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DONORS2015

We thank all donors to the Minnesota Zoo. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our records, if our report contains errors or omissions, please contact us at 952.431.9237 so that we may extend our apologies and correct our records.

Individuals & Family Foundations

$100,000+Carmen and Jim Campbell–

Campbell FoundationThe Paul and Suzanne Hanifl

FoundationK.A.H.R. Foundation

$50,000 –$99,999Edward Dayton Family FundSharon and Chester Ellingson IIIWalton Family FoundationDonald Weesner Charitable Trust

$25,000–$49,999Peter Maritz and Charlene JundtMort and Alice MortensonBob and Celeste Rekieta

$10,000–$24,999Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen

FoundationCynthia Arnold and Peter StahlAl and Toni Cady FamilyIvy S. CelenderCharles H. Clay Family CLAT

TrustJanis Clay and Elam BaerEllie CrosbyKen and Linda CutlerChad and Maggie DaytonGary and JoAnn FinkRay and Sue JohnsonRoss E. Kramer, Messerli &

KramerJulie Kunkel and Thomas HallDavid and Anne LutherLori Marco and Bruce QuitmeyerJames Mayer and Rochelle GunnThe S. and T. McCarthy FundTim MulcahyS. Bartley and Harriet V.K. OsbornMichael M. Parish FamilyJeannine Rivet and Warren

Herreid IIThe Taishoff Family FoundationZicarelli Foundation

$5,000–$9,999Barbara and Joe AliThe Arbogast FamilyMathew BeaulieuLee C. EhmkeKaryle HansonMichael and Shannon HappeJames and Laurie Hayes

John and Paula KellyChuck and Jill KoosmannSteven C. Leuthold Family

FoundationDana Lindsay and Tim PabstPhyllis M. MaritzMatrix FoundationMark and Katie MortensonTom Opem*Phil and Cassy Ordway– Nushka

FundPatricia Ronning Family

FoundationBecki SanfordDavid Schmidt and Sara Klasky

$2,500–$4,999Kurt and Donna AdamsAlkire Family FoundationSharon Allen and Michael

SimpsonKari Arneson and Cody BlotskeJudee Arnstein and Michael

LindsayBahl FoundationWill and Judy BranningRobert and Sandra BurchCurtis L. Carlson Family

FoundationDarrell and Lynne ChristensenScott DaytonThe Dellwood FoundationPhilip and Donna DobrzynskiMary C. DolanSpencer and Steve EddyEdith ErnstKittie FaheyScott and JoAnn FlemingHarold and Christine FoglesongRodney H. ForristallEric and Tammy GallerGeisler Family FoundationLori and Blake GramsGreystone FoundationRaymond and Marian GritcheRaymond HallChris and Val JacksonFranz and Kersten JevneAlan R. and Judith E. JohnstonJoe and Cathy KalkmanThe Steven L. & Jan L. Kirchner

Family FoundationEric and Katherine KirchnerDavid and Sandra KvammeTodd and Jenny LaddusawKim and Pertti LaineChris LarsonMelissa and Lynn LindsaySteve and Kathi Mahle

Marvin/Kirchner Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation

Jane K. MauerWalt McCarthy and Clara UelandDick and Joyce H. McFarland

Family FundMichael and Lisa McGinnChristine M. McKnightJustin and Stephanie McNeilusMary H. and J. Milo Meland

Family FundGreg and DeLonne MillerMarsha and Herbert MillerSusan Morisato and Tom RemecPaul Muldoon and Samantha

Capen MuldoonErik and Karen NelsonPaul F. OlsonTracy Peterson and Matthew

GoettschMatthew and Kristin PierreLynne Rasmussen and Brian

O’ConnellJeffrey and Kjersti RuehleThe Runice FamilyJack and Pam SafarElizabeth SimermeyerRoger and Michele SitJacqueline SmithGuy M. and Rebecca J. StinsonJoe C. and Amy SwedbergTerhuly Foundation Inc.Todd and Dee Anne WatchmakerFrank and Gina WeidnerMargaret and Angus WurteleAndy and Ginny Zarras

$1,000–$2,499Michael AbeggGary and Anne AndersonDavid and Stephanie AndersonAndrews Family FoundationOmar and Rebecca AnsariShari BallardMichael and Ellen Bendel-StenzelAndrew R. and Audrey L.

BenjaminMichelle H. BirosMichael and Abigail BlumMatt and Stacy BogartLaura and Brett BordelonCarol V. BossmanPriscilla BrewsterCarroll C. BrooksBeth and Bob BurnsPatrick and Kirsten BurtonBuscher FoundationCatherine BuscherDan Carlsen and Susan Gerstner

*Deceased

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Richard and Marcia CarthausCecil and Penny ChallySusan ChinDavid Chizek MDTheodore J. and Alexandra S.

ChristiansonSharon and Bill ClappCathleen and Roger ClausonDavid L. and Margaret P.

CochraneMichael ConleyThe Cords Family Fund of

the Lutheran Community Foundation

Rebecca and Michael CreglowKitty and David CrosbyDarryl Cuddy and Kristin RubleBob, Pam, and Jordan CummingsKen DarlingDonna J. Daubendiek and Robert

K. SamuelsonDavid and Aimee DayhoffDouglas & Wendy Dayton

FoundationRobert J. and Joan DaytonJames and Pamela DealDonald L. and Karen B. DeGenaroJan Dickinson and Scott VeatchDoug and Tricia DirksMike and Lisa DoyleKathy H. Drazen and Oliver W.

PittengerDouglas B. DudgeonAlan and Lollie EidsnessRichard and Tamara EkstrandElwell Miller FundJane Larson EmisonMichael and Dawn ErlandsonJeffrey and LeeAnn EttingerMark and Shannon EvenstadDaniel and Amy FarshtMichael and Alida FischbachJames and Christine FordJames and Elizabeth FulfordStephanie Fuller, M.D.John and Suzanne GappaMichele and Michael J. GarrisonRoger Griffith and Jean TaylorDaniel and Diane HallbergDiane M. HansonArmilda HarleyMatthew and Jacqueline HaugheyJim and Joy HayengaEdward and Marla HeffernanNicole and Shannon HenryAmy and Dale HentgesAllan and Lois HietalaEdwin and Elizabeth HlavkaBeth and Ken HolecJoe and Kayla HommeDennis R. and Audrey K. HowerKathryn Hubbard Rominski and

Daniel RominskiStan and Karen HubbardDave and Shirley HubersJoyce HuffSteve and Susie JedlundLeigh J. and Judy H. JohnsonKeith and Karen KaestnerThomas A. Keller IIIGail and Greg Kenton

Lynette W. KeppScott and Melinda KeyJames and Michelle KingLynn KirkRichard KlineKaren Knott and Soni OlsonPat KoorsKen Kornack and Liza PryorThe Kouzoukas FamilyTim KriegerEarl and Heather KruegerEdward and Pat KuklockJim and Sandy KulaWilliam and Carol LahtiCurt and Marilyn LarsenRoss and Bridget Levin Charitable

