NonprofitsFort Worth Zoological Association Inc

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.

Expenses: $15.9M

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.

Expenses: $2.9M

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.

Expenses: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$16.5M
Program service revenue$23.7M
Investment income$3.5M
Other revenue$9.1M
Total revenue$52.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$126K
Salaries & benefits$26.4M
Fundraising$2.9M
Other expenses$28.8M
Total expenses$55.3M
Total assets$117.2M
Net assets$110.1M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHAEL FOURAKER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$535K

40 hrs/wk

MEGAN DEEN

CFO

Board

$262K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT FERNANDEZ

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHERYL HODGE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBBIE HEAD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAYDEE BAILEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

EDWARD BASS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

ASHLI BLUMENFELD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS BRATTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

MATTIE COMPTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

SOPHIE CROMMETT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

POWHATAN FRENCH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

GILBERT GAMEZ JR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

JD GRANGER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

KORI GREEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

WILLIAM HALL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

JANIE HARPER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

SHAWN HESSING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

GLORIA HOLMSTEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

PRICE HULSEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

DIONNE JOHNSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

BRYAN KING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

JEFF KING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHEN MABERRY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

PRISCILLA MARTIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

STACIE MCDAVID

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

RAMONA BASS

CO-CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAMANTHA PACE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

KELSEY PATTERSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

TOM PURVIS III

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

LAURIE ROBERTS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

ABEL SANCHEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

NORBERT STANISLAV

BOARD MBR/DIR EMERITUS

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

SONYA TANNA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

KELLY THOMPSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

JOHN VIOLA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

SUSY WEAVER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

MONK WHITE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

GEORGE YOUNG JR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

WHITNEY MORE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

KIT MONCRIEF

CO-CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

ARDON MOORE

PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HYATT

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRECK RAY

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALICE PRITCHETT

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$168K

40 hrs/wk

ANTHONY DAVIS

DIRECTOR PARK OPERATIONS

Staff

$157K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID DENA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

TARREN WAGENER

DIRECTOR ANIMAL PROGRAMS

Staff

$137K

40 hrs/wk

SONDRA WILKIE

DIRECTOR OF HR

Staff

$136K

40 hrs/wk

AMY DUNCAN

CAPITAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR

Staff

$135K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SCHAEFER ADVERTISING CO

ADVERTISING

$2.1M

N STUDIO LLC

EVENT DECOR RENTAL

$957K

STEPHANIE TOMMASELLO

EXHIBIT FABRICATION

$246K

VIKI HALL STAFFING LLC

STAFFING

$167K

L M HOLDER III FAIA

CONSTRUCTION

$152K

Grants received

Showing 147 of 147

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
to establish a $7 million endowed maintenance fund to provides partial maintenance support for new exhibit areas to be constructed as part of Grantee's Zoo 2020 capital campaign
2024
$50K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2024
$30K
FOR SUPPORT OF BOO AT THE ZOO
2024
$20K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING, REQUESTED BY ANNETTE WILLIAMSON
2024
$10K
TO SUPPORT A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN - NO BENEFITS
2024
$8K
DONATION FOR JAMEELA'S TRANSPORTATION TO CLEVELAND ZOO
2024
$8K
DONATION FOR JAMEELA'S TRANSPORTATION TO CLEVELAND ZOO
2024
$8K
FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS INVOLVED WITH ZOO BALL, NO BENEFITS
2024
$5K
EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS
2024
$5K
GENERAL
2024
$52
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$3.4M
Support for A Wilder Vision Master Plan Project
2023
$500K
FOR THE EXPLORATION AND LEARNING CENTER
2023
$500K
ZOO 2020: A PERFECT VISION ENDOWMENT
2023
$500K
FOR THE EXPLORATION AND LEARNING CENTER
2023
$345K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$303K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2023
$172K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$50K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2023
$41K
Houston Toad conservation support
2023
$35K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$35K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2023
$30K
FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOO AT THE ZOO - NO BENEFITS
2023
$30K
FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOO AT THE ZOO - NO BENEFITS
2023
$30K
FOR SUPPORT OF BOO AT THE ZOO
2023
$30K
FOR SUPPORT OF BOO AT THE ZOO
2023
$20K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES REQUESTED BY ANNETTE WILLIAMSON
2023
$20K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES REQUESTED BY ANNETTE WILLIAMSON
2023
$11K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$10K
CCS - Community Stability and crisis Response
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN
2023
$10K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AT THE REQUEST OF MARTY AND CAROL SEARCY
2023
$10K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AT THE REQUEST OF MARTY AND CAROL SEARCY
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN
2023
$5K
PRESERVATION OF AMPHIBIANS
2023
$5K
General Fund
2023
$2K
General Fund
2023
$2K
Program Support
2023
$1K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF STRENGTHING THE BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE AND ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL FAMILY EXPERIENCES
2023
$1K
WILDLIFECONSERVATION
2023
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$200
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$11M
Support for A Wilder Vision Master Plan Project
2022
$600K
A Wilder Vision Master Plan Project
2022
$500K
Zoo 2020: A Perfect Vision Endowment
2022
$331K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2022
$313K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$298K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$94K
Houston Toad conservation support
2022
$86K
TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO
2022
$30K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2022
$20K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING. GRANT RECOMMENDED BY ANNETTE WILLIAMSON
2022
$18K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$18K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN
2022
$8K
AZAFBMCH GRANT
2022
$5K
ZOOLOGICAL PARK
2022
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$1K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF STRENGTHING THE BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE AND ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL FAMILY EXPERIENCES
2022
$25
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$334K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2021
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$100K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE TEXAS WILD RENOVATIONS
2021
$100K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2021
$81K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2021
$78K
TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO
2021
$30K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$6K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$1K
Program Support
2021
$500K
Zoo 2020: A Perfect Vision Endowment
2020
$310K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2020
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$100K
ZOO RENOVATIONS
2020
$100K
FOR OPERATING EXPENSES IN HONOR OF RAMONA BASS
2020
$90K
Education
2020
$86K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$53K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2020
$35K
TO SUPPORT A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN
2020
$30K
TO SUPPORT INTEGRATING THE IF/THEN COLLECTION AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
CHARITABLE
2020
$20K
FOR ANNUAL FUND. THIS GRANT WAS RECOMMENDED BY ANNETTE WILLIAMSON
2020
$16K
TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE & ENSURING DIVERSE, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING FAMILY EXPERIENCES.
2020
$15K
FOR DONATION IN LIEU OF ZOO BALL 2020 TABLE-NTGD
2020
$15K
General Fund
2020
$10K
FOR A WILDER VISION CAMPAIGN
2020
$5K
FOR OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$5K
REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS GRANT
2020
$5K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$4K
FOR DONATION SINCE ZOO BALL FUNDRAISER HAD TO BE CANCELLED
2020
$3K
ZOOLOGICAL PARK
2020
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$1K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$1K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$1K
FOR OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$1K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$1K
CHARITABLE
2020
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$318K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2019
$26K
TO SUPPORT THE 2020 ZOO BALL
2019
$23K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2019
$21K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2019
$20K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
2019
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$25
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$250K
Zoo2020: A Perfect Vision Project
2018
$250K
Zoo2020: A Perfect Vision Project
2018
$100K
GENERAL FUNDING
2018
$90K
Education
2018
$55K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. NO BENEFITS TO BE RECEIVED FROM THIS GRANT.
2018
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$1K
CHARITABLE
2018
$306K
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION
2017
$18K
SUPPORT THE FORT WORTH ZOO A WILDER VISION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
2017
$16K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2017

Funded by

$27.8M from 48 funders · 147 grants · 2017–2024

Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation

$14.4M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation

$2M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Alice L Walton Foundation

$2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund

$1.9M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Community Foundation Of North Texas (Tax

$1.5M · 31 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.0M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc

$730K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN750991727
NTEE codeD500
Subsection03
Ruling date1952-09
Formed1950
Employees950
Volunteers200
FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo