TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$957,249
Up 496.5% from $160,486 in fiscal 2024.
Sunset Zoological Park And Wildlife
Manhattan, Kansas - EIN 48-1096978 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 15, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 15, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Sunset Zoological Park And Wildlife reported $957,249 in revenue and $174,493 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $782,756 for the year. Program services took $174,493 of expenses, or 100.0%. The organization closed the year with $1,595,840 in net assets - about 109.7 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$174,493
Revenue minus expenses: $782,756 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
100.0%
$174,493 of $174,493 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$1,595,840
Total assets $1,595,840 minus total liabilities $0.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
0 Employees
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 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: $0.00 - $0 in fundraising expenses divided by $925,095 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.00.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $925,095 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $642,823 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $282,272 |
| All Other Contributions | $925,095 |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 |
| Investment Income | $32,154 |
| Other Revenue | $0 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $957,249 |
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here
For this organization, donated goods were $282,272 of $925,095 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
109.7 Months
of reserves - $1,595,840 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $14,541 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 | $1,595,840 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 0.0% |
| Net Assets | $1,595,840 |
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 Jul 15, 2026.
No compensation was reported for any officer, director, trustee or key employee on the fiscal-2025 Form 990. Everyone named on the filing served without pay from the organization, as reported.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 15, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
9 voting members, 9 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Linda Wassberg | President |
| Phil Mattox | Vice Preside |
| Mary Carter | Treasurer |
| Cindy Penner | Secretary |
| Joe Farrar | Past Preside |
| Mimi Balderson | Director |
| Sherri Gwinner | Director |
| Nancy Knopp | Director |
| Greg McCune | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyNo
Whistleblower PolicyNo
Document Retention PolicyNo
Audited Financial StatementsNo
Board Size and Independence9 voting / 9 independent
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 $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.
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) | $160,486 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $957,249 | +496.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed Jul 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.