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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7394067

DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · BISMARCK, ND 58504

Financials

$2.9M$2.3M2023$2.4M$2.6M2024$2.6M$2.8M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,587,633$2,788,619-$200,986$7,264,301$15,118$7,249,183
December 31, 2024990$2,397,540$2,551,602-$154,062$7,461,980$11,813$7,450,167
December 31, 2023990$2,867,960$2,302,274$565,686$7,699,786$95,553$7,604,233
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,110,394
of which government grants
$50,106
Membership dues
$591,991
Program service revenue
$1,309,444
Investment income
$8,809
Net income from fundraising events
$157,968
Other revenue
$158,986

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,017,887
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,203,699
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$26,721
Occupancy
$97,503
Travel
$3,450
Depreciation
$425,042
Program services (functional)
$2,641,623
Management and general (functional)
$146,996

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,461,980
Total assets, end of year
$7,264,301
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,118
Net assets, end of year
$7,249,183
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,796,660
Gross unrelated business income
$429,129
Gross receipts
$2,664,933
Employees
57
Year formed
1961
State of legal domicile
ND

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY LINCOLNZOO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$119,373
RICHARD BARRIOSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY BIEBERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEREK BINSTOCKMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLAS CULLENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COREY DAHLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JILL EDINGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DARRIN FROHLICHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATHAN FUDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREA GUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARIANNE HOFLANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREW HORNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE KLEMERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRITTA KOPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE LALONDEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MISSY LAMPMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL LARESMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRAD MAIERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN NELSENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HILDY NELSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM SCHAFFMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL SCHAFFMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY AMELSBERGPAST PRESIDE
Officer
0.5$0
KRISTI ENTZITREASURER
Officer
0.5$0
SUZETTER RICHARDSONSECRETARY
Officer
0.5$0
DAN SCHAEFERVICE PRESIDE
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY LINCOLNZOO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$111,234
RICHARD BARRIOSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY BIEBERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEREK BINSTOCKMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLAS CULLENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COREY DAHLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JILL EDINGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DARRIN FROHLICHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATHAN FUDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREA GUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARIANNE HOFLANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREW HORNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE KLEMERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRITTA KOPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE LALONDEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MISSY LAMPMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL LARESMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRAD MAIERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN NELSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HILDY NELSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM SCHAFFMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL SCHAFFMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY AMELSBERGPAST PRESIDE
Officer
0.5$0
KRISTI ENTZITREASURER
Officer
0.5$0
SUZETTER RICHARDSONSECRETARY
Officer
0.5$0
DAN SCHAEFERVICE PRESIDE
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY LINCOLNZOO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$105,099
RICHARD BARRIOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLSE CULLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRITTA DAHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COREY DAHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DARRIN FROHLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATHAN FUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREA GUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEIDRE HILLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATT HILLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARIANNE HOFLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREW HORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE KLEMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE LALONDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MISSY LAMPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL LARESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRAD MAIERPAST-PRESIDE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HILDY OBERLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAN SCHAEFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM SCHAFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHEAL SCHAFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RANDY AMELSBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$0
KRISTI ENTZITREASURER
Officer
0.5$0
JOHN NELSONVICE PRESIDE
Officer
0.5$0
SUZETTER RICHARDSONSECRETARY
Officer
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
602 RIVERSIDE PARK RD, BISMARCK, ND 58504-5308
In care of
% TERRY LINCOLN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
TERRY LINCOLN, SERTOMA PARK ROAD, BISMARCK, ND 58504
Signed the 990
TERRY LINCOLN, ZOO DIRECTOR
Phone
(701) 223-7543
Return prepared by
POINT CPA INC

Mission

TO INSTILL AND INSPRIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR ANIMALS AND NATURE. WILD AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR IN THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR CLEANLINESS AND DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY PROVIDES CARE AND SHELTER TO MANY SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS, BOTH WILD AND DOMESTIC, I.E. BUFFALO, CATTLE, GOATS, MONKEYS, TURTLES, OTTERS, BEARS, REPTILES, ETC. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, IT PROVIDES EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
    Expenses $2,641,623

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7394067
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1980
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,264,301
Income (IRS master file)
$2,664,933

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,587,633$2,788,619$7,264,301IRS
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$2,397,540$2,551,602$7,461,980XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$2,867,960$2,302,274$7,699,786XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,735,440$2,567,086$7,216,654IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7394067).

Questions about DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC is 23-7394067.
Is DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
Are donations to DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TERRY LINCOLN.
Who are the officers and directors of DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,373 (TERRY LINCOLN, ZOO DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does DAKOTA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,587,633, expenses of $2,788,619 and total assets of $7,264,301 at year end.

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