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Nonprofit · EIN 74-1604409

VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968

Tax-exempt · BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520

Financials

$8.1M$8.2M2023$9.5M$9.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$9,450,573$9,829,939-$379,366$14,407,859$2,327,454$12,080,405
December 31, 2023990$8,107,173$8,158,909-$51,736$14,312,525$2,003,530$12,308,995
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,571,187
of which government grants
$1,794,070
Membership dues
$522,839
Program service revenue
$4,369,641
Investment income
$221,901
Net income from fundraising events
$590,519
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,820
Other revenue
$1,287,844

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$231,692
Other salaries and wages
$5,154,398
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,432,263
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$48,600
Occupancy
$690,535
Travel
$45,185
Depreciation
$261,239
Program services (functional)
$8,439,298
Management and general (functional)
$1,309,549
Fundraising (functional)
$81,092

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,312,525
Total assets, end of year
$14,407,859
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,327,454
Net assets, end of year
$12,080,405
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,956,555
Net assets without donor restrictions
$11,706,912
Net assets with donor restrictions
$373,493
Gross receipts
$12,062,236
Employees
158
Volunteers
2,700
Year formed
1969
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PATRICK M BURCHFIELD EDDMSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$136,835$14,276
SCOTT SADLERVP OF FINANCE
Officer
40$94,857$18,247
ALICE HIRSTPRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
CESAR GARZAVICE-PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
NANCY RODRIGUEZSECRETARY
Officer
1$0$0
TRUDY GARZATREASURER
Officer
1$0$0
SUZANNE SCHWARZ SHEPARDPAST-PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
JACOB AHEEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON ALMAGUERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERNANDO BALLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JUDE BENAVIDESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACOB BOGGUSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN BRADLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA LIZARDI BURLETTEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OMEL CARDENASMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
96 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANA PALOUSEK COPELANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID DIAZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CLARA DOWNEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB DUNCAN JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAY YOUNG EZELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBIN FARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LUIS EDUARDO GARDUNOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONEL GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NICHOLAS NICO GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REYNALDO TREY GARZA IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DEREK GERDESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MAGGIE GEROLDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG GROVEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAN HARDIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DABNEY HELMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN HIRSTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR NIKKIE HODGSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GABRIELA KATUSAKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KIRK KVETONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDITH LUCIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE MARANITCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CARTER MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
VICKI MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBBIE NOTTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNA E OQUINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON OSTOSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JAIME PARRAJRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SERENA PUTEGNATMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM PUTEGNATMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHANNA RAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NICK RHODESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK E RUSSELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HOMERO JUAN SALMON IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSA ELENA SANCHEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JACOB TAMAYOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
OWEN TEMBYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LOUIE TIJERINA JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA TODDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTURO TREVINOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR ERIC VALLEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RAUL F VILLANUEVAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KRIS WOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE YOUNGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUNO H ZAVALETA IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LUANNE BALLENGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLOS BARRERAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DON BREEDENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD BUTLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY E CAREYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT DUFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SYLVIA DE LEON GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN HUNKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REBA CARDENAS MCNAIRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE HOLAND MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
OTIS PARCHMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY LOU RYAN RAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES D RUSSELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CALVIN BENTSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSEMARY BREEDLOVEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILDA DUBOSEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA DUFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT FARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NORMA FERGUSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN FRANKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
OSCAR GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS HARDIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY HARDINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR MAX HARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RUTH SKAGGSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA SWEENEY WILSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE HAWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN HAWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES W COLLINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NORTON COLVIN JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAULA DEBOLTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MIMI FALBMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN MICHELLE FRANKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GRACE GAYKY GILMOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY HODGSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARSLETTA KNAPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY COWITZ MURATOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
VICKI SOUTHWELL PENNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RHONDA L RODRIGUEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES RUSTEBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DWIGHT SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK M BURCHFIELD EDDMSEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE REBOK PRESIDENT DOCENTEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GUY BAILEY PRESIDENTEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JESUS H CHAVEZEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN RAMIREZ CITY MANAGEREX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILL TREVINO CITY ATTORNEYEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAMARIS MCGLONE DIRECTOREX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 109 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PATRICK M BURCHFIELD EDDMSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$137,588$4,191
SCOTT SADLERVP OF FINANCE
Officer
40$93,882$7,876
ALICE HIRSTPRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
CESAR GARZAVICE-PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
NANCY RODRIGUEZSECRETARY