Gift Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation

David and Sarah LiljaMatt and Lisa LillaFrank J. LothRichard and Juanita LuisThomas L. and Susan A. MaggsThe Mahley Family FoundationSarah and Matthew MarcusCaitlin, Rob & Willa MarlotteSusan I. Marvin Fund of the

Minnesota Community Foundation

Susan and Edwin McCarthyRobert and Polly McCrea Family

FundMary McDermottClayton and Denise McNeffMary Ann McNeil and David

HigginsMcNeill FamilyMary McVayPamela Meixell and Chris WoldWade and Angela MillerPhillip and Gail MinerichMinnesota Zoo VolunteersThe Moga FamilyScott, Sarah, and Axel MorganMary and Clinton MorrisonLarry and Krysia NagelPhilip and Katherine Nason Fund

of The Saint Paul FoundationAndrea Nazarian and 4 J’sDaniel and Victoria NeffDavid and Laura NewinskiNicholson Family FoundationChristopher NiessEugene and Julie OllilaAmy OwenChristopher and Danielle ParishAllegra ParkerPaul and Anne ParkerJonathan and Erin PennePatricia PloetzBill and Teri PoppProspect Creek Foundation, a

Family Foundation of Martha & Bruce Atwater

Jennifer and Eric PrzybillaPaul and Molly ReppenhagenKathleen Rice and Gregory LoekWillis and Jo Ann RichGary and Marcia RichterDavid Ridley and Elvia MoretaMarian and L. Randal Rippy

Ritz Family FoundationChris Roberts and Ric LarsonGreg and Brandi RogersJennifer and Christopher RomansMichael M. Roos and Cindy

GoplenBrie and Holly RoseMichael and Toni RosenDennis and Melva SalinySandgren Family FundSanger Family FoundationFrank and Stacy SarnoMendon F. Schutt Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationGreg and Jennifer SellJ. Thomas & Sharon M. Simpson

Charitable FundWilliam and Carin SimpsonHelene and Jeff SlocumArchie and Tina SmithMerna SmithRick and Jill SmithJodi StandkeMartin and Mary SternerMichael and Erin StrommenRegina and Mary SzabadyJohn and Diane TapperDoug and Sally TaylorDoyle and Dana TrankelBrian Uhlhorn and Melissa

NonnemacherAllan Valgemae and Robert

HardingRobert S. and Mavis A. VoigtVon Blon Family Charitable TrustWalker Family FoundationJeffrey Walker and Carey BeckerMichael Walker and Geoffrey

DriverRachelle and Eric WanKarel M. WeigelThe Kirk and Elizabeth Wheeler

FundThe Whitney FoundationBecky and John WielinskiFrederick and Eleanor C.

WinstonRufus R. and Elizabeth E. WintonKevin and Laurel WrightTyler, Tara, Henry, and Helen

Young

$500–$999Paul and Peggy AdelmannSara and Ranjit AhluwaliaBill and Nancy AlthoffArgall/Hibbs FoundationLaura and James ArmstrongRick Aviles and Shannon SpiersBaillon Family Foundation, Inc.Billy BallardPamela BennettJosephine Benz CarpenterChristina and Mark BigelowMary S. BowmanHenry Braddock and Debra

RectenwaldPeter and Maura BrewChris and Mindy BrownCarrie and Brian BuhlJan Burry and Richard Garcia

Russell Butek and Lucy Altenhofen

Megan and Brian CaauweRonald and Martha CaldwellCapen Family FundLaura and Pete CarpenterCDF FoundationShirley Chambers and Felicia

AhrensDouglas and Sands Coleman

Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation

Angela CorteseJeffery Schmitz and Nancy Cuno-

SchmitzEric and Pamela DeMasterWilliam P. Donohue and Jane

ProhaskaWallace and Susan

DroegemuellerRobin and Pam EhrlichPriscilla Elwell and Richard

MillerMarja and Jonathan EngelAdrienne and Joshua English

ScrimshawMatthew Eppel and Jodianne

BullardStephen and Laura FeltesWoodson and N. Jean FountainWilliam FoxHeidi and John FranceschelliRodney and Christine GarbeMeghan and Benjamin GardnerMichael and Kate GlodeGoldstein Gift FundDuane GorderTerry and Billie GrayKendall and Suzanne GriffithSteve and Jenny GullicksonBrian Haas and Susan Argall

HaasRichard and Susan HadleyElizabeth Halloran and David

KlettRobert and Sharon HalvaWes and DeeDee HannaJack Hansen and Joan Legare

HansenRichard and Sharon HansonTara Harris and Kevin PottsScott HawkinsonThe Head Family FoundationJohn and Jean HedbergRoberta HedgeCorey and Denise HoltzPaul Jaeb and Jeffrey CaronDanielle and Leif JohnsonMark JohnsonThad and Suzanne JohnsonPhyllis and Donald KahnJustin and Susan KellyChristopher and Michele

KennedyClaudia and James KinvilleDavid Klett and Elizabeth

HalloranRobert and Dana KolbErik and Cheryl KolzArmond and Stacey KrechValerian and Carolyn Kuechle

*Deceased

Chad and Tiffany LaBahnGaetan and Cheryl LambiaseGlenn and Laura LeonbergerStephen LillybladThomas and Mary LindellRuth Lindeman and Molly FeterlDeb and Tom LindsayJared Linsly and Marisa Cuneo-

LinslyJeffrey and Jennifer LittleHenry and Ginny LlopHarriet LudwickChristina Lui and Karl HillCynthia Lundheim and John

RodriguezBill LurtonDonald and Joan LynchLois M. MackStephen C. MakouskyMike MarkovichDeaDotta MartinsonPaul and Maureen MarvinThomas and Rebecca MattisonNatasha MatzaChristy and Patrick McCainMcCormick Hadley Family FundJudy and Malcolm W. McDonald

Family Charitable AccountThe McGuire FamilyFarrah and Jerrod McKinneySean and Audra McNicholasDale and Kristi MenschRichard and Susan MilteerTheresa MishJames and Elizabeth MooreLinda MoserSusan MuenchSeth and Elizabeth NelsenLinda NetjesRichard and Joan NewmarkDavid and Billie NovyTimothy O’Connor and Charlene

GoemanJudy and Jim O’DonnellDarryle and Dawn OwensKatharine and Michael PelicanLori PetersonGary and Maureen PetrucciPeter and Carolyn PierceMarcus and Alicia PloegerNickolas and Judith PriadkaJane Prohaska and William

DonohueSarah and Doug PsickButch Rahn and Jill NeukamJon Reissner and Ann FerreiraLucas and Petra RiediJim and Suzy RiestererMary Robison and Karl Hillstrom

Scott and Lisa RollinDavid and Jaimi RomansEdwin and Jennifer RyanPaul and Pat SackettGeorgie and Jim SaumweberAndy SchmidtGeorge and Denise ShouseGerard and Vickie SkalaDale and Janice SmithKevin and Kristin SmithMichele and Tom SmithBenjamin Speakman and Sigrid

ReaHelga StambaughDoug and Susan StangPatricia StedmanNatalie StephensHeidi and Jacob SundquistPhilip Swenson and Roxanne

KrauseSean Switzer and Christa Brown-

SwitzerTimothy and Naomi TatarekCarolyn TaylorMark S. and Brenda J. TeatsLinnea and Barry TedlundAdam and Jenny ThomasStephen ThompsonWilliam and Deborah TomczykMegan and Andrew UllandMark and Julia UtzChandrasekhar ValavojuCorey and Connie Van RaalteAnne Weber-Smith and Steve

Smith*Therese Tennessen Weil and

Gordon WeilJoan WeisBenson and Mary WhitneyKevin B. and Kelly J. WillisLani Willis and Joel SpoonheimWendy Willson Legge and

Gordon E. LeggeGenevieve WillsonBrenda and Roy WirthJeff and Natalie WobbemaLaurie WoodWalter and Carol YeeJoseph and Pat YenkoskyRaina Young-McGowan and

George McGowan

$250–$499Adam and Shelley AbramsDeanne and Steven AdamsAndrey and Diana AfanasyerEmin and Britny AklikDominic and Brooke AlloccoKenneth and Michele Alwin

Sum and Jennifer AmburKate Anders and Andrew Will-

HolmbergAndrea and Geoffrey AndersonPeter Anderson and Ginny

MarvinQuentin and Mary AndersonRachel and Tim AndersonMichael Andresen and Katherine

MoerkeJoan AndrewSheri and Allan AngenJohn Apitz and Mary MagnusonDavid and Sarah ArndtsenRobert and Linda ArnoldElizabeth AstlefordGail Astleford and Elizabeth

SchleeMrs. Jane Z. AstlefordJoel Ayers and Barbara FossMarilyn and Richard BachRon and Kay BachJohn and Mary BachhuberKevin and Susan BachmannAndrew and Jennifer BaeseSandeep Bahadur and Shruti

JoshiSusan BaileyDaniel and Sara BakkenJessica Bakken-Kleven and

Nicholas KlevenKathleen and Corey BalfanzSusie and A.J. BalukoffJohn Baranick and Yvonne

Courtney-BaranickCarol BaresWalter and Jane BarryAnna and Jon BarsnessJeremy and Kate BarteltAdam and Tina BarylakNick and Karen BasilMichael and Janet BatesDebra and Scott BattenfeldRonald and Gay Lynn BaukolRick and Judy BawekTheresa Bayrer and Larry DiVitoAnna Belu and Bruce LemmonsVicki BelzVern and Anne BensonScott and Michele BentzJohn and Rita BergenDavid and Diane BerrienStacy Bettison and Stephen

SafranskiPattie BetzDale and Janet BeumerLindsay and Scott BeuningBruce and Arline BeutelMichelle and Jason Bilyeu

Steven and Debra BinderVernon and Sandra BingerLaura and Daniel BlackLauren and Joshua BlackWilliam BlackburnAdam Blaszkiewicz and Ewa

WysokinskaMary and Scott BlombergRussell and Suzanne BockstedtNancy and Tom BoettcherRachel and Kyle BohmanPaul and Susan BohnsackChristopher Bolin and Jonathon

DixonDaniel and Barbara BonsteelLoretti BordianoSusan Boren and Steve KingCarolyn and Thomas BorgenLowell and Walda BorgenMark and Marie BorgenDawn and Tim BorgstahlSara and James BornesWolfgang and Linda BossRobin Bosshart and JoDell

BendicksonMarie Bouley and Alan

CiesielczykJennifer BoweStacie and John BoyerRoger and Diane BrackElaine BrahmsCarrie and Tony BrandLinda BrandtLarry and Julie Anne BranscombTrista and Samuel BrauerRebecca Braun and Peter

GoepfrichTim and Claudia BraunEmily and Michael BreenSteve and Laura BrennanCharles and Alice BresnahanPeter and Katelyn BrewerJeffrey and Kelly BrighamLinda BrilesJessica Brindley and Robert

BrindleyNick and Karin BrinkhoffLisa and Chris BrooksBrian Brown and Liz GerlachLacey BrownWilliam and MaryAnn BrownNancy and Gary BrownPeter Brown and Anna LarssonDiane and Kristin BruderJohn and Christine BuboltzKerry Bundy and Joe

SchwartzbauerStacy and Gary BurnsJohn and Elisabeth Burrow

*Deceased

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Michael and Sharon BursteinEllen Butler and Greg HegdalJohn Butler and Sara RottundaDonna Byrne and Adiv ParadiseBritt CarlsonJoan and W. Hane CarlsonThomas and Marilyn CarmanKris Carpenter and Chris

VenningJennifer and Aaron CarrellMichael and Nancy CaseyMarcos and Kimberly CastroNathaniel and Alexandra CaucuttTereza Cervenka and Jim RisserGregg Chandler and Barbara

MundahlElizabeth and Richard

CharbonneauHeidi Chen and Thomas

KnickelbineLili and Sheldon ChesterPamela and Michael ChmielKyle and Lisa ChristensenHowie and Sheri ChristensonPatricia and LeRoy ChristoffersonChris and Caroline ChurchChristopher and Katharine ClarkLeonard and Sue ClarkChris ClaudeJeff and Susannah ClearThe Cliff FoundationLisa CochranKaren Cohen and Tamzen CohenWarren and Susanne CohenJohn and Kathy ColwellElisabeth Comeaux and Dan

DressenSheri White Commers and Paul

CommersMelinda, Patrick, Will, and Matt

ConnessTodd and Martha ConstantKari and Peter CookMarie CooperRex and Scott CooperRichard and Laura CopePat Corbett and Duane CartierJames and Barbara CorcoranMatthew and Jennifer CordsAshley and Douglas CornforthCharles and Nancy CornwellElizabeth CosgroveKenneth and Gwen CrabbJames and Roberta CraigConnie Crane and Doug RauschRobert and Lisa CreppsRobert Crone and Mary Cameron-

CroneStewart and Lesley CrosbyJohn and Eva CrossTim and Nancy CrothersTimothy CulpDeniz and Margarita CultuPaul and Kathleen CzerniakDavid and Laurie DahlDavid and Joanne DalbyCecilia DammeyerVeronica and Michael DammeyerJessica and Matthew D’AntonioAllison and Betty DarnellGwen Davey

Mark and Karen DavidEdward and Pamela D’AvignonBruce and Mary DavisEllis DavisRobert DavisNancy DayTamara Day and Pamela WicheSylvia De Long-Onak and Morgan

OnakBrian and Meaghan DeckerLucy and Robert DeMarsRobert and Jill DeMasterLouis and Gia DeMediciKen and Sarabeth deNeuiCharles M. Denny, Jr. and Carol E.

