2025-09-02T14:02:52-05:00 2024-12-31 352123203 KSM BUSINESS SERVICES INC PO BOX 40857 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 990 2024-01-01 356068234 FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC FORT 2604276800 3411 SHERMAN BLVD FORT WAYNE IN 46808 TOM ACKMANN BOARD PRESIDENT 2604276800 2025-08-26 1 1 CASSE TATE P01271193 3175802000 2025-08-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FORT WAYNE ZOO TOM ACKMANN 3411 SHERMAN BLVD FORT WAYNE IN 46808 28668417 0 X WWW.FWZOO.COM X 1966 IN CONNECTING KIDS AND ANIMALS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CARE. 24 24 425 459 0 0 3803824 3994170 9397144 11275942 1407086 1761131 1132246 1122528 15740300 18153771 247507 149231 0 0 7441697 8802138 0 0 625863 10888576 9114182 18577780 18065551 -2837480 88220 39161489 40131058 4117082 4322820 35044407 35808238 X CONNECTING KIDS AND ANIMALS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CARE. 0 0 4019449 11280 3234598 EDUCATIONAL & MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:AT THE END OF 2024, WE HAD JUST OVER 19,000 ACTIVE MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS, ABOUT AN 8% INCREASE FROM 2023. WE KICKED OFF OUR 2024 SEASON WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MEMBER DAY ON APRIL 26TH. MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED WITH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL DISCOUNTS AND EARLY-ACCESS OFFERINGS ALL SEASON LONG, INCLUDING A DISCOUNT IN THE WILD THINGS GIFT SHOP, A MEMBER PRESALE OF ZOOFARI TICKETS, ETC. AS PART OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) RECIPROCITY PROGRAM, ZOO MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO OVER 150 ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. THIS INCLUDED TEMPORARY, 100% ADMISSION RECIPROCITY WITH TOLEDO ZOO. IN AUGUST, MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH WAS ONCE AGAIN A BIG HIT WITH OUR MEMBERS. FAMILIES ALSO ENJOYED FREE ADMISSION TO OUR WILD ZOO HALLOWEEN AND WILD ZOO WONDERLAND EVENTS. LAST YEAR'S CYBER MONDAY INCENTIVE WAS EXTENDED THIS YEAR TO BLACK FRIDAY THROUGH GIVING TUESDAY, GIVING TWO COMPLIMENTARY GUEST PASSES TO NEW, RENEWING, OR GIFT MEMBERSHIPS PURCHASED FROM NOVEMBER 29TH - DECEMBER 3RD. THIS PROMOTION DROVE HOLIDAY MEMBERSHIP SALES, WITH OVER 660 MEMBERSHIPS SOLD IN FIVE DAYS. CONSERVATION EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BE A FOCUS OF THE FORT WAYNE ZOO EDUCATORS. IN 2024 16,439 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 1,681 ZOO EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 446 AREA SCHOOL CLASSROOMS WERE VISITED AND KIDS FOR NATURE SUMMER CAMP HOSTED 1,448 CAMPERS WHERE ZOO CONSERVATION EDUCATORS CONNECTED KIDS TO ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM. 286 TEENS FOR NATURE VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP PARTICIPANTS SPENT THE SUMMER AT THE ZOO PARTICIPATING IN LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, CONSERVATION PROJECTS, ZOO KEEPING, INTERACTING WITH ZOO GUESTS, AND VOLUNTEERING FOR OVER 23,240 HOURS. VOLUNTEERS HELP THE ZOO FULFILL OUR MISSION BY ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH GUESTS DURING THE SEASON AND HELPING BEHIND THE SCENES DURING THE OFF SEASON. 459 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS DONATED 41,184 HOURS WITH A VALUE OF MORE THAN $1.31 MILLION DOLLARS (BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S CURRENT VALUE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS). 5149919 5491178 ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND IMPROVEMENTS:ANIMAL PROGRAMS: IN 2024, THE FORT WAYNE ZOO CONTINUED TO GROW AND EVOLVE IN EXCITING WAYS, FROM NEW BIRTHS AND ANIMAL ADDITIONS TO MAJOR EXHIBIT TRANSFORMATIONS THAT DEEPEN OUR COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION AND GUEST ENGAGEMENT. IN AUGUST WE CELEBRATED THE BIRTH OF A FEMALE GIRAFFE CALF, A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION MILESTONE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) SPECIES SURVIVAL PROGRAM (SSP). THE ZOO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN OVER 60 SSP PROGRAMS, WORKING TO ENSURE GENETICALLY DIVERSE, SUSTAINABLE POPULATIONS OF THREATENED SPECIES. EARLIER IN APRIL, WE WELCOMED THE RETURN OF TWO MALE RING-TAILED LEMURS, REINTRODUCING THEM TO THE AFRICA SECTION. THEY WERE SOON JOINED BY ANOTHER MALE AND A FEMALE. BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTRODUCTIONS HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY, WITH PROMISING SIGNS OF A COHESIVE SOCIAL GROUP FORMING. IN OUR LUSH, TROPICAL INDONESIAN RAIN FOREST DOME AVIARY, THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MARIANA FRUIT DOVES WERE ADDED AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED ENGAGING IN NEST-BUILDING BEHAVIOR, AN ENCOURAGING STEP FOR THIS RARE SPECIES. OUR SCHMIDT'S GUENONS (MONKEYS) ALSO HAD EXCITING NEWS: A NEW PAIR WAS SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED. ON NOVEMBER 16, THEY WELCOMED A MALE INFANT, ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR OUR PRIMATE CONSERVATION AND BREEDING PROGRAMS. TODAY, MORE THAN 1,500 ANIMALS CALL THE FORT WAYNE ZOO HOME. OUR DEDICATED ANIMAL CARE AND HEALTH TEAMS PROVIDE DAILY CARE THAT INCLUDES ENRICHMENT, BEHAVIORAL TRAINING FOR VOLUNTARY MEDICAL PARTICIPATION, AND ASSESSMENTS OF ANIMAL WELLBEING. WITH OVER 80 KEEPER CHATS EACH WEEK, OUR TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE OUR GUESTS WHILE ENSURING EVERY ANIMAL RECEIVES THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE. 376823 137951 1689248 CONSERVATION & RESEARCH: CONSERVATION & RESEARCH THE ZOO IS A CONSERVATION LEADER, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 40 CONSERVATION PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE IN 2024. THE KIDS FOR NATURE CONSERVATION KIOSK CONTINUES TO INVOLVE GUESTS IN CONSERVATION, ALLOWING THEM TO VOTE AMONG THREE PROJECTS WITH THEIR ZOO PROVIDED PENNY AT THE ENTRANCE. FUNDS ARE GENERATED THROUGH TICKET SALES AND MEMBERSHIPS, ALONG WITH CORKS FOR CONSERVATION EVENT PROCEEDS, EMPLOYEE GIVING, GUESTS DONATIONS AND WILD THINGS GIFT SHOP "ROUND UP" PROGRAM. THE ZOO PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS INITIATED BY EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATORS THAT WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT CALL OUR ZOO HOME. ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IS HEADSTARTING EASTERN HELLBENDERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND SEVERAL OTHER MIDWEST ZOOS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 300 HELLBENDERS THAT ARE BEING RAISED FOR FUTURE RELEASE INTO THE WILD. IN COLLABORATION WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR INITIAL GROWTH RATE TRENDS AND UNIQUE SPOT PATTERN RETENTION POTENTIAL. THE DATA WILL THEN BE USED AS WE INVESTIGATE IF SIZE VERSUS AGE HAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON SURVIVABILITY IN THE WILD WITH THEIR RELEASE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AS PART OF THE ONE-YEAR VETERINARY INTERNSHIP AT THE FORT WAYNE ZOO, POST-GRADUATE VETERINARIANS ARE MENTORED AND TRAINED IN ZOO MEDICINE AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH. THE CURRENT INTERN, DR. EMMA ZHANG, HAS INITIATED A RESEARCH STUDY THAT AIMS TO DETERMINE REFERENCE RANGES OF SEVERAL GASTROINTESTINAL TESTS IN RED PANDAS SO THAT POTENTIAL ABNORMAL RESULTS CAN BE BETTER INTERPRETED. THIS MAY ASSIST IN DIAGNOSING GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES AND GUIDE FUTURE TREATMENTS. SERUM SAMPLES ARE BEING UTILIZED FROM RED PANDAS ACROSS THE U.S. AND ANALYZED AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY DIAGNOSTIC LAB, WHO IS COLLABORATING ON THIS ENDEAVOR. DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND CONSERVATION, DR. KAMI FOX REPRESENTED THE FORT WAYNE ZOO BY PARTICIPATING IN THE MARIANA AVIFAUNA CONSERVATION PROGRAM (MAC) IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HEADING UP THE VETERINARY AND RESEARCH COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT, SHE AND THE TEAM FOCUSED ON AN ENDANGERED BIRD, THE SAIPAN REED WARBLER, THAT ONLY EXISTS ON THE SINGLE ISLAND OF SAIPAN. WITH VERY LITTLE INFORMATION KNOWN ABOUT THIS SPECIES, DATA WAS COLLECTED ON BEHAVIOR, HUSBANDRY, HEALTH, AND DISEASE DURING THE TRIP. OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, THE FOCUS WILL BE SHIFTED TO ANOTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES, THE ROTA WHITE-EYE, WITH AN EXTENSIVE RECOVERY PLAN THAT INVOLVES FUTURE TRANSLOCATIONS TO CREATE INSURANCE POPULATIONS, IN HOPES OF SECURING THEIR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL. THE FORT WAYNE ZOO HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE MAC PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. 3014587 0 860918 ATTENDANCE: IN 2024, THE ZOO HOSTED OVER 630,000 GUESTS. THE ZOO WAS OPEN 9 MONTHS FOR GUESTS AND MEMBERS EXTENDING THE TRADITIONAL 6 MONTH ZOO SEASON. THE ZOO OPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING SPRING BREAK AND REMAINED OPENED FOR THE WILD ZOO SPRING PREVIEW THROUGHOUT WEEKENDS IN APRIL. EXTENDING PAST HALLOWEEN, THE ZOO WAS OPEN WEEKENDS IN NOVEMBER FOR FALL WEEKENDS AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH THE FAMILY FAVORITE WILD ZOO WONDERLAND IN DECEMBER. NEW CONSUMER EVENTS WERE A HIT WITH GUESTS AND HELPED THE ZOO REACH NEW AUDIENCES, INCLUDING THE BIG BUGABALOO, FEATURING GIANT ANIMATRONIC BUGS ON EXHIBIT IN AUGUST, OUR NEW ADULT ONLY ROCK & ROAR EVENTS SAW 2,800 GUESTS OVER 5 EVENINGS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. 