Nonprofit · EIN 35-1074747
INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $57,679,714 | $44,416,857 | $13,262,857 | $245,351,054 | $11,298,298 | $234,052,756 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $50,063,288 | $40,234,027 | $9,829,261 | $227,094,570 | $13,579,772 | $213,514,798 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,257,498
- Program service revenue
- $31,460,439
- Investment income
- $3,058,195
- Net rental income
- $798,544
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $567,356
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,105,038
- Other revenue
- $2,903,582
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $561,555
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,119,876
- Other salaries and wages
- $17,603,245
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $22,810,210
- Professional fundraising fees
- $103,922
- Legal fees
- $280,877
- Accounting fees
- $77,324
- Occupancy
- $1,582,462
- Travel
- $238,944
- Depreciation
- $5,435,632
- Program services (functional)
- $39,118,271
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,603,584
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,695,002
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $227,094,570
- Total assets, end of year
- $245,351,054
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,298,298
- Net assets, end of year
- $234,052,756
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $93,163,864
- Publicly traded securities
- $55,129,186
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $116,282,424
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $117,770,332
- Gross unrelated business income
- $403,104
- Gross receipts
- $63,689,310
- Employees
- 745
- Volunteers
- 1,026
- Year formed
- 1944
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SHUMAKER | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $349,920 | $86,699 |
| KAREN BURNS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $245,882 | $51,288 |
| MARY JANE BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,589 | $34,895 |
| JEFF PROUDFOOT | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,054 | $43,153 |
| SARA INMAN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $162,592 | $33,982 |
| DANA CANFIELD | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,207 | $19,309 |
| SARAH EDWARDS | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $170,180 | $19,333 |
| KARL TRAEGER | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,805 | $10,719 |
| JOHN GULLION | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,111 | $15,975 |
| BETH KLAPPER | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE KORIATH | 2ND V CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISOL SANCHEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONDA SHREWSBURY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE ALONSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY WILLIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
33 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDY SELLERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA HARDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL SASSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETHANIE DANKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE GALLIVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINA RASHIDFAROKHI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERI DICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTA ADKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE BOND STUART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DEWITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID TROGDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFERY HARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SHARPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA GARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN ANN LLOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE LUCAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTI LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY COAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN EDMUNDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUKE BOSSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEL RAINES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRTA PULLIAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT LINDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JORGENSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHOEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE HAGEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHASH GOYAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STANLEY CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHIT GRAYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SHUMAKER | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $323,228 | $85,023 |
| KAREN BURNS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $230,671 | $49,897 |
| WILLIAM STREET | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $194,710 | $34,598 |
| JEFF PROUDFOOT | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,676 | $42,080 |
| MARY JANE BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,361 | $34,028 |
| SARA INMAN | VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $137,652 | $31,725 |
| SARAH EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,490 | $17,630 |
| KARL TRAEGER | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,486 | $15,109 |
| DANA CANFIELD | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,326 | $16,918 |
| BETH KLAPPER | 1ST V CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE KORIATH | 2ND V CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISOL SANCHEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONDA SHREWSBURY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE ALONSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY WILLIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY SELLERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA HARDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL SASSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINA RASHIDFAROKHI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI DICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTA ADKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE BOND STUART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DEWITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TROGDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY HARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SHARPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA GARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ANN LLOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY COAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN EDMUNDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE BOSSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEL RAINES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRTA PULLIAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ELDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK EARLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE WARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER JORGENSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD THRAPP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHOEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE HAGEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHASH GOYAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CAGLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHIT GRAYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1200 W WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222-4552
- In care of
- % SARA INMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT SHUMAKER, 1200 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46222
- Signed the 990
- Tom Kmetz, Senior Vice President/CFO
- Phone
- (317) 630-2040
- Website
- WWW.INDIANAPOLISZOO.COM
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
WE PROTECT NATURE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR OUR WORLD. WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WHERE NATURE AND PEOPLE THRIVE. WE ARE ONE TEAM. WE CARE. WE WELCOME EVERYONE. WE HAVE INTEGRITY. WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO IS A WORLD-CLASS ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTION THAT SERVES DIVERSE POPULATIONS FROM CENTRAL INDIANA AND BEYOND THROUGH IN-PERSON VISITS AND OTHER METHODS OF PROGRAM DELIVERY. AS ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSETS, THE ZOO FUNCTIONS AS A REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE FOR ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.Expenses $39,118,271 · grants $561,555 · revenue $31,136,519
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
- 35-1074747
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $245,351,054
- Income (IRS master file)
- $63,689,310
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $57,679,714 | $44,416,857 | $245,351,054 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $50,063,288 | $40,234,027 | $227,094,570 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $42,184,759 | $35,942,289 | $210,617,870 | IRS |
| 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-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 35-1074747).
Questions about INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC is 35-1074747.
- Is INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INDIANAPOLIS 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 INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC 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 INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC 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 INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT SHUMAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 48 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $349,920 (ROBERT SHUMAKER, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $57,679,714, expenses of $44,416,857 and total assets of $245,351,054 at year end.
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