ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI

EIN 31-0537171 · Animal-Related (D500)

What they do

CREATING ADVENTURE, CONVEYING KNOWLEDGE, CONSERVING NATURE, and SERVING THE COMMUNITY. WITH THE ADDITION of OUR FOURTH PILLAR to OUR MISSION STATEMENT, SERVING COMMUNITY, WE RECOGNIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY to PARTNER WITH DIVERSE and ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES IN OUR DAILY WORK.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders50 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

80.80%of revenue went to mission work88.1% of expenses · Program services

2.49%of revenue went to fundraising2.7% of expenses

$91.70spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.41%of revenue went to management and office costs9.2% of expenses

$5.19in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

60.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$69,378,528

Mission workProgram services$56,056,23380.80% of revenue88.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,835,1498.41% of revenue9.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,726,1412.49% of revenue2.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,761,0058.30% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$63,617,52391.70% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.1% mission · 9.2% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.70% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 9.3% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.03% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 7.9% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.10% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 10.7% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.63% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 12.6% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.89% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 9.4% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 9.9% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.75% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 8.2% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$69,378,528

Expenses$63,617,523

Annual surplus $5,761,005 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$56,056,233 · 88.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,835,149 · 9.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,726,141 · 2.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$69,378,528

Expenses$63,617,523

Assets$330,421,028

Income$70,058,591

Contributions$41,848,300

Mission work (program services)$56,056,233

Fundraising$1,726,141

Grants given$1,454,977

Average grant$21,087

Management and general$5,835,149

Stocks and bonds$64,734,604

Accounting fees$112,116

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

WILLIAM T MAYNARDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 35 hrs/week $735,591Base $708,475 · Other $27,116

SAMUEL D JENIKEVP & COO · 35 hrs/week $364,235Base $335,786 · Other $28,449

LORI L VOSSVP & CFO · 35 hrs/week $327,583Base $294,521 · Other $33,062

TERRI ROTHVP: CONSERVATION & SCIENCE · 40 hrs/week $208,524Base $189,430 · Other $19,094

MARK FISHERVP: FACILITIES · 40 hrs/week $204,237Base $175,722 · Other $28,515

CHAD YELTONVP: MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $192,827Base $164,544 · Other $28,283

REBA DYSARTVP: DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $177,419Base $158,539 · Other $18,880

JEFFREY WALTONDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE · 40 hrs/week $176,133Base $148,696 · Other $27,437

MICHAEL WENNINGERDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH · 40 hrs/week $150,399Base $124,087 · Other $26,312

CHRIS RECORDFACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $138,375Base $113,296 · Other $25,079

CHRISTINA GORSUCHDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE · 40 hrs/week $137,512Base $119,270 · Other $18,242

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (50)

WILLIAM T MAYNARDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SAMUEL D JENIKEVP & COO

LORI L VOSSVP & CFO

TERRI ROTHVP: CONSERVATION & SCIENCE

MARK FISHERVP: FACILITIES

CHAD YELTONVP: MARKETING

REBA DYSARTVP: DEVELOPMENT

JEFFREY WALTONDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE

MICHAEL WENNINGERDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH

CHRIS RECORDFACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER

CHRISTINA GORSUCHDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE

KATIE OBRIENTRUSTEE

SARAH ANDERSONTRUSTEE

LELA COFFEYTRUSTEE

LINDA LEE THOMASTRUSTEE

VALARIE SHEPPARDTRUSTEE

LUCY CHRISTENSEN-DAVISTRUSTEE

TIM MASSATRUSTEE

MATT SHEAKLEYTRUSTEE

MEREDITH BORCHERSTRUSTEE

PAARAS PARKERTRUSTEE

PAM ROSSMANNTRUSTEE

PETER KLEKAMPTRUSTEE

JEN RAGLANDTRUSTEE

RHIANNON HOEWELERTRUSTEE

TIM BONACCITREASURER

STUART DORNETTELEGAL COUNSEL

DOUG BRENDAMOURTRUSTEE

ALBERT SMITHERMANTRUSTEE

ANYA SANCHEZTRUSTEE

AUSTIN HEIDTTRUSTEE

BOB COUGHLINTRUSTEE

BRETT HEEKINTRUSTEE

CARLA WALKERTRUSTEE

CATHY CRAINTRUSTEE

CHRIS BEVACQUATRUSTEE

CRAIG YOUNGTRUSTEE

DANIEL RAJAIAHTRUSTEE

DOTTY SHAFFERTRUSTEE

JOHN WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

GARY MITCHELLTRUSTEE

GEORGE JOSEPHVICE CHAIRMAN

GEORGE MOLINSKYCHAIRMAN

GIGI HEIDTTRUSTEE

GREG TAYLORTRUSTEE

JACK OLIVERSECRETARY

JAN MICHELE KEARNEYTRUSTEE

JEN CASTELLINITRUSTEE

ADAM MUELLERTRUSTEE

JOHN NIEMEYERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: 3400 VINE ST, CINCINNATI, OH 45220-1333
County: Hamilton
In care of: % FINANCE DEPT
Primary officer: LORI VOSS, VP & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(513) 281-4700 Officer phone(513) 487-3387

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: April 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO
NTEE classification: Animal-Related (D500)
Grant-giving organization: Yes