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Nashville Zoo Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on October 8, 2024.

3777 Nolensville Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37211

Nashville Zoo Inc. (EIN: 62-1411210) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, Nashville Zoo Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 474 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $240,300. The highest compensated employee at Nashville Zoo Inc. is Rick Schwartz with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $730,766.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$47,398,988

Expenses

$29,504,935

Employee compensation

$15,195,639
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Rick Schwartz
President
$730,766
$611,831 No related comp$118,935
David Oehler
Vice President
$238,676
$203,086 No related comp$35,590
Kim Pridgen
Chief Financial Officer
$232,929
$201,669 No related comp$31,260
Andy Tillman
Chief Operating Officer
$168,622
$143,200 No related comp$25,422
Suzanne Iler
Chief Development Officer
$152,864
$135,050 No related comp$17,814
Jamie Geselle
Chief Human Resourses Officer
$141,655
$117,437 No related comp$24,218
Heather Schwartz
Veterinarian
$140,884
$135,193 No related comp$5,691
Chris McBride
Information Technology Director
$116,006
$106,829 No related comp$9,177

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adam Dretler
Director
Alexandra Sollberger
Director
Alice Goldberg
Director
Allie Hall
Director
Barbara Hagood
Director
Barbara Turner
Director
Butch Spyridon
ex officio
Clara Belden
Director
Colin Reed
Director
Diane Holloway
Director
Ed Goodrich
Chair
Jimmy Granbery
Director

Contractors

DE LA Torre Art Design
Exhbit Installations
$774,585
Lamar Texas Limited Partnership
Marketing
$302,286
Wasterscape Backyard Resorts
Maintenance/Cleanup
$298,094
Interstate Ac
Hv/Ac
$288,322

Mission Statement

IN FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE A CULTURE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DISCOVERY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CONSERVATION, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP, OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A FIRST CLASS ZOO FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND TO DEVELOP A FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WITH STRONG COMMUNITY VALUE IN MIND. WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT CREATING UNIQUE DESIGNS AND INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE AND HORTICULTURAL COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS, OUR VISITORS AND THE ZOOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.

Revisions to this organization profile

October 13, 2025:
2024 Nashville Zoo Inc. 990 filed
October 8, 2024:
2023 Nashville Zoo Inc. 990 filed
October 19, 2023:
2022 Nashville Zoo Inc. 990 filed

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