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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JOHNNY MORRIS WONDERS OF WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,245,773
Total expenses
$18,793,657
Contributions and grants received
$7,491,121
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,622,050
Investment income
$108,313
Other revenue
$24,289
Total assets, end of year
$91,247,545
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,183,724
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$85,063,821
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,582,298
Management and general expenses
$3,211,359
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,582,298

Program services were 82.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $5,723

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $136,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,349,398

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $210,594

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS REVENUE

    total $13,972,014 · related or exempt $13,972,014

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS/MEMBERSHIPS

    total $2,203,594 · related or exempt $2,203,594

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $668,163 · related or exempt $668,163

  • 2d · Program service revenue: COMMISSION REVENUE

    total $386,502 · related or exempt $386,502

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PHOTO REVENUE

    total $371,954 · related or exempt $371,954

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,019,823 · related or exempt $1,019,823 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $190,538 · excluded $190,538

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $73,109

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $45,195

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $27,914 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $27,914 · excluded $27,914

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,676 · other assets $123,499

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

    securities $0 · other assets $207,400

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,676 · other assets -$83,901

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$82,225 · excluded -$82,225

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,351

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

    $5,723

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $7,976

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,625 · excluded -$3,625

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,747,657 · program services $4,885,508 · management and general $862,149

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $109,639 · program services $93,193 · management and general $16,446

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $321,196 · program services $273,017 · management and general $48,179

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $421,439 · program services $358,223 · management and general $63,216

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $94,328 · management and general $94,328

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,633 · management and general $2,633

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,688,902 · program services $1,407,876 · management and general $281,026 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $870,152 · program services $706,505 · management and general $163,647

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,077,982 · program services $856,851 · management and general $221,131

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $309,952 · management and general $309,952

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,782,747 · program services $1,515,335 · management and general $267,412

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,535 · program services $38,869 · management and general $6,666

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $58,216 · program services $49,484 · management and general $8,732

  • 20 · Interest

    total $67,545 · program services $57,413 · management and general $10,132

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,092,963 · program services $3,479,018 · management and general $613,945

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $305,844 · program services $259,967 · management and general $45,877

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL & AQUARIUM EXPENSES

    total $1,232,185 · program services $1,232,185

  • 24b · Other expenses: MINOR TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

    total $177,788 · program services $177,788

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

    total $137,148 · program services $137,148

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES, DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $83,924 · program services $7,177 · management and general $76,747

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $165,882 · program services $46,741 · management and general $119,141 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,494,758 · end of year $4,900,701

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $4,701,406

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $13,686,596 · end of year $10,408,924

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $699,356 · end of year $212,386

  • 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 $405,680 · end of year $377,215

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $350,936 · end of year $385,496

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

    $40,872,089

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

    $13,617,274

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,511,654 · end of year $27,254,815

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $179,781 · end of year $203,886

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $7,795,119 · end of year $7,205,970

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,872,205 · end of year $35,596,746

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,725,490 · end of year $2,047,680

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,624,444 · end of year $1,844,946

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $990,807 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,237,863 · end of year $2,291,098

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,381,578 · end of year $74,301,438

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,035,903 · end of year $10,762,383

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY CELEBRATING THE STEWARDSHIP OF HUNTERS AND ANGLERS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO CONNECT WITH NATURE THROUGH FISHING, HUNTING AND OUTDOOR RECREATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

JOHNNY MORRIS' WONDERS OF WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OPERATES JOHNNY MORRIS' WONDERS OF WILDLIFE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. THIS MUSEUM HOUSES THE LARGEST, MOST IMMERSIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE ATTRACTION IN THE WORLD AND BRINGS TOGETHER IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS INTO A SINGLE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THESE UNIQUE AND CAREFULLY CURATED EXHIBITS PRESENT A DESTINATION FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION.

  • THE FOUNDATION MANAGES AND OPERATES JOHNNY MORRIS' WONDERS OF WILDLIFE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM (WOW) LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. THE MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM OFFER VISITORS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION THROUGH TOURS, LIVE ANIMAL COLLECTIONS, TAXIDERMIED WILDLIFE GALLERIES AND OTHER EXHIBITS. THE EXPERIENCE CELEBRATES THOSE WHO HUNT, FISH AND ACT AS STEWARDS OF THE LAND AND WATER. THE EDUCATION TEAM CONNECTS PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, OUTREACH AND FIELD PROGRAMS. DURING 2021, THE WONDERS OF WILDLIFE OPENED ITS NEWEST EXHIBIT, NATURE'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY. THIS NEW EXHIBIT IS HOME TO THE WINDLAND SMITH RICE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND ITS ANNUAL NATURE'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, PREVIOUSLY ONLY DISPLAYED AT THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE AND DISPLAY THE CREATIVE TALENTS AND DOCUMENTARY ACHIEVEMENT OF NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE, THE EXHIBITION FEATURES A ROTATING GALLERY OF JAW-DROPPING WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AS A CELEBRATION OF BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURE.

    Expenses $15,582,298 · Revenue $18,622,050

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John L Morris

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related

  • John P Morris

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 7 related

  • Megan C Stack

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 7 related

  • Collin O'Mara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • Dale Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • Nick Wiley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • Kevin Maliszewski

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related

  • Austin Brown

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $126,504
    From this org
    $114,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,566
    Hours/week
    25 + 20 related

  • Jared Boyd

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $137,735
    From this org
    $120,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,078
    Hours/week
    15 + 30 related

  • John Mikolajczyk

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $177,112
    From this org
    $152,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,366
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,984
    Bonus
    $18,383
    Other
    $379
    Deferred
    $5,631
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,735
    Filer's total
    $177,112

  • Mike Daniel

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE

    Total calculated
    $134,640
    From this org
    $105,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,110
    Hours/week
    45

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 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

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS RECEIVES A BONUS BASED ON REVENUES AND NET EARNINGS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

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.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • Top of the Rock LLC

    Real Estate

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Ozarks Preserve Holdings Inc

    C Corporation · Holding Company · MO · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JMOHP

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349306966

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