GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

EIN 95-2369545 · Animal-Related (D110)

What they do

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Of every $100 spent, about $74.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe explanation is very short. Ask what work they really do.

They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

82.84%of revenue went to mission work74.8% of expenses · Program services

4.92%of revenue went to fundraising4.4% of expenses

$110.76spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

23.00%of revenue went to management and office costs20.8% of expenses

$2.36in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

62.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,294,701 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $391,769 for DAWN PETERSEN-AMEND (INTERIM PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$21,322,996

Mission workProgram services$17,663,66982.84% of revenue74.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,904,03323.00% of revenue20.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,049,9954.92% of revenue4.4% of expenses

Total expenses$23,617,697110.76% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 74.8% mission · 20.8% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.76% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 9.4% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.44% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.3% mission · 9.9% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.90% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 16.1% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.1% mission · 19.7% management · 12.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.92% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 10.4% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.77% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 9.6% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.06% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 13.1% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.64% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$21,322,996

Expenses$23,617,697

Annual shortfall $2,294,701 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$17,663,669 · 74.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,904,033 · 20.8% of expenses

Fundraising$1,049,995 · 4.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$21,322,996

Expenses$23,617,697

Assets$55,724,837

Income$39,068,864

Contributions$13,282,862

Mission work (program services)$17,663,669

Fundraising$1,049,995

Grants given$49,230,204

Average grant$656,403

Management and general$4,904,033

Stocks and bonds$41,120,711

Accounting fees$85,054

Investing fees$108,160

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

DAWN PETERSEN-AMENDINTERIM PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL · 38 hrs/week $391,769Base $282,778 · Other $108,991

JANET DIALVP OF ADVANCEMENT · 38 hrs/week $325,022Base $286,071 · Other $38,951

ROBERT WOOLLEYASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT · 38 hrs/week $212,957Base $185,180 · Other $27,777

KEVIN OBRIENDIR OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS · 38 hrs/week $187,214Base $157,709 · Other $29,505

EMILY MARRINDIR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS · 38 hrs/week $185,769Base $170,752 · Other $15,017

THOMAS JACOBSONFORMER PRESIDENT · 38 hrs/week $169,769Base $169,000 · Other $769

ERICA AGHEVLIDIR OF FOUNDATION & GOVT RELATIONS · 38 hrs/week $168,594Base $125,634 · Other $42,960

ERIC HAPPEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 38 hrs/week $166,730Base $137,841 · Other $28,889

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 (38)

DAWN PETERSEN-AMENDINTERIM PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL

JANET DIALVP OF ADVANCEMENT

ROBERT WOOLLEYASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT

KEVIN OBRIENDIR OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS

EMILY MARRINDIR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

THOMAS JACOBSONFORMER PRESIDENT

ERICA AGHEVLIDIR OF FOUNDATION & GOVT RELATIONS

ERIC HAPPEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

ROBERT J ELLISVICE-CHAIR

MARLYN GATES DAYTRUSTEE (UNTIL 11/24)

MATTHEW K WILSONTREASURER (UNTIL 2/25)

MICHAEL D ARMSTRONGTRUSTEE

MORGAN ROTHTRUSTEE

PHYLLIS KUPFERSTEINSECRETARY

RANDY STRAITTRUSTEE

RICHARD A LICHTENSTEINTRUSTEE

WENDY M DENHAM MDTRUSTEE

SAMUEL J ENOCHTRUSTEE

SHAINAZ DONNELLY BURGTRUSTEE

SLASHTRUSTEE

STEPHEN OCONNELLTREASURER (FROM 2/25)

VIVIAN CHOWTRUSTEE

MADELINE J TAFTTRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/25)

ALFRED FRAIJO JRTRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/25)

ALMA BANUELOS FROM 1224TRUSTEE

BRIAN L DIAMONDTRUSTEE

COURTNEY APPELLTRUSTEE

ELISABETH PRICETRUSTEE

ELLIA M THOMPSON ESQTRUSTEE

ERIKA A STERNCHAIR

ESTHER S CHAOTRUSTEE

FRANCO M TERANGOTRUSTEE

GRANT WITHERSTRUSTEE

JAY P SONBOLIANTRUSTEE

JENNIFER THORNTON WIELANDTRUSTEE

JUSTIN T ENBODYTRUSTEE

LAURA Z WASSERMANTRUSTEE

MARC L SALLUSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1964
Location: 655 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, GLENDALE, CA 91203-1422
County: Los Angeles
In care of: DAWN PETERSEN-AMEND
Primary officer: DAWN PETERSEN-AMEND, INTERIM PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(323) 694-9993

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SINGERLEWAK LLP
NTEE classification: Animal-Related (D110)
Grant-giving organization: Yes