CONNECTING KIDS AND ANIMALS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CARE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $220k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director - Zoo | $220k | — | — | $25k | $251k $270k |
Director of Philanthropy a highest compensated employee | $140k | — | — | $8k | $153k $164k |
Director of Finance & Admi | — | — | — | — | $133k $143k |
Director of Animal Care highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $128k $138k |
Director of Communication highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $123k $132k |
Director of Animal Health highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $122k $131k |
Director of Operations | — | — | — | — | $117k $126k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 24 unpaid individuals.
Up 13%
from 2023
From $222k in 2023 to $251k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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