Denny FundMichael Dercks and Patty

WallwayJackie DesMarais-Finke and

Dusty FinkeSean and Brenda DevlinSteven and Linda DiasLinda and Bob DitmoreRobert and Sharon DoaneTeri and Mike DobosEleanor DolanMary and Kristian DolanKendra Donkers and Bryon

ThompsonTimothy and Barbara DonneganDavid and Sharon DordalNicole and Richard DorseyJohn and Alex DotyDavid and Tara DresslerKathleen and Bruce DrouillardKyle and Ronica DuffinKevin and Carrie DuncanSteven and Christine DwyerPaul and Katy EhlenCandace and Eric EhlerDavid and Mary EhmkeMarian and Leon EichtenKari and Brian EickhoffBehrnt and Sharon EidPeter Eisenberg and Mary CajacobGlen and Tina ElderLorraine EliasonLaura and Shane EllenburgKelly and Bradley ElvestadLaura and Robert EmersonKacia Engel and Troy FieselKimberly and Jeff EngelhardtDillon and Kyna EngelhartJason and Robin EngenJennifer and Todd EnglundJessica and Michael EppKenneth EpsteinDion and Robyn ErbesEdee and Hartley EricksonJessica and Adam EricksonLana and Andy EricksonSandra EricksonEric Estabrook and Lori WiitaKaren Failes-CoadTimothy and Brit FarleyBenjamin and Rebecca FieldSteve Fillbrandt and Maura

MurphyDenise FinstadAngela Fischer and Jill

Wachsberger

Carol FisherRobert and Linda FisherSteve and Susan FlackTalisyn Flagg and Randall

ThorsonLiz and Tom FlavinDonna and Paul FloydPaul and Donna FloydMichael and Dorothy FolleseElizabeth FosterJason and Rachael FountainJoseph FranciscoJudy Frandson and Michael

BonineJoan and Bill FrankLori FrankColleen and Kurt FreibergJosh and Colette FriedrichsPatti and Mark FriskeLeigh FritzAngie and Paul FrykmanChristine and Edward GageJenna and Susan GalazenMichael GallagherDennis and Kimberly GallenbergJodi and Tony GallupKaren Garvin and Jan BrundigeKristine and Joseph GaustadKimberly and Aaron GelperinLiz GerlachRichard and Cathleen GiertsenAlayne and Reed GilbertAbra and Scott GillmanMarcia Glick and Erik LindbergEhrhard and Bonnie GoebelDale and Ellen GoettschSteven and Bonnie GoldsmithBen and Heather GoodwinMichael and Elizabeth GormanRob and Jenn GraffTodd and Jennifer GrahamGary and Nancy GrammensAlan and Ginny GrantLance GreenHeidi and Seth GreenwaldtMichelle and Jason GreyNathan and Melissa GriffinSarah GriffithsMark N. and Keralyn K. GroffKaty GronewoldPatrick GruberKaren Gruetzmacher and Lynn

MarkunMargaret H. GruverElizabeth and Nathan GrzybekAmy and Julie GudmestadAlex GuentherJessica and Derek GundersonKyle Gustafson and Betty

Wetherell GustafsonKyle and Angela GustafsonPaul and Kate HabeggerKurt and Regina HaeflingerMark and Cynthia HaertzenGlenn S. Haller, M.D.Pat and John HalloranLisa HankinsCharlotte Hanley-Jacobson and

Paul JacobsonRandy and Becky HannaNathan and Rachel Hanson

Johanna HanssenChris and Ashleigh HarderSteven HarmerKelly HarrisJoseph and Ashley HaslingLarry and Ann HastingsJason and Sue HausHawn Family Fund of The

Minneapolis FoundationTony Hayden and Monica NusserPaige Hays and Brian HilstromChrista and Ryan HeadKeith and Beth HeatonHeidi and David HegenbarthDavid and Barbara HegewaldJo Ann and Christian HeinrichHarold and Katrina HeinzeShannon and Steve HeinzelmanDonald Helgeson and Sue

ShepardStefan and Lonnie HelgesonLaurel and Thomas HendricksonLeeAnn HendricksonJohn Hering and Matt VonkPeter and Georgene HerlofskyBrent and Erin HermanKathryn and James HermanThomas and Liz HeywoodKaren and John HickJeff and Diane HigginsRichard and Carrie HigginsSean Higgins and Sarah WingeJulie and Dane HinikerDick Hjelseth and Sarah

SchumacherKara and Patrick HobartShirley and Scott HoenshellCory and Martha HoeppnerBecky and Darwin HoferGregory and Nancy HoffmannLisa and Anton HohensteinDallas and Rosemary HolmMorgan and Susan HoltStanley and Jane HooperJoan and Paul HooverMichael and Elizabeth

HopfenspirgerSarah Houle and Ben FindleyCourtney and Kevin HubersTom and Regina HudsonWorth HudspethHeather HulbertMary M. HurlockerElisha Huse and Nichole CarlsonBob and Jennifer HusseyBruce and Terry HutchinsDavid and Kathleen IngrahamRex and Monica IngramAmy Irvin and Peter McCloudSachin and Alyssa IsaacsTroy and Jenna IversonRaymond and Judy JacksonLucia and Erik JanssenWarren and Barbara JeffersMichael Jendrysik and Melissa

GagnerRalph Jenson and Catherine

Wolfe-JensonBradley and Amanda JewellGary Johnson and Megan

Johnson

*Deceased

Jim and Nancy JohnsonKathleen and Christopher

JohnsonKyle and Amanda JohnsonMarty and Hilary JohnsonMatthew Johnson and Leslie

ThomasMegan Johnson and Gary

JohnsonPaul Johnson and Jane HoganRenee and Jeff JohnsonRichard and Bonnie JohnsonRichard Johnson and Mary

Kalish-JohnsonRyan and Dawn JohnsonShelby and Tate JohnsonSheryl JohnsonHeather Johnston and Jason KochKirstin and Jacob JonesMichael and Abby JonesJeff and Suzanne JonesAmy and Jeff JorgensonMelissa and Charlie JudgeSue and Dick JustmanDaniel and Lori KadrlikKim KaliszewskiTamara and Kevin KampfeStuart KanePeter and Marion KarhatsuMarc and Jennifer KarosErin and Jared KaryAndrew and Virginia KassCasey Kaup Jenness and Kyle

JennessCheryl Kedrowski and Victor

BarocasDaniel and Dana KeeleyAndrew and Cisa KellerJulia Kelley and Charles SharrattKaty Kelly and Sam LucidoDebra and Taylor KendallDaniel KennedyFaye KenneyWill and Linda KennyThomas and Anna KieselbachAndrea and Raymond KimSunghoon and Melissa KimRyan and Katherine KingWilliam KingBradley and Berkis KirscherJames and Patricia KirshbaumCarlton KittlesonCynthia and Greg KlausEileen and Steven KlemmBrad and Catherine KlineJosh and Jackie Kline

Pamela Klossner and Alison Miller

Anne and Warren KnappSteve and Barbara KnappRobert and Michelle KnightJohn Knoedler and Maureen

