Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,318,166
- Total expenses
- $12,145,369
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,382,069
- Grants paid
- $1,567,893
- Program service revenue
- $10,574,040
- Investment income
- $335,379
- Other revenue
- $26,678
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,978,351
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,884,839
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $21,093,512
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,625,398
- Management and general expenses
- $2,244,548
- Fundraising expenses
- $275,423
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,625,398
Program services were 79.3% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$270,832
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,111,237
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $6,981,346 · related or exempt $6,981,346
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2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES
total $3,039,554 · related or exempt $3,039,554
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2c · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING
total $361,690 · unrelated business $322,710 · excluded $38,980
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2d · Program service revenue: ACCREDITATION FEES
total $184,500 · related or exempt $184,500
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2e · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION SALES
total $6,950 · related or exempt $6,950
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3 · Investment income
total $521,255 · excluded $521,255
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $14,616,247
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $14,802,123
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$185,876
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$185,876 · excluded -$185,876
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11d · All other revenue
total $26,678 · related or exempt $26,678
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11e · Other revenue, total
$26,678
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,442,110 · program services $1,442,110
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $125,783 · program services $125,783
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,152,076 · program services $156,993 · management and general $985,550 · fundraising $9,533
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,683,982 · program services $2,989,704 · management and general $534,728 · fundraising $159,550
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $298,625 · program services $238,547 · management and general $52,112 · fundraising $7,966
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $368,437 · program services $244,573 · management and general $97,138 · fundraising $26,726
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $309,704 · program services $214,211 · management and general $88,778 · fundraising $6,715
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11b · Fees: legal
total $10,950 · management and general $996 · fundraising $9,954
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $64,090 · management and general $64,090
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $25,323 · program services $25,323
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $98,030 · management and general $98,030
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11g · Fees: other
total $678,559 · program services $665,241 · management and general $13,318
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13 · Office expenses
total $793,770 · program services $705,300 · management and general $66,344 · fundraising $22,126
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14 · Information technology
total $297,605 · program services $158,734 · management and general $138,871
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16 · Occupancy
total $388,957 · program services $255,351 · management and general $120,187 · fundraising $13,419
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17 · Travel
total $293,321 · program services $213,708 · management and general $75,494 · fundraising $4,119
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,907,776 · program services $1,832,398 · management and general $72,190 · fundraising $3,188
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $119,727 · program services $78,601 · management and general $36,995 · fundraising $4,131
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23 · Insurance
total $65,411 · program services $7,866 · management and general $57,545
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24a · Other expenses: INCOME TAXES
total $21,133 · management and general $21,133
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24b · Other expenses: OVERHEAD ALLOCATION
total $0 · program services $270,955 · management and general -$278,951 · fundraising $7,996
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $300 · end of year $300
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $8,865,415 · end of year $4,677,533
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,464,336 · end of year $149,648
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $344,632 · end of year $435,943
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,106,835
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,495,598
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $612,020 · end of year $611,237
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $14,772,164 · end of year $23,775,518
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $3,515,919 · end of year $3,203,859
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $42,801 · end of year $124,313
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,738,338 · end of year $1,382,241
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18 · Grants payable
end of year $48,393
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,318,065 · end of year $5,845,165
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,782,502 · end of year $4,609,040
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,239,216 · end of year $12,488,213
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,539,466 · end of year $8,605,299
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE ASSOCIATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS IN THE AREAS OF SPECIES CONSERVATION, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O
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CONSERVATION & SCIENCE: AZA FACILITATES, SUPPORTS, PROMOTES AND COORDINATES COOPERATIVE ANIMAL MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES OF AZA MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS FOR CONSERVATION THROUGH THE CONSERVATION GRANTS FUND.
Expenses $2,909,122 · Grants $1,319,890
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CONSERVATION EDUCATION: AZA PROVIDES SUPPORT TO AZA MEMBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ZOO AND AQUARIUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF WILDLIFE. AZA PROVIDES ON-GOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, BOTH ON SITE AND ONLINE AND THROUGH CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITES, NEWSLETTERS, ETC. OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON A RANGE OF TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ZOO AND AQUARIUM COMMUNITY.