Officer
1$0$0
TRUDY GARZATREASURER
Officer
1$0$0
SUZANNE SCHWARZ SHEPARDPAST-PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
JACOB AHEEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON ALMAGUERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERNANDO BALLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JUDE BENAVIDESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACOB BOGGUSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN BRADLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA LIZARDI BURLETTEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ANNE CARRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANA PALOUSEK COPELANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DIAZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR CLARA DOWNEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB DUNCAN JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAY YOUNG EZELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIMI FALBMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBIN FARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS EDUARDO GARDUNOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONEL GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS NICO GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REYNALDO TREY GARZA IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEREK GERDESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAGGIE GEROLDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG GROVEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAN HARDIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DABNEY HELMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN HIRSTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR NIKKIE HODGSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSLETTA KNAPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDITH LUCIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELE MARANITCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARTER MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBBIE NOTTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNA E OQUINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON OSTOSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAIME PARRAJRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI SOUTHWELL PENNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM PUTEGNATMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SERENA PUTEGNATMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHANNA RAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK RHODESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK E RUSSELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EUGENIO LONGORIA SAENZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOMERO JUAN SALMON IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSA ELENA SANCHEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DWIGHT SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACOB TAMAYOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN TEMBYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA THOMPSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIE TIJERINAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTURO TREVINOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLA LOPEZ VALDEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ERIC VALLEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAUL F VILLANUEVAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADRIENNE WHEATLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRIS WOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUANNE BALLENGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLOS BARRERAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON BREEDENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD BUTLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY E CAREYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DUFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYLVIA DE LEON GARZAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN HUNKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBA CARDENAS MCNAIRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE HOLAND MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETE MOOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OTIS PARCHMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY LOU RYAN RAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES D RUSSELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CALVIN BENTSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSEMARY BREEDLOVEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILDA DUBOSEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA DUFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT FARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMA FERGUSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN FRANKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OSCAR GARCIAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS HARDIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHY HARDINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR MAX HARRISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH SKAGGSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA SWEENEY WILSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE HAWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HAWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W COLLINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORTON COLVIN JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA DEBOLTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN MICHELLE FRANKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GRACE GAYKY GILMOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY HODGSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY COWITZ MURATOREMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RHONDA L RODRIGUEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCES RUSTEBERGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK M BURCHFIELD EDDMSEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE REBOK PRESIDENT DOCENTEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUY BAILEY PRESIDENTEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENE GUTIERREZEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN RAMIREZ CITY MANAGEREX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILL TREVINO INTERIM CITY ATTORNEYEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAMARIS MCGLONE DIRECTOREX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
500 E RINGGOLD ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520-7918
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PATRICK M BURCHFIELD, 500 RINGGOLD ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Signed the 990
COLETTE ADAMS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Phone
(956) 546-7187
Return prepared by
BURTON MCCUMBER & LONGORIA LLP

Mission

THE VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO SERVE THE INTEREST OF CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ECOLOGY OF OUR PLANET AND TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE GLADYS PORTER ZOO.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • GENERAL OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GLADYS PORTER ZOO.
    Expenses $7,933,724 · grants $6,000 · revenue $4,625,180
  • OPERATE RIDLEY TURTLE CONSERVATION PROJECT.
    Expenses $505,574 · revenue $659,867

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
74-1604409
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
1982
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,407,859
Income (IRS master file)
$12,062,236

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$9,450,573$9,829,939$14,407,859IRS
990December 2023$8,107,173$8,158,909$14,312,525XML
990December 2022$7,634,894$7,140,122$13,530,093IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 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 74-1604409).

Questions about VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968

What is the EIN of VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 is 74-1604409.
Is VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 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 VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 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 VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 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 VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICK M BURCHFIELD.
Who are the officers and directors of VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 111 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,835 (PATRICK M BURCHFIELD EDDMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARTERED MAY 1968 have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,450,573, expenses of $9,829,939 and total assets of $14,407,859 at year end.

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