Reid Park Zoological Society

What it reported doing in 2024

Animal care and animal health - reid park zoo's largest program area is providing the best life for the animals under our care. Reid park zoo's highly dedicated animal care and veterinary team work to ensure the zoo's collection of nearly 400 animals is healthy and thriving. Animal wellness is overseen by the zoo's animal behavior and well-being program leader. Reid park zoo participates in the species survival plan (ssp) through the association of zoos and aquariums (aza) to ensure genetic diversity and healthy populations. The zoo also has a robust scientific research program, participating in research that advances the health and knowledge of species in human care and in the wild.conservation programs: reid park zoo continues to expand its conservation grant program to protect wild animals and wild places around the world. In fiscal year 2025, 15 grants were awarded. The zoo remains co-vice chair for the safe: andean highland flamingo program and has a leading role in the education working groups for safe: north american songbird and safe: north american monarch. The zoo regularly conducts free community science programs focusing on the native songbirds and monarchs that visit the zoo in addition to maintaining a pollinator garden to provide habitat for these native species. To highlight its sustainability practices, the zoo was certified as a green business by local first Arizona.education programs: reid park zoo's education programs are committed to connecting our diverse community with wild animals and wild places, to promote a better understanding of the zoo's role in animal care and conservation, and to instill responsibility for individual choices that help protect the environment. Programs this year included education programs for schools offered either at the zoo or at the schools, animal experiences for non-school groups, outreach programs to community groups, and summer and winter camps. This past fiscal year, we reached 31,982 people, 80% (25,427) people received zoo education experiences for free due to grant funding or programs provided at no cost.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.6%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 97.7%; rating input score 98; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.44; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings