Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report 2014

To the friends and supporters of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Cleveland Zoological Society:

The Circle of Wildlife is not only the name of the newest area of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, but also the theme for much of 2014. Debuting in May, theCircle of Wildlife Carousel and Nature Discovery Ridge enchanted visitors and encouraged families to sit down, relax and get into nature. These experiences will inspire memories for generations to come.

Each of the Zoo and Zoo Society’s successes is made possible by the generous contributions of donors like you. The Zoo and Zoo Society enjoy a thriving public/private partnership, and we are delighted to support the excellent work of the Zoo’s Executive Director, Chris Kuhar, Ph.D., and his team of dedicated professionals. We thank you for helping to strengthen the Zoo as a leading Northeast Ohio conservation agency and provider of informal science learning.

The Zoo and Zoo Society welcome more than one million visitors each year to enjoy a range of programs and events that entertain, educate and engage. Some guests come to watch the animals; some to explore the lovely gardens; and some to participate in classes and tours. From the thousands of school children who access the Zoo through funding provided by the Zoo Education and Workforce Development initiative to the 42,000 member households who come to the Zoo 363 days a year, the Zoo is a welcoming, natural setting for creating lifelong family memories.

We are pleased to present highlights of 2014. Each and every one of the exciting improvements, events and attractions here at the Zoo is crafted to enhance our mission — connecting people with wildlife.

We invite you to visit often to learn more.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth T. Fowler James L. Francis Executive Director President, Board of Trustees Cleveland Zoological Society Cleveland Zoological Society

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 3 We create compelling experiences that connect people with wildlife and inspire personal responsibility for preserving the natural world.

The Zoo Society is fortunate to enjoy the trust of generous donors who contribute not only to our annual giving programs but also to special projects. In 2014 these special gifts supported the purchase of a new engine for the Boomerang Line railroad in Australian Adventure, a free Saturday courtesy of the Cleveland Foundation’s anniversary celebration year, and opportunities to engage with conservation partners at lectures, dinners, brown- bag lunches and receptions.

ZooFutures, the Zoo Society’s planned giving fund, was established by the Board of Trustees in 1998 to provide consistent, stable funding for wildlife conservation initiatives and other mission-critical work not covered by the baseline operating budget. Thanks to new contributions from donors and to effective investment management, the ZooFutures fund has grown to $3.3 million dollars and generates $150,000 in spendable income each year. This annual distribution, combined with an additional $100,000 Board-designated contribution, funds long-term conservation programs, competitively awards In 2014, the Zoo Society hosted a wide range of opportunities for “seed grants” for emerging conservation professionals and members and donors: supports projects on Zoo grounds.

»» Member Mornings provided early access to the newly opened All of these events, projects and opportunities would not be Circle of Wildlife Carousel and Nature Discovery Ridge; possible without the generous support of our members and donors. Thank you. »» ZooKeepers’ Circle tours brought VIP members up-close and personal with the Zoo’s expert staff and the animals;

»» ZippityZooDoo and Twilight at the Zoo welcomed guests for special evenings of dinner, music and dancing; and

»» The David Steffee Address in Veterinary Medicine featured a lively panel discussion moderated by Dan Moulthrop, CEO of the City Club of Cleveland and featuring Zoo staff Chris Kuhar, Kristen Lukas and Mandi Schook.

4 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report My wife and I have been Zoo members for over 25 years. We enjoy the Zoo and all it offers to educate people about the various animals. It is a great place to visit.

Robert Stilwell(via Facebook)

Having grown up in Cleveland, I have been going to the Zoo for over 50 years and believe we have one of the best zoos in the nation. My husband and I LOVE attending Twilight at the Zoo, especially as VIP patrons, to show our support for the continuous improvements in habitats, animal enrichment and public education that we see.

