Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE.
THE MISSION OF THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS TO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE. THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS YOUR BRIDGE TO MORE THAN A ZOO VISIT. WE MAKE YOU A PARTNER IN THE ZOO'S GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ANIMAL WELL-BEING, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, FIELD WORK, RESEARCH, AND WE WELCOME YOU INTO A FAMILY THAT CARES ABOUT NATURE.
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE NC ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND ITS CAPITAL PROJECTS, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES - WITH A PRIORITY FOCUS ON FIELD RESEARCH, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, SCIENCE AND WELFARE. THE SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WORKING WITH ELEPHANTS, VULTURES AND GORILLAS IN AFRICA, RAISED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, ANIMAL AND HORTICULTURE PURCHASES, MARKETING, STAFFING, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS OF A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER, A WILDLIFE LEARNING/RESIDENTIAL CENTER, AN EDUCATION WEBSITE AND OTHER PARK NEEDS.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (INCLUDING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, EDUCATION, MEMBER BENEFIT AND IDENTIFCATION ADMINISTRATION, RECORD-KEEPING AND SPECIAL EVENTS) EXTEND TO OVER 31,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF 208 BUSINESSES ENROLLED IN THE CORPORATE MEMBER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO BENEFIT FROM THE PROTECTION THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAM EXTENDS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES THEY DEPEND ON FOR SURVIVAL.
THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF ZOO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE SOCIETY SERVES MORE THAN 917,000 VISITORS AND OVER 31,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS (INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 79,600 N.C. SCHOOL CHILDREN). THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH AND VETERINARIAN OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AGES, SHADOW A VET PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO COME TO THE PARK EACH YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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 |
|---|
| Cheryl Armstrong | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $154,265 |
| Andrea King | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $79,065 |
| Charles M Winston Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | $0 |
| Sumner S Finch | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | $0 |
| Richard W Carroll | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Majorie M Rankin | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Don F Wellington | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Kent A Varner | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Scott E Reed | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Barry C Safrit | DIRECTOR | 0.6 | $0 |
| David K Robb | DIRECTOR | 0.4 | $0 |
| Scott D Jones | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| William E Currens Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nicole A Crawford | DIRECTOR | 2.7 | $0 |
| Margery J Springer | SECRETARY | 0.3 | $0 |
| John L Ruffin | TREASURER | 3.1 | $0 |
| Michael J Fisher | CHAIR | 3.2 | $0 |
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