Nonprofit · EIN 95-2268554
SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $21,787,514 | $18,021,541 | $3,765,973 | $47,027,626 | $1,781,848 | $45,245,778 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,210,287 | $17,164,755 | $1,045,532 | $42,825,096 | $1,915,193 | $40,909,903 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,853,607
- Membership dues
- $2,323,298
- Program service revenue
- $10,349,756
- Investment income
- $1,542,879
- Net rental income
- $525,363
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $726,827
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,931
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,504,978
- Other revenue
- $3,041,272
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $857,310
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,415,813
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,441,943
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $40,813
- Accounting fees
- $25,625
- Occupancy
- $894,484
- Travel
- $439,139
- Depreciation
- $1,453,716
- Program services (functional)
- $14,798,106
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,625,052
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,598,383
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $42,825,096
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,027,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,781,848
- Net assets, end of year
- $45,245,778
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,555,507
- Publicly traded securities
- $22,044,655
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $35,201,838
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,043,940
- Gross receipts
- $28,005,889
- Employees
- 428
- Volunteers
- 159
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD BLOCK | CEO Officer | 40 | $367,610 | $36,981 |
| AARON MARSHALL | COO Officer | 40 | $228,205 | $18,397 |
| GREG WILSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $181,219 | $24,897 |
| JULIE BARNES | VP OF ANIMAL CARE AND HEALTH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,678 | $12,899 |
| ELAINE MAH BEST | VP OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,347 | $12,990 |
| SARA NEUMANN | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,790 | $10,425 |
| JENNIFER MCLEOD | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,240 | $9,685 |
| ELIZABETH HAHN | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,102 | $61 |
| VINCE CABALLERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK STIRLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNI DREIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KERSTIENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE PEREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK SHUE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN SEGNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BONGIOVANNI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WYATT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YVETTE BIRCH GILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD VERNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN WINTRINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCH AVILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BERKUS GOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB LOONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD BLOCK | CEO Officer | 40 | $348,856 | $34,379 |
| AARON MARSHALL | COO Officer | 40 | $211,597 | $16,684 |
| GREG WILSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $165,807 | $21,982 |
| ELAINE MAH BEST | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,821 | $12,367 |
| JULIE BARNES | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,874 | $12,257 |
| KEVIN NUSS | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,166 | $8,095 |
| ABELARDO LANDEROS | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & H Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,037 | $10,952 |
| SARA NEUMANN | DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,062 | $9,385 |
| BETSY CHALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE FUNARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HURST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE CABALLERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK STIRLING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNI DREIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KERSTIENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE PEREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK SHUE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SEGNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BONGIOVANNI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WYATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE BIRCH GILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD VERNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WINTRINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 NINOS DR, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103-3759
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARLES HOPPER, 500 NINOS DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
- Signed the 990
- CHARLES HOPPER, CEO
- Phone
- (805) 962-5339
- Website
- WWW.SANTABARBARAZOO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PROSPERITY PARTNERS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2268554 or by the name SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SANTA BARBARA ZOO IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND ITS LIVING TREASURES THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, RECREATION AND CONSERVATION.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FAMILY PARK, GARDENS AND ANIMAL ZOO REACHING OVER 480,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY.Expenses $14,798,106 · revenue $14,106,924
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 | Not 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
- 95-2268554
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $47,027,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $28,005,889
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $21,787,514 | $18,021,541 | $47,027,626 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,210,287 | $17,164,755 | $42,825,096 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,605,998 | $15,727,689 | $39,242,633 | 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 95-2268554).
Questions about SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION is 95-2268554.
- Is SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARLES HOPPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $367,610 (RICHARD BLOCK, CEO).
- How much revenue does SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $21,787,514, expenses of $18,021,541 and total assets of $47,027,626 at year end.
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