Nonprofit · EIN 26-0391615
MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SALINAS, CA 93908
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,701,441 | $1,900,787 | -$199,346 | $3,011,896 | $170,482 | $2,841,414 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,716,217 | $1,978,813 | -$262,596 | $3,230,244 | $189,484 | $3,040,760 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $1,452,118 | $1,745,435 | -$293,317 | $3,282,210 | $218,110 | $3,064,100 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $247,571
- Program service revenue
- $1,248,679
- Investment income
- $249
- Net income from fundraising events
- $143,666
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $61,276
- Other revenue
- $204,942
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $58,240
- Other salaries and wages
- $699,760
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $817,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,090
- Accounting fees
- $60,713
- Occupancy
- $4,000
- Travel
- $13,494
- Depreciation
- $122,770
- Program services (functional)
- $1,778,677
- Management and general (functional)
- $122,110
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,230,244
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,011,896
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $170,482
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,841,414
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,904,279
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,841,414
- Gross unrelated business income
- $61,276
- Gross receipts
- $1,843,672
- Employees
- 28
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE SAMMUT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $58,240 |
| JUSTIN BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DICELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE EREMEYEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE FLAHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERLY MARQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VICKEY OVERSTREET | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LISA SAMMUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARTLEY WALKER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBERT DICELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MIKE EREMEYEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEVE FLAHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEREK HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHERLY MARQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICKEY OVERSTREET | CFO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLIE SAMMUT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LISA SAMMUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BARTLEY WALKER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DICELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN GREENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICKEY OVERSTREET | CFO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANTHONEY SAMMUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLIE SAMMUT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 RIVER RD, SALINAS, CA 93908-9627
- In care of
- % CHARLIE SAMMUT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARLIE SAMMUT, 400 RIVER ROAD, SALINAS, CA 93908
- Signed the 990
- CHARLIE SAMMUT, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (831) 455-1901
- Website
- WWW.MONTEREYZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CAL ACCOUNTING PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-0391615 or by the name MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACING BOTH CAPTIVE AND WILD ANIMALS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT WHILE PROMOTING CONSERVATION. MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF WILDLIFE SPECIES AS WE BELIEVE THAT A SUSTAINABLE CAPTIVE ANIMAL POPULATION IS IMPERATIVE TO ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF ALL SPECIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ZOO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INSTRUCTING VISITORS ON THE HISTORY, RESEARCH,AND CONSERVATION OF THE ANIMALS EXHIBITED. THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED AT A LOW COST FOR GROUPS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS IN ORDER TO INSURE ALL CITIZENS HAVE ACCESS. THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT ALSO HOSTS PRIVATE TOURS OF THE EXHIBITS, WEEKEND CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, DAILY PROGRAMS, OVERNIGHT PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. FOR GROUPS THAT ARE UNABLE TO REACH THE ZOO, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS OUTREACH PROGRAMS AT THEIR LOCATION. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO PROMOTE MULTIPLE VISITS AND ACCESS TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VISIT BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS OR THOSE WHO CAN ONLY GET TRANSPORTATION TO THE ZOO AS PART OF A GROUP. OFFERING GROUP ACTIVITIES ALLOWS OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE INTERACTION AND TIME WITH SMALLER GROUPS OF PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF THIS WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ANIMALS WE CARE FOR.Expenses $1,778,677 · revenue $1,248,679
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-0391615
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,011,896
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,843,672
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- July 29, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2010
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,701,441 | $1,900,787 | $3,011,896 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,716,217 | $1,978,813 | $3,230,244 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,452,118 | $1,745,435 | $3,282,210 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 26-0391615).
Questions about MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 26-0391615.
- Is MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2010.
- Are donations to MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARLIE SAMMUT.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $58,240 (CHARLIE SAMMUT, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does MONTEREY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,701,441, expenses of $1,900,787 and total assets of $3,011,896 at year end.
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