Nonprofit · EIN 59-2496749
EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC
Also known as DBA BREVARD ZOO
Tax-exempt · MELBOURNE, FL 32940
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $30,844,454 | $20,854,537 | $9,989,917 | $70,164,783 | $7,324,744 | $62,840,039 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $29,271,568 | $19,797,888 | $9,473,680 | $59,712,290 | $7,806,777 | $51,905,513 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,637,205
- of which government grants
- $2,423,773
- Program service revenue
- $13,987,312
- Investment income
- $464,685
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $302,766
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$166,080
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $921,332
- Other revenue
- $755,252
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $63,600
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $904,740
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,443,178
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,900,814
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $650,740
- Travel
- $207,044
- Depreciation
- $1,452,255
- Program services (functional)
- $15,759,728
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,114,409
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,980,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $59,712,290
- Total assets, end of year
- $70,164,783
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,324,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $62,840,039
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,476,909
- Publicly traded securities
- $27,358,774
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,033,523
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $40,806,516
- Gross receipts
- $31,426,699
- Employees
- 328
- Volunteers
- 1,136
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID K WINSTEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $407,528 | $7,716 |
| JON BRANGAN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $163,440 | $4,897 |
| ELIZABETH G THEDY | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,400 | $3,942 |
| ELLEN WINTER | FORMER CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Former | 40 | $118,497 | $0 |
| TREVOR T ZACHARIAH | DIRECTOR VETERINARY PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $102,259 | $3,064 |
| AMY HARDMAN | CFO Officer | 40 | $100,114 | $0 |
| BETH GITLIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MOORE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CEROW | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN YOUNG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE FISHER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MANNINO | VP - GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MAY | VP - PHILANTHROPY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE MIORELLI | VP - PLANNING Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BARFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOB BICKSLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN BRAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY DWYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOSES HARVIN II | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINCE LAMB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN LUKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN MAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCDONOUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK MOLLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SORENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEE WALDRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA WALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY ZIEGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILO ZONKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID K WINSTEN | CEO Officer | 40 | $251,915 | $112,980 |
| JON BRANGAN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,541 | $16,692 |
| ELLEN WINTER | CHIEF PHILANTHROPE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,800 | $0 |
| PATTY FAULDS | CFO Officer | 40 | $106,706 | $10,312 |
| FRANK FIESELER | CFO Officer | 40 | $94,231 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BILL MOORE | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE HARRISON | VP GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE FISHER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GLENN YOUNG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH GITLIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BILL WALDERS | VP PLANNING Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MAY | VP PHILANTHROPY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CEROW | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MANNINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARELEN EVANS-BORINSKI | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEASHA FLAMMIO-WATSON | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONI GEORGE | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA CARTAGENA SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCDONOUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOLORES DEE WALDRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN SPERANDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINA GARVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE MIORELLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LUKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KLEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BARFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA WALL-SCANLON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE LAMB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY ZIEGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN MARUMOTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MILO ZONKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEW SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8225 N WICKHAM RD, MELBOURNE, FL 32940-7924
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID KEITH WINSTEN, 8225 N WICKHAM ROAD, MELBOURNE, FL 32940
- Signed the 990
- DAVID KEITH WINSTEN, CEO
- Phone
- (321) 254-9453
- Website
- WWW.BREVARDZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP
Mission
WE SHARE OUR JOY OF NATURE TO HELP WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE THRIVE.
Program accomplishments
- ZOO OPERATIONS - PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL EXHIBITS FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF ZOO VISITORS, AS WELL AS THE COSTS TO MAINTAIN THE ANIMAL COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE VETERINARIAN DEPARTMENT.Expenses $12,815,893 · grants $63,600 · revenue $14,062,671
- EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES - COSTS ARE RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION OF OUR PLANET'S RESOURCES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL.Expenses $2,943,835 · revenue $845,973
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
- 59-2496749
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $70,164,783
- Income (IRS master file)
- $31,426,699
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $30,844,454 | $20,854,537 | $70,164,783 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $29,271,568 | $19,797,888 | $59,712,290 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $26,391,211 | $18,140,589 | $51,391,184 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $22,350,006 | $14,219,947 | $43,939,395 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 59-2496749).
Questions about EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC
- What is the EIN of EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC is 59-2496749.
- Is EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC 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 EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC 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 EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC 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 EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID KEITH WINSTEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $407,528 (DAVID K WINSTEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $30,844,454, expenses of $20,854,537 and total assets of $70,164,783 at year end.
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