Expenses $2,890,436 · Grants $165,495 · Revenue $3,039,554
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ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIP
Expenses $2,039,141 · Grants $54,774 · Revenue $7,172,596
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ENDANGERED SPECIES RELIEF FUND: THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) HAVE ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT SECTION 6003(A)(2) OF PUBLIC LAW (P.L.) 117-2, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.FWS ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH AZA TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENTS TO ELIGIBLE FACILITIES THAT CARED FOR NATIVE ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES AND RESCUED AND CONFISCATED WILDLIFE AND THAT EXPERIENCED EARNED REVENUE DECLINES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FUNDS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD REIMBURSING ELIGIBLE FACILITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE CAPTIVE CARE CATEGORIES: 1) U.S. NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES LISTED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
Expenses $73,421 · Grants $10,444
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Expenses $569,273 · Grants $17,290
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WILDLIFE TRAFICKING ALLIANCE
Expenses $445,288
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PUBLIC EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION
Expenses $698,717 · Revenue $361,890
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Lisa NewLISA NEW
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Denise VerretDENISE VERRET
CHAIR-ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Christopher DoldCHRISTOPHER DOLD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Adrienne RowlandADRIENNE ROWLAND
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Kyle BurksKYLE BURKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Becky DewitzBECKY DEWITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Roger GermannROGER GERMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Charles HopperCHARLES HOPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Chris PfefferkornCHRIS PFEFFERKORN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Douglas PiekarzDOUGLAS PIEKARZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Eric J RoseERIC J ROSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Megan R RossMEGAN R ROSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Dwight ScottDWIGHT SCOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Daniel M AsheDANIEL M ASHE
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $605,117
- From this org
- $572,117
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,000
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $522,117
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $33,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $605,117
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Philip F WagnerPHILIP F WAGNER
SR. VP OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $249,469
- From this org
- $205,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,392
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,483
- Bonus
- $21,594
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,436
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,956
- Filer's total
- $249,469
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Craig HooverCRAIG HOOVER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $297,491
- From this org
- $270,427
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,064
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $231,493
- Bonus
- $38,934
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,064
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $297,491
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John C Keeney JrJOHN C KEENEY JR
GENERAL COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $239,190
- From this org
- $217,445
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,745
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $205,575
- Bonus
- $11,870
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,745
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $239,190
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Robert VernonROBERT VERNON
SR. VP OF COMMUNICATIONS &
- Total calculated
- $202,543
- From this org
- $176,953
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,590
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,784
- Bonus
- $11,169
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,842
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,748
- Filer's total
- $202,543
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Candice DorseyCANDICE DORSEY
SR. VP CONSERVATION & MGMT
- Total calculated
- $238,562
- From this org
- $202,435
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,127
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,235
- Bonus
- $27,200
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,598
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,529
- Filer's total
- $238,562
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Sara WalkerSARA WALKER
SR. ADVISOR ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
- Total calculated
- $185,968
- From this org
- $169,222
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,746
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,569
- Bonus
- $12,653
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,746
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $185,968
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Melissa HowertonMELISSA HOWERTON
SR. VP OF MEMBER SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $242,569
- From this org
- $210,245
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,324
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,245
- Bonus
- $32,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,587
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,737
- Filer's total
- $242,569
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 committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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)
- PART I, LINE 7
- AZA PROVIDED BONUS PAYMENTS TO VARIOUS SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THESE BONUSES WERE NOT CONTINGENT ON THE REVENUES OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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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LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$536,083
POPULATION MANAGEMENT CENTER
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$168,781
REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT CENTER
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THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM
$144,182
FL BROODSTOCK MANAGM & CORAL HOLDING PROJECT
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CONSERVATION-AFRICAN VULTURES
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THE NGOGO CHIMPANZEE PROJECT INC
$47,000
CHIMPANZEES IN KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
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$44,657
FL BROODSTOCK MANAGM & CORAL HOLDING PROJECT
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FL BROODSTOCK MANAGM & CORAL HOLDING PROJECT
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$41,811
FL BROODSTOCK MANAGM & CORAL HOLDING PROJECT
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FL BROODSTOCK MANAGM & CORAL HOLDING PROJECT
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$30,060
PARTY FOR THE PLANET & CONSERVATION -ZEBRA SHARKS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202433179349302523
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