105,996 · fundraising $70,664

• 23 · Insurance

  total $1,174,667 · program services $939,734 · management and general $176,200 · fundraising $58,733

• 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL EXHIBITS, CONSER

  total $4,039,550 · program services $4,039,550

• 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

  total $855,640 · program services $272,320 · management and general $560,627 · fundraising $22,693

• 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

  total $240,736 · program services $238,656 · management and general $1,666 · fundraising $414

• 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

  total $181,907 · program services $114,640 · management and general $57,303 · fundraising $9,964

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $73,592 · program services $13,288 · management and general $58,611 · fundraising $1,693

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $18,664,534 · end of year $9,455,634

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $5,440,581 · end of year $5,698,702

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $3,423,312 · end of year $3,642,315

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $1,178,945 · end of year $3,937,610

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $341,204 · end of year $0

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $828,263 · end of year $1,324,844

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

  $131,227,900

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

  $51,800,326

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $59,459,676 · end of year $79,427,574

• 13 · Investments: program-related

  beginning of year $290,501 · end of year $280,187

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $10,084 · end of year $20,928

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $2,007,999 · end of year $6,407,510

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $1,571,630 · end of year $1,465,765

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $75,614,597 · end of year $93,543,748

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $10,442,874 · end of year $2,370,771

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.

PART I, LINE 4B

457(B)RETIREMENT PLAN - JEFF ETTLING - $10,000 (DEFERRED) AND TERESA KENNETY - $23,689 (PAID OUT) FOR THE 2023 TAX CALENDAR YEAR.