KaneJoseph and Nancy KnollenbergClare and Charles KochAgnes and Bryan KoehnSarah Kogut and Harold AdamsMary KolderieTed and Marjorie KolderieRichard and Susan KopherDavid and Ann KoppeDavid KorusSherri and Dale KowalskiNathan and Allison KralTony and Bev KrallMatt Kramer and Katie Barrett

KramerKerstin KrautbauerDane and Dana KringstadNathan and Elizabeth KroDan KroyerDavid and Shari KruegerCurtis KrugerBarbara and Bruce KrupnickWilliam and Diane KuhlmannKaryn Kujawa and Peg ZurfluhRobert KulzerJoyce Kumma and Esther

AbramsonDavid and Wendy KunzGregory and Lisa KuppShelley Kurzeka-Jung and Tom

JungJonathan LaceyRyan and Gretchen LakeKirsten and Jerry LaksoGwyn LangTom and Virginia LangShannon and Justin LangenfeldMary and Brian LaPlantSusan LarkinAnne Larsen SimonsonAnne and Andy LarsonPamela and Brian LarsonLori LauberThomas and Sara LaughlinCara Lavery and Anne FerchJosh LeDon and Joann LeavenworthBetsy Lee DuncanJoshua and Annetta LeeMary LeeNancy and Kelly LeePeter Lee and Wenlan ChengWilliam and Sharol Lehnertz

Erica Lehnhoff and Ray AttridgeNancy Leitch and Paul

AmundsonVanda LennonDavid and Mary Jo LenzenLaura LeonhardtNicole Letawsky Shultz and

Joseph ShultzDave and Barb LeveilleRob and Liz LichnerBruce and Mary Kay LickKatie and Steve LindRandall Lindberg and Grace LiMaryAnn and Drew LippayM. Rebecca Loader and Michael

RitchieNancy and Thomas LoeschSarah and Philip LombardiRachel London-Nyhus and Sean

NyhusMatthew and Jennifer LorenzRobert and Rochelle LortonFrank LucchesiThad and Melinda LudwiczakAndrew and Amy MaasMichael and Gayle MacBrideBob and Pam MacDonaldW. Duncan & Nivin MacMillan

FoundationWendy Madden and Jess MingoValerie and Zachary MagnusonJude and Samanthi

MallawaaratchyGregg Marg and Sue SteckSusan and David MarshChandra and Lee MarshallTara Matthews Lafferty and Paul

LaffertyRick and Jennifer MattoxJonathan and Sarah MattsonShannon MattsonDan MatzdorffMatthew and Sandra McCarthyAja McCullough Beers and Eric

BeersDena McDonald-Watschke and

Dennis McDonaldPaul and Lynne McDonoughMonica and Matt McGuirePaul McGuireRoy McIntyreRuth and Iain McIntyreJason and Theresa McKaneDiane McLaughlinGrant and Ame McRandallChad and Robin MeadDeb Melchert and Rich

GrundmanMichael and Linda Merchant

Jean MerryElizabeth and Summer MetzenByron and Beverly MeyerJim and Judy MeyerMelody and Keith MichaelsMiranda and Ryan MiestMark and Sara MiglioriKristina MileyElizabeth and Paul MillerGary and Joyce MillerHeidi and Dan PaltzerLinda MillerRobert and Carrie MillerLynne MillsJames MingusMinnesota Zoo Foundation Fund

of The Saint Paul FoundationAmy and Raymond MitchellElizabeth and Josh MitchellRaymond and Amy MitchellRobert and Lucy MitchellDaniel Moen and Diane BastyrDale and Carol MolbackJames and Carol MollerDeborah and Michael MonascoLynn and Daniel MontgomeryBecky and Chris MoodyMichelle and Derek MoorePatrick and Kristina MooreGary Morgan and Pam LanningWilliam H. MorganKelly Moritz and Chad MartinJeanette and John MorrisonEdgar and Elizabeth MorsmanVincent and Susan MueheJack and Char MuellerKen and Patty MulcahyMichael and Karen MulleryWilliam and Chouhei MullinMarde and Crystal MunkbergHazzen and Amanda MuñozMary M. MurphyJames MurphyKatherine MurphyRay and Melissa MurrayMeadow Muska and Bridget DoakPeter and Karla MyersPatty and Dale NachmanPatrice Nadeau and Stephen

TrudeauKimberly and Matthew Naruko-

StewartBrandon and Karen NathanMontian and Mara NatrakulChristine and James NaylorDennis G. Nelson and Barbara A.

Franta Family FundDennis Nelson and Barb FrantaDiane Nelson

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Ed and Susie NelsonJames Nelson and Nancy BallsrudJordan and Brad NelsonLarissa Nelson and Jeanette

ThomasNicole NelsonChristie and Win NeugerJason and Hallie NeuhausEric and Jennifer NewmanJanet NicolGregory and Suzanne NiemiGerald Brown and Jane Nolting-

BrownScott and Victoria NordeenJohn OakesMegan O’Brien and Douglas TiedeMary O’Conor Dowd and James

DowdJames and Sonja OdlandGeorge O’GaraBrian and Katrina OhsBethany and Kevin OlanderKathleen OlonaMichael and Nancy O’LoughlinAmy L. OlsenDenise Olsen and Michaela

OhmanClark and Marilyn OlsonKevin and Dana OlsonJeremy and Rachel OlsonMichelle Olson and Douglas

LemonMike Olson and Angela FaulknerJohn and Heather OlufsonDee and Brian O’MalleyKevin and Sandra OndracekAhmad and Ruth OrandiSharon OrthLaRaye OsborneBrian and Michelle OssRobbie and Kimberly OstlundJason and Kelly OttoNeil and Sarah OxendalePaul and Ann PalmerBetty and Leonard PankuchAndrew PannJoel and Kimberly PapGregg ParmentierJoseph B. and Dardra

PawlikowskiJames PayneStephen and Cheryl PearsonRichard and Mary Ann Pedtke

Charitable FoundationBrenda and Dan PeickAndrea and Rick PelletierDebra Perry and Lou RiebeKevin and Elizabeth PetersMatthew and Bethany PetersRonald PetersonSusan and Roland PetersonSteven and Amy PfarrCally and Greg PickerAndrew and Susan PieperTad and Cindy PiperAlicia and Louis PlevellMichael and Jessica PocrnichMelissa and Larye PohlmanJames and Verle PolglaseRyan and Andrea PoppingaLindsey and Steve Port

Vanessa and Marc PostJohn and Michele PottsClare PouloseAngela and Cynthia PrangeMichael Praska and Teresa FoxMartina PriadkaMark and Julie PriceJacqueline PrinceRandall Propp and Randy NelsonCrystal and Clint PulkLaurie PumperAl and Paula PutirskisRichard and Lois QuinnShawn and Chelsea RadkeTraci Rasmussen-Myers and Kelly

