Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,082,796 | 4,553,438 | 11,006,684 | 6,033,545 | 14,577,224 | 43,253,687 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,082,796 | 4,553,438 | 11,006,684 | 6,033,545 | 14,577,224 | 43,253,687 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 1,330,476 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 41,923,211 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,082,796 | 4,553,438 | 11,006,684 | 6,033,545 | 14,577,224 | 43,253,687 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 370 | 402 | 293 | 247 | 250 | 1,562 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 36,472 | 26,212 | 36,191 | 129,951 | 4,012 | 232,838 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 43,488,087 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 36,472. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 26,212. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 36,191. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 129,951. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,012. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR (OR CO-CHAIRS) OF THE BOARD, THE VICE-CHAIR, THE SECRETARY, THE TREASURER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE CHAIRS OF EACH OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE, PLUS, IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS SO COMPRISED WOULD CONSIST OF AN EVEN NUMBER OF MEMBERS, THEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY CHOOSE TO ADD ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD AT LARGE. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE HELD FROM TIME TO TIME, AS CALLED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR ANY TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGULAR AND ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE SOCIETY AND SUPERVISES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES AND DIRECTIONS DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO AND RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE NEXT DULY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE BYLAWS: 1. BROUGHT LANGUAGE REGARDING THE SOCIETY'S "PURPOSE" FROM EXISTING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION INTO BYLAWS. (SECTION 2) 2. ADDED CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT LAW LANGUAGE IN "DEFINITIONS" SECTION. (SECTION 4) 3. ADDED IRC LANGUAGE REGARDING DEDICATION OF ASSETS. (SECTION 6) 4. DELETED REFERENCE TO "FOUNDATION MEMBERS." ADDED "ADVISORY COUNCIL" AS "MERITORIOUS MEMBERS" ENTITLED TO VOTE AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. (SECTION 7.2) 5. ADDED LANGUAGE WHICH REQUIRES NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CERTAIN ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, WHERE MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS CAN BE HELD, AND CHANGED NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (SECTION 8.2, 8.3 & 8.5) 6. ADDED LANGUAGE STATING GOAL OF ENSURING DIVERSITY OF BOARD MEMBERS, CLARIFIED LANGUAGE STATING THAT TRUSTEES MAY NOT BE EMPLOYEES & REMOVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS TRUSTEE. (SECTION 9.2 & 9.3) 7. DEFINED THE TITLE OF THE PERSON WHO RUNS THE ZOO AS THE "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DELETED ADDITIONAL TITLE OF PRESIDENT. (SECTION 10.9) 8. CLARIFIED THAT VOTING ON ALL MATTERS BEFORE ALL THE STANDING COMMITTEES IS LIMITED TO TRUSTEES. (SECTION 11) 9. REQUIRED ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD, AND RATIFIED, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. (SECTION 11.1(A)) 10. INCORPORATED THE PLANNING COMMITTEE CHARTER INTO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE IN THE BYLAWS. (SECTION 11.1(C)) 11. CHANGED THE NAME OF THE "NOMINATING" COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE. (SECTION 11.1(D)) 12. CHANGED THE NAME OF THE "BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE" TO FINANCE COMMITTEE; AND EXPANDED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH FOR EACH OF TWO NEW SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE: THE COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE. (SECTION 11.1(E)(3) & 11.1(E)(4)) 13. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND CLARIFIED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, NEED NOT BE COMPOSED SOLELY OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD CONTROL. (SECTION 11.2) 14. EXPANDED SECTION ON HONORARY TRUSTEE TO INCLUDE TRUSTEE EMERITUS, AND CLARIFIED STATUS AS NON-VOTING AND ABLE TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS. (SECTION 12) 15. CHANGED "FOUNDATION" TO ADVISORY COUNCIL. (SECTION 14) 16. ADDED LANGUAGE ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT TO ANNUALLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, AND EXPANDED RULES ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES AND ABOUT THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY. (SECTION 15) |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | DOCENTS' COUNCIL ELECTS ONE BOARD MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS THE 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO VARIOUS OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOTICE AND ALERT THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EMERGE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USING COMPARATIVE BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS COMPENSATION SURVEY AND OTHER LOCAL MARKET DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022. THE CEO SETS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES USING COMPARATIVE BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS COMPENSATION SURVEY AND OTHER LOCAL MARKET DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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