TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$5,335,550
Down 49.1% from $10,490,460 in fiscal 2024.
Virginia Zoological Society
Norfolk, Virginia - EIN 51-0253147 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 8, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 8, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Virginia Zoological Society reported $5,335,550 in revenue and $4,299,790 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $1,035,760 for the year. Program services took $3,743,572 of expenses, or 87.1%. The organization closed the year with $21,384,843 in net assets - about 59.7 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
$4,299,790
Revenue minus expenses: $1,035,760 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
87.1%
$3,743,572 of $4,299,790 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$21,384,843
Total assets $23,004,369 minus total liabilities $1,619,526.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
123 Employees
Plus 150 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 8, 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: $0.06 - $184,011 in fundraising expenses divided by $2,936,281 in total contributions.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $2,936,281 |
| Membership Dues | $1,251,478 |
| Government Grants | $509,492 |
| All Other Contributions | $1,175,311 |
| Program Service Revenue | $734,672 |
| Investment Income | $707,046 |
| Other Revenue | $957,551 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $5,335,550 |
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
59.7 Months
of reserves - $21,384,843 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $358,315 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 | $23,004,369 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,619,526 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 7.0% |
| Net Assets | $21,384,843 |
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 8, 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 May 8, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
25 voting members, 25 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Nicole Carry | President |
| Ameet Habib | Vice Preside |
| Richard Boykin | Treasurer |
| Debbi Waitzer | Secretary |
| Brian Pennell | Past Preside |
| Nancy Bartee | Director |
| Theresa Reese Beeler | Director |
| Lynn Cobb | Director |
| Erik Cooper | Director |
| Liza Delpierre | Director |
| Blair Durham | Director |
| Elizabeth Fraim | Director |
| Taryn Gisbert | Director |
| Christina Goode | Director |
| Joshua Howell | Director |
| Patrick Kelly | Director |
| Lauren Kiger | Director |
| Melissa Ramsey | Director |
| Dustin Rinehart | Director |
| Susan Roady | Director |
| Carin Schneller-Carr | Director |
| Stephen Taylor | Director |
| Elise Walthall | Director |
| Victoria Wittmann | Director |
| Jacob Young | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence25 voting / 25 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) | $10,490,460 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $5,335,550 | -49.1% |
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 8, 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.