Nonprofit · EIN 74-1290001
CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · WACO, TX 76707
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,026,978 | $1,714,969 | $312,009 | $3,817,161 | $148,373 | $3,668,788 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,034,081 | $1,119,777 | $1,914,304 | $3,461,148 | $133,647 | $3,327,501 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,802,790 | $5,022,440 | -$3,219,650 | $1,509,365 | $122,378 | $1,386,987 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,369,170
- Membership dues
- $823,755
- Program service revenue
- $296,632
- Investment income
- $155,891
- Net rental income
- $19,541
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $46,456
- Net income from fundraising events
- $184,982
- Other revenue
- $205,285
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,265
- Other salaries and wages
- $487,479
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $645,603
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,568
- Travel
- $13,948
- Program services (functional)
- $1,105,520
- Management and general (functional)
- $609,449
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,461,148
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,817,161
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $148,373
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,668,788
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,499,842
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,168,946
- Gross receipts
- $2,320,614
- Employees
- 45
- Year formed
- 1956
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI WEBB | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,265 |
| BLAKE BESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BRINSER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| VIK DEIVANAYAGAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CELIA DREWS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MARK FIRMIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAY FROMM | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JEFF HOLLOMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN HOLZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MEGAN KET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BERKLEY KNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NANCY LACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GAVIN LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NEIL LUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MISHAL MAJEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE OGDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANDY POPEJOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PHIL REEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HECTOR SABIDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORGAN SNYDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS WOLFE | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BOB WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI WEBB | INTERIM DIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,000 |
| BLAKE BESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BRINSER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| VIK DEIVANAYAGAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CELIA DREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAY FROMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEFF HOLLOMAN | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN HOLZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MEGAN KET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BERKLEY KNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NEIL LUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MAUPIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DONN MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICE OGDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANDY POPEJOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PHIL REEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PHIL RHODES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HECTOR SABIDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORGAN DEAVER SNYDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICE STARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LUCY VILLARREAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS WOLFE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BOB WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERRI COX | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $123,539 |
| KRISTI WEBB | INTERIM DIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $44,375 |
| BLAKE BESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTA BRINSER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| VIK DEIVANAYAGAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CELIA DREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAY FROMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN HACK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JEFF HOLLOMAN | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN HOLZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MEGAN KET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BERKLEY KNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NANCY LACY | IMM. PAST PR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| NEIL LUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MAUPIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DONN MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICE OGDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANDY POPEJOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PHIL REEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PHIL RHODES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HECTOR SABIDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORGAN DEAVER SNYDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICE STARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LUCY VILLARREAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS WOLFE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BOB WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1703 N 4TH ST, WACO, TX 76707-2463
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRIS WOLFE
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS WOLFE, PRESIDENT-ELECT
- Phone
- (254) 750-8426
- Website
- WWW.CAMERONPARKZOO.COM
- Return prepared by
- PAUL J CHRISTENSEN & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RECREATION, TO BE A SURVIVAL CENTER FOR NATIVE AND EXOTIC SPECIES, AND AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TOURISM.
Program accomplishments
- ZOO DEVELOPMENT - PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR THE CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF THE CAMERON PARK ZOO IN WACO, TEXAS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PATRONS THEREOF BY PROVIDING EXHIBITS AND/OR SERVICES VITAL TO A SUCCESSFUL ZOO.Expenses $1,105,520 · revenue $296,632
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1290001
- 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
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D115)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,817,161
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,320,614
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,026,978 | $1,714,969 | $3,817,161 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,034,081 | $1,119,777 | $3,461,148 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,802,790 | $5,022,440 | $1,509,365 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $2,624,044 | $1,219,817 | $4,323,060 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-1290001).
Questions about CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY is 74-1290001.
- Is CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL 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 CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CHRIS WOLFE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,265 (KRISTI WEBB, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL & BOTANICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,026,978, expenses of $1,714,969 and total assets of $3,817,161 at year end.
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