Civic Intelligence

Omaha Zoo Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 36-3297716

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 12, 2021

Organization Profile WWW.OMAHAZOOFOUNDATION.ORG

3701 South 10th StreetOmaha, NE 68107-2200

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Higher debt load relative to assets than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Higher top officer pay than 30% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.7% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $100M-$250M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets9th percentile

Assets

$154,960,524

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$153,419,362

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$1,541,162

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue12th percentile Net Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

$19,596,567

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$47,421,639

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$27,825,072

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2020

Assets$154,960,524

Liabilities$1,541,162

Net Assets$153,419,362

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$19,596,567

Expenses$47,421,639

Net Income-$27,825,072

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed: Nov 12, 2021
Return Version: 2020v4.1
Gross Receipts: $19,675,889

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Supporting organization of the omaha zoological society.

Balance Sheet Detail

Line	Beginning	End	Change
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities	$102,476,007	$110,329,535	▲ $7,853,528
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net	$19,181,101	$19,127,830	▼ $53,271
Pledges and Grants Receivable	$42,711,465	$13,389,817	▼ $29,321,648
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts	$9,158,452	$11,599,166	▲ $2,440,714
Inventories for Sale or Use	$9,654	$15,738	▲ $6,084
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges	$18,198	$2,124	▼ $16,074
Total Assets	$174,016,826	$154,960,524	▼ $19,056,302
Other Assets Total	$461,949	$496,314	▲ $34,365
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue	$702,748	$875,937	▲ $173,189
Other Liabilities	$400,595	$396,160	▼ $4,435
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	$202,787	$269,065	▲ $66,278
Total Liabilities	$1,306,130	$1,541,162	▲ $235,032
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions	$107,272,416	$110,106,367	▲ $2,833,951
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions	$65,438,280	$43,312,995	▼ $22,125,285
Total Net Assets Fund Balance	$172,710,696	$153,419,362	▼ $19,291,334
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance	$174,016,826	$154,960,524	▼ $19,056,302

Asset Categories

Asset	Book Value	Depreciation	Basis
Land	$15,442,736	-	$15,442,736
Buildings	$3,609,624	$3,332,933	$6,942,557
Equipment	$75,470	$2,266,100	$2,341,570

Endowment Activity

Period	Beginning	Contrib.	Gain/Loss	Other Uses	End
2020	$58,945,716	$65,880	▲ $7,046,866	-	$64,492,345
2019	$50,313,993	$69,347	▲ $10,197,682	-	$58,945,716
2018	$54,759,721	$72,997	▼ $2,778,165	-	$50,313,993
2017	$49,173,061	$76,840	▲ $7,632,109	-	$54,759,721
2016	$45,371,714	$80,883	▲ $5,486,125	-	$49,173,061

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay30th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Tina Cherica	Executive Director	FT	$228,219	$96,145	$324,364
Dr Lee G Simmons	Director	PT	$198,602	$27,201	$225,803
Kiley Thiele	Director of Development	FT	$140,775	$5,863	$146,638

Board Members and Trustees

Name	Title
Mogens C Bay	Vice Chairman
Calvin Sisson	Director
Howard L Hawks	Director
Michael R Mccarthy	Director
Walter Scott Jr	Chariman
Dennis E Pate	Ex-officio

Highest Paid Contractors

Contractor	Services	Location	Compensation
Astro Buildings INC	Construction Services	1109 S 19TH STREET STE A, Omaha, NE 68108	$173,685
Agent	Advertising	440 N 8TH STREET STE 110, Lincoln, NE 68508	$123,148

Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants: $15,045,538
Program Service Revenue: $1,639,104
Investment Income: $2,721,017
Other Revenue: $190,908
All Other Contributions: $15,045,538
Change in Net Assets: $-27,825,072

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements: $19,596,567
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements: $0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990: $8,613,060
Total Revenue per Audited Statements: $28,209,627
Total Revenue per Form 990: $19,596,567

Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line Item	Amount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid	$43,098,020
Other Expenses	$2,278,257
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits	$2,045,362
Total Fundraising Expense	$1,099,217
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line Item	Program	Management	Fundraising	Total
Grants to Domestic Orgs	$43,098,020	-	-	$43,098,020
Other Salaries and Wages	$761,017	$161,288	$127,216	$1,049,521
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees	-	$64,873	$631,932	$696,805
Depreciation Depletion	$378,120	-	-	$378,120
All Other Expenses	$31,814	$307,594	-	$339,408
Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees	-	$296,385	-	$296,385
Advertising	$17,439	-	$199,471	$216,910
Other Employee Benefits	$106,447	$6,930	$43,011	$156,388
Payroll Taxes	$53,648	$17,301	$35,199	$106,148
Occupancy	$97,507	$3,604	-	$101,111
Fees for Services Management	$75,375	$25,000	-	$100,375
Other Expenses	$8,529	$164,454	$51,092	$51,092
Fees for Services Accounting	-	$45,675	-	$45,675
Pension Plan Contributions	$26,681	$4,837	$4,982	$36,500
Insurance	$28,050	$2,000	-	$30,050
Office Expenses	$557	$24,505	-	$25,062
Fees for Services Legal	-	$9,549	$6,314	$15,863
Total Functional Expenses	$45,113,214	$1,209,208	$1,099,217	$47,421,639

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line Item	Amount
Total Expenses per Form 990	$47,421,639
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements	$43,098,020
Other Expense Adjustments	$43,098,020
Total Expenses per Audited Statements	$4,402,941
Expenses per Audited Statements	$4,323,619
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990	$79,322

International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

Recipient	Location	Category	Purpose	Amount
Omaha Zoological Society	Omaha, NE	501(c)(3)	General Support	$43,098,020

Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising activities: No
Gaming activities: No
Professional fundraiser used: No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line Item	Amount
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0

Political and Lobbying Activity

Political campaign activity: No
Lobbying activity: No
Subject to proxy tax: No

Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

Liability	Amount
Operating Lease Liabilities	$396,160

Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant: No
Annual disclosure for covered persons: Yes
Audit committee: Yes
Backup withholding compliance: Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity: No
Business relationship with family members: No
Business relationship with organization members: No
Material changes to governing documents: No
Compensation from other sources disclosed: No
CEO compensation reviewed: Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed: No
Conflict-of-interest policy: Yes
Audited financial statements prepared: No
Key decisions subject to board approval: No
Management duties delegated: Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3

“The omaha zoological society, the supported organization, provides management services to the foundation.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

“Directors of omaha zoo foundation are appointed by omaha zoological society.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“A complete copy of the return is emailed to all board members for review and comment prior to the return being filed.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Annually, the policy is reviewed and all officers, directors, trustees and key employees are required to complete a disclosure form.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“Annually, the executive director (ed) meets with board chairman to review the ed's compensation. Items reviewed in the meeting are the achievement of individual and organizational goals, as well as comparability data sourced from third parties, such as guidestar's nonprofit compensation report. The review and compensation adjustments are documented in a letter signed by the board chairman.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“No documents available to the public.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Omaha Zoo Foundation
EIN: 36-3297716
Phone: 4027338401
Address: 3701 SOUTH 10TH STREET, OMAHA, NE 68107-2200

Signing Officer

Name: Tina Cherica
Title: President
Phone: 4027338401
Signed: 2021-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer: Tina Cherica
Formed: 1984
Legal Domicile: Ne
Voting Board Members: 6
Independent Board Members: 5
Employees: 66
Volunteers: 10

Preparer

Firm: Kpmg Llp
Address: 1212 NORTH 96TH STREET SUITE 300, OMAHA, NE 68114
Preparer: Donald Neal Jr
Phone: 4023481450

Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART V, LINE 4:

“The omaha zoo foundation holds endowment funds for the support of omaha zoological society's mission and programs. The endowments provide annual operating support to the society for the building and maintenance of zoological and botanical exhibits as well as the associated research, conservation, and educational programs.”

PART X, LINE 2:

“The foundation has been recognized as a not-for-profit corporation by the internal revenue service as described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code (the code) and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to section 501(a) of the code. The foundation applies the provisions of financial accounting standards board (fasb) interpretation no. 48, accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, included in accounting standard codification (asc) subtopic 740-10, income taxes overall. Fin 48 provides specific guidance on how to address uncertainty in accounting for income tax assets and liabilities, prescribing recognition thresholds and measurement attributes. At december 31, 2020, the foundation had no uncertain tax positions.”

PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

“Cost of goods sold 79,322.”

PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

“Cost of goods sold 79,322.”

PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

“Grants paid to omaha zoological society 43,098,020.”

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IRS990/OtherLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt	0	396160
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IRS990/OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt	0	761017
IRS990/OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp/TotalAmt	0	1049521
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IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt	1	12920
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IRS990/QuidProQuoContriDisclInd	0	1
IRS990/RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd	0	0
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2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Assets: $154,960,524
Liabilities: $1,541,162
Net assets: $153,419,362
Revenue: $19,596,567
Expenses: $47,421,639
Net income: -$27,825,072

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$155	$1.54	$153	$19.6	$47.4	$27.8