Nonprofit · EIN 42-1661145
FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · FRESNO, CA 93728
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $29,607,528 | $37,817,011 | -$8,209,483 | $146,768,820 | $8,739,745 | $138,029,075 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $40,407,789 | $32,766,310 | $7,641,479 | $152,874,712 | $7,245,307 | $145,629,405 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,540,176
- of which government grants
- $10,469,429
- Program service revenue
- $11,641,970
- Investment income
- $1,037,098
- Net rental income
- $639,877
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $496,371
- Net income from fundraising events
- $950,403
- Other revenue
- $3,388,284
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $142,933
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,399,551
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,766,991
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $19,279,536
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $8,307,999
- Program services (functional)
- $32,531,881
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,714,473
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,570,657
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $152,874,712
- Total assets, end of year
- $146,768,820
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,739,745
- Net assets, end of year
- $138,029,075
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $116,785,427
- Publicly traded securities
- $19,029,128
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $131,490,353
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,538,722
- Gross receipts
- $33,410,815
- Employees
- 409
- Volunteers
- 942
- Year formed
- 2005
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Dohlin | CEO & Zoo Dir Officer | 40 | $327,039 | $32,304 |
| Terry Skoda | CAO Officer | 40 | $202,920 | $23,559 |
| Nora Crow | CFO Officer | 40 | $213,702 | $8,549 |
| Lyn Myers | COO Officer | 40 | $152,034 | $13,947 |
| Audrey Siegrist | Dir of Vet Svcs | 40 | $133,281 | $17,820 |
| Michael Nazaroff | Dir Capital Proj | 40 | $136,572 | $11,691 |
| Nicole Presley | Gen Curator Officer | 40 | $120,162 | $26,361 |
| Steven Gonzales-Warkentin | COS Officer | 40 | $120,075 | $20,574 |
| Sean Den Bok | CEE Officer | 40 | $114,022 | $24,303 |
| David Horsham | Director of IT | 40 | $122,327 | $5,419 |
| Todd Slinde | Horticulture Curat | 40 | $104,354 | $20,246 |
| Jesse Santiago | Construction Mngr | 40 | $106,288 | $14,862 |
| Rion Morgenstern | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Oliver Baines | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ross Parnagian | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kirkland | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Arelis Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christina Musson-Rendon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Vance | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Wilma Tom Hashimoto | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Babatunde Ilori | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ethan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Emilia Reyes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Dohlin | CEO Officer | 40 | $312,158 | $20,495 |
| Terry Skoda | CAO Officer | 40 | $191,494 | $10,275 |
| Lyn Myers | COO Officer | 40 | $145,145 | $7,678 |
| Nicole Presley | Gen Curator Officer | 40 | $114,169 | $20,956 |
| Sean Den Bok | CEE Officer | 40 | $111,749 | $22,569 |
| Steven Gonzales-Warkentin | COS Officer | 40 | $114,443 | $15,314 |
| Nicole Ozburn | Dir of HR | 40 | $105,646 | $12,565 |
| David Horsham | Director of IT | 40 | $117,433 | $531 |
| Nora Crow | CFO Officer | 20 | $101,301 | $66 |
| Rion Morgenstern | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Oliver Baines | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ross Parnagian | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Kirkland | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Gonzalez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Vance | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wilma Tom Hashimoto | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Babatunde Ilori | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ethan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Emilia Reyes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1250 W OLIVE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93728-2816
- In care of
- % NORA CROW
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JON FORREST DOHLIN
- Signed the 990
- Nora Crow, CFO
- Phone
- (559) 498-5910
- Website
- WWW.FRESNOCHAFFEEZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 42-1661145 or by the name FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION.
- 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
Fresno Chaffee Zoo inspires people to care for animals, create connections, build community and save wildlife.
Program accomplishments
- FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO IS HOME TO OVER 1,100 ANIMALS THAT REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 220 SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. VISITORS ARE ABLE TO OBSERVE ANIMALS UP CLOSE, PROVIDING A MORE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS FEEDING A GIRAFFE, TOUCHING A SHARK, OR FEEDING A STINGRAY CAN BE EXPERIENCED EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.Expenses $28,523,043 · revenue $10,417,592
- FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE BREADTH OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED, WHICH REACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, SUCH AS DOCENTS, VOLUNTEERS, DAY CAMP AND OVERNIGHT CAMPOUTS, HELP THE ZOO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE EARTH'S PRECIOUS RESOURCES, WHETHER IT BE PLANT OR ANIMAL, ACROSS THE GLOBE OR IN ONE'S OWN BACKYARD.Expenses $4,004,039 · revenue $1,224,378
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
- 42-1661145
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $146,768,820
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,410,815
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $29,607,528 | $37,817,011 | $146,768,820 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $40,407,789 | $32,766,310 | $152,874,712 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $38,573,430 | $26,335,993 | $143,361,279 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 42-1661145).
Questions about FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION is 42-1661145.
- Is FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION 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 FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION 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 FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION 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 FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JON FORREST DOHLIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $327,039 (Jon Dohlin, CEO & Zoo Dir).
- How much revenue does FRESNOS CHAFFEE ZOO CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $29,607,528, expenses of $37,817,011 and total assets of $146,768,820 at year end.
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