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EAST Coast Zoological Society of Florida INC

Public charity
DBA: SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC
Other · MELBOURNE, FL · EIN 59-2496749

About

We share our JOY of nature to help wildlife and people thrive.

DBA Society of Florida INC

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
328
Volunteers
1,136

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$30.8M
Expenses
$20.9M
Assets
$70.2M
Liabilities
$7.3M

Financial history

$30.8M$15.4M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $30.8M · Avg: $21.0M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$0
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$66K
Grants Given
$93K
EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA INC
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Address

8225 N Wickham RD
Melbourne, FL, 32940-792

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members25
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %81.0%
Permanent endowment %19.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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