Nonprofit · EIN 34-0816490
CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44109
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,559,194 | $16,904,424 | -$2,345,230 | $41,562,540 | $13,541,101 | $28,021,439 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,324,293 | $7,695,996 | $5,628,297 | $35,448,440 | $6,806,929 | $28,641,511 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,348,103
- Membership dues
- $2,052,277
- Program service revenue
- $2,966,739
- Investment income
- $1,202,473
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,827
- Net income from fundraising events
- $38,873
- Other revenue
- $41,879
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,461,191
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $366,444
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,445,952
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,228,988
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $49,235
- Depreciation
- $26,778
- Program services (functional)
- $14,851,485
- Management and general (functional)
- $649,185
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,403,754
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $35,448,440
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,562,540
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,541,101
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,021,439
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $45,926
- Publicly traded securities
- $17,262,165
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,415,176
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,606,263
- Gross receipts
- $16,253,548
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 54
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH CRUPI | CEO Officer | 50 | $193,885 | $27,532 |
| EUSTACIA NETZEL-HATCHER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 45 | $139,024 | $18,491 |
| RACHAEL FULLER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & EV Highest-paid employee | 45 | $135,704 | $8,942 |
| ANDREA PONIKVAR | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $121,776 | $21,830 |
| NICOLE STRACENSKY | CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $102,305 | $16,310 |
| MYLES M ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA O BEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA D BENJAMIN | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE E BINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL E BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA BOLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BROWN PHD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN K BROWN | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VISHNU B CHANDRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
44 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANA COAKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE S COAKLEY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER DIEKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES M DONCHESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ELMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD S ESSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THEODORE R EVANS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY EVERETT | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS G FISTEK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES L FRANCIS | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COTY FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY D FRIEDMAN | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC S GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL B HALL | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE H HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL A HECHKO DVM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LORI J KALBERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN KAMINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD L KARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KESSELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE M KIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LEVINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH J MAHOVLIC | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY S MESSINGER | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH J MOUNTCASTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEANNA M MURLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN P MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MYEROFF | CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| VEN OCHAYA PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES M PARISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA PHINNEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY PINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SUSAN L RACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT S REITMAN | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT J ROGERS | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN B SPILMAN | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA TRUELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS N TYRRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THEODORE A WAGNER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| THOMAS A WALTERMIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SUSAN M ZANETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE ZUBIZARRETA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 59 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH CRUPI | CEO Officer | 50 | $189,609 | $25,478 |
| EUSTACIA NETZEL-HATCHER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 45 | $130,058 | $14,970 |
| RACHAEL FULLER | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $126,519 | $8,030 |
| ANDREA PONIKVAR | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $101,842 | $19,728 |
| MYLES ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA O BEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA D BENJAMIN | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE E BINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL E BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA BOLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BROWN PHD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN K BROWN | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE S COAKLEY | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER DIEKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES M DONCHESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE A EDGAR PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ELMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD S ESSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE R EVANS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY EVERETT | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS G FISTEK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L FRANCIS | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COTY FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY D FRIEDMAN | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY M GUZOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL HALL | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE H HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL A HECHKO DVM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA M JUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI J KALBERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN KAMINISKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD L KARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KESSELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE M KIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH J MAHOVLIC | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN J MISTYSYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| A MALACHI MIXON IV | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MOUNTCASTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK S MULLIN | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG G MURESAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN P MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MYEROFF | CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NEHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES M PARISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA PHINNEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY PINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN L RACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT S REITMAN | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT J ROGERS | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN SPILMAN | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY TRUELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS N TYRRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS J VAIL | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE A WAGNER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS A WALTERMIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN M ZANETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3900 WILDLIFE WAY, CLEVELAND, OH 44109-3187
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH CRUPI, 3900 WILDLIFE WAY, CLEVELAND, OH 44109
- Signed the 990
- SARAH CRUPI, CEO
- Phone
- (216) 635-3368
- Website
- WWW.CLEVELANDZOOSOCIETY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CIUNI & PANICHI INC
Mission
CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO, COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ZOO AS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY; SECURING PRIVATE DONATIONS; AND RUNNING A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPERATING AND CONSERVATION FUNDING.
Program accomplishments
- WE EXCEEDED OUR REVENUE GOALS FOR ANNUAL OPERATIONS INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP REVENUE OF OVER $5 MILLION. THE ZOO SOCIETY CONTINUED DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS AND IN-PERSON DONOR EVENTS. IN TURN, THE ZOO SOCIETY PROVIDED $3,023,411 IN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO.Expenses $4,413,705 · grants $3,023,411 · revenue $2,969,745
- IN 2024, THE ZOO SOCIETY SECURED $6,028,840 IN CAPITAL PROJECT SUPPORT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTED $9,000,000 IN SUPPORT FOR PRIMATE FOREST AND $205,400 TO SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PRIMATE FOREST PROJECT, THE ZOO SOCIETY WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PROJECT.Expenses $9,205,400 · grants $9,205,400
- THE ZOO SOCIETY PROVIDED IN TOTAL OVER $1.2 MILLION TO THE ZOO IN SUPPORT OF ITS EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, ANIMAL CARE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS.THAT $1.2 MILLION THE ZOO SOCIETY PROVIDED IS COMPRISED OF $407,194 IN SUPPORT OF ANIMAL CARE PROGRAMMING, $164,148 IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING, AND $661,038 IN SUPPORT OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMMING. THIS FUNDING WAS A BLEND OF GENEROUS DONATIONS, INVESTMENT SPINOFFS, AS WELL AS A PORTION OF EACH MEMBERSHIP PURCHASED IN THE YEAR.Expenses $1,232,380 · grants $1,232,380
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-0816490
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,562,540
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,253,548
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,559,194 | $16,904,424 | $41,562,540 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,324,293 | $7,695,996 | $35,448,440 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,952,854 | $10,341,983 | $30,703,125 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-0816490).
Questions about CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 34-0816490.
- Is CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1958.
- Are donations to CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SARAH CRUPI.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 59 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,885 (SARAH CRUPI, CEO).
- How much revenue does CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,559,194, expenses of $16,904,424 and total assets of $41,562,540 at year end.
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