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← FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,648,785
Total expenses
$10,445,942
Contributions and grants received
$11,592,307
Grants paid
$9,121,606
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$56,478
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,050,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$615,590
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,435,067
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,756,340
Management and general expenses
$642,423
Fundraising expenses
$47,179
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,756,340

Program services were 93.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $607,721

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,984,586

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,478 · excluded $56,478

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $9,121,606 · program services $9,121,606

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $135,300 · program services $27,060 · management and general $94,710 · fundraising $13,530

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $114,017 · program services $22,803 · management and general $79,812 · fundraising $11,402

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,030 · program services $3,606 · management and general $12,621 · fundraising $1,803

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,345 · management and general $11,345

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,262 · management and general $28,262

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $964,240 · program services $578,544 · management and general $385,696

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,138 · program services $2,721 · management and general $10,883 · fundraising $4,534

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,760 · management and general $13,380 · fundraising $13,380

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,184 · management and general $3,184

  • 24a · Other expenses: ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSE

    total $5,060 · management and general $2,530 · fundraising $2,530

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $784,589 · end of year $3,352,606

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,120,812 · end of year $5,684,543

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $70 · end of year $13,090

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $468 · end of year $418

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $673,715 · end of year $615,590

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $755,651 · end of year $628,600

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,476,573 · end of year $7,806,467

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FZS-US'S MAIN PURPOSE IS THE CONSERVATION OF WILDERNESS AND BIODIVERSITY WORLDWIDE. FZS-US ALSO SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE APPRECIATION OF NATURE'S DIVERSITY ON OUR PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS GLOBALLY AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ISSUES.

  • FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC. MADE GRANTS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE, INCLUDING RANGER TRAINING AND PROVISIONS, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND PARTS, AERIAL SUPPORT AND CENSUS WORK. NOTABLE OUTCOMES INCLUDED A WELL-TRAINED AND EFFECTIVE RANGER FORCE AND INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION AROUND GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK.

    Expenses $4,116,317 · Grants $4,116,317

  • FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC. MADE GRANTS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN ZAMBIA, INCLUDING AERIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE PROVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND RANGER TRAINING. THIS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT ALONG WITH STABLE OR INCREASING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS IN NORTH LUANGWA AND NSUMBU NATIONAL PARKS.

    Expenses $3,085,301 · Grants $3,085,301

  • FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC. MADE GRANTS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN TANZANIA, INCLUDING RADIO TRACKING OF RHINOS, RANGER TRAINING AND PROVISIONS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND AERIAL SUPPORT. THIS RESULTED IN DECREASED POACHING AND IMPROVED CONSERVATION OUTCOMES IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK AND THE SELOUS ECOSYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,142,341 · Grants $1,142,341

  • FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC. MADE GRANTS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION IN LOMAMI NATIONAL PARK IN D.R. CONGO, INCLUDING AN AIRSTRIP PROJECT.FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC. MADE GRANTS TO ROMANIA, GERMANY, MOZAMBIQUE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, INDONESIA, AND SPAIN.

    Expenses $1,412,381 · Grants $777,647

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Peyton M West - Executive

    DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $135,300
    From this org
    $135,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christof Schenck

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrew Dobson

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Curtis Ravenel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Zichal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Arnold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Enrique Ortiz

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/2023)

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401349349303850

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