Denise Ann Hatala Circle of Wildlife Carousel & Nature Discovery Ridge and Stillwater Place

The Zoo Society’s signature fundraising initiative of 2014, the Circle of Wildlife campaign, raised nearly $3,000,000 to help bring new life to the heart of the Zoo with the creation of the Carousel & Nature Discovery Ridge and Stillwater Place event center. Additionally, the success of the campaign allowed the Zoo to jump-start updates for the giraffe deck and to develop a new hay storage facility.

Artisans at Carousel Works in Mansfield, Ohio hand-carved the 64 wildlife figures and two ADA-accessible chariots featured on the Carousel. Intended for children under the age of 10, Nature Discovery Ridge encourages tiny Zoo-goers to get back into nature. Stillwater Place, scheduled to open in June 2015, will greatly expand the Zoo’s prime rentable space and will help raise the Zoo’s regional profile by hosting social and corporate events in a state-of-the-art facility.

Other highlights of the campaign included the conservation and installation of 20 terra-cotta bird tiles by noted artist Viktor Schreckengost on the Carousel pavilion and Stillwater Place, and the completion of all three elements of theCircle of Wildlife in record time, less than 30 months from start to finish and with minimal fundraising costs.

We’ve been fans of the Zoo for a long time, starting with dates there in our early years and taking our children and family members to the zoo for birthdays and other big family events. We naturally wanted to give back, and started as ‘Gorilla Givers’ decades ago, and giving ‘adopted animals’ as special gifts to our sons. We were pleased to support special projects — Australian Adventure, the veterinary hospital, African Elephant Crossing, and most recently the Circle of Wildlife. What’s important to us is knowing that our donations are well used, growing and sustaining the zoo as a matchless community asset.

Doug & Karen Cooper

6 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report ClevelandZooSociety.org I 7 Zoo Education and Workforce Development

The Zoo and Zoo Society have a unique role to play in Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Education Award, introducing students to inquiry-based science that captures which recognizes outstanding achievement in educational imaginations, encourages scientific exploration and helps program design. The Zoo earned the award based on the remove barriers to the pursuit of science learning and Science, program’s ability to promote conservation knowledge, attitudes Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers. The and behavior, to show innovation and to measure success. The Zoo’s Conservation Education Division offers a continuum of Online Resource Library was funded in part by a grant from the learning opportunities in STEM for all grade levels to help build Nord Family Foundation. workforce capacity in scientific thinking and critical analysis.

To help underwrite the Zoo’s efforts, the Zoo Society raised more than $450,000 through the Zoo Education and Workforce Development initiative. By investing in Northeast Ohio’s future workforce, donors are helping young students prepare to join a vibrant economy within Cleveland’s corporate community.

In 2014, the Zoo’s Online Resource Library won the top The depth of info (in the Online Resource Library) is Our summer campers loved the opportunity! I love impressive. I am especially happy about being able to watching the repeat campers show the newbies the provide a safe website for my students to visit. ropes and watch the newbies becoming veterans.

— Online Resource Library User — Community partner and Camp Scholarship Recipient

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 9 We Care for Animals

All institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) have a responsibility to gain a greater understanding of the well-being of the animals in their care by advancing animal science and husbandry.

The Zoo Society, through the generosity of its members and donors, helped underwrite the Zoo’s annual grocery bill, secured grants for new veterinary equipment, and provided funding for raised hay feeders in the Savanna Range of African Elephant Crossing.

2014 also saw the hiring of Kadie Anderson, D.V.M. as the Zoo’s first American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) resident. The ACZM residency, made possible by commitments from the Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation and The David Steffee Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, is a full-time, three- year training program that significantly enhances our Zoo’s research capabilities while focusing on opportunities on both zoo-housed and free-ranging wildlife.

Fresh produce is extremely important for Bebac and Mokolo, the Zoo’s two male gorillas. Recently, the Zoo made significant changes in their diet and they are now fed a menu lower in sugar and starch and higher in fiber and volume. Changing their fare to include 30 pounds per day of fresh greens like endive, dandelion greens, romaine lettuce, in addition to alfalfa hay and green beans has helped them to lose approximately 60 pounds each.

