Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,375,593
- Total expenses
- $4,462,454
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,806,140
- Grants paid
- $282,720
- Program service revenue
- $2,174,371
- Investment income
- $161,886
- Other revenue
- $233,196
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,678,001
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $801,891
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,876,110
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,237,751
- Management and general expenses
- $1,178,681
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,046,022
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,237,751
Program services were 50.1% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$6,755
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1c · Fundraising events
$194,525
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,604,860
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$459,229
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP
total $1,352,756 · related or exempt $1,352,756
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION & OTHER
total $821,615 · related or exempt $821,615
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3 · Investment income
total $161,948 · excluded $161,948
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $62
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities -$62
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$62 · excluded -$62
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$565,836
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$194,525
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$332,640
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $233,196 · excluded $233,196
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $282,720 · program services $282,720
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $42,452 · program services $42,452
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $321,879 · program services $141,627 · management and general $148,064 · fundraising $32,188
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,719,222 · program services $964,803 · management and general $342,889 · fundraising $411,530
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $37,657 · program services $16,020 · management and general $11,080 · fundraising $10,557
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $204,936 · program services $114,404 · management and general $32,038 · fundraising $58,494
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $163,266 · program services $90,879 · management and general $38,745 · fundraising $33,642
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,750 · management and general $2,750
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $27,250 · management and general $27,250
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $17,435 · fundraising $17,435
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11g · Fees: other
total $604,715 · program services $49,495 · management and general $135,396 · fundraising $419,824
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $165,847 · program services $794 · management and general $165,053
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13 · Office expenses
total $272,952 · program services $66,070 · management and general $86,944 · fundraising $119,938
-
14 · Information technology
total $275,880 · program services $140,725 · management and general $79,901 · fundraising $55,254
-
16 · Occupancy
total $279,269 · program services $137,413 · management and general $65,254 · fundraising $76,602
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17 · Travel
total $47,166 · program services $32,825 · management and general $10,285 · fundraising $4,056
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $10,294 · program services $3,346 · management and general $3,871 · fundraising $3,077
-
20 · Interest
total $74,114 · program services $48,022 · management and general $4,328 · fundraising $21,764
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $50,865 · program services $42,949 · management and general $5,268 · fundraising $2,648
-
23 · Insurance
total $23,646 · program services $11,626 · management and general $7,513 · fundraising $4,507
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND RENTALS
total $73,256 · program services $4,281 · management and general $799 · fundraising $68,176
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24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS
total $27,817 · program services $18,733 · management and general $4,136 · fundraising $4,948
-
24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS
total $21,753 · program services $272 · management and general $82 · fundraising $21,399
-
24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $12,679 · program services $5,325 · management and general $4,543 · fundraising $2,811
-
24e · All other expenses
total -$297,366 · program services $22,970 · management and general $2,492 · fundraising -$322,828
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $529,703 · end of year $506,760
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,056,799 · end of year $1,684,870
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $34,332 · end of year $56,592
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $29,458 · end of year $75,793
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $6,497 · end of year $16,656
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $42,284 · end of year $40,927
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$430,417
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$320,605
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $128,067 · end of year $109,812
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,461,202 · end of year $3,886,259
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $300,332
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $208,446 · end of year $196,142
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $139,976 · end of year $135,123
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $116,273 · end of year $470,626
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,049,450 · end of year $4,607,707
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $774,197 · end of year $1,268,403
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CHARTERED AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION BY NEW YORK STATE IN 1957, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING & CONSERVATION, FUNDRAISING, SPECIAL EVENTS, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING, AND MEMBERSHIP TO MONROE COUNTY'S SENECA PARK ZOO. WE ALSO AID IN THE DESIGN AND BUILDING OF NEW EXHIBITS AND HAVE, OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $21 MILLION TO THIS EFFORT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SENECA PARK ZOO INSPIRES OUR COMMUNITY TO CONNECT, CARE FOR, AND CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES.
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EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING CONSERVATION ACTION- EDUCATION 9,427 PARTICIPANTS LEARNED TO ACT FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES THROUGH 515 EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING ONSITE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ZOOCAMPS, SCOUTS AND KINDERZOO. WE ALSO HAD 121 TEEN VOLUNTEERS LOGGING OVER 5900 HOURS WITH 44,970 GUEST INTERACTIONS. PROGRAMMING & CONSERVATION ACTION DELIVERED 651 PROGRAMS FOR 41,980 PARTICIPANTS. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE URBAN ECOLOGY, THE NATURE CART, COMMUNITY CLEANUPS, THE ZOOMOBILE AND THE BUTTERFLY BELTWAY PROJECT.
Expenses $1,253,309 · Grants $5,500 · Revenue $594,923
-
MEMBERSHIPWE HAD THE SUPPORT OF OVER 14,000 MEMBERS IN 2024 INCLUDING 1,289 HEAD OF THE HERD HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR MEMBERSHIP FOR 10 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. MEMBER ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 115,000 AND 78% OF MEMBERS WENT DIGITAL WITH THEIR MEMBER CARDS HELPING US DRAMATICALLY REDUCE PAPER CONSUMPTION AND PRINTING COSTS.
Expenses $849,963 · Grants $277,220 · Revenue $1,412,859
-
Expenses $134,479
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Gavin Brownlie JrGAVIN BROWNLIE JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris SternCHRIS STERN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric AllenERIC ALLEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leonard BayerLEONARD BAYER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trisha ButeraTRISHA BUTERA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim DegraveTIM DEGRAVE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maureen DobiesMAUREEN DOBIES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shelly DoranSHELLY DORAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Suzanne HuntSUZANNE HUNT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda HasmanLINDA HASMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin NowackKEVIN NOWACK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Debby WilsonDEBBY WILSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbara KelleyBARBARA KELLEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christine OsborneCHRISTINE OSBORNE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay WeaverJAY WEAVER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan MatteoDAN MATTEO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James MyersJAMES MYERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patrick MeredithPATRICK MEREDITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Luis BurgosLUIS BURGOS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tarek EldaherTAREK ELDAHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pamela O'Connor-ChapmanPAMELA O'CONNOR-CHAPMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen BrownSTEPHEN BROWN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rose Mary Villarrubia-IzzoROSE MARY VILLARRUBIA-IZZO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David WilksDAVID WILKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter HinPETER HIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katrina BuschKATRINA BUSCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jozef KuzmkowskiJOZEF KUZMKOWSKI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie LallyKATIE LALLY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
W Jack PlantsW JACK PLANTS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pamela Reed SanchezPAMELA REED SANCHEZ
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $172,233
- From this org
- $162,180
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,053
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,180
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,053
- Filer's total
- $172,233
-
Sharon PetersonSHARON PETERSON
VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
- Total calculated
- $149,646
- From this org
- $130,773
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,873
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
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
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.
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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COUNTY OF MONROE PARKS DEPARTMENT
$277,220
REVENUE & EXPERIENCE SHARE FOR SENECA PARK ZOO
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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SENECA PARK ZOO SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FUND
501(C)(3) · TO SUPPPORT THE SENECA PARK ZOO SOCIETY BY ASSISTING WITH FUNDRAISING. · NY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 September 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202502769349300115
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