Up 8.1% from $1,551,111 in fiscal 2024.
Friends Of The Greenville Zoo Inc
Greenville, South Carolina - EIN 57-0654589 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
Friends Of The Greenville Zoo Inc reported $1,676,229 in revenue and $561,866 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $1,114,363 for the year. Program services took $371,671 of expenses, or 66.1%. The organization closed the year with $3,024,163 in net assets - about 64.6 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
Revenue minus expenses: $1,114,363 in fiscal 2025.
$371,671 of $561,866 went to program services.
Total assets $3,025,769 minus total liabilities $1,606.
Lydia Thomas, Executive Di, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
Plus 50 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.01 - $9,062 in fundraising expenses divided by $1,497,258 in total contributions.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $1,497,258 |
| Membership Dues | $121,777 |
| Government Grants | $1,032,518 |
| All Other Contributions | $342,963 |
| Program Service Revenue | $1,983 |
| Investment Income | $90,836 |
| Other Revenue | $86,152 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $1,676,229 |
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
of reserves - $3,024,163 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $46,822 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $3,025,769 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,606 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 0.1% |
| Net Assets | $3,024,163 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Thomas - Executive Di | $74,268 | 13.22% |
| Lindsay Tucker - Executive Di | $64,121 | 11.41% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 15, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
15 voting members, 15 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Lydia Thomas | Executive Di |
| Lindsay Tucker | Executive Di |
| Stacey Bradshaw | Director |
| Ian Conits | Director |
| Gail Depriest | Immediate Pa |
| Dorothy Dowe | Director |
| Josh Glunt | Director |
| Emory Hendrix | Treasurer |
| Cameron King | Director |
| Dr David Lazurus | Director |
| Eric Morris | Secretary |
| Michael Mount | Director |
| Melissa Chandler Murphy | Director |
| Bryan Riddick | Director |
| Angela Rodriguez | Director |
| Taryn Scher | Board Chair |
| Alison Storm | Director |
| Jake Wanner | Vice Chair |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $215,499 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| City Of Greenville OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $215,499 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $1,551,111 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $1,676,229 | +8.1% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 15, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.