Andi Kornak Director of Animal and Veterinary Programs Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Throughout the twenty-five years I have been associated with the Cleveland Zoo, I have seen how important the Cleveland Zoological Society is to the Zoo. I know donating to the Zoo Society will benefit the Zoo and further wildlife preservation. I gain the most satisfaction from the endangered species programs and projects that support conservation of wildlife and the preservation of rare species. I can’t point to any one person or occasion that influenced my decision to donate. I chose to give to the Zoo Society based on its efforts to protect and conserve wildlife and educate and recruit the public to become active in the Zoo’s mission.

Cecil Miller, Docent Emeritus and donor (pictured right with wife Renee)

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 11 We Care for the Planet

The Zoo and Zoo Society live our mission of connecting people with wildlife by fostering positive relationships in the ways that Our Zoo has more than a million people come through people, wildlife and habitats connect. We fund international the gates every year. Not all of them come to the conservation programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America and Zoo with the intention of becoming conservationists target the main challenges facing wildlife today: habitat loss, but we have opportunities through our education conflict with humans, illegal hunting and trade, and disease. programs, through our animal exhibits, and through The Zoo Society provided more than $360,000 for a variety of stories about our conservation programs to inspire projects, including Zoo staff participation in conservation efforts people. Maybe most importantly, many of the and substantial commitments to field partner conservation messages in our educational programs focus on projects across the globe. Funds from the Zoo Society are actions that benefit the environment and animals. commingled with funds generated by the Zoo’s “Quarters for We encourage our visitors every day to help save the Conservation” initiative and other contributions to ensure the planet. It’s not a message of despair, but a message conservation program continues to grow and to help protect of hope, something we can do to make a difference. wildlife in wild places. Christopher Kuhar, Ph.D. Integral to the Circle of Wildlife campaign was the creation of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Executive Director the Circle of Wildlife Conservation Fund, established to impact the Zoo’s conservation efforts by providing funding for mission- critical conservation and sustainability projects. Inaugural gifts from the Circle of Wildlife Conservation Fund were used to:

»» Fund a short film by Amy Dickman, Ph.D. and the Ruaha Carnivore Project which will be used for in-country educational purposes as well as for awareness and fund-raising. Dr. Dickman’s work is helping to reduce lion killing in Southern Tanzania, a region important for many carnivore species; and to enhance the health and safety of local pastoralists and their livestock.

»» Support the implementation of a strategic planning process for the creation of anIntegrated Conservation Strategy for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The goals include increasing the Zoo’s conservation impacts, public awareness, involvement and support.

12 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report Overall, the conflict monitoring scheme has been very successful, and we are undoubtedly making substantial progress at reducing human-carnivore conflict. Continued support from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Cleveland Zoological Society will allow us to continue to develop new approaches to reduce conflict in the Ruaha landscape, which will produce substantial benefits for both people and predators.