MyersValery and Daniel RawayDustin Reed and Heather DoddsMichael and Margaret ReierHeather Rein and Patrick HynesRalph and Sharyl ReinheimerDaniel Reiva and Beverly WolfeMatthew Rench and Charmaine

LeeRyan and Amanda RengoMatthew and Marketa ResongShannon Rhatigan and

Christopher OlsenKevin and Nancy RheinKathy Rice and Chuck StrinzChristopher Richards and Terrie

BuntingNikolas and Nicole RichardsDonald and Dorothy RichardsonJerilyn and Tim RiefTimothy and Carol RisdalKaren and Douglas RitsemaKelly and Rocky RobbertWill Robbins and Melissa HolmJeff and Mary Jo RobergDavid and Suzy RobertsonJohn RobertsonPatty and James RobinsonMeghan and Jeff RodgersScott and Caron RodmanRobert Roediger and Cheryl

Nelson RoedigerKatie and Troy RoffJoAnn Rogers and Larry WadellJoanne and Jonathan RogoffRichard Rogozinski and Diane

TorreyDian and John RomeroSheri Rosen and Jeremie KassNicole and Tyler RosenlundMichael Rosow and Mona

Peterson RosowClaire and Scott RossJeffrey and Alexandra RossBrent and Lisa RothgebCory and Jennifer RubinBill and Mary RudnickiCharles and Priscilla RuempingChris and Stephanie RuggSuzanne and Mark RunkelVicki RunquistLogan and Kate RunyanTricia and Thomas RyanTamara Sadlo and Lawrence

MikeshTyler and Kate Sahnow

James and Andrea SakaraPauline and Norris SambCathy SampsonNancy SandNick and Maribeth SandagerAsitha and Natasha SandanayakeMary Kay and Orville SauterSandra ScherbMichael and Ron SchererCynthia ScherzerJennifer and Blake SchmidtLuree Schneider and Leon HsuWilliam and Darlene SchneiderGary R. Schoener and V.

Katherine GrayMatthew and Kelly SchremppKirby and Juanita SchuelerDennis and Pamela SchulstadChristopher and Kris Ann

SchultzGreg Schuur and Bee WeeJessica and Kevin SchwartzMary and Chris SchwartzKevin and Elizabeth

SchwarzbauerMichael and Lisa SchwieMelissa and Travis ScolesLynelle and Tom ScullardTodd Sebahar and Cassandra

StacySarah and John SegerStephen and Mary Beth SeidlitzAnah and Paul SellersMark and Suzanne SennPaul and Susan SeversonScott and Theresa SeysSteve and Mey ShadwickKatherine ShannonThomas and Margaret ShannonJames and Jean SharerRenate SharpRyan Shirk and Sara BuechmannJanet and David SimpsonCatherine and Dave SmisekJames and Joanne SmithMary Beth and Rexford SmithMatthew and Margaret SmithAlex and Ann SneidersKim and Jacob SobaszkiewiczMark and Nicole SolheidAlyssa Sommer Larson and Ed

LarsonPam Sordet and Scott NelsonMartin and Mickey SouhradaDiane and David SpanglerDarlene and Len SpiegelbergDoug and Julie SplittstoesserCraig and Alina SprowlsTrent and Diana SpurgeonDan and Jacqueline St. OngeMichele and Brian SteglichJohn and Tamara SternScott and Lynne StevensNancy and Denis StoddardRobert Story and Ashley WencelJohn and Marcia StoutRobert and Judith StraubMark and Joan StrobelDoris StrongMartin and Erin Stuart

John Sullivan and Susan Kaufman

Amy and John SuttonRandy SwansonMichael and Nina SweeneyJanice and Bruce SwensonThe Alfred E. and Margaret

I.Syring FundJohn and Linda TantzenSaul TaylorVelma TeichroewAnn and Matthew TerryWendy and Ken TheisKim ThomasDouglas TiedeThe Tise FamilyShawn and Brooke ToewsPatrick and Sandra TokachKaren and James Touchi-PetersBryan and Mary TrandemJon and Donna TremmelJeanne Trone and Joe RuizDavid and Karen TsurusakiThomas and Virginia TurbaCheryl and Kelli TurcotteMarietta and Jay TurnerPaul and Carissa TylerFaye UlrichCharlotte Van der HaeghenJoseph and Karen VandermarkSherry VanDuyn Parker and Tim

ParkerJudith VecereJames and Katherine VetterJames and Cheryl VieraTeresa and Sven VikDavid VogtCarla and David WagnerThomas and Rose WahlJason and Kristi WahlmanMelanie and Charlie WahlquistNatalie and Chris WalkerKenneth and Jennifer WallsDavid and Nancy WarnerEugenia A. WayTerrae and Jack WeathermanRyan and Katie WeberTerry and Jodie WehlingSusan WeingardenDiana and William P. WellerChristopher and Jennifer WellsMelissa and John WendlandPete and Sara WenstadGary and Mary WernersbachLeann West and Brett SchneiderCynthia West-Gramith and

Rebekah WestChelsea and Bray WheelerJohn and Julie WhelanMalinda and Jason WhiteMarya M. WhitePatrick and Katie White Susan White-Jarzyna and David

JarzynaDave and Karin WickerKarin WickerThomas and Lynn WieczorekChad and Kyle WieskusEric and Jodi WigginLeah and Seth WigleyKil Choe and Erik Wikstrom

*Deceased

Dana Wilde and Richard SauererPriscilla and Bruce WilfahrtCharles WillcoxAnnette and Larry WilliamsJames and Barbara WillisJoe and Selma WitcherMichael and Michelle WoodPaul and Nancy WoodSharon L. WoodAndrew and Delilah WorcesterDavid Wren and Juliana Daklin-

WrenRick WrenMorgan and Jessica WrightRon and Malini WrightDean and Bambi WuebkerDorothy A. WulfMichael and Susie WuollettKristian and Nicola WyrobekElizabeth and David YorekGordon YoungPeter and Susanna YoungRobert and Lorene YoungquistNatalie and Jason YskerTim and Cynthia ZabillaChristine ZaniHelen and Michael ZauhaSteven and Susan ZupferAmy and Jeremy Zwart

Circle of Life SocietyAnonymous (3)Dennis P. AlbrechtMarilyn C. Benson*Debbie J. BiddickKimberly J. BowmanDr. Ivy Hill CelenderLeona M. Clark EstateRobert and Sandy ClaussenEllie and Tom* CrosbyKenneth and Linda CutlerKen DarlingArline B. Dimond TrustJennifer L. Engh*Edith ErnstSusan ErtlHarold D. and Mary Ann FeldmanRodney H. ForristallKathryn and James GreenSheldon I. Greenberg*Margaret H. Gruver*Donald H. Hageman and Ruth A.

