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THE GREEN TEAM MONITORS THE ZOO'S ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS AND MAINTAINS A SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE. THE ZOO'S BOARD AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE COMPOSED OF TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES, SKILLS, AND BACKGROUNDS, SUPPORTING THOUGHTFUL DECISION-MAKING AND THE ZOO'S MISSION. 3634831 66000 1331646 EDUCATION & CONSERVATION: IN 2025, THE ZOO'S PUBLIC, SCHOOL, AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 775,116 INDIVIDUALS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATE FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES TO CONNECT ZOO VISITORS WITH WILDLIFE, SUPPORT SCIENCE CURRICULA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION. 25 CENTS OF EVERY ZOO ADMISSION TICKET BENEFIT CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND AWARDED SEVEN GRANTS TOTALING $66,000 IN 2025. 6917069 17253478 THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE: IN 2025, ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMED 816,026 VISITORS, OFFERING UNFORGETTABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. FROM FAMILIAR NATIVE SPECIES TO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ANIMALS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, THE ZOO CREATED MEANINGFUL, UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRED GUESTS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, ZOO ATLANTA BROUGHT ITS MISSION TO LIFE THROUGH. DAILY KEEPER TALKS, INTERACTIVE WILDLIFE PRESENTATIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND YEAR-ROUND SPECIAL EVENTS. IN 2025, THE ZOO ALSO INVESTED IN ENHANCING BOTH THE GUEST EXPERIENCE AND ANIMAL WELLBEING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A $3 MILLION TRANSFORMATION TO THE AFRICAN LION COMPLEX AND A REIMAGINED EXPERIENCE ABOARD THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN ZOO TRAIN. COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMS: ZOO ATLANTA BROADENED ITS REACH THROUGH NEW PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN 2025. WE LAUNCHED A NEW ACCESS PROGRAM, OFFERING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED GENERAL ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIPS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ("SNAP") CARDHOLDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL BARRIERS DO NOT PREVENT GUESTS FROM ENJOYING THE ZOO. FROM ITS LAUNCH IN MAY THROUGH THE END OF 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED NEARLY 33,000 GUESTS WITH NEARLY 2,000 MEMBERSHIPS PURCHASED. IN ADDITION TO THIS NEW PROGRAM, WE WERE ALSO PROUD TO CONTINUE MANY ONGOING ACCESS PROGRAMS IN 2025, SUCH AS THE SAFARI CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH MADE THE ZOO ATLANTA CAMP EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO 96 STUDENTS; THE SPONSORED ADMISSIONS AND WILD WALKS PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDED FREE ADMISSION TO OVER 13,000 STUDENTS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS; AND OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATORS AT THE ZOO, WHICH REACHED NEARLY 600 EDUCATORS. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, CREATING CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS, TO PURSUE CAREERS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ANIMAL CARE THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE. LASTLY, ZOO ATLANTA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE ZOO ACCESS AND CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY FAMILY DAYS. COMBINED, FREE ADMISSION THROUGH THE ZOO'S ACCESS PROGRAMS ACCOUNTED FOR 6% OF OUR TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN 2025. CONSERVATION INITIATIVES: ZOO ATLANTA IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING WORK IN AFRICA, ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, IN ADDITION TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE ZOO'S CONTRIBUTIONS RANGE FROM FUNDING FOR OTHER ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE ITS MISSION, ENABLING A GREATER TOTAL IMPACT IN THE FIELD THAN MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE BY A SINGLE ORGANIZATION, TO PROJECTS IN WHICH ITS OWN STAFF ARE PERSONALLY ENGAGED IN FIELD WORK, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CONTINENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE ZOO STRENGTHENED ITS GLOBAL CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS AND NEW INVESTMENTS IN FIELD-BASED WORK IN 2025. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND, FORMALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AS ZOO ATLANTA'S THIRD SIGNATURE CONSERVATION PARTNER. THIS MILESTONE UNDERSCORES A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING GORILLAS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH LONG-TERM RESEARCH, ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AFRICA. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO JOINED THE WILDLIFE CONFISCATIONS NETWORK, EXPANDING OUR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE BY SUPPORTING THE RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND PLACEMENT OF CONFISCATED ANIMALS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE LATE DR. JENNIFER MICKELBERG, ZOO ATLANTA'S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION, THROUGH AWARDING THE SECOND ANNUAL RECIPIENTS OF THE MICKELBERG FIELD CONSERVATION GRANT TO ZOO ATLANTA TEAM MEMBERS PURSUING HANDS-ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THE 2025 GRANTS SUPPORT AVIAN DIVERSITY SURVEYS AND PROTECTION OF CERULEAN WARBLERS, CONSERVATION WORK AT GUATEMALA'S HELODERMA NATIONAL RESERVE FOR ENDANGERED GUATEMALAN BEADED LIZARDS, CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EL VALLE AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION CENTER FOR PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG CONSERVATION, AND VULTURE PROTECTION EFFORTS WITH VULPRO IN AFRICA. LOOKING AHEAD, ZOO ATLANTA ANNOUNCED A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION THROUGH THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND, SUPPORTING SEVEN GLOBAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES BEGINNING IN 2026, INCLUDING EFFORTS FOR ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO, LIONS IN KENYA, RHINOS IN NAMIBIA, RED PANDAS IN NEPAL, SUMATRAN TIGERS, RADIATED TORTOISES IN MADAGASCAR, AND CLOUDED LEOPARDS IN CAMBODIA. THESE COLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS ADVANCE SPECIES SURVIVAL WORLDWIDE. CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR NATIVE SPECIES INCLUDE A COLLABORATION TO REAR AND REINTRODUCE EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES TO ALABAMA'S CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST AND AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REARING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS FOR RELEASE INTO THE WILD THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER'S JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO PARTNERS ON EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN BOG ECOSYSTEM OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION AND IS HOME TO A SAFEGUARDING SITE FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MICHAUX'S SUMAC, A PLANT SPECIES FOUND ONLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. RESEARCH INITIATIVES: RESEARCH HELPS ZOO ATLANTA BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP FOR THE ANIMALS IN ITS CARE, AND IT PROVIDES THE ZOO WITH VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT ENABLE IT TO PROTECT THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE WILD. BASIC RESEARCH ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE ON EARTH. SCIENTISTS AT ZOO ATLANTA LEAD RESEARCH EFFORTS INVOLVING ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE ZOO AS WELL AS ANIMALS IN THE WILD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTISTS COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTIFIC STAFF HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA TECH, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ZOO TEAM MEMBERS HAVE PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THEIR RESEARCH IN SUCH JOURNALS AS SCIENCE, BEHAVIOUR, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, AS WELL AS FEATURED BY MEDIA SUCH AS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, WIRED, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. ZOO ATLANTA PUBLISHED 13 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES IN 2025, BRINGING OUR TOTAL PUBLICATION COUNT TO AROUND 450. PUBLICATIONS RANGED FROM RESEARCH ON THE USE OF AUDITORY ENRICHMENT WITH ELEPHANTS, TO A PUBLICATION WITH THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ON MONITORING ANIMAL WELFARE, TO A HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL ARTICLE IN SCIENCE JOURNAL FOR KIDS ON CHEMOSENSORY TRACKING WITH GUATEMALAN BEADED LIZARDS. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHED WORK, ZOO ATLANTA SCIENTISTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE LION HABITAT RENOVATION TO CONTINUE INNOVATIVE ANIMAL WELLBEING RESEARCH WITH OUR AFRICAN LIONS. THE RESEARCH TEAM USED COGNITIVE BIAS TESTING, WHERE CHOICES BETWEEN VARIOUS CUES INDICATE HOW PESSIMISTIC OR OPTIMISTIC AN INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL IS, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, LIKE THE HABITAT RENOVATION, INFLUENCE THE LIONS' EMOTIONAL STATES. ZOO ATLANTA IS PROUD TO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS, ANIMAL CARE, AND CONSERVATION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS RESEARCH. PUBLIC EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS: ZOO ATLANTA'S ATTENDANCE IS BOOSTED FROM ESTABLISHED SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS BOO AT THE ZOO, BREW AT THE ZOO, AND SIPPIN' SAFARI AS WELL AS EXPANDED ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, BEASTLY FEAST, ZOO ATLANTA'S SIGNATURE BLACK-TIE GALA, IS ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST'S MOST UNIQUE PHILANTHROPIC EVENTS HELD ANNUALLY IN MAY. WE INTRODUCED SEVERAL NEW EVENTS THAT INVITED AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE ZOO IN FRESH AND ENGAGING WAYS IN 2025. THE INAUGURAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY, PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE, WELCOMED LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR A COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING UPON THE EVENT'S SUCCESS IN 2026. LATER IN THE YEAR, U AT THE ZOO OFFERED FREE ADMISSION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, CONNECTING YOUNG ADULTS WITH CONSERVATION IN A FUN AND LIVELY SETTING, AND GATHER & GLOW FEATURING ILLUMINIGHTS PROVIDED A UNIQUE WINTER EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS 21+. LASTLY, ZOO ATLANTA CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS REPUTATION FOR OFFERING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS. VOLUNTEERS: AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ZOO ATLANTA COUNTS ON VOLUNTEERS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS WORKFORCE. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 28,993 HOURS TO ZOO ATLANTA, WHICH IS VALUED AT $946,042. 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SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY ZOO, INC. AND ZOO GEORGIA ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES, WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 512(A)(1) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THESE ENTITIES DID NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR THE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. SH MANAGER ELECTED A 168(H) ELECTION FOR TAX PURPOSES, AND WAS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. PRIOR TO THE ENTITY'S TERMINATION (NOTE 13), DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES WERE COMPUTED FOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND INCOME TAX BASIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SH MANAGER THAT COULD RESULT IN TAXABLE OR DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN THE FUTURE. INCOME TAX EXPENSE IS THE INCOME TAX PAYABLE OR REFUNDABLE FOR THE PERIOD PLUS OR MINUS THE CHANGE DURING THE PERIOD IN DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, SH MANAGER USED APPROXIMATELY $18,000 OF FEDERAL NOLS, $9,000 OF STATE NOLS, AND $930 OF ITS FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. SH MANAGER OWED APPROXIMATELY $100 IN STATE TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. SH LANDLORD AND SH MASTER TENANT WERE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. IN LIEU OF INCOME TAXES, THE MEMBERS WERE TAXED ON THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF INCOME OF SH LANDLORD AND SH MASTER TENANT. ZOO ATLANTA'S PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF INCOME OR LOSS WAS PASSED THROUGH TO SH MANAGER AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAXED. MANAGEMENT OF THE ZOO CONSIDERS THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGES BY TAXING AUTHORITIES IN ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES A LIABILITY FOR OR DISCLOSES POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO OCCUR, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE ZOO'S STATUS AS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ZOO MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAS APPROPRIATELY REPORTED AND FILED INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE PROVISION FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES IS REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ZOO'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES, AND MAY CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. 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FUNDING IS PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF APPROVED BUDGETS FROM THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND REGULAR PROJECT UPDATES WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE ZOO ATLANTA PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ORG'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SOUTH AMERICA-ACCRUAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-ACCRUAL SCHEDULE F, PART II, LINE 1 METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ORG'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SOUTH AMERICA-ACCRUAL BEASTLY FEAST 1025222 751657 273565 83911 135565 337369 0 0 1025222 751657 273565 83911 135565 337369 556845 -283280 true CHARITIES AID FOUNDATIONS - FRIENDS OF TUSK 225 REINCKERS LANE ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 431634280 501(C)(3) 55000 TO HELP WITH ELEPHANTS TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE 5900 CORE ROAD CHARLESTON SC 29406 200785702 501(C)(3) 15000 TO HELP WITH TURTLES CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO 3900 WILDLIFE WAY CLEVELAND OH 44109 340816490 501(C)(3) 11151 TO HELP WITH GORILLAS BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL USA 6469 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY STE 10 SAN JOSE CA 95120 853343963 501(C)(3) 10000 TO HELP WITH ORANGUTANS WILDLIFE ALLIANCE 1441 BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 521934148 501(C)(3) 10000 GENERAL CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION 201 MAIN STREET STE 2600 FORT WORTH TX 76102 752395006 501(C)(3) 10000 TO HELP WITH RHINOS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC 209 MISSISSIPPI STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 300108469 501(C)(3) 10000 GENERAL CONSERVATION MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION 13000 ZOO BOULEVARD APPLE VALLEY MN 55124 510147653 501(C)(3) 10000 TO HELP WITH TIGERS PEREGRINE FUND 5668 W