Amy Dickman, Ph.D. Ruaha Carnivore Project

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 13 The Cleveland Zoological Society is proud to recognize our individual and organizational annual donors. Their generous contributions help to make Cleveland Metroparks Zoo one of the best in the country. Thank Mr. and Mrs. James P. Even, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cence Mr. and Mrs. Allan Krulak Mr. and Mrs. Jon E. Fowler Ms. Nan Cohen and Ms. Marian Lanchman You! Jim and Linda Francis Mr. Daniel Abrams Mr. and Mrs. John Lane Mr. Robert M. Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Conrad Mr. and Mrs. E. Gary Laughlin Ms. Joan O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Cooper Ms. Andrea Lilly Mr. Albert A. Hanes and Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Covell Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Litzler Mr. Robert E. Hanes Mrs. Ellen June Cowher Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. LoPiccolo Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Hilton Mrs. Margaret D. Davies Jacalyn and Chuck Lurie Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jaroszewski Mr. and Mrs. Umberto Fedeli Mrs. Elizabeth MacGowen Mr. Frank Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. William DeWood Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic Ms. Kerry L. Kipfstuhl Dr. and Mrs. Walter H. Dimling Mrs. Carlos A. Maldonado Dr. and Mrs. Dave C. Koncal Mr. Michael V. Dzurilla Dr. and Mrs. Randall E. Marcus Mr. Craig A. Lotts and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ellis Mr. Robert J. Marok and Mrs. Agustina Lotts Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr. Ms. Bridget Assing Marok Mr. Chris McDaniel and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Farmer The Maver Family Mrs. Rande McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Fein Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McDonel Mr. Bob Merckle Ms. Janice E. Focke and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. McKay Mr. Steele Nowlin and Mr. Clayton Rung Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Messina We Care for the Mission: Ms. Chris Jayjack Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fowler Don and Sally Messinger Individual Annual Support Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fox Mr. David Miceli and Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Osicka Ms. Joy M. Freda Mrs. Kimberly Stec $20,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Petruzzi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Dan T. Moore III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leiden Ms. Mary Kay Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Friedt Ms. Victoria R. Moorehead Karen and Alan Wilber Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Smrekar Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Suerth Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Gascoigne Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Morris $15,000+ Mr. Charles W. Thomasson Mr. Bruce E. Gaynor and Mr. and Mrs. Greg P. Mulach Creighton B. Murch and Mrs. Jeanne D. Tyler Ms. Patricia J. O’Donnell Ms. Sharon Mulligan Janice Smith Murch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Tyrrell Ms. Anne E. Geary and Mr. and Mrs. Gregg G. Muresan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Vail Ms. Nancy Dobras Mr. and Mrs. Michael Niederst $10,000+ Mr. James Violette Mr. Larry A. Gogolick Dr. and Mrs. Michael Novak Mr. and Mrs. Mike Belkin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ware Ms. Kathleen A. Goodwin Mr. Gary M. Novotny Ms. Margaret Fulton-Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Werman Mr. and Mrs. David Grubb Mr. Brian O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Rosebrough Ms. Kirsten West and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Guido Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ollinger Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spilman