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Nonprofit · EIN 75-0964982

DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75203

Financials

$10M$9.5M2022$24.3M$11.3M2023$20.9M$13.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$20,941,997$13,216,589$7,725,408$51,493,733$4,164,106$47,329,627
September 30, 2024990$24,332,560$11,337,845$12,994,715$43,579,571$4,019,633$39,559,938
September 30, 2023990$10,009,412$9,482,558$526,854$29,657,033$3,183,401$26,473,632
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$19,662,339
Membership dues
$4,650,953
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,738,813
Net rental income
$36,000
Net income from fundraising events
-$521,526
Net income from gaming
-$20,329
Other revenue
-$459,155

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,814,937
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$814,105
Other salaries and wages
$1,425,559
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,659,168
Professional fundraising fees
$45,013
Accounting fees
$59,343
Occupancy
$16,923
Travel
$4,441
Depreciation
$98,873
Program services (functional)
$10,850,035
Management and general (functional)
$1,433,375
Fundraising (functional)
$933,179

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$43,579,571
Total assets, end of year
$51,493,733
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,164,106
Net assets, end of year
$47,329,627
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,002,758
Net assets without donor restrictions
$19,151,109
Net assets with donor restrictions
$28,178,518
Gross receipts
$21,958,495
Employees
0
Volunteers
61
Year formed
1955
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LISA NEWPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
25$0$517,018$41,896
MARIANNE DEJONGEVP, CFO
Officer
25$0$282,820$21,568
RHEALYN CARTERVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
50$0$197,133$19,511
KARI STREIBERVP, MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
35$0$191,136$18,235
WILLIAM BRAEMASSOC.VP, LEADERSHIP & GIV
Highest-paid employee
50$0$156,469$16,714
BARBARA CHRISTCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
25$0$153,433$9,820
JUSTIN SHIPLEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
DAWN MOOREIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
BOBBY ABTAHIVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
TAMELA THORNTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
JAKE BENDERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
THOMAS F ALLEN JRGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
STEPHANIE AINSCOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL ALBERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NICOLE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
52 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALEX ARELLANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CONNIE KLEINERT BABIKIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAYDA BATCHELDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HARRISON BLAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE BRIERLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LANE BRITAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBYN CHAUVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MARY MCDERMOTT COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CRISTIN DALECKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RUBEN E ESQUIVELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
BILL EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RAYMOND FERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LOIS FINKELMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MATT GARCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER STAUBACH GATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARENA GAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY GUMMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
KEVIN R HANRAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
XAVIER HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM HEXTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
JOSH HINKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRAFTON IFILL IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIYUNDRA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAYLOR JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA LEANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHEQUAN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ENRIQUE MACGREGORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JARED MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JERRY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
DR HECTOR NAZARIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE PENROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MANDY PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS E RABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROYCE RAMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GABY RAWLINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD REJEBIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HANNAH RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
IVAN ROUSSEVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBBIE RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA SANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JP SEVILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
ANN STUART PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALICIA SIENNE VOLTMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GAYLA VON EHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOAN WALNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MARK WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACOB WALTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHUCK WHITTENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 64 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MARIANNE DEJONGEVP, CFO
Officer
25$0$268,884$20,062
RHEALYN CARTERVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
50$0$187,397$18,413
KARI STREIBERVP, MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
35$0$180,586$16,310
WILLIAM BRAEMASSOC.VP, LEADERSHIP & GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$0$151,592$15,528
BARBARA CHRISTCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
25$0$150,536$10,308
GREGGORY HUDSON-PASSED 4723FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Former
25$0$136,953$8,960
EMMALEE VERNON - LEFT 1224SR.DIRECTOR, GIVING & MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
50$0$112,572$10,905
DAWN MOORECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
LOIS FINKELMANIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
JUSTIN SHIPLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
LANE BRITAINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
THOMAS F ALLEN JRGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
ALEX G ARELLANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALICIA VOLTMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREA SANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANN STUART PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
BILL ALBERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHEQUAN S LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHUCK WHITTENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CINDY M GUMMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
CW WHITAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA LEANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEBBIE RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE BRIERLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DOUGLAS E RABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR HECTOR NAZARIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ENRIQUE MACGREGORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GAYLA VON EHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GLORIA SNEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GRAFTON IFILL IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
IVAN ROUSSEVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAKE BENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JARED MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAYDA BATCHELDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER GATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JERRY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
JOAN WALNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
JOHN I LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSH HINKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JP SEVILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
KEVIN R HANRAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
KIM HEXTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
KIYUNDRA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
M BRAD REJEBIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MANDY PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARENA GAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY MCDERMOTT COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
NANCY PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NICOLE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
PAUL HANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RAYMOND FERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT ABTAHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBYN CHAUVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROYCE RAMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RUBEN E ESQUIVELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
STEPHANIE AINSCOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE PENROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TAMELA THORNTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
XAVIER HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LISA NEW-STARTED 1152024PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
25$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 59 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
GREGGORY HUDSON10122-4723PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
25$0$520,873$36,296
MARIANNE DEJONGEVP, CFO
Officer
25$0$259,174$20,275
RHEALYN CARTERVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$0$176,987$17,484
KARI STREIBERVP, MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$0$175,155$17,115
BARBARA CHRISTCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
25$0$143,005$10,138
SHAYLA BERRIOS LEFT 6923SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
20$0$124,637$2,393
EMMALEE VERNONSR. DIRECTOR, GIVING & MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
50$0$108,128$10,721
LOIS FINKELMANIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
DAWN MOORECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ JRSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
LANE BRITAINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
JUSTIN SHIPLEYGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0$0
KEVIN R HANRAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
ROBERT ABTAHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHANIE AINSCOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL ALBERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS F ALLEN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
NICOLE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ALEX G ARELLANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAYDA BATCHELDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAKE BENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE BRIERLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ROBYN CHAUVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY MCDERMOTT COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
RUBEN E ESQUIVELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
RAYMOND FERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER GATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CINDY M GUMMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
PAUL HANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIM HEXTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
JOSH HINKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIYUNDRA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA LEANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN I LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHEQUAN S LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANK LIBRIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ENRIQUE MACGREGORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN MACKENZIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JP SEVILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
JARED MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JERRY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
DR HECTOR NAZARIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE PENROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUGLAS E RABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROYCE RAMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
M BRAD REJEBIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NATHAN ROBBINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GLORIA SNEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANN STUART PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
TAMELA THORNTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JASON VILLALBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GAYLA VON EHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOAN WALNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
MARK WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CW WHITAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA YUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AUTUMN ZANKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
650 S R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75203-3013
In care of
% BARBARA CHRIST
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARIANNE DEJONG, 650 SOUTH R L THORNTON FREEWAY, DALLAS, TX 752032996
Signed the 990
MARIANNE DEJONG, CFO & EVP ADMIN & BUSINESS OPS
Phone
(469) 554-7400
Return prepared by
LANE GORMAN TRUBITT LLC

Mission

SUPPORT OF THE DALLAS ZOO AS AN OUTSTANDING CENTER OF EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION THROUGH FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEERISM, PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION, AND ENHANCING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES - DALLAS ZOO EXPENDITURES RELATED TO MAINTAINING 23,509 MEMBERSHIPS.
    Expenses $1,421,154 · revenue $46,700
  • MARKETING EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT THE DALLAS ZOO.
    Expenses $1,736,217
  • DALLAS ZOO GENERAL SUPPORT - THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY INCLUDES SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC ZOO PROJECTS, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE WILD HORIZON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROJECTS, AND GRANTS TO DALLAS ZOO MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR SUPPORT OF ZOO OPERATIONS.
    Expenses $7,692,664 · grants $5,814,937

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
75-0964982
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
1957
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D115)
Assets (IRS master file)
$51,493,733
Income (IRS master file)
$21,958,495

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$20,941,997$13,216,589$51,493,733XML
990September 2024$24,332,560$11,337,845$43,579,571XML
990September 2023$10,009,412$9,482,558$29,657,033XML
990September 2022$8,724,310$5,659,567$28,920,471IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 75-0964982).

Questions about DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

What is the EIN of DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 75-0964982.
Is DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
Are donations to DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL 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 DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL 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 DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL 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 DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARIANNE DEJONG.
Who are the officers and directors of DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 67 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,941,997, expenses of $13,216,589 and total assets of $51,493,733 at year end.

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