Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE INSPIRE COMMUNITY GENEROSITY IN SUPPORT OF COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY SO IT THRIVES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
COMO FRIENDS SECURES PRIVATE SUPPORT TO INVEST IN NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS SUCH AS POLAR BEAR ODYSSEY AND THE ORDWAY GARDENS, ANNUAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND GARDENS, CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE WORLD, AND PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT REACH AN AVERAGE OF 500,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. THE PAST DECADE OF TRANSFORMATIVE IMPROVEMENTS CHAMPIONED BY COMO FRIENDS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR COMO TO MEET AND EXCEED BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE, GROW AND CURATE WORLD-CLASS HORTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION TO NEARLY 2 MILLION CHILDREN AND ADULTS ANNUALLY.
COMO FRIENDS OPERATES GARDEN SAFARI GIFTS IN THE VISITOR CENTER. TWO SATELLITE LOCATIONS ARE OPEN DURING THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS. PROCEEDS ARE INVESTED AT COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY TO HELP THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THRIVE.
COMO HARBOR, A NEW WORLD-CLASS HABITAT FOR SEALS AND SEA LIONS, WILL OPEN IN MAY 2021 AT COMO ZOO. THE SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMO FRIENDS AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL SECURED THE $20.3 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT THROUGH ADVOCACY WORK AT THE MN STATE LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECTS' BONDING REQUEST AND A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT SECURED FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. COMO HARBOR WILL PROVIDE A NEW YEAR-ROUND HOME FOR THE SEALS AND SEA LIONS AND AN UPGRADED AMPHITHEATER FOR COMO'S LONG-STANDING "SPARKY THE SEA LION" SHOW. THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE RELATED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REVENUES AND EXPENSES.
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 |
|---|
| Jackie Sticha | BOARD SECRETARY/PRESIDENT | 45 | $161,385 |
| Susan Roeder | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Kramer | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Dongoske | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arta Cheney | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sheryl Zaworski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edwin Van Der Hoek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arvind Sharma | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Sam | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Reardon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Proeschel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Peelman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynette Palmgren | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Ordway | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ford Nicholson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Neal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicky Nagle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Mcneely | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Foss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Cook | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Brown | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Bauer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Harden | BOARD TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Liz Smith | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Patrick Mcintyre | BOARD CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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