Hageman TrustRae Nan HarmonRoberta W. HedgeJoyce L. HuffKaren HumberBruce E. and Terry L. HutchinsThe Estate of Kay KampsChris and Stephanie Kohler

Mary L. KolderiePat KoorsDebra LudwikowskiEric and Christine MartickDick and Joyce H. McFarlandMary Ann McNeil and David

HigginsSusan Morisato and Tom RemecWallace and JoAnn NiklausPaul F. OlsonKarl-Thomas Opem*Phyllis S. Poehler*Helen Pohl*Laurie PumperThe Estate of Dr. R. H. ReimerEllis B. Rittmaster*Alison E. RobertsBecki A. SanfordMendon F. Schutt Family Fund of

The Minneapolis FoundationThe Living Trust of Sue SchwartzJane J. SparksStephanie SykesEstate of Margaret M. TheisenChristopher and Jeralyn ThelenJohn E. Tilton TrustMaude A. Trask FundHugh A. TyndallCaroline Vernon and Bruce

HolcombDonald Weesner Charitable TrustKarel M. WeigelEstate of George WeissJoseph and Pat YenkoskySteven J. Zellmer Estate

Endowment FundsCandace Beaulieu Memorial

Endowment FundBradley C. Boardman Memorial

Endowment FundMatthew James Boenigk Memorial

Endowment FundGeneral Endowment FundBernard and Fern Granum Exhibit

Endowment FundSheldon I. Greenberg Endowment

FundEric Edwin Hayes Memorial

Endowment FundJones Family Zoomobile

Endowment FundKay L. Kamps Endowment FundWilliam David Romans Memorial

Endowment FundVolunteer Endowment Fund

Corporations, Organizations and Government

$100,000+Margaret A. Cargill FoundationFlint Hills ResourcesTarget

$50,000–$99,999Think Mutual BankWells Fargo Foundation

Minnesota and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota

Wings Financial FCU

$20,000–$49,999Ameriprise Financial, Inc.Cargill Inc.Ecolab Inc. and Ecolab FoundationEmerson Process Management–

Rosemount Inc.General Mills FoundationHormel Foods CorporationLand O’Lakes FoundationMedtronic Philanthropy through

Medtronic FoundationMOM BrandsService Systems AssociatesShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux

CommunityThe Valspar Foundation

$10,000–$19,9993M Company and 3M FoundationAveda CorporationBanfield Pet HospitalDelta Air Lines, Inc.Henry Doorly ZooMacy’sMinnesota Pork Producers

AssociationThe Pentair FoundationPoint Defiance Zoo & AquariumSacramento Zoological SocietyTravelers FoundationU.S. Bancorp FoundationUnion Pacific Foundation

$5,000–$9,999Best Buy Co., Inc.Chuck & Don’s Pet Food OutletConnecticut Zoological SocietyConstruction Cost ConsultantsDakota Electric AssociationDougherty & Company LLCErnst & Young LLPH.B. Fuller Company FoundationJackson Zoological ParkKPMG LLP

Mayo ClinicMinneapolis Portfolio

Management GroupMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyMortenson ConstructionNashville ZooPCL Construction ServicesRobins, Kaplan LLPSecurian FoundationSedgwick County Zoological

SocietyVirginia ZooWinthrop & Weinstine

$2,500–$4,999Associated BankFriends of the Baton Rouge ZooCleveland Metroparks ZooThe Dorsey & Whitney

FoundationFort Wayne Zoological SocietyGeneral Mills FoundationHubbard Broadcasting FoundationKohl’sThe Margaret Rivers FundMesserli & Kramer, P.A.Minnesota Timberwolves

FastBreak FoundationOklahoma Zoological SocietyOregon ZooPiper Jaffray CompaniesPotawatomi Zoological SocietySan Francisco Zoological SocietySit Investment Associates

FoundationStinson Leonard Street LLPTennant FoundationTulsa ZooUnitedHealth Group

$1,000–$2,499Brandywine ZooChaffee Zoological Gardens of

FresnoCRAVECummings Sales CompanyDakota ZooSaint Louis Zoo– University of

Missouri “Mizzou Tigers for Tigers”

Minnesota Herpetological SocietyNew England AquariumTopeka ZooSouth Florida Chapter AAZKKowalski’s MarketsArizona Zoological Society/

Phoenix ZooBlank Park ZooHonolulu ZooLittle Rock ZooTwin Cities Chapter of Financial

Executives International

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Gifts in Kind3M FoundationJeff AchenAnoka EquineMr. Louis B. Asher and Ms. Lisa

WersalAveda CorporationBlack Retail: A Brand AgencyBluepearl Veterinary PartnersCargill Inc.CRAVEDaily Printing, Inc.Dale StudiosDamon Farber AssociatesDavid’s PhotographyChad and Maggie DaytonDelta Air Lines, Inc.Edina Family ChiropracticEvent Lab, LLCSharon and Chester Ellingson, IIIGreen Point Nurseries, Inc.Handcrafted Portraits & Sea Glass

Fine Art PhotographyHustai Nuruu National ParkToni and Joe HansmeyerImagine ITRay and Susan JohnsonJon Charles SalonRoss E. Kramer, Messerli & KramerLancer CateringGreg and Victoria LangerMelanie Jane LehnenJessica MadoleMail Handling ServicesMarin Restaurant & BarPeter Maritz and Charlene JundtMill City NightsMinnesota Timberwolves

FastBreak FoundationMorrie’s Automotive GroupNew Scenic CaféOla PropertiesDr. Dennis K. OliveroPlaya VivaPool and Yacht ClubREISpectacle Shoppe, Inc.The Toro Giving ProgramTwin Cities Toyota DealersVisions, Inc.Wells FargoWilderness InquiryZ Wines USA

Memorial and Honorary Gifts

Gifts of HonorOmar AnsariNejla AzimaWendy BachMatthias BaeseRobert A. BassGraham A. BevelNoah and Alex BlaisdellPatty BraungerConnie BrazielAnders BrentBritaBob and Kelli BrownRichard and Charlotte BurattoBlythe BurrowAnnette CarlsonChris, Kris, Amelie, and Sophia

CarpenterFor our children Madeline,

Anderson and Carter CastroClara, Levi and Grace DawsonMarie DeanKaren DeBoerLiz DengateMary DetlieMy beautiful granddaughters

Amberlee and Isabella DufortEmma and OllieSusan E. ErtlZach FeinbergGwenyth FischerDylan FryerStephanie FullerDrea and Maya GonzalezRaymond GritcheAlissa GroffOur nine grandchildren James R. GuerinoAndrew HaertzenLuke HamelTara R. HarrisThe Hawaiian Monk SealsKen HawemannJosh HeinrichKenneth Henningsen, Minnesota

Zoo Friday VolunteerThe Hornsten FamilyNatalie HudsonMax and Sam HughesMy mother, Eileen HusseyDefenders of wildlife Priyanka and

