Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation

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Cutten, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 56-2410108Revenue $276K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsequoiaparkzoo.netPo Box 123, 95534-0123 · Cutten, CATax-exempt since Mar 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Promote and stimulate interest in the Sequoia Park Zoo and support the Zoo's development and programs through fundraising, marketing and other initiatives designed to enhance the zoo experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $235K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$898K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$4K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$276K
FY2024▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$555K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$838K
FY2024$276K
Expenses
$898K
FY2024▲ +89%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$476K
FY2024$898K
Net assets
$4K
FY2024▼ -99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$4K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $832K Management & general 7% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,802Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Bauer’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leigh Pierre-Oetker——$53,370$65,045$63,547
Denise Bauer$57,802$11,348———
David M Reed—$35,218$23,923——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fundraises and markets to boost interest and enhance the Sequoia Park Zoo experience.

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1 program · $832K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote and stimulate interest in the Sequoia Park Zoo and support the Zoo's development and programs through fundraising, marketing and other initiatives designed to enhance the zoo experience.

$832Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $4.1M · 2021–2024
Humboldt Area FoundationCA · FY2024$230,162
Individual RecipientFY2024$40,644
Individual RecipientFY2023$27,863
City of EurekaFY2022$1,419,300
Individual RecipientFY2022$14,859
City of EurekaFY2021$2,338,300
Individual RecipientFY2021$9,954

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$832K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$4K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$4K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$686K$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$626K$4K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$644K$644K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$46K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$59K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$997
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$400$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12$318$318
Office expensesLn 13$756$756
Information technologyLn 14$13K$12K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$117$117
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$644$644
InsuranceLn 23$5K$739$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$38K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$832K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $276K$898K−$622K$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 $838K$476K$362K$626K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.9M−$993$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.1M$157K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $555K$414K$141K$108K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $275,686 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $719,469$279,672
I-9 Program service revenue$2,367
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,547$14,278
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108,884−$20,631
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $837,900$275,686
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,863$643,838
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,634$135,401
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,579$118,917
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $476,076$898,156
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $361,824−$622,470
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,686 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,672
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,672
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,367$2,367
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,278$14,278
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$20,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,367 · Excluded from tax $14,278$275,686
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $898,156 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $643,838$643,838
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,242 · Management $11,560$57,802
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,032 · Management $3,861$62,893
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,989 · Management $997$4,986
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,456 · Management $1,264$9,720
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $400$400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $318$318
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $756$756
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,252 · Management $1,129$13,381
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $117$117
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,751$6,751
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,035$9,035
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $644$644
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $739 · Management $4,535$5,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,340 · Management $37,253$75,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,830 · Management $3,818$6,648
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $832,339 · Management $65,817 · Fundraising $0$898,156
Part X · Balance sheet $14,807 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,786$3,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $505,867$11,368
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,406$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $63,237$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $344,116$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,096,412$14,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,997$10,882
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $470,018$10,883
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $382,582$3,924
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $626,394$3,924
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,096,412$14,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,924 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,686
XI-2 Total expenses$898,156
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$622,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$626,394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,924

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