Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION WHILE CREATING A PROGRESSIVE ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THE PINE GROVE ZOO IS A SMALL ZOO THAT IS PART OF A COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 8,200 PEOPLE. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SMALL IN SIZE, THE IMPACT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS VAST. ONE WAY THIS IS EVIDENT IS IN OUR THRIVING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER IS MODEST BUT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION WE ARE ABLE TO CONVEY THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS ARE IMMENSE AND FAR REACHING. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT WITH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INTERESTS, AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND FUN ACTIVITIES. VISITORS TO THE PINE GROVE ZOO THROUGH ADMISSIONS AND EVENTS TOTALED 23,129 FOR THE 2019 SEASON. THESE VISITORS CAME FROM 213 CITIES IN MINNESOTA, ALL 50 STATES, AND 7 COUNTRIES. GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED TOURS-REACHED 3,098 PEOPLE.ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS OPERANT TRAINING DEMONSTRATIONS; ZOOKEEPER AND ENRICHMENT PRESENTATIONS; DREW OVER 1,934 PEOPLE.ON-SITE OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS OFFERED DURING "SPECIAL EVENTS" SUCH AS BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS, AS WELL AS THE ZOO GONE WILD AND THE ZOO FEST, WHICH HAS BECOME AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH ONE OF THE ZOO'S MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,186 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE THREE EVENTS.OFF-SITE OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS THAT REACHED A VARIETY OF GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY NUMBERED 9 AND REACHED OVER 1,023 PEOPLE.THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF PINE GROVE ZOO WERE SUPPORTED BY 46 VOLUNTEERS OVER THE YEAR AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 1,076 HOURS.
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 |
|---|
| Marnita Van Hoecke | ZOO DIRECTOR | 40 | $53,765 |
| Rosi Przybilla | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Cameron | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Vandenheuvel | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Kapsner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Lochner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Kampa | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Kruschek | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Trent Iverson | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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