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Houston Zoo INC

Public charity
Other · HOUSTON, TX · EIN 74-1590271

About

See Schedule OHouston Zoo, Inc. (HZI) strives to be a zoo that practices exemplary animal care, delivers an outstanding guest experience, creates a workplace that instills respect and teamwork, provides learning opportunities, promotes conservation awareness, and inspires community support.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
562
Volunteers
524

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$68.2M
Expenses
$54.2M
Assets
$348.9M
Liabilities
$54.9M

Financial history

$103.2M$51.6M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $68.2M · Peak FY2018: $103.2M · Avg: $74.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.7M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
East Asia and the Pacific
Sub-Saharan Africa
South America
Russia and Neighboring States

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$1.7M
HOUSTON ZOO INC
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Address

1513 Cambridge ST
Houston, TX, 77030-160

Governance

Voting board members32
Independent members32
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

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

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %64.6%
Permanent endowment %17.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$6.9M
Net to org$6.8M
Retained by contractors$140K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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