Nonprofit screen
Screen a listLincoln Park 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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$51Mrevenue
FY2025 · −21% in 3 yrs546staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin12.4%
Months of reserve6.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianLincoln Park Zoological Society
Where the money goes FY2025 · $44M spent
Programs$38M87%Management and general$2.5M6%Fundraising$3.2M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
64 of 65 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
137 of the 205 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 17% of revenue in FY2025. $5.6M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending331funders
$8.6Ma year, last 3 years
15%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Tawani Charitable Distribution FundStopped after FY2022$1.7M$1.5M$1.5M$1.4M$1.4M–Walter Family Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$950k$939k$911k$930k$1.0M$1.4M$1.4MThe Regenstein FoundationSince FY2020$1.2M$2.1M$65k$1.1MAmerican Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums IncEvery year since FY2017$282k$311k$337k$521k$374k$853k$536kFulk Family Foundation IncOn and off$25k$2.6M$25k$50k$100kArcus FoundationSince FY2019$242k$262k$49k$251k$253kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$628k$4.6M$860k$1.2M$1.3M$1.8M$1.5M273 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$1.6M$1.8M$1.5M$2.6M$2.2M$2.5M$4.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped