Tulsa Zoo Management Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Tulsa zoo management, inc., fomerly tulsa zoo friends, inc., was formed for the purposes of promoting and supporting the improvement of tulsa zoo which exhibits over 3,500 animals. The zoo grounds and physical structures are owned by the city of tulsa, but tulsa zoo management has an agreement with the city of tulsa to run all operations at the zoo. These operations include collecting admissions, operating various concessions, operating special events, operating all animal departments, maintaining building and ground maintenance of the zoo, providing security for the zoo, promoting the zoo and maintaining a zoo membership program. Tulsa zoo management is also responsible for directing all fundraising for capital improvements and future exhibits at the tulsa zoo. Tzmi education engaged 245,717 visitors and program participants through its education initiatives, including camps, classes, outreach programs, nature exchange, animal encounters, and educator chats. Tzmi education, with support from the opportunity project and quiktrip, provided high impact education programming to youth in the city of tulsa. Funding awarded to tzmi through the opportunity project's expanded learning initiative and quiktrip sponsorship funding supported outreach programs for 6,330 tulsa public schools youth through ost (out-of-school-time) expanded learning afterschool and summer programs. In total, 492 outreach programs engaged 11,018 participants in 2024.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72.9%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $18.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 70.8%; rating input score 71; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

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

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 19.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings