Nonprofit · EIN 62-1411210
NASHVILLE ZOO INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $69,968,685 | $37,045,229 | $32,923,456 | $214,943,951 | $8,127,975 | $206,815,976 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $35,907,046 | $31,947,473 | $3,959,573 | $182,691,024 | $8,350,255 | $174,340,769 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $47,398,988 | $29,504,935 | $17,894,053 | $178,231,426 | $10,036,200 | $168,195,226 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $41,336,819
- of which government grants
- $49,537
- Membership dues
- $6,225,316
- Program service revenue
- $12,570,374
- Investment income
- $6,001,963
- Net rental income
- -$37,549
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,604,365
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,210,897
- Other revenue
- $10,059,529
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,116,936
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,012,128
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,935,260
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $19,290,293
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $65,287
- Occupancy
- $1,386,887
- Travel
- $130,445
- Depreciation
- $6,104,848
- Program services (functional)
- $31,765,833
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,290,661
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,988,735
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $182,691,024
- Total assets, end of year
- $214,943,951
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,127,975
- Net assets, end of year
- $206,815,976
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $120,517,647
- Publicly traded securities
- $29,734,179
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $152,474,936
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $54,341,040
- Gross unrelated business income
- $78,273
- Gross receipts
- $83,337,131
- Employees
- 540
- Volunteers
- 1,286
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK SCHWARTZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $753,252 | $100,730 |
| KIM PRIDGEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $249,653 | $31,457 |
| DAVID OEHLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $235,748 | $40,874 |
| BETH BUSH | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (1/1-11/14) Officer | 50 | $235,247 | $17,047 |
| ANDY TILLMAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $191,001 | $31,075 |
| HEATHER SCHWARTZ | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $174,057 | $12,903 |
| JAMES BARTOO | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,002 | $21,539 |
| CHRIS MCBRIDE | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $130,807 | $12,380 |
| LOUDEN WRIGHT | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,175 | $20,028 |
| JAMES DEGRAAUW | AVIAN CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,837 | $201 |
| HEATHER THOMPSON | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER (7/28-12/31) Officer | 50 | $65,062 | $67 |
| JAMIE GESELLE | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER (1/1-4/7) Officer | 50 | $51,650 | $9,265 |
| BUTCH SPYRIDON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2.69 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BRUGGEMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.33 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLURY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.44 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANDANA ABRAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| BRENT ALLRED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| DAVID BAIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| LEE BEAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 |
| WESLEY BELDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 |
| MEG CROFTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 |
| KATIE CRUMBO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.67 | $0 |
| LAUREN CURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ADAM DRETLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.44 | $0 |
| LAURIE ESKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.41 | $0 |
| RANDY FAGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.07 | $0 |
| TONY GIARRATANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| ALICE GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| ED GOODRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 |
| JESSICA GOVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DIANE HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DEANA IVEY | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| PATRICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| RHONDA KINSLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| KEN LEVITAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| PAM MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| TRISH MUNRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.27 | $0 |
| STACEY NICKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 |
| MONIQUE ODOM | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| WILSON PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PEACOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.29 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.52 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISENSEEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.27 | $0 |
| LARRY WIECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.36 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK SCHWARTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 60 | $683,274 | $92,597 |
| DAVID OEHLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $212,492 | $37,548 |
| KIM PRIDGEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $215,713 | $32,079 |
| ANDY TILLMAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $157,461 | $26,564 |
| BETH BUSH | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 50 | $160,078 | $3,466 |
| HEATHER SCHWARTZ | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $154,351 | $6,492 |
| JAMIE GESELLE | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER Officer | 50 | $132,946 | $27,821 |
| CHRIS MCBRIDE | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $117,261 | $9,362 |
| JAMES BARTOO | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 50 | $114,238 | $10,987 |
| LOUDEN WRIGHT | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $106,523 | $18,389 |
| JAMES DEGRAAUW | AVIAN CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $104,956 | $276 |
| ED GOODRICH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5.23 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BRUGGEMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.49 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLURY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.57 | $0 | $0 |
| VANDANA ABRAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.21 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BAIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE BEAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.02 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA BELDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.32 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BRACKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG CROFTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE CRUMBO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM DRETLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.59 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE ESKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.49 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GIARRATANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.03 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY GRANBERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLIE HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA IVEY | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.09 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA SCOTT KINSLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.32 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH MUNRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE HORTON ODOM | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PEACOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM SCHOETTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.49 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SOLLBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.56 | $0 | $0 |
| BUTCH SPYRIDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISENSEEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY WIECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK SCHWARTZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $611,831 | $118,935 |
| DAVID OEHLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $203,086 | $35,590 |
| KIM PRIDGEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $201,669 | $31,260 |
| ANDY TILLMAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $143,200 | $25,422 |
| SUZANNE ILER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 50 | $135,050 | $17,814 |
| JAMIE GESELLE | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURSES OFFICER Officer | 50 | $117,437 | $24,218 |
| HEATHER SCHWARTZ | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $135,193 | $5,691 |
| CHRIS MCBRIDE | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $106,829 | $9,177 |
| ED GOODRICH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5.26 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY BRUGGEMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.54 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA BOYD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.66 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE BEAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA BELDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.43 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BRACKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG CROFTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM DRETLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE ESKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.28 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.53 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GIARRATANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY GRANBERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 | $0 |
| JR GREENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.39 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HAGOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.32 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLIE HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA SCOTT KINSLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.27 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.05 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH MUNRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE HORTON ODOM | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.07 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PEACOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM SCHOETTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE SEABURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.82 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SOLLBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| BUTCH SPYRIDON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.09 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.48 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISENSEEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY WIECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN 37211-3324
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KIM PRIDGEN, 3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN 37211
- Signed the 990
- KIM PRIDGEN, CFO
- Phone
- (615) 833-1534
- Website
- WWW.NASHVILLEZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
IN FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE A CULTURE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DISCOVERY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CONSERVATION, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP, OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A FIRST CLASS ZOO FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND TO DEVELOP A FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WITH STRONG COMMUNITY VALUE IN MIND. WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT CREATING UNIQUE DESIGNS AND INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE AND HORTICULTURAL COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS, OUR VISITORS AND THE ZOOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- NASHVILLE ZOO IS PROUD TO SHARE THAT, IN 2025, WE ONCE AGAIN MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN GLOBAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WHILE CONTINUING TO SERVE AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATION AND FAMILY FUN IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE INVESTED MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN CONSERVATION WORK AROUND THE GLOBE. OUR EXPERT KEEPERS WORKED WITH CONSERVATIONISTS ON THE GROUND, SUPPORTING CRITICAL EFFORTS WITH GIRAFFES IN BOTSWANA, PUERTO RICAN CRESTED TOADS IN PUERTO RICO, AND HELPED RAISE AND REHABILITATE CHEETAH CUBS IN SOMALILAND IN EAST AFRICA. ADDITIONALLY, OUR VETERINARY TEAM PARTNERED WITH TRISTAR SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER ON A STUDY USING THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG) TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW GIANT ANTEATER BLOOD CLOTS AND ASSISTED WITH THE FIRST-EVER CROSS-SPECIES BLOOD TRANSFUSION FOR AUDUBON ZOO'S GIANT ANTEATER. NASHVILLE ZOO RELEASED 17 EASTERN HELLBENDERS BACK INTO THE WILD, WORKED TO PROTECT THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED NASHVILLE CRAYFISH, PARTICIPATED IN THE AZA SAFE NORTH AMERICA MONARCH BUTTERFLY PROGRAM, AND INSTALLED A POLLINATOR GARDEN AT LIBERTY ELEMENTARY. STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM TODDLERS TO COLLEGE INTERNS, CONNECTED WITH THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. VISITORS TO THE ZOO EXPERIENCED UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC DEBUT OF AARDWOLVES AND MOON JELLYFISH. GUESTS ALSO WERE ABLE TO WATCH OUR CLOUDED LEOPARD CUB BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS NATIONALLY AND THROUGH OUR VETERINARY NURSERY WINDOWS; AND WELCOMED NEW BABIES LIKE CHIVE, THE RED RIVER HOG, BENI, THE SOUTHERN PUDU, AND TWO SERVAL KITTENS. SUPPORTERS WERE INTRODUCED TO OUR NEW HIGHLAND COW, HAMISH NATIONALLY ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA. NOTEWORTHY IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE GUEST EXPERIENCE WITH THE OPENING OF THE LONG-AWAITED LEOPARD FOREST. THIS WAS THE LARGEST OPENING THE ZOO HAS HAD AND WE SAW OVER 22,000 PEOPLE OPENING WEEKEND. NASHVILLE ZOO ALSO CELEBRATED 1.39MILLION IN ATTENDANCE AND 41,955 MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS.Expenses $30,648,897 · revenue $11,793,552
- NASHVILLE ZOO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN 50+ SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS AND HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP SAVE SPECIES VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION. A MEMBER OF THE ZOO'S HOOFSTOCK TEAM TRAVELED TO AFRICA TWICE TO WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WILD GIRAFFE POPULATIONS. SHE TEAMED UP WITH SAVE GIRAFFES NOW (SGN) TO HELP FACILITATE A TRANSLOCATION OF 20 GIRAFFE OUT OF MARLOTH PARK BECAUSE OF THE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT IN THE AREA AND THE EXTREME BROWSING AND GRAZING PRESSURE THE WILDLIFE THERE IS FACING. THE ZOO SUCCESSFULLY SHIPPED A RECORD-BREAKING 6,681 PUERTO RICAN CRESTED TOAD TADPOLES TO PUERTO RICO TO BOOST THEIR POPULATION IN THE WILD. WE ALSO SENT A HERPETOLOGY KEEPER TO PUERTO RICO TO ASSIST WITH FIELDWORK AND GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING THESE ENDANGERED AMPHIBIANS IN THE NATURAL HABITAT. SINCE STARTING OUR BREEDING EFFORTS IN 2012, WE'VE PRODUCED OVER 33,000 TADPOLES FOR RELEASE.Expenses $1,116,936 · grants $1,116,936
- EDUCATION: OVERALL NASHVILLE ZOO SERVED A TOTAL OF 807,256 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN 2025.WE HAD 54,458 STUDENTS VISIT THE ZOO THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, COMING FROM 38 DIFFERENT COUNTIES.ATTENDANCE FOR TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:*HOMESCHOOL DAYS SERVED 1,125 STUDENTS IN 2025 BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5-14*ZOOTOTS SERVED 2,668 STUDENTS IN AGES 0-4*SCOUT WORKSHOPS SERVED 529 STUDENTS IN 2025*ZOOVENTURES OUTREACH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SERVED 5,031 STUDENTS*SUMMER CAMPS SERVED 1,431 STUDENTS IN 2025IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM-BASED PROGRAMMING, OUR INTERPRETIVE STAFF SERVED A TOTAL OF 415,502 GUESTS THROUGH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING.revenue $776,822
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 | 990 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
- 62-1411210
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $214,943,951
- Income (IRS master file)
- $83,337,131
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $69,968,685 | $37,045,229 | $214,943,951 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $35,907,046 | $31,947,473 | $182,691,024 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $47,398,988 | $29,504,935 | $178,231,426 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $34,976,521 | $26,363,992 | $155,796,059 | 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 2019 | – | – | – | 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 62-1411210).
Questions about NASHVILLE ZOO INC
- What is the EIN of NASHVILLE ZOO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NASHVILLE ZOO INC is 62-1411210.
- Is NASHVILLE ZOO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to NASHVILLE ZOO INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NASHVILLE ZOO 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 NASHVILLE ZOO 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 NASHVILLE ZOO 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 NASHVILLE ZOO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KIM PRIDGEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NASHVILLE ZOO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $753,252 (RICK SCHWARTZ, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does NASHVILLE ZOO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $69,968,685, expenses of $37,045,229 and total assets of $214,943,951 at year end.
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