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Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa INC

Public charity990-T FY2023
DBA: Inc
Other · TAMPA, FL · EIN 59-2328289

About

The mission of the Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa a/k/a ZooTampa at Lowry Park is to rescue, rehabilitate and care for animals; create exceptional personalized experiences that connect people with wildlife (Continued on Schedule O)and each other in fun, immersive ways. ZooTampa's brand essence is "Unforgettable natural connections, and the vision is that "Everyone we reach is motivated to join us in taking action to protect and preserve wildlife."

DBA Inc

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
575
Volunteers
307

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$48.6M
Expenses
$39.4M
Assets
$83.5M
Liabilities
$12.0M

Financial history

$48.6M$24.3M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $48.6M · Avg: $31.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$12K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
East Asia and the Pacific
Central America and the Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa

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
$113K
Grants Given
$25K
LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA INC
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Address

1101 W Sligh AVE
Tampa, FL, 33604-595

Governance

Voting board members41
Independent members41
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 %64.6%
Permanent endowment %26.6%
Endowment held by related orgYes
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