Nonprofit screen
Screen a listErie Zoological Society
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.1Mrevenue
FY2024 · +22% in 3 yrs139staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin0.2%
Months of reserve2.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.8%
Middle half of peersMedianErie Zoological Society
Where the money goes FY2024 · $5.1M spent
Programs$4.3M84%Management and general$710k14%Fundraising$130k3%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
14 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 24% of revenue in FY2024. $8k is traced federal awards from Department of Veterans Affairs.
990 Part VIII · USAspending25funders
$407ka year, last 3 years
78%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23M J Surgala TrEvery year since FY2017$4k$4k$54k$50k$54k$55k$6kKern Family Foundation IncOn and off$3k$100k$10kRdl Family FoundationSince FY2022$10k$30kEsther L Soder Patton FundSince FY2018$5k$5k$6k$6k$7k$6kScott Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$20k$5k–The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$2k$9k$4k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$458k$264k$390k$298k$305k$266k$464k11 other fundersUp to $8k a year each$20k$11k$8k$8k$25
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped