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Omaha Zoo Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 10, 2025.

3701 South 10th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68107

Omaha Zoo Foundation (EIN: 36-3297716) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2019. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Omaha Zoo Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 3 out of 12 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $326,660. The highest compensated employee at Omaha Zoo Foundation is Tina Cherica with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $431,711.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$26,326,840

Expenses

$24,708,993

Employee compensation

$1,567,329
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Tina Cherica
President and Chief Executive Officer
$431,711
$403,033 No related comp$28,678
Dr Lee G Simmons
Vice President of Donor Relations
$359,926
$342,786 No related comp$17,140
Kiley Thiele
Vice President, Development
$188,342
$180,518 No related comp$7,824

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Calvin Sisson
Vice Chair
Howard L Hawks
Director (Thru 12/6/2024)
Michael R McCarthy
Director
Mogens C Bay
Chair

Contractors

Agent Branding Inc.
Advertising
$298,131

Mission Statement

FOUNDED IN 1984, THE OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MISSION, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS BENEFITTING OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. TO ENSURE A GROWING, VIBRANT ZOO FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, IT IS OUR PRIORITY TO BUILD A SOLID PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION FOR OMAHA'SCOMMUNITY TREASURE.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 10, 2025:
2024 Omaha Zoo Foundation 990 filed
November 12, 2024:
2023 Omaha Zoo Foundation 990 filed
November 7, 2023:
2022 Omaha Zoo Foundation 990 filed

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