Ayannah IsaacsJack and CrosbyPaul A. JaebRio Julio-WatsonMy amazing kids

Ariel KlugmanKaren Knott and Soni Olson’s first

anniversaryCurtis KrugerAleksandra KuppJulie M. Lanz-GonsoskiBrayden LarsonLouie, Dewey, and CoalPeter E. Maritz & Charlene JundtMatthew and MilesBlaise and Ronan McDonellRiley and Kellen MingoMinnesota Zoological Garden, in

honor of all the Zoo has doneMichelle MooreMoxy the DogEmma NelsonJared NessNikko the Snow MonkeyOlivia and Hudson who love

coming to the Zoo!My daughter, Amy L. OlsenCarly Jo OlsonBill OlthoffPaisley and ChaseDonna M. PalmquistHeidi PaltzerDaniel J. PetersonZachary J. PrillCharlotte PulkMallory ReamShannon RhatiganManuel E. RodriguzMy amazing little girl, Charlotte

RudlongBecki A. SanfordMegan, Greta, and Violet SiebenAaron SinaikinDale L. SmithRyan SpanglerRebecca J. StinsonLucky SwaggertTigers and TigressVeronica TonnellTuta the black rhino Aggie “Nana” UnzeTracy Van SteenburghMcKenna WeberKevin B. WillisLani Willis

Gifts of MemoryMax and Ruby AddisJamie Anderson, in support of the

Music in the Zoo programMichael J. AndersonEdward AugustusCandace E. BeaulieuGeorge Bell

Heidi BiewaldMatthew J. BoenigkReynold C. BorgmanScott CarverBradley Cayan-BoardmanKenneth CignaMy dad, Hilliard ComeauxJim DownsRaymond J. ErtlJoe Fay NeubertFrieda the CatFlorence and Frank FullerDiane M. FuscoStuart E. GaleMicki Gamer, who loved the ZooBill GibbsMitzie HaarAnne S. HatchLarry HazelHo’onani ‘ohana Brandon JarboeJames M. JordanCharles KaufholdJoseph R. LanttoOrange MarmadukeMaverick “Bubba”Paul R. NielsenJoyce OlsonPamela Olson-CrusePapa BearRaphael QuinnBailey RodebergWilliam David RomansRebekah SchaffertMike SchumacherRachael K. SchumacherCraig SeaburgErnie SinkfieldMarvin Sinykin, loving husband

and fatherCharles M. SlocumBarbara SovellBill SprattlerHarold S. StreaterLouise and Jim StreaterMy wonderful Tucker and Oz Barb and Helen TrombleyMy father, Madhanachary

ValavojuRene Van der HaeghenDanielle Velinek

FINANCIALSminnesota zoological garden

Statement of Revenue and Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015, Unaudited

RevenueEarned Revenue ...........................................$13,882,851State Appropriation ........................................ 6,935,000Legacy Appropriation ................................... 1,750,000State LCCMR Appropriations .......................380,000Federal Grant .............................................................. 7,968Contributions ......................................................2,277,323 TOTAL $25,233,142

ExpensesSalaries and Benefits .................................$14,962,887Supplies and Materials .................................. 1,593,950Utilities ..................................................................1,586,457Purchased Services ..........................................2,195,836Other ......................................................................1,569,184 TOTAL $21,908,314

Capital Disbursements Funded from OperationsNew Generator Lease Purchase .................. $210,312Equipment Purchases ....................................... 418,730Equipment Lease Purchase ............................ 106,070Building Improvements ..................................... 69,004

TOTAL $804,116

Legacy Expenses $1,508,754

TOTAL Operating Expenses $24,221,184and Capital Funded fromOperations

Net Cash $1,011,958

Fund Balance June 30, 2014 $2,193,442

Fund Balance June 30, 2015 $3,205,400

Federal Grant

LCCMRContributedRevenue

LegacyAppropriation

g y

StateAppropriation

EarnedRevenue$13,882,851 55%

$1,750,000 6.9%

$2,277,323 9%

$6,935,000 27.5%

$7,968 less than 1%

$380,000 1.5%

Capital Fundedfrom Operations

ppFinance andAdministration

Education

Guest Services, Salesand Marketing

, Animalsand Conservation

Physical Facilities $6,817,781 28%

$2,799,030 12%

3,124,953 13%

$3,525,814 15%

$7,149,490 30%

$804,116 3%

revenue

expenses

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FINANCIALSminnesota zoo foundation

Statement of Revenue and Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015, Audited

RevenueIndividuals ....................................................... $1,673,577 Corporations ...................................................... 1,214,662 Foundations ........................................................1,075,672 Government and Groups................................ 173,962 Events, net of direct benefit ........................... 598,838 Other ......................................................................... 118,866 TOTAL $4,855,577

ExpensesGrants to the Zoo* ....................................... $3,579,903 Other Grants ......................................................... 271,687 Program Expenses ............................................. 273,575 General Operations ....................................... 1,094,010 TOTAL $5,219,175

Net Expense Over Revenue ** ($363,598)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $4,587,171

Net Assets, End of Year $4,223,573

* Includes in-kind contributions and capital grants.

** The Foundation has accumulated net assets in prior years due to the recognition of multi-year pledges. These net assets are used in the years that pledge payments are received and expended for grants, program expenses, and operations.

Other

Events

Government and Groups

Foundations

Corporations

Individuals$1,673,577 35%

$598,838 12%

$173,962 4%

$1,075,672 22%

$118,866 2%

$1,214,662 25%

GeneralOperations

ProgramExpenses

g

OtherGrants

Grants to the Zoo$3,579,903 69%

$273,575 5%

$1,094,010 21%

$271,687 5%

revenue

expenses

chairSamantha Capen Muldoon

vice chairJohn Geisler

treasurerPaul Runice

secretaryChet Ellingson

membersBritt CarlsonGrace ChouJanis ClayChad Dayton Eric GallerBlake GramsEd HeffernanDanielle JohnsonSusan JohnsonJoe KalkmanKaty Marvin KirchnerTom LindellDana Lindsay Rob MarlotteJim MayerGreg MillerMary MorrisonMark MortensonTimothy MulcahyMatt PierreJoe RavensPaul ReppenhagenDavid RomansDavid SchmidtBeth SimermeyerAndrew Zarras

chairPeter Maritz

vice chairRichard S. Vogel

membersCynthia A. Arnold

Laura BordelonWillis E. Branning

Robert BurchAl Cady

Carmen Campbell Eleanor R. CrosbyAimee D. Dayhoff

Mike ErlandsonPaul Jaeb

Leigh JohnsonChuck Koosmann

Julie KunkelGregory S. LeaDavid Leveille

Lori MarcoJustin McNeilus

Sarah PsickHeather ReinJodi StandkeDoug Stang

Marshall StantonMark Utz

Frank Weidner

2016FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2016ZOO BOARD

OF TRUSTEES

James R. CampbellEdward N. DaytonRoss E. KramerMichael M. Parish

HONORARYTRUSTEES

Minnesota Zoo13000 Zoo BoulevardApple Valley, MN 55124952.431.9200mnzoo.org

2015 ANNUAL REPORT PRODUCTION

editorMelissa Parker Lindsay

graphic designKim Quam

photographersBob ColeChet EllingsonChris ForslinScott RoemhildtDarcy Sime