Mr. Brian Barthelman Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Hall Mr. Richard D. Orr Mrs. Martha Zlotnik and Mr. Montgomery Hall Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Pecoraro $5,000+ Mr. Oscar Berman Ms. Nancy Hancock Griffith Ms. Shelly M. Peet and Dr. Rachel W. Abernethy Zoo Friends - Anonymous Mrs. Nancy J. Hansen Mr. Robert R. Martinko Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bostelman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Harris Jenny and Tony Pelcic Mrs. Jack L. Brown $1,000+ Mrs. William E. Harris Ms. Barbara D. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. David J. Abood Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Jason Peters Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Connors Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ahlgren Dr. Paul A. Hechko and Ms. Terri Peterson and Mr. Jeffrey L. Contini Ms. Sheri Andrasko Dr. Jennifer Hechko Mr. Michael W. Dvoroznak Ms. Laura A. Davis Anonymous Eve Higgins David and Margo Petlowany Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fraylick Mr. David R. Antes and Nicole and Stephen Hilbert Ms. Charlene Phelps and Carol and Graham Hall Mr. Lawrence E. Smith Ms. Christine Hooper Ms. Nancy A. Gorenshek Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Mistysyn Dr. Nancy J. Arndt and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Hooven Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Price Ms. Michelle M. Orenick Mr. Andrew Houghton Mr. and Mrs. Justin R. Horton Linda and Victor Prosak Mr. and Mrs. Allyn J. Pytel Dr. and Mrs. James E. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Hovancsek, Jr. Pysht Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ratner Mr. James A. Attwood, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. James P. Howard Ms. Marie A. Quintana and Ms. Sarah M. Rayburn Ms. Leslie K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunt Mr. Robert B. Sikora Dr. Joseph Sopko and Dr. Kimberly Bates and Ken and Patti Jacko Mrs. Mary A. Redmon and Dr. Elizabeth MacIntyre Dr. Craig Bates Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jones Mrs. Molly Loy Mrs. Nancy Stegens Ms. Vanessa Behrend and Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Juriga Mr. Karl B. Ress and Ms. Mary Klein Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Vaughn Mr. Robert Ellis Ms. J J Jursik Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riccio Mr. and Mrs. Seth White Mr. Peter A. Bergsten Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kachmarik Dr. and Mrs. Brad J. Richmond Richard and Mary Lynn Wills Dr. John F. Burke, Jr. and Mr. Ray Kaliszewski and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Woodcock The Honorable Nancy A. Fuerst Mrs. Carol Leahey Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ruhlman Frann R. Zverina Mr. Ross Bushman and Ms. Janet A. Kappus The Honorable Anthony J. Russo Mrs. Meggan Sherlock Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Kess and Mrs. Patricia Russo $2,500+ Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kilmer Dr. and Mrs. Leif Saager Mr. and Mrs. Mark Angiocchi Mr. and Mrs. David M. Campbell Ms. Colleen Kipfstuhl Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Saczawa Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Anhold Mr. Gerald F. Cannon and Mr. Bill Kirchner and Mr. William S. Sanders and Anonymous Mr. Fred Bamberger Mr. Michael Kirchner Mrs. Sheila Sanders Ms. Virginia D. Benjamin and Mrs. Susan J. Cannon and Dan and Carol Klimas Mr. Larry J. Santon Mr. Philip L. Woodcock Mr. David Cannon Ms. Josephine J. Kobus Mr. and Mrs. James A. Schoff Dr. and Mrs. Alok Bhaiji Dane and Dottie Carney Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Kreidler Mr. and Mrs. Kim S. Schrock Mr. and Mrs. James C. Boland Ms. Amy Casner Mr. and Mrs. Ron Krisher Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schubert

