Animal-Related
Fort Worth Zoological Association Inc
FORT WORTH, TX
Total revenue
$52.8M
Total expenses
$55.3M
Net assets
$110.1M
Grants received
$27.8M
147 grants
EIN
750991727
Tax year
2023
Mission
The fort worth zoo is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife. Through entertainment and education programs, the fort worth zoo attracts, motivates, inspires, and engages the public in order to promote wildlife conservation locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
Programs
3 programs
Admissions and attractions: more than 1 million guests visit the zoo each year during regular operating hours. Approximately 75% of our visitors coming from the dallas-fort worth metroplex. Zoo visitors are treated to naturalistic animal habitats, interactive learning experiences, and entertaining attractions.
Educational programs: approximately 30,000 students and teachers attended zoo education programs including weekday zoo school, summer zoo camp, zoo careers camp, home school days, overnights, birthday parties, teacher workshops, and more. More than 100,000 students and chaperones visit the zoo on organized field trips. The wild ones mobile education serves more than 5,000 children attending title i schools in tarrant county, extending the zoo's educational outreach beyond its 64 acres.
Membership activities: the zoo has more than 50,000 members, who receive exclusive membership privileges including free admission to the zoo, free parking, gift shop discounts, an annual subscription to roar magazine, priority registration for zoo education programs, and invitations to habitat openings and special members-only events.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
50 listed
MICHAEL FOURAKER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$535K
40 hrs/wk
MEGAN DEEN
CFO
$262K
40 hrs/wk
ROBERT FERNANDEZ
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
CHERYL HODGE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
DEBBIE HEAD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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1 hrs/wk
KAYDEE BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
EDWARD BASS
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
ASHLI BLUMENFELD
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
DOUGLAS BRATTON
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
MATTIE COMPTON
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
SOPHIE CROMMETT
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
POWHATAN FRENCH
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
GILBERT GAMEZ JR
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
JD GRANGER
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
KORI GREEN
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
WILLIAM HALL
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
JANIE HARPER
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
SHAWN HESSING
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
GLORIA HOLMSTEN
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
PRICE HULSEY
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
DIONNE JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
BRYAN KING
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
JEFF KING
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
STEPHEN MABERRY
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
PRISCILLA MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
STACIE MCDAVID
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
RAMONA BASS
CO-CHAIRMAN
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1 hrs/wk
SAMANTHA PACE
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
KELSEY PATTERSON
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
TOM PURVIS III
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
LAURIE ROBERTS
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
ABEL SANCHEZ
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
NORBERT STANISLAV
BOARD MBR/DIR EMERITUS
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0.25 hrs/wk
SONYA TANNA
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
KELLY THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
JOHN VIOLA
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
SUSY WEAVER
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
MONK WHITE
BOARD MEMBER
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0.25 hrs/wk
GEORGE YOUNG JR
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
WHITNEY MORE
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.25 hrs/wk
KIT MONCRIEF
CO-CHAIRMAN
—
1 hrs/wk
ARDON MOORE
PRESIDENT
—
1 hrs/wk
MICHAEL HYATT
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
BRECK RAY
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
ALICE PRITCHETT
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
$168K
40 hrs/wk
ANTHONY DAVIS
DIRECTOR PARK OPERATIONS
$157K
40 hrs/wk
DAVID DENA
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
$146K
40 hrs/wk
TARREN WAGENER
DIRECTOR ANIMAL PROGRAMS
$137K
40 hrs/wk
SONDRA WILKIE
DIRECTOR OF HR
$136K
40 hrs/wk
AMY DUNCAN
CAPITAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR
$135K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
SCHAEFER ADVERTISING CO
ADVERTISING
N STUDIO LLC
EVENT DECOR RENTAL
STEPHANIE TOMMASELLO
EXHIBIT FABRICATION
VIKI HALL STAFFING LLC
STAFFING
L M HOLDER III FAIA
CONSTRUCTION
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