Nonprofit · EIN 47-0482255
LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $9,996,076 | $8,306,883 | $1,689,193 | $41,343,007 | $2,751,141 | $38,591,866 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,321,877 | $8,112,787 | $209,090 | $39,646,100 | $3,404,765 | $36,241,335 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,500,750
- Program service revenue
- $4,110,202
- Investment income
- $486,051
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $94,755
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,462,548
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,293,021
- Other revenue
- $3,899,073
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $384,361
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,009,152
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,004,770
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,155
- Occupancy
- $371,250
- Travel
- $942
- Depreciation
- $1,561,802
- Program services (functional)
- $6,132,355
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,975,781
- Fundraising (functional)
- $198,747
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,646,100
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,343,007
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,751,141
- Net assets, end of year
- $38,591,866
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,996,823
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,382,780
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $37,502,409
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,089,457
- Gross receipts
- $12,450,847
- Employees
- 263
- Volunteers
- 71
- Year formed
- 1963
- State of legal domicile
- NE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVAN KILLEEN | CEO Officer | 40 | $202,804 | $21,785 |
| SARAH WOOD | COO Officer | 40 | $151,413 | $21,341 |
| JOHN CHAPO | PRESIDENT EM Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK ABEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CREIGHTON BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CINTANI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN CLINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA ERSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE HOFFSCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM HRUZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ KOOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAFLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM LETHEBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC MOOSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MUHLEISEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE PEARCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VANESSA ROOF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEWAYNE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANE TEMME STINTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AARON WIEGERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHAD WILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLA WIRTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT CLARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOEL FRIESEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSICA GREENWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATIE LEBARON HASZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACK MINNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HALLEY OSTERGARD KRUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAMARA SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHELE STECKELBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVAN KILLEEN | CEO Officer | 40 | $162,790 | $16,031 |
| JOHN CHAPO | PRESIDENT EM Officer | 40 | $132,523 | $15,718 |
| SARAH WOOD | COO Officer | 40 | $125,034 | $9,610 |
| JACK ABEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CREIGHTON BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BOWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CAMPBELL EELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CINTANI | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN CLINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA ERSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE HOFFSCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM HRUZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ KOOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAFLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM LETHEBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MOOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MUHLEISEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA OSTERGARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE PEARCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA PLOOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PUGLIESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA ROOF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHAFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE STECKELBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEWAYNE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE TEMME STINTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON WIEGERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD WILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLA WIRTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1222 S 27TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68502-1832
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EVAN KILLEEN, 1222 SOUTH 27TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68502
- Signed the 990
- EVAN KILLEEN, CEO
- Phone
- (402) 475-6741
- Website
- WWW.LINCOLNCHILDRENSZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRAFTON & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH FIRSTHAND INTERACTION WITH LIVING THINGS.
Program accomplishments
- GUEST SERVICESExpenses $2,107,716 · revenue $1,486,463
- FACILITY OPERATIONExpenses $3,793,427 · revenue $2,170,071
- EDUCATIONExpenses $231,212 · revenue $453,668
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
- 47-0482255
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,343,007
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,450,847
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,996,076 | $8,306,883 | $41,343,007 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,321,877 | $8,112,787 | $39,646,100 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,935,556 | $7,300,189 | $37,519,895 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 47-0482255).
Questions about LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO
- What is the EIN of LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO is 47-0482255.
- Is LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO 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 LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO 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 LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO 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 LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EVAN KILLEEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $202,804 (EVAN KILLEEN, CEO).
- How much revenue does LINCOLN CHILDRENS ZOO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,996,076, expenses of $8,306,883 and total assets of $41,343,007 at year end.
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