14 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report Mrs. Carolyn P. Seelbach $10,000+ Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Triple T Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William R. Seelbach Aleris International, Inc. Philanthropic Fund Wildlife Conservation Society Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Seitz Hyland Software Inc. NACCO Industries, Inc. Ms. Rosemary Selepena Nordson Corporation Pernod Ricard U.S.A. Matching Gift Donors Ms. Jodi Shankweiler Lotte Schreiber Pinkus Dr. Mona Shay $5,000+ Memorial Philanthropic Fund American International Group Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sieck Anonymous Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Angelo’s Pizza Jackie and Chuck Simon ARAMARK Family Foundation ArcelorMittal Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Skernivitz The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation Runzheimer Foundation, Inc. AT&T Matching Gift Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith Baker & Hostetler LLP The Helen and Louis Stolier Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Ms. Ann Snyder Beverage Distributors, Inc. Family Foundation Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Soroka Cleveland Airport Marriott TRUiST Baxter International Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ethan E. Spencer Cleveland Airport System The S. K. Wellman Foundation BP Corporation North America Inc. Ms. Pandora E. Sprachmann Cleveland Scene CA Technologies Ms. Kim Srsen and Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. We Care for People, Charles Schwab Foundation Mr. Wayne Zahler Cohen & Company, CPAs Animals and the Planet CIGNA Ms. Billie Howland Steffee William E. and Mary F. Conway Fund Corning Incorporated Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sullivan, Sr. Ernst & Young LLP Dominion Mrs. Barb M. Sutton and Fairmount Santrol $100,000+ The Cleveland Foundation Eaton Corporation Ms. Sarah Young Findley Davies, Inc. Emerson Electric Co. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Tanis FirstMerit Bank, N.A. KeyBank Foundation The Milton and Tamar Maltz FirstEnergy Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Taylor The Jochum-Moll Foundation GE Foundation Steve and Sarah Taylor The Edward A. and Catherine L. Family Foundation PNC W.W. Grainger, Inc. Mr. Edward Thomas Lozick Foundation John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Thompson The Lubrizol Corporation Mrs. Margaret Scott Karen and Alan Wilber Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. August L and Shirley Tischer Parker Hannifin Corporation IBM Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Tolejko PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mr. Herb Turner and Prince & Izant Co. $50,000+ Eaton Corporation The JPMorgan Chase Foundation Dr. Sharon Dorman Sazerac Company KeyCorp Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vagi The Sherwin-Williams Company The Honor Project Trust Leiden Conservation Foundation The Lubrizol Corporation Ms. MaryLou VerMerris Edward R. and Macy’s Foundation Ms. Trish Vermes Jean Geis Stell Foundation $20,000+ Macy’s Inc. Mr. John A. Veverka and Tucker Ellis LLP McMaster-Carr Ms. Lisa Lieben Disney Worldwide Services The Nord Family Foundation Moen Incorporated Mr. Paul Vidal and $2,500+ MRI Software LLC Mrs. Cindy Bodendorfer American Greetings Corporation NACCO Industries, Inc. Ms. Kim Vogrig Carfagna-Magis Family Foundation $15,000+ The Eva L. and Joseph Nordson Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Waitkus CLR Design, Inc. Northern Trust Bank Reverend Robert Walcott and The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox M. Bruening Foundation William E. Harris Family Fund The Plymouth Rock Foundation Ms. Diane Walcott Charitable Foundation PNC Ms. Anne Wallen The Harrington Family Foundation PPG Industries Foundation Ms. Chantal G. Walsh JPMorgan Chase & Co. $10,000+ St. Louis Zoological Park Progressive Co. Ms. Margaret Walsh Julius Zorn, Inc. The Prudential Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Warren KeyCorp The David Steffee Chair of Veterinary Medicine Gift Fund The Quaker Chemical Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wasmer KPMG LLP Rockwell International Corporation Mr. Thomas J. Webster Lincoln Electric Company Michael Talty and Helen Talty Charitable Trust The Sherwin-Williams Company Mr. Morton J. Weisberg Lorain National Bank USG Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Robert York White George A. Misencik Living Trust The George Garretson Wade Fran and Don Willis Dan T. Moore Companies Charitable Trust Mr. Steve Wilson and Franklin H. and Media and In-Kind Donors Ms. Michelle Baumgard Nancy S. Moore Foundation $5,000+ Mr. and Mrs. James Winning Omnia, a Telos Company AAA East Central AMP 150 Restaurant & Bar Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Wohlfeiler PPG Industries Foundation Dominion Atma Center Mr. Norman J. Young Kenneth W. Scott Foundation Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association Beverage Distributors, Inc. Dr. Dawn Zacharias and The Sherwick Fund Malone University Jeffrey M. Biggar Mr. Paul Zacharias Stroud Family Exempt Trust II Medical Mutual of Ohio Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort Mrs. Barbara E. Zelley Vitamix The Sherwin-Williams Company Marilyn K. Brown Betty and Don Zgonc Zoological Society of San Diego Clear Channel Communications, Inc $1,000+ Cleveland Botanical Garden $2,500+ The Cleveland Cavaliers We Care for the Mission: Anonymous Bacardi USA, Inc. Berlin Family Cleveland Cupcake Company Corporate and Foundation The Bonne Bell Family Foundation Educational Foundation The Cleveland Indians Annual Support Ciuni & Panichi Nacey Maggioncalda Foundation Cleveland Magazine Cleveland Wire Cloth & The Phoenix Zoo Cleveland Metroparks Cork & Cleaver $50,000+ Manufacturing Company Roger J. and Madeline L. Traynor Creekside Restaurant & Bar Swagelok Co. Dominion Family Foundation Gould Inc. Foundation Laura A. Davis Digital Photos by Dale, LLC $20,000+ William E. Harris Family Fund $1,000+ District The Boston Beer Company George M. and Dickerson Park Zoo Everything Tented Medical Mutual of Ohio Pamela S. Humphrey Fund Fresno Zoological Society Huntington National Bank Dr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Litt Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse Forest City Commercial Group $15,000+ Jones Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris James L. Francis Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio The Tom H. Lang Fund Norristown Zoological Society Girls Got Swing Almera Biddulph Reitz Foundation at the Cleveland Foundation Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Granite City Food & Brewery Estate of