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← COMO FRIENDS

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COMO FRIENDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,864,821
Total expenses
$3,992,903
Contributions and grants received
$3,366,231
Grants paid
$1,887,265
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,349
Other revenue
$1,497,241
Total assets, end of year
$15,847,385
Total liabilities, end of year
$280,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,567,132
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,642,950
Management and general expenses
$787,867
Fundraising expenses
$562,086
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,642,950

Program services were 66.2% 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

    $302,484

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $205,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,858,247

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $85,797

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,349 · excluded $1,349

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $90,630

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

    $205,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $221,772

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$131,142

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,484,326

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $950,661

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,533,665 · related or exempt $1,523,119 · unrelated business $10,546

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $94,718 · related or exempt $94,718

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $94,718

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,887,265 · program services $1,887,265

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $179,588 · program services $20,275 · management and general $76,846 · fundraising $82,467

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,094,933 · program services $500,808 · management and general $378,446 · fundraising $215,679

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,925 · program services $11,284 · management and general $35,641

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $140,278 · program services $57,031 · management and general $54,888 · fundraising $28,359

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,965 · program services $40,850 · management and general $31,560 · fundraising $20,555

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,200 · program services $3,100 · management and general $21,100

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $59,439 · program services $59,439

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $87,540 · program services $4,006 · management and general $63,699 · fundraising $19,835

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $205,260 · program services $31,246 · management and general $58,868 · fundraising $115,146

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $62,364 · management and general $7,947 · fundraising $54,417

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $21,820 · program services $14,228 · management and general $7,592

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $55,722 · program services $12,322 · management and general $39,485 · fundraising $3,915

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT AND PROGRAM COSTS

    total $34,604 · program services $1,096 · management and general $11,795 · fundraising $21,713

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $20,012 · program services $15,214 · fundraising $4,798

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,890 · end of year $6,806

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,960,286 · end of year $1,605,587

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $548,243 · end of year $77,843

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,000 · end of year $14,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $233,000 · end of year $361,610

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $50,522 · end of year $35,239

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

    $308,273

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

    $132,680

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,634 · end of year $175,593

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $3,370,457

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,020,416 · end of year $10,200,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,292 · end of year $280,253

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,620,241 · end of year $5,105,142

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,046,458 · end of year $10,461,990

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE INSPIRE COMMUNITY GENEROSITY IN SUPPORT OF COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY SO IT THRIVES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

  • COMO FRIENDS SECURES DONATIONS AND GENERATES RETAIL REVENUES TO INVEST IN COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY. INVESTMENTS SUPPORT NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS SUCH AS COMO HARBOR AND THE ORDWAY GARDENS, ANNUAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND GARDENS, CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE WORLD, PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FREE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR ALL VISITORS. THE PAST DECADE OF TRANSFORMATIVE IMPROVEMENTS CHAMPIONED BY COMO FRIENDS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR COMO TO MEET AND EXCEED BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE, GROW AND CURATE WORLD-CLASS HORTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL.

    Expenses $2,006,908 · Grants $1,887,265

  • COMO FRIENDS OPERATES GARDEN SAFARI GIFTS IN THE VISITOR CENTER. THREE SATELLITE LOCATIONS ARE OPEN DURING THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS. PROCEEDS ARE INVESTED AT COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY TO HELP COMO THRIVE TODAY AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

    Expenses $636,042

  • COMO HARBOR, A NEW WORLD-CLASS HABITAT FOR SEALS AND SEA LIONS, OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN JUNE 2021 AT COMO ZOO. THE SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMO FRIENDS AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL SECURED THE 20.3 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT THROUGH ADVOCACY WORK AT THE MN STATE LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECTS' BONDING REQUEST AND A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT SECURED FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. COMO HARBOR PROVIDES A NEW YEAR-ROUND HOME FOR THE SEALS AND SEA LIONS AND AN UPGRADED AMPHITHEATER FOR COMO'S LONG-STANDING "SPARKY THE SEA LION" SHOW. THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE RELATED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REVENUES AND EXPENSES.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jackie Sticha

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $179,588
    From this org
    $170,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,707
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,881
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,707
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $179,588
  • Patrick McIntyre

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Steve Proeschel

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Harden

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • John Bauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kelly Bloch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Everett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Foss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Gerber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karl Halling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Huidekoper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David McKinney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg McNeely

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicky Nagle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theresa Neal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ford Nicholson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erik Ordway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Peelman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Sam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arvind Sharma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barb Shumsker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sheryl Zaworski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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

  • CITY OF SAINT PAUL

    $1,251,921

    SEE SUPP INFORMATION

  • CITY OF SAINT PAUL

    $635,344

    CAPITAL PROJECTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202311869349300736

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