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IN ADDITION, THE ZOO HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR 2024 AND 2023. THE ZOO FILES U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE OF INDIANA INFORMATION RETURNS AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ZOO'S INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WILL RESULT IN A MATERIAL CHANGE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 146,585. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 146,585. PART V, LINE 4 PART V, LINE 4 - INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO MANAGE GIFTS, BEQUESTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND DESIGNATED FOR THE FUND. THE FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY HOLDS AND INVESTS THE ASSETS AS A RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: 1) TO ADMINISTER FUNDS COMMITTED TO THE FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY, FOR SPECIFIC DONOR RESTRICTED PURPOSES, OR AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR OPERATING NEEDS. 2) TO PROVIDE AN ONGOING SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF PROJECTS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 12937 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 19208 0 0 0 0 0 0 32145 0 32145 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CONSERVATION PROGRAM 5075 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CONSERVATION PROGRAM 7862 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CONSERVATION PROGRAM 11592 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONSERVATION PROGRAM 7616 WIRE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ZOO HAS A RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE THAT MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE WHERE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS. CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE WHERE FUNDS GO INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1. CONSERVATION IN THE WILD FOR ANIMALS LOCATED AT THE ZOO 2. PROVEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH GROUPS 3. ASOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS RELATIONSHIPS GROUPS ARE MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND REQUIRE PERIODIC REPORTS AND ACCOUNTING AND THIRD-PARTY AUDITS. ZOOBILEE 484431 450831 33600 30101 38562 ZOOFARI 344675 182875 161800 15861 26488 1 101685 88785 12900 10859 24714 930791 722491 208300 56821 89764 146585 61715 1 ACRES LAND TRUST PO BOX 665 HUNTERTOWN IN 46748 310976955 501(C)(3) 7206 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM LION GUARDIANS PO BOX 9641 WASHINGTON DC 20016 364712624 501(C)(3) 7452 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION 13000 ZOO BLVD APPLE VALLEY MN 55124 510147653 501(C)(3) 8271 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM WORLD PARROT TRUST PO BOX 985 TRAVELERS REST SC 29690 621561595 501(C)(3) 7125 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM NASHVILLE ZOO 3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37211 621411210 501(C)(3) 6306 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 3701 S 10TH ST OMAHA NE 68107 470469782 501(C)(3) 7862 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE 1030 JENKINGS STE D CHARLESTON SC 29407 200785702 501(C)(3) 8189 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM THE LEATHERBACK TRUST 5736 KINLOCK PLACE FORT WAYNE IN 46835 223741033 501(C)(3) 7125 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT 5000 SMITH ROAD FORT WAYNE IN 46804 351809569 501(C)(3) 7452 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM THE WILDS 9990 RIVERSIDE DRIVE POWELL OH 43065 311113570 501(C)(3) 8107 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM WCS GLOBAL RESOURCES 2300 SOUTHERN BLVD BRONX NY 10460 131740011 501(C)(3) 8107 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - USA 17 S MAGNOLIA AVE ORLANDO FL 32801 812749463 501(C)(3) 7500 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM PACIFIC MARINE ANIMAL 20612 LAGUNA CANYON ROAD LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651 953680896 501(C)(3) 5500 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM 13 0 CONSERVATION PARTNERS 1 7698 SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND SUMMER ZOO CAMP 21 3280 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE - ACKERMAN SCHOLARSHIP 2 8000 SCHEDULE I, PART III ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE FORT WAYNE ZOO AWARDS THE ACKERMAN SCHOLARSHIP. THE ZOO AWARDS ANNUALLY $6,000 TO $8,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. IN A TYPICAL YEAR $2,000 IS AWARDED TO 3 SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS. ANNUAL PROCESS: NOVEMBER: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MAILS FIVE COPIES OF APPLICATION TO HIGH SCHOOL MAILING LIST AND POSTS APPLICATION ON THE ZOO'S WEBSITE. ZOO PRODUCES PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING SCHOLARSHIP. FEBRUARY: APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MAILS LETTERS TO ALL APPLICANTS TO NOTIFY THEM THEIR APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT COPIES AND MAILS APPLICATIONS TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MARCH: COMMITTEE MEMBERS SELECT THEIR TOP CHOICES AND COMMUNICATE TO CHAIR. CHAIR CALCULATES FINALISTS. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CALLS FINALISTS FOR INTERVIEWS. APRIL: COMMITTEE MEETS WITH FINALISTS AND SELECTS RECIPIENT(S). COMMITTEE MEMBER NOTIFIES RECIPIENT(S) BY PHONE FOLLOWING INTERVIEWS. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MAILS LETTERS TO RECIPIENT(S) AND ALL APPLICANTS. ZOO SENDS CHECK(S) TO SCHOOL(S) WITH A COPY TO RECIPIENT(S). ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE ZOO MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONVERSATION GROUPS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ZOO. A RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE REQUESTS THE ZOO RECEIVES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND DETERMINES WHAT ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE FUNDS TO. THE ZOO CONTINUES TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS IT COMMITS TO RESEARCH CONSERVATION. 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RICK SCHUITEMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - ZOO 220086 0 0 0 0 0 6225 0 24783 0 251094 0 0 0 AMY LAZOFF DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY A 140460 0 0 0 0 0 4240 0 8152 0 152852 0 0 0 MARK HAGERMAN - HAGERMAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD MEMBER 1652235 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 0 X 8 186313 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISCELLANEOUS 310 197522 COST OF DONATED PROP 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DOCUMENT WILL BE REVIEWED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER BY THESE INDIVIDUALS: 1. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, AND ZOO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2. FINANCE COMMITTEE 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND SUGGEST CHANGES BEFORE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FORM INDICATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE ZOO OFFICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE ZOO DIRECTOR - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENT CHAIRS THE COMPENSATION & EVALUATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE & COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 1. OCTOBER - DIRECTOR PREPARES SELF-REVIEW & SUBMITS TO VP W/ COPY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DIRECTOR ALSO SUPPLIES INDUSTRY SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA & CURRENT ZOO COMPENSATION SCHEDULE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 2. NOVEMBER - COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE & EVALUATE NEXT YEAR'S GOALS. 3. DECEMBER - COMMITTEE PRESENTS REPORT & PROPOSAL FOR APPROVAL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT DECEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES - ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE BUDGET IS THEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND FINALLY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E DUES, FEES, AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 48,728. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 691,746. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,658. TOTAL EXPENSES 760,132. EQUIPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,408. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 214,603. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 371. TOTAL EXPENSES 258,382. HORTICULTURE MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,818. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 195,774. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 247,592. LIFE SUPPORT EXHIBIT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 198,174. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 198,174. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,651. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 114,954. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,521. TOTAL EXPENSES 138,126. IN-KIND: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 66,488. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 71,117. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 137,605. VEHICLE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 80,080. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 80,080. DONOR DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,376. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,246. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,622. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.