Nonprofit · EIN 62-1034633
KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37914
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,513,839 | $18,294,302 | -$1,780,463 | $64,680,512 | $2,773,105 | $61,907,407 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,270,926 | $19,900,290 | $2,370,636 | $65,953,428 | $3,003,285 | $62,950,143 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,695,600
- of which government grants
- $3,308,273
- Program service revenue
- $9,038,928
- Investment income
- -$94,096
- Net rental income
- $14,230
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$171,728
- Net income from fundraising events
- $859,177
- Other revenue
- $873,407
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $84,946
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,230,447
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,594,583
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,403
- Accounting fees
- $62,675
- Occupancy
- $2,559,449
- Travel
- $70,814
- Depreciation
- $2,932,540
- Program services (functional)
- $14,827,282
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,107,583
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,359,437
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $65,953,428
- Total assets, end of year
- $64,680,512
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,773,105
- Net assets, end of year
- $61,907,407
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $53,596,573
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $56,114,699
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,792,708
- Gross receipts
- $17,117,169
- Employees
- 289
- Volunteers
- 199
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW ROWAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,150 |
| TAM JARAMILLO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,307 |
| COLIN BORCK | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,049 |
| PATRICK RODDY | PROJECT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,412 |
| THOMAS S CHESTER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,989 |
| PHILLIP COLCLOUGH | DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION, & CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,131 |
| BILL STREET | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $84,946 |
| CHELLY CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITFIELD BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ISAACS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY SCHAAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ASHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CHESWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDY MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GWEN MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS WATKINS | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH RAY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REBEKAH JUSTICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN BREWINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON PRYSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY BODIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL PLUMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL WILKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR DASHA LUNDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN KOWALSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GENNOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT BALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON MOUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAMEEK KONAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANNE WANAMAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA NEW | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $325,415 |
| TAM JARAMILLO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,381 |
| COLIN BORCK | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,692 |
| ANDREW ROWAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,798 |
| PATRICK RODDY | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 1 | $130,175 |
| THOMAS S CHESTER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,034 |
| CHELLY CLAYTON | CHAIRMAIN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITFIELD BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ISAACS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY SCHAAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CHESWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GWEN MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICH RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN BREWINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON PRYSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY BODIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL WILKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SAM FURROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE HASLAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JIM THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR DASHA LUNDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN KOWALSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GENNOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT BALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON MOUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAMEEK KONAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANNE WANAMAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE CLAUSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD MANNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL STEENROD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3500 KNOXVILLE ZOO DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37914-4416
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BILL STREET, PO BOX 6040, KNOXVILLE, TN 37914
- Signed the 990
- BILL STREET, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (865) 637-5331
- Website
- WWW.ZOOKNOXVILLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PUGH & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS IS TO CELEBRATE THE WONDERS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, EXHIBITION, RESEARCH AND RECREATION, THE ZOO WILL TELL THE STORIES OF THE ANIMALS, THE PLANTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE COMMUNITIES OF THE EARTH. THE ZOO WILL DEVELOP POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS ABOUT NATURE AND ABOUT CONSERVATION AS A LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUE.
Program accomplishments
- ZOOLOGICAL PARK OPERATED FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN 2024, 536,731 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO THE ZOO. THE ZOO ALSO CONDUCTS ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH OFFICIAL SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS.Expenses $14,827,282 · revenue $8,861,804
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
- 62-1034633
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $64,680,512
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,117,169
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $16,513,839 | $18,294,302 | $64,680,512 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,270,926 | $19,900,290 | $65,953,428 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $20,707,003 | $18,279,830 | $65,507,992 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 62-1034633).
Questions about KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC
- What is the EIN of KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC is 62-1034633.
- Is KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 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 KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 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 KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 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 KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BILL STREET.
- Who are the officers and directors of KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 37 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,150 (ANDREW ROWAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER).
- How much revenue does KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,513,839, expenses of $18,294,302 and total assets of $64,680,512 at year end.
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