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← COMO FRIENDS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMO FRIENDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,445,916
Total expenses
$4,280,466
Contributions and grants received
$3,770,292
Grants paid
$1,861,058
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$245,332
Other revenue
$1,430,292
Total assets, end of year
$18,490,549
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,743
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,358,806
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,849,948
Management and general expenses
$820,779
Fundraising expenses
$609,739
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,849,948

Program services were 66.6% 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

    $297,916

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $343,756

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,128,620

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $112,049

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $245,332 · excluded $245,332

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $144,288

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

    $343,756

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $339,605

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$195,317 · excluded -$195,317

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,526,684

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $994,133

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,532,551 · unrelated business $14,817 · excluded $1,517,734

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $93,058 · related or exempt $93,058

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $93,058

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,861,058 · program services $1,861,058

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $191,667 · program services $109,250 · management and general $67,084 · fundraising $15,333

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,194,153 · program services $555,158 · management and general $344,985 · fundraising $294,010

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $48,015 · program services $16,942 · management and general $18,128 · fundraising $12,945

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $140,369 · program services $59,437 · management and general $54,767 · fundraising $26,165

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $99,110 · program services $42,548 · management and general $38,297 · fundraising $18,265

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,502 · program services $1,753 · management and general $25,273 · fundraising $476

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,105 · program services $4,000 · management and general $26,105

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $57,200 · program services $57,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,953 · program services $468 · management and general $84,915 · fundraising $20,570

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $195,431 · program services $31,543 · management and general $39,738 · fundraising $124,150

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,125 · program services $73,816 · management and general $26,573 · fundraising $54,736

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $35,425 · program services $11,124 · management and general $24,301

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $52,892 · program services $18,249 · management and general $21,749 · fundraising $12,894

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS, MAINT, & TECH

    total $50,399 · program services $6,471 · management and general $43,928

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT AND PROGRAM COSTS

    total $36,062 · program services $931 · management and general $4,936 · fundraising $30,195

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

    total $26,930 · program services $19,975 · fundraising $6,955

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,806 · end of year $6,899

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,605,587 · end of year $1,246,786

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $77,843 · end of year $1,018,827

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

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

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $361,610 · end of year $326,791

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,239 · end of year $47,162

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

    $321,146

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

    $169,559

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $175,593 · end of year $151,587

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,370,457 · end of year $5,104,057

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,200,250 · end of year $10,574,440

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $280,253 · end of year $128,586

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $3,157

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,105,142 · end of year $6,406,958

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,461,990 · end of year $11,951,848

Mission and programs · 2023

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 $1,992,386 · Grants $1,861,058

  • 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 $857,562

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JACKIE STICHA

    PRESIDENT/BO

    Total calculated
    $191,667
    From this org
    $173,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,433
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,202
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $1,032
    Deferred
    $9,127
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,306
    Filer's total
    $191,667

  • JEFFERY MUNDINGER

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $126,810
    From this org
    $114,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,725
    Hours/week
    40

  • LAUREL LUNDBERG

    DIR. OF INDV

    Total calculated
    $124,480
    From this org
    $110,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,633
    Hours/week
    40

  • CAROLINE MEHLHOP

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $121,816
    From this org
    $103,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,768
    Hours/week
    40

  • PATRICK MCINTYRE

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • STEVE PROESCHEL

    BOARD VICE P

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • WENDY HARDEN

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JOHN BAUER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • 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

  • TOM FRATTALLONE

    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

  • THERESA NEAL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATT NELSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA 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

  • LYNETTE PALMGREN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GREG PEELMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIKA PERRAULT

    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
    1

  • 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

    $1,861,058

    SEE SUPP INFORMATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411949349301501

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