2023-06-21T13:05:32-04:00 2022-12-31 841255164 KUNDINGER CORDER & MONTOYA PC 475 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 200 DENVER CO 80203 990 2022-01-01 840502539 DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION DENV 7203371400 2300 STEELE STREET DENVER CO 80205 CHARLIE WRIGHT TREASURER/CFO 7203371400 2023-05-23 CHARLIE WRIGHT 999009999 false TIFFANY KNIGHT P01725779 3035345953 2023-06-21 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHARLIE WRIGHT 2300 STEELE STREET DENVER CO 80205 57910672 false X WWW.DENVERZOO.ORG X 1950 CO DENVER ZOO IS A LEADER IN ANIMAL CARE AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION "INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS" WE PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES EVERY DAY FOR OUR ANIMALS AND VISITORS AND OUR CORE VALUES ARE EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO: WELCOMING UNITED CURIOUS COURAGEOUS TRANSFORMATIVE. 14 14 629 492 0 36351342 32369623 23241092 25050731 -45 188928 66109 59765 59658498 57669047 220740 435037 0 23324015 26987231 0 2732403 16792069 26075603 40336824 53497871 19321674 4171176 46289969 50327766 11161423 10975068 35128546 39352698 X INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 33282499 7685039 LIFE SCIENCES: DENVER ZOO'S MISSION IS INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS CARING FOR OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS. DENVER ZOO IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR OUR ANIMAL COLLECTION AS WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE BEST NUTRITIONAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL CARE POSSIBLE. ANIMALS AT DENVER ZOO ARE VERY WELL CARED FOR BY THEIR DEDICATED KEEPERS, ANIMAL BEHAVIORISTS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, ZOO NUTRITION AND WELFARE STAFF. OUR ANIMALS ARE BRED UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), WHICH ENSURES GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS. ANIMAL WELFARE IS EVERYONE'S JOB AT DENVER ZOO. DENVER ZOO IS ACCREDITED BY THE AZA AND CERTIFIED BY AMERICAN HUMANE. 6777156 16518592 GUEST EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOO EXISTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HELPING SPECIES THRIVE. OUR PASSION AND REASON FOR BEING IS TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING GUEST EXPERIENCE EACH AND EVERY DAY. DENVER ZOO MONITORS AND EVALUATES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH A MYSTERY SHOPPER PROGRAM, GUEST COMMENT CARDS AND EXTENSIVE GUEST SATISFACTION SURVEYS. THE DENVER ZOO CONTINUES TO MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT, CREATING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR GUESTS, BOTH AT THE DENVER ZOO AND OFF-SITE IN THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGING CITIZENS THROUGH IMPACTFUL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS THAT INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF SCIENCE LEARNING. THE DENVER ZOO IS A PLACE WHERE VISITORS MAKE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, LINKING PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND NATURE. THE DENVER ZOO CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING THEM TO CHAMPION THE DENVER ZOO'S MISSION TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AS AN ACCREDITED ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) INSTITUTION, THE DENVER ZOO IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR THE DENVER METRO REGION TO UNDERSTAND WILDLIFE AND THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE PLACES ANIMALS LIVE. THE DENVER ZOO'S VISITORS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE ZOOS HAVE AS LEADERS IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH. WITH UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCES, VISITORS EXPERIENCE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO NATURE, CONSIDER THEIR ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND CONSERVATION ACTION, AND SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE SOLUTION AS A RESULT OF THEIR VISIT. DENVER ZOO INSPIRES COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURER GENERATIONS. OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE ZOO AND OUR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, DENVER ZOO ENSURES AT LEAST 25% OF ANNUAL VISITORS ENJOY THE ZOO AND ZOO PROGRAMS FOR FREE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FEES. 2554146 803087 LEARNING EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOOS CONSERVATION LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESEARCH & EVALUATION TEAMS AIM TO HELP STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES CONNECT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, BECOME SCIENTIFIC THINKERS, AND ULTIMATELY CHAMPIONS FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS. THE DENVER ZOO IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND WONDERS OF ANIMALS, CONSERVATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CONSERVATION LEARNING TEAM HOSTED A VARIETY OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED BY OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE DENVER ZOO HAD NEARLY 27,000 PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. 1573971 435038 44013 FIELD CONSERVATION: THE DENVER ZOO IS A ZOO-BASED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION AND A DEDICATED PLAYER IN THE MOVEMENT TO SAVE WILDLIFE. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED FIELD WORK IN COLORADO AND GLOBALLY FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS IN THE WILD. OUR APPROACH IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND CONSERVATION ISSUES, THEN CO-DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES. DENVER ZOO IS A LEADER AMONG ZOOS IN FIELD CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIES AT OUR 84 ACRE URBAN CAMPUS, WE WORK TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND HABITAT THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN - MONGOLIA, VIETNAM, PERU, AND THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND GREAT PLAINS. WE COMMIT FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND CONTRACT STAFF ALONG WITH OTHER RESOURCES TO THESE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. USING BOTH SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND TARGET SPECIES AND THREATS TO THEIR SURVIVAL, WE WORK TO MITIGATE THREATS BY STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT, ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICY, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION ACTION. 1573971 435038 44013 44187772 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 57 0 true 629 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X CHARLIE WRIGHT 7203371420 2300 STEELE STREET DENVER CO 80205 BERT VESCOLANI PRESIDENT/CE 50.00 2.00 X 521212 0 35435 CHARLIE WRIGHT 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REPORTS FOR PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE ZOO MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF EXPENDITURES. THE REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR OR UPON PROJECT COMPLETION SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 7,320 0 SOUTH ASIA 5,000 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 233,647 0 SOUTH AMERICA 104,295 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 68,775 0 FLOCK PARTY 444739 203114 241625 29440 126674 23991 61520 444739 203114 241625 29440 126674 23991 61520 241625 true INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION PO BOX 366 AZLE TX 760980366 752815706 501C3 10000 EEHV VACCINE RESEARC SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 3001 CONNECTICUT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 530206027 501C3 6000 EEHV CONSORTIUM MEMB 2 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 RECEIVING ORGANIZATIONS MUST PROVIDE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. X X X X X false false false false false false false true false BERT VESCOLANI PRESIDENT/CEO 438000 83212 18300 17135 556647 CHARLIE WRIGHT TREASURER/CFO 250656 7373 14927 11703 284659 AMBER CHRISTOPHER COO 216592 10391 12216 239199 BRIAN AUCONE LIFE SCIENCES SR. VP 191594 11685 7154 210433 JACQUE TAYLOR SENIOR VP OF HR 185427 11113 11403 207943 MARIE REVENEW SENIOR VP EXT REL 187600 11319 7154 206073 NOELLE DELAGE CDO 173877 11100 17135 202112 ERICA ELVOVE SENIOR VP OF CEI 152309 4098 13997 170404 EMILY INSALACO GENERAL CURATOR 139540 8686 9414 157640 JARED HARDY GUEST OP SENIOR DIR 132265 8582 16112 156959 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7 DURING 2022, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUS PAYMENTS. BONUS PAYMENTS TO THE CEO ARE DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. X 9 44735 AVERAGE HIGH & LOW VALUE false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ("DZF") DIRECTS PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DONATE A VEHICLE TO DZF TO A PASS-THROUGH ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS CARS HELPING CHARITIES, TO COMPLETE THEIR DONATION. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT THE VEHICLE, SELL/DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE, AND REMIT A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO DZF. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LIFE SCIENCES: DENVER ZOO'S MISSION IS INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS CARING FOR OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS. DENVER ZOO IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR OUR ANIMAL COLLECTION AS WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE BEST NUTRITIONAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL CARE POSSIBLE. ANIMALS AT DENVER ZOO ARE VERY WELL CARED FOR BY THEIR DEDICATED KEEPERS, ANIMAL BEHAVIORISTS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, ZOO NUTRITION AND WELFARE STAFF. OUR ANIMALS ARE BRED UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), WHICH ENSURES GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS. ANIMAL WELFARE IS EVERYONE'S JOB AT DENVER ZOO. DENVER ZOO IS ACCREDITED BY THE AZA AND CERTIFIED BY AMERICAN HUMANE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B GUEST EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOO EXISTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH WILDLIFE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HELPING SPECIES THRIVE. OUR PASSION AND REASON FOR BEING IS TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING GUEST EXPERIENCE EACH AND EVERY DAY. DENVER ZOO MONITORS AND EVALUATES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH A MYSTERY SHOPPER PROGRAM, GUEST COMMENT CARDS AND EXTENSIVE GUEST SATISFACTION SURVEYS. THE DENVER ZOO CONTINUES TO MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT, CREATING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR GUESTS, BOTH AT THE DENVER ZOO AND OFF-SITE IN THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGING CITIZENS THROUGH IMPACTFUL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS THAT INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF SCIENCE LEARNING. THE DENVER ZOO IS A PLACE WHERE VISITORS MAKE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, LINKING PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND NATURE. THE DENVER ZOO CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING THEM TO CHAMPION THE DENVER ZOO'S MISSION TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AS AN ACCREDITED ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) INSTITUTION, THE DENVER ZOO IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR THE DENVER METRO REGION TO UNDERSTAND WILDLIFE AND THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE PLACES ANIMALS LIVE. THE DENVER ZOO'S VISITORS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE ZOOS HAVE AS LEADERS IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH. WITH UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCES, VISITORS EXPERIENCE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO NATURE, CONSIDER THEIR ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND CONSERVATION ACTION, AND SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE SOLUTION AS A RESULT OF THEIR VISIT. DENVER ZOO INSPIRES COMMUNITIES TO SAVE WILDLIFE FOR FUTURER GENERATIONS. OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE ZOO AND OUR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, DENVER ZOO ENSURES AT LEAST 25% OF ANNUAL VISITORS ENJOY THE ZOO AND ZOO PROGRAMS FOR FREE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FEES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LEARNING EXPERIENCES: DENVER ZOOS CONSERVATION LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESEARCH & EVALUATION TEAMS AIM TO HELP STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES CONNECT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, BECOME SCIENTIFIC THINKERS, AND ULTIMATELY CHAMPIONS FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS. THE DENVER ZOO IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND WONDERS OF ANIMALS, CONSERVATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CONSERVATION LEARNING TEAM HOSTED A VARIETY OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED BY OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE DENVER ZOO HAD NEARLY 27,000 PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FIELD CONSERVATION: THE DENVER ZOO IS A ZOO-BASED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION AND A DEDICATED PLAYER IN THE MOVEMENT TO SAVE WILDLIFE. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED FIELD WORK IN COLORADO AND GLOBALLY FOR ANIMALS AND HABITATS IN THE WILD. OUR APPROACH IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND CONSERVATION ISSUES, THEN CO-DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES. DENVER ZOO IS A LEADER AMONG ZOOS IN FIELD CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIES AT OUR 84 ACRE URBAN CAMPUS, WE WORK TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND HABITAT THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN - MONGOLIA, VIETNAM, PERU, AND THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND GREAT PLAINS. WE COMMIT FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND CONTRACT STAFF ALONG WITH OTHER RESOURCES TO THESE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. USING BOTH SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND TARGET SPECIES AND THREATS TO THEIR SURVIVAL, WE WORK TO MITIGATE THREATS BY STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT, ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICY, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN CONSERVATION ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND PRESENTED TO THE ZOO'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT A BOARD MEETING, AFTER BEING REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. TRUSTEES WHO HAVE A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A DECISION ARE EXCUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING RIGHTS. ALSO, IF THE ITEM OF PURCHASE IS A TANGIBLE ASSET WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO GET MULTIPLE BIDS FOR THE ITEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS, MONETARY AND NONMONETARY, THAT ARE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THESE BUSINESS RELATED FACTORS INCLUDE: BUDGET: DOES THE BUDGET ALLOW FOR ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THE OFFER AND WHAT IS THE RELATIVE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION? INTERNAL EQUITY: WHAT ARE THE OTHER EXECUTIVES IN THE SAME TYPE OF JOB OR AT THE SAME JOB LEVEL BEING PAID? MARKET PRICE/EXTERNAL DEMANDS: IS THIS JOB DIFFICULT TO FILL OR IS IT HARD TO FIND QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN THIS LOCATION OR INDUSTRY? CANDIDATES' LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE: HOW MANY YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE DOES THIS PERSON BRING TO THE TABLE? CANDIDATES' EDUCATION LEVEL: WHAT DEGREES DOES THE PERSON HAVE THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR ORGANIZATION? CANDIDATES' CURRENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE: WHAT IS THE PERSON'S CURRENT BASE PAY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE? SALARY SURVEYS: WHAT ARE OTHER EXECUTIVES IN THE SAME TYPE OF JOB BEING PAID AT OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE SAME SIZE? ONCE THE SALARY IS DETERMINED, THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS REVIEWS THIS INFORMATION. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS ALSO USED FOR THE CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE EXPLANATION ABOVE, FOR FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 15A. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ZOO'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE ALSO ON FILE WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE. COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST 2300 STEELE STREET DENVER CO 80205 841440122 ZOOSUPPORT CO 501C3 12A DZF true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST C 1388234 FMV COLORADO ZOOLOGICAL TRUST Q 100000 FMV