FLYING HAWK LANE BOISE ID 83709 231969973 501(C)(3) 9000 TO HELP WITH THE AFRICAN VULTURE RED PANDA NETWORK 1859 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94113 261103671 501(C)(3) 8489 TO HELP WITH RED PANDAS ORANGUTAN OUTREACH LANDSLIDE RELIEF PO BOX 833 HUDSON NY 26052 260521285 501(C)(3) 7500 TO HELP WITH ORANGUTANS 11 0 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS GRANTS MADE TO TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOR FURTHERANCE OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE AND DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER REVIEW. X true true X X false false false false false false false true false RAYMOND KING CEO & PRESIDENT 420307 0 435000 0 0 0 12328 0 15379 0 883014 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMITH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 180250 0 35000 0 0 0 6457 0 14067 0 235774 0 0 0 ERIC HALL VP FACILITIES 180544 0 34000 0 0 0 6436 0 12685 0 233665 0 0 0 ZOE NIEMINEN VP & CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 165709 0 33000 0 0 0 4968 0 21728 0 225405 0 0 0 CARY BURGESS SR. VP GOV'T & COMM AFFAIRS 167790 0 12000 0 0 0 5394 0 7632 0 192816 0 0 0 GINA FERRIE VP OF COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION 162400 0 14000 0 0 0 2436 0 7260 0 186096 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES SOCIAL CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF THE CEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AND DEVELOPING BUSINESS AND DONOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES. THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 NON-FIXED PAYMENTS THE CEO IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL BONUS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. SUCH BONUS IS DISCRETIONARY BUT IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL LIMITATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL GOALS. OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP RECEIVED BONUS PAYMENTS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AMOUNTS WERE BASED UPON ACHIEVEMENT OF FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL GOALS. 11 633579 MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 67 41408 MARKET VALUE X BAGS 15000 30000 COST X MISC 3 5595 OTHER X EQUIPMENT 3 1339 COST 0 false true false SCHEDULE M, PART I EXPLANATIONS OF REPORTING METHOD FOR NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECURITIES - PUBLICLY TRADED - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER - AUCTION ITEMS NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER - BAGS NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED OTHER - MISC NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER - EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A-4C DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICES (EXPENSES $ 6,917,069 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $)(REVENUE $ 17,253,478) THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE: IN 2025, ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMED 816,026 VISITORS, OFFERING UNFORGETTABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. FROM FAMILIAR NATIVE SPECIES TO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ANIMALS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, THE ZOO CREATED MEANINGFUL, UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRED GUESTS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, ZOO ATLANTA BROUGHT ITS MISSION TO LIFE THROUGH. DAILY KEEPER TALKS, INTERACTIVE WILDLIFE PRESENTATIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND YEAR-ROUND SPECIAL EVENTS. IN 2025, THE ZOO ALSO INVESTED IN ENHANCING BOTH THE GUEST EXPERIENCE AND ANIMAL WELLBEING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A $3 MILLION TRANSFORMATION TO THE AFRICAN LION COMPLEX AND A REIMAGINED EXPERIENCE ABOARD THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN ZOO TRAIN. COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMS: ZOO ATLANTA BROADENED ITS REACH THROUGH NEW PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN 2025. WE LAUNCHED A NEW ACCESS PROGRAM, OFFERING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED GENERAL ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIPS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ("SNAP") CARDHOLDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL BARRIERS DO NOT PREVENT GUESTS FROM ENJOYING THE ZOO. FROM ITS LAUNCH IN MAY THROUGH THE END OF 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED NEARLY 33,000 GUESTS WITH NEARLY 2,000 MEMBERSHIPS PURCHASED. IN ADDITION TO THIS NEW PROGRAM, WE WERE ALSO PROUD TO CONTINUE MANY ONGOING ACCESS PROGRAMS IN 2025, SUCH AS THE SAFARI CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH MADE THE ZOO ATLANTA CAMP EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO 96 STUDENTS; THE SPONSORED ADMISSIONS AND WILD WALKS PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDED FREE ADMISSION TO OVER 13,000 STUDENTS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS; AND OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATORS AT THE ZOO, WHICH REACHED NEARLY 600 EDUCATORS. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, CREATING CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS, TO PURSUE CAREERS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ANIMAL CARE THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE. LASTLY, ZOO ATLANTA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE ZOO ACCESS AND CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY FAMILY DAYS. COMBINED, FREE ADMISSION THROUGH THE ZOO'S ACCESS PROGRAMS ACCOUNTED FOR 6% OF OUR TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN 2025. CONSERVATION INITIATIVES: ZOO ATLANTA IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING WORK IN AFRICA, ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, IN ADDITION TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE ZOO'S CONTRIBUTIONS RANGE FROM FUNDING FOR OTHER ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE ITS MISSION, ENABLING A GREATER TOTAL IMPACT IN THE FIELD THAN MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE BY A SINGLE ORGANIZATION, TO PROJECTS IN WHICH ITS OWN STAFF ARE PERSONALLY ENGAGED IN FIELD WORK, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CONTINENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE ZOO STRENGTHENED ITS GLOBAL CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS AND NEW INVESTMENTS IN FIELD-BASED WORK IN 2025. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND, FORMALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AS ZOO ATLANTA'S THIRD SIGNATURE CONSERVATION PARTNER. THIS MILESTONE UNDERSCORES A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING GORILLAS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH LONG-TERM RESEARCH, ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AFRICA. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO JOINED THE WILDLIFE CONFISCATIONS NETWORK, EXPANDING OUR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE BY SUPPORTING THE RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND PLACEMENT OF CONFISCATED ANIMALS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE LATE DR. JENNIFER MICKELBERG, ZOO ATLANTA'S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION, THROUGH AWARDING THE SECOND ANNUAL RECIPIENTS OF THE MICKELBERG FIELD CONSERVATION GRANT TO ZOO ATLANTA TEAM MEMBERS PURSUING HANDS-ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THE 2025 GRANTS SUPPORT AVIAN DIVERSITY SURVEYS AND PROTECTION OF CERULEAN WARBLERS, CONSERVATION WORK AT GUATEMALA'S HELODERMA NATIONAL RESERVE FOR ENDANGERED GUATEMALAN BEADED LIZARDS, CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EL VALLE AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION CENTER FOR PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG CONSERVATION, AND VULTURE PROTECTION EFFORTS WITH VULPRO IN AFRICA. LOOKING AHEAD, ZOO ATLANTA ANNOUNCED A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION THROUGH THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND, SUPPORTING SEVEN GLOBAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES BEGINNING IN 2026, INCLUDING EFFORTS FOR ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO, LIONS IN KENYA, RHINOS IN NAMIBIA, RED PANDAS IN NEPAL, SUMATRAN TIGERS, RADIATED TORTOISES IN MADAGASCAR, AND CLOUDED LEOPARDS IN CAMBODIA. THESE COLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS ADVANCE SPECIES SURVIVAL WORLDWIDE. CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR NATIVE SPECIES INCLUDE A COLLABORATION TO REAR AND REINTRODUCE EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES TO ALABAMA'S CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST AND AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REARING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS FOR RELEASE INTO THE WILD THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER'S JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO PARTNERS ON EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN BOG ECOSYSTEM OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION AND IS HOME TO A SAFEGUARDING SITE FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MICHAUX'S SUMAC, A PLANT SPECIES FOUND ONLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. RESEARCH INITIATIVES: RESEARCH HELPS ZOO ATLANTA BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP FOR THE ANIMALS IN ITS CARE, AND IT PROVIDES THE ZOO WITH VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT ENABLE IT TO PROTECT THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE WILD. BASIC RESEARCH ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE ON EARTH. SCIENTISTS AT ZOO ATLANTA LEAD RESEARCH EFFORTS INVOLVING ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE ZOO AS WELL AS ANIMALS IN THE WILD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTISTS COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTIFIC STAFF HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA TECH, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ZOO TEAM MEMBERS HAVE PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THEIR RESEARCH IN SUCH JOURNALS AS SCIENCE, BEHAVIOUR, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, AS WELL AS FEATURED BY MEDIA SUCH AS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, WIRED, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. ZOO ATLANTA PUBLISHED 13 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES IN 2025, BRINGING OUR TOTAL PUBLICATION COUNT TO AROUND 450. PUBLICATIONS RANGED FROM RESEARCH ON THE USE OF AUDITORY ENRICHMENT WITH ELEPHANTS, TO A PUBLICATION WITH THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ON MONITORING ANIMAL WELFARE, TO A HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL ARTICLE IN SCIENCE JOURNAL FOR KIDS ON CHEMOSENSORY TRACKING WITH GUATEMALAN BEADED LIZARDS. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHED WORK, ZOO ATLANTA SCIENTISTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE LION HABITAT RENOVATION TO CONTINUE INNOVATIVE ANIMAL WELLBEING RESEARCH WITH OUR AFRICAN LIONS. THE RESEARCH TEAM USED COGNITIVE BIAS TESTING, WHERE CHOICES BETWEEN VARIOUS CUES INDICATE HOW PESSIMISTIC OR OPTIMISTIC AN INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL IS, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, LIKE THE HABITAT RENOVATION, INFLUENCE THE LIONS' EMOTIONAL STATES. ZOO ATLANTA IS PROUD TO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS, ANIMAL CARE, AND CONSERVATION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS RESEARCH. PUBLIC EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS: ZOO ATLANTA'S ATTENDANCE IS BOOSTED FROM ESTABLISHED SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS BOO AT THE ZOO, BREW AT THE ZOO, AND SIPPIN' SAFARI AS WELL AS EXPANDED ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, BEASTLY FEAST, ZOO ATLANTA'S SIGNATURE BLACK-TIE GALA, IS ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST'S MOST UNIQUE PHILANTHROPIC EVENTS HELD ANNUALLY IN MAY. WE INTRODUCED SEVERAL NEW EVENTS THAT INVITED AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE ZOO IN FRESH AND ENGAGING WAYS IN 2025. THE INAUGURAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY, PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE, WELCOMED LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR A COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING UPON THE EVENT'S SUCCESS IN 2026. LATER IN THE YEAR, U AT THE ZOO OFFERED FREE ADMISSION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, CONNECTING YOUNG ADULTS WITH CONSERVATION IN A FUN AND LIVELY SETTING, AND GATHER & GLOW FEATURING ILLUMINIGHTS PROVIDED A UNIQUE WINTER EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS 21+. LASTLY, ZOO ATLANTA CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS REPUTATION FOR OFFERING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS. VOLUNTEERS: AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ZOO ATLANTA COUNTS ON VOLUNTEERS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS WORKFORCE. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 28,993 HOURS TO ZOO ATLANTA, WHICH IS VALUED AT $946,042. THERE WERE 38 EVENT VOLUNTEERS,112 ZOO CREW VOLUNTEERS, 821 GROUP VOLUNTEERS, 68 VOLUNTEENS, 6 VOLUNTEER INTERNS AND EXTERNS, 171 EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS, 10 HIVE VOLUNTEERS, AND 8 JOEY VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE THEIR TIME TO THE ZOO IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW OF FORM 990 BY GOVERNING BODY THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ZOO ATLANTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS JULY 23, 2026 MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE ZOO'S ACCOUNTING FIRM WERE PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE RETURN AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS POSED BY THE COMMITTEE. AUTHORITY FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RETURN WAS GRANTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ZOO ATLANTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS NOVEMBER 18, 2008 MEETING. SUCH AUTHORITY APPLIES TO ALL FUTURE TAX YEARS UNTIL THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES OTHERWISE. DUE TO THIS ARRANGEMENT, A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS REGULARLY TO REVIEW ANY ISSUES RAISED. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF ZOO ATLANTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED SALARY DATA FROM COMPARABLE INDUSTRY SOURCES AND MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEYS. THE COMMITTEE AGREED THAT THE COMPARABLE DATA WAS APPROPRIATE AND THAT IT SUPPORTED THE COMPENSATION LEVEL AUTHORIZED FOR THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE COMPENSATION LEVEL UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS DISCUSSION OCCURS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. OTHER OFFICERS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND IS COMPRISED OF THE RESULT OF COLLECTIVE SALARY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH WAGE AND SALARY SURVEYS, DATA COMPARABLE TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA, AND FROM BENCHMARKING OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE AMERICAN ZOO & AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION. EACH SALARY RECOMMENDATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC COPIES OF THE ZOO'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ZOO'S WEBSITE: WWW.ZOOATLANTA.ORG FOR REVIEW. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO PROVIDES A LISTING OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS ALONG WITH THEIR AFFILIATIONS ON ITS WEBSITE. 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