Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN WILDLIFE IN THE STATE OF DE AND TO SOLICIT, COLLECT, AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE BRANDYWINE ZOO.
TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE BRANDYWINE ZOO IN WILMINGTON, DE
CONSERVATION GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE BRANDYWINE ZOO'S MISSION TO PROTECT SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS IN DELAWARE AND AROUND THE WORLD.
VISITOR SERVICES, INCLUDING ADMISSIONS TO THE ZOO, GIFT SHOP AND FOOD CONCESSIONS AT THE ZOOWE HAD MORE THAN 46,100 GUESTS VISIT THE ZOO IN 2019. MOST (ALMOST 33,000) WERE "GENERAL ADMISSION" FOLKS WHO BOUGHT THEIR TICKET ON THE DAY OF ARRIVAL. APPROXIMATELY 13% OF OUR GUESTS WERE MEMBERS OF THE ZOO. SPECIAL EVENTS (LIKE BOO AT THE ZOO AND BREW AT THE ZOO) ACCOUNTED FOR 4800 GUESTS. CONCESSIONS AND GIFT SHOP ARE OPEN DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (10-4PM) AND ARE ALSO OPENED DURING MANY OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH ARE HELD "AFTER HOURS".
COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING ZOO CAMPS, FAMILY PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS TO THE ZOO AND THE TRAVELLING ZOO, WHICH TEACHES CHILDREN ABOUT OUR NATURAL WORLD AND THE NEED TO PROTECT IT AND ENSURE ITS LONG-TERM SURVIVAL. IN ALL, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RAN 843 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS IN 2019, INCLUDING 174 OF OUR MOST POPULAR "TRAVELING ZOO" WHICH REACHED 9,900 PEOPLE (MOSTLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN). IN ADDITION, OUR "KEEPER TALKS" (245) AND "WILD ANIMAL SHOWS" (42) WERE VERY POPULAR WITH ZOO VISITORS. ANOTHER FAN FAVORITE AT THE ZOO IS OUR THURSDAY MORNING "STORY TIME" (21) WHERE DOCENTS COME IN AND READ A STORY AND HAVE A CRAFT EXERCISE FOR YOUNG VISITORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Allen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $60,877 |
| Serena Wilson-Archie | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Ritter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Galvis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Cole | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Milligan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Vickie Innes | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Gabe Baldini | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel F Scholl | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Hughes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Arlene Reppa | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Diana Debenedictis | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rothwell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William Montgomery | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Gray | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Mcglinchey | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Brandt | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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