Nonprofit · EIN 91-6066667
POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · TACOMA, WA 98407
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,671,113 | $1,844,365 | -$173,252 | $31,947,931 | $325,937 | $31,621,994 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,372,983 | $1,833,266 | $539,717 | $28,029,818 | $124,033 | $27,905,785 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,816,393 | $1,932,112 | -$115,719 | $23,881,436 | $262,606 | $23,618,830 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,092,399
- of which government grants
- $400,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $516,168
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $30,295
- Net income from fundraising events
- $62,546
- Other revenue
- $62,546
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,059,275
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $256,348
- Other salaries and wages
- $114,191
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $408,153
- Professional fundraising fees
- $26,500
- Accounting fees
- $57,300
- Program services (functional)
- $1,440,367
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,015
- Fundraising (functional)
- $215,983
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,029,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,947,931
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $325,937
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,621,994
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,714,061
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,097,652
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,524,342
- Gross receipts
- $1,949,336
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTHANN HOWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $141,250 | $3,988 |
| LISA JOHNSON | SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $107,350 | $7,080 |
| JACQUELYN HOFLICH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY CLARK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SCHENK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMERON MOOREHEAD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDI BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE BRAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BURKES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN CONSTANCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GUADNOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE METS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATI O'BRIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRI SIMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ERWIN-SVOBODA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRET SWEET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTHANN HOWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,756 |
| LISA JOHNSON | SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $115,167 |
| MARK TERRY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN HOFLICH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LARRY CLARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NICK ILLARIO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SCHEMP | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAY BECK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM BURKES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CONSTANCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN GUADNOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK HANSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAMERON MOOREHEAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATI O'BRIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER PANAGIOTU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL RUDNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SCHENK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUINN TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTHANN HOWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,396 | $0 |
| LISA JOHNSON | SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $5,000 |
| MATTHEW SCHEMP | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TERRY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN HOFLICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK ILLARIO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY BECK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BURKES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CONSTANCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GUADNOLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HANSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMERON MOOREHEAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATI O'BRIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER PANAGIOTU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL RUDNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINN TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5400 N PEARL ST, TACOMA, WA 98407-3224
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RUTHANN HOWELL, 5400 N PEARL AVE, TACOMA, WA 98407
- Signed the 990
- RUTHANN HOWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (253) 331-5496
- Website
- WWW.PDZA.ORG/ZOOSOCIETY
- Return prepared by
- BRANTLEY JANSON
Mission
THE POINT DEFIANCE ZOO SOCIETY (THE ZOO SOCIETY) FOSTERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM (PDZA) AND OUR COMMUNITY BY RAISING FUNDS AND GENERATING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE ZOO SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF PDZA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND RESOURCES FOR THE ZOO'S RECREATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, ITS ANIMAL COLLECTIONS, AND ITS PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ZOO SOCIETY PROVIDES MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS OR BEQUESTS, EVENTS, CAMPAIGNS AND GRANTS FOR OPERATIONS, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL ACCESS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EMERGENCY FUNDING AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES BOTH IN COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ENDANGERED SPECIES REPRESENTED IN THE ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURE COLLECTION ARE FUNDED BY DONATIONS AND A PORTION OF THE CONTRACTUAL REVENUE PROVIDED BY METRO PARKS TACOMA.Expenses $1,440,367 · grants $1,059,275
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
- 91-6066667
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D115)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,947,931
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,949,336
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,671,113 | $1,844,365 | $31,947,931 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,372,983 | $1,833,266 | $28,029,818 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,816,393 | $1,932,112 | $23,881,436 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,714,916 | $1,738,633 | $20,612,143 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 91-6066667).
Questions about POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 91-6066667.
- Is POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does POINT DEFIANCE 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 POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RUTHANN HOWELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,250 (RUTHANN HOWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,671,113, expenses of $1,844,365 and total assets of $31,947,931 at year end.
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