Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc in Haubstadt, Indiana (IN)

Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	351820669
Name of Organization	Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc
Address	Haubstadt, IN 47639
Tax Period	2005
Asset Amount	$27,852
Amount of Income	$42,541
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$42,541
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Animal-Related: Single Organization Support

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Amount of income in 2005: $42,541

This organization:	$42,541
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$634,956

Assets in 2005: $27,852

This organization:	$27,852
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$1,275,157

Expenses in 2005: $570,769

Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc:	$570,769
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$555,597

Income to expenses ratio in 2005: 0.1

Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc:	0.1
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.4

Expenses allocated to program services in 2005: 99.8%

Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc:	99.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	90.6%

Grants share in income in 2005: 0.0%

This organization:	0.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	44.1%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2005

Assets at end of 2005

Expenses for 2005

Functional Expenses for 2005 ($)

Income-Producing Activities for 2005

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$17,185	$277,481	$26,266	$90,583	$95,114	$42,541
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$11,566	$270,256	$21,164	$10,380	$0	$0
Contributions to donor advised funds
Direct public support	$11,566	$270,256	$21,164	$10,380	$0	$0
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$1,545	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	$3,054	$8,088	$5,102	$6,052	$15,366	$18,507
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$1,020	$-863	$0	$-92,888	$23,372	$58,308
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$38,240	$8,372	$0	$471,387	$122,350	$557,483
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$37,220	$9,235	$0	$564,275	$98,978	$499,175
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$167,039	$56,376	$-34,274
Total expenses	$131,676	$13,308	$15,966	$1,671	$1,689	$570,769
Program services	$130,931	$8,500	$12,600	$0	$0	$569,793
Management and general	$745	$4,808	$3,366	$1,671	$1,689	$976
Fundraising	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$273,281	$466,996	$373,743	$462,655	$556,180	$27,852
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$-114,491	$264,173	$10,300	$88,912	$93,425	$-528,228
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$424,863	$273,280	$466,996	$373,743	$462,655	$556,180
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-37,091	$-70,457	$-103,553	$0	$100	$-100

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2005)
Total functional expenses	$570,769	$569,793	$976	$0
Grants paid from donor advised funds
Other grants and allocations		$531,500
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Pension plan contributions not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Employee benefits not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payroll taxes	$0	$0	$0	$0
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$410	$0	$410	$0
Legal fees	$6	$0	$6	$0
Supplies	$1,000	$1,000	$0	$0
Telephone	$0	$0	$0	$0
Postage and shipping	$0	$0	$0	$0
Occupancy	$0	$0	$0	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$0	$0	$0	$0
Printing and publications	$0	$0	$0	$0
Travel	$0	$0	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$37,853	$37,293	$560	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$273,280	$466,996	$373,743	$462,655	$556,180	$27,852
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$99	$100	$100	$100	$100	$100
Savings and temporary cash investments	$272,318	$466,896	$373,643	$462,555	$556,080	$27,752
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grants receivable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities
Investments - other securities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$863	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other assets, including program-related investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$273,280	$466,996	$373,743	$462,655	$556,180	$27,852
Total net assets or fund balances	$273,280	$466,996	$373,743	$462,655	$556,180	$27,852

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net unrealized gains on investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	11
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	No

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	Yes
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	0

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2005)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$0		$42,541	$0
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$18,507	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$58,308	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other revenue	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$-34,274	$0

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2005)
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2005)
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2005)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that normally receives: less than 1/3 of its support from gross investment income and unrelated taxable business income and more than 1/3 of its support from contribution, membership fees

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Support Schedule
Total	$27,283	$17,185	$278,344	$26,266	$16,432	$15,366
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$20,865	$11,566	$270,256	$21,164	$10,380	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$6,418	$5,619	$8,088	$5,102	$6,052	$15,366
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2005)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc	3411 Sherman Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808-1522	IN	1967-06	$11,697,898
2	Mesker Park Zoo Foundation Inc	Haubstadt, IN 47639	IN		$42,541
3	Dallas Zoo Management Inc	650 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203-3013	TX	2009-12	$21,463,249
4	Seattle Aquarium Society-Seas	1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101-2015	WA	1983-01	$15,301,907
5	Tulsa Zoo Management Inc	6421 E 36th St N, Tulsa, OK 74115-2121	OK	1975-04	$12,603,089
6	Valley Zoological Endowment	500 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX 78520-7918	TX	1986-12	$10,320,009
7	Blank Park Endowment Corporation	7401 Sw 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315-6667	IA	2014-01	$4,500,293
8	Zoological Society Of Milwaukee County Endowment Tr, Karen Peck Katz Ttee	10005 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226-4346	WI	2009-03	$4,286,798
9	Riverbanks Society	PO BOX 1060, Columbia, SC 29202-1060	SC	1974-04	$3,493,502
10	Zoological Society Of New Jersey	560 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052-2431	NJ	1978-03	$1,922,694
11	Sedgwick County Zoological Foundation	5555 W Zoo Blvd, Wichita, KS 67212-1643	KS	1999-07	$928,521
12	Zoological Society Of Buffalo Foundation Inc	300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214-1963	NY	1992-10	$922,993
13	The Friends Of The Louisville Zoo Incorporated	PO BOX 37250, Louisville, KY 40233-7250	KY	1969-05	$487,009
14	San Joaquin County Zoological Society, Micke Grove Zoological Society	11793 N Micke Grove Rd, Lodi, CA 95240-9549	CA	1984-12	$452,462
15	Willow Park Zoo Foundation Inc	PO BOX 662, Logan, UT 84323-0662	UT	2014-01	$283,032
16	Delmarva Zoological Society Inc	PO BOX 72, Salisbury, MD 21803-0072	MD	2010-03	$253,402
17	Zoological Society Of San Luis Obispo County	9305 Pismo Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422-4939	CA	1971-04	$225,295
18	Society Of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus Ltd	PO BOX 320487, Franklin, WI 53132-6071	WI	1958-11	$187,069
19	Tautphaus Park Zoological Society Inc	PO BOX 51794, Idaho Falls, ID 83405-1794	ID	1993-09	$147,243
20	The Frank Buck Zoological Society	PO BOX 621, Gainesville, TX 76241-0621	TX	1970-07	$144,618

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alabama	1
Arkansas	1
Arizona	1
California	10
Colorado	2
District of Columbia	2
Florida	1
Hawaii	2
Iowa	4
Idaho	2
Illinois	5
Indiana	2
Kansas	8
Kentucky	2
Louisiana	3
Maryland	3
Michigan	2
Minnesota	1
Missouri	2

Mississippi	2
North Carolina	1
North Dakota	1
Nebraska	2
New Jersey	4
New Mexico	2
New York	4
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	3
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	1
South Carolina	3
South Dakota	1
Tennessee	1
Texas	10
Utah	1
Washington	2
Wisconsin	6

Total

100

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