TO PROVIDE ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORT REQUIRED OR CONTEMPLATED BY CHAPTER 92B OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS TO THE FRANKLIN PARK ZOO AND THE WALTER D. STONE MEMORIAL ZOO, TO ANY OTHER AGENCY OR ENTITY REFERENCED THEREIN, AND ACT INDEPENDENTLY IN CONNECTION WITH ZOOLOGICAL MATTERS. FURTHERMORE, ZOO NEW ENGLAND'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE NATURAL WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY CREATING FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES THAT INTEGRATE WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $167k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $125k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $125k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $145k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $116k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $167k | — | — | $34k | $206k $227k |
COO | $156k | — | — | $34k | $195k $215k |
VP - Development vice president | $131k | — | — | $34k | $169k $186k |
VP - Conservation vice president | $125k | — | — | $34k | $163k $179k |
Director of Finance | $125k | — | — | $34k | $163k $179k |
VP - Outreach vice president | $145k | — | — | $13k | $162k $178k |
VP - Commuincation vice president | $116k | — | — | $34k | $153k $169k |
Director of Animal Health highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $137k $151k |
Sr. Director of Guest Operations | — | — | — | — | $137k $151k |
Director of Corp. Sponsors highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $136k $150k |
VP - Animal Care vice president | — | — | — | — | $126k $139k |
Director of Facility highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $118k $130k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 23 unpaid individuals.
Up 2%
from 2022
From $202k in 2022 to $206k in 2023.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION D/B/A ZOO NEW ENGLAND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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