Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE RACINE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER AN ENLIGHTENING AND AFFORDABLE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE THAT IMPROVES THE BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE. THE SOCIETY WILL PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE, THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN THE RACINE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, & RECREATION IN ALL APPROPRIATE WAYS FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH & IMPROVEMENT OF THE ZOO IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE RACINE COMMUNITY.
THE RACINE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES A ZOO THAT EXHIBITS A VARIETY OF ANIMALS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS BOTH WITHIN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN 2019, THE RACINE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S CONSERVATION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRESENTED 1,124 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CURRICULUM-ALIGNED SCHOOL PROGRAMS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SUMMER CAMPS, OVERNIGHTS, BEHIND THE SCENES PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING, ONSITE FORMAL INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, AND MORE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE A COMBINATION OF FEE-BASED AND FREE, AND REACHED 40,278. 5,833 OF WHO PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMMING AT NO COST TO THEM. ADDITIONALLY, 7,448 STUDENTS VISITED THE ZOO ON FIELD TRIPS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 23,268 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH KEEPER CHATS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL EDUCATIONAL REACH OF THE ZOO IN 2019 TO 70,994.
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 |
|---|
| Elizabeth Heidorn | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $95,840 |
| Bruce Bernberg | COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE (THRU JULY) | 1 | $0 |
| Monte Osterman | COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Dee Djurovic | COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Smetana | CITY REPRESENTATIVE (THRU MAY) | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Molbeck | CITY REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Fox | CITY REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Levie | CITY REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney Prunty | DIRECTOR (THRU MAY) | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Steven Ryder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dimple Navratil | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alyson Horton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Henken | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Eberle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Crimmings | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Batten | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chantil Ruud | SECRETARY (THRU JANUARY) | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Anderegg-Boticki | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Neil Staeck | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Malicki | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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