2025-07-08T09:19:17-05:00 2024-12-31 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2024-01-01 161407299 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION INC ZOOL 7168373900 300 PARKSIDE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14214 ROBERT D YALOWICH TREASURER 7165662404 2025-07-08 1 1 ROBERT S TORELLA P03156259 7168563300 2025-07-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBERT D YALOWICH 300 PARKSIDE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14214 806803 0 X N/A X 1991 NY TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO, INC. 9 9 0 9 0 0 126565 347954 0 0 86839 226419 -34065 -23676 179339 550697 190000 220000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17975 18180 207975 238180 -28636 312517 4786358 5309235 0 0 4786358 5309235 TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO, INC. (THE BUFFALO ZOO) AS WELL AS THE FULL TIME DEVOTION TO SEEKING, RECEIVING, HOLDING, MAINTAINING, AND REINVESTING FUNDS ON BEHALF OF BUFFALO ZOO. 0 0 220000 220000 TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF THE BUFFALO ZOO. 220000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 NY X ROBERT YALOWICH 7166332117 5678 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 JOHN R SANDERSON PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT D YALOWICH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULETTE M CROOKE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN A DANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M GREENE ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN O RAWLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SMYTON ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE A SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE K SCHAEFER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4.00 40.00 X 0 131518 19179 LISA SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 1.00 40.00 X 0 188111 33670 0 319629 52849 0 0 1 0 0 138725 209229 347954 117850 117850 237905 129336 108569 108569 108569 103094 138725 126770 -23676 -23676 550697 0 0 202743 220000 220000 18180 18180 238180 220000 18180 0 13321 18096 10100 18625 4714894 5222898 48043 49616 4786358 5309235 0 0 X 4370289 4678583 416069 630652 4786358 5309235 4786358 5309235 312517 210360 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15999 97907 413928 126565 347954 1002353 15999 97907 413928 126565 347954 1002353 1002353 87787 74004 86840 120627 117850 487108 1489461 0.67300 0.60890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 416069 174022 40561 630652 374780 41289 416069 401752 -26972 374780 0.91300 0.08700 0 0 0 761057 210360 210360 550697 0 550697 238180 0 238180 0 238180 PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD BY THE FOUNDATION, INC. AND ARE COMPRISED OF DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH RELATED EARNINGS APPROPRIATED BASED UPON THE FOUNDATION'S SPENDING POLICY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE ZOO. GALA 241819 138725 103094 36975 71636 10595 7564 241819 138725 103094 36975 71636 10595 7564 126770 -23676 1 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC 300 PARKSIDE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14214 160911294 501(C)(3) 220000 0 FMV GENERAL SUPPORT PART I, LINE 2: THE ZOO PROVIDES UPDATES TO THE FOUNDATION ON THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS AS PART OF THE QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LISA SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 0 188111 0 0 0 0 0 7600 0 26070 0 221781 0 0 DENISE K SCHAEFER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0 131518 0 0 0 0 0 9587 0 9592 0 150697 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION, INC. SHALL CONSIST OF CLASS A AND CLASS B MEMBERS. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO, INC. SHALL BE THE SOLE CLASS A MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. THE CLASS B MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF ANY PERSON WHO HAS PAID HIS OR HER ANNUAL DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE COMPRISED OF NINE DIRECTORS AND MAY BE INCREASED TO A MAXIMUM OF 21. NO LESS THAN SIX DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE CLASS A MEMBER BY ACTION BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND NO LESS THAN THREE DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE CLASS B MEMBERS BY A PLURALITY OF THE VOTES, VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NOT APPLICABLE - THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO FOUDNATION, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT CAN ACT ON THE BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO WILL VOTE TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS. THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL ABSTAIN FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ADDITIONALLY, PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE FOUNDATIONS ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED TO ENSURE ACTIVITIES CONFORM WITH THE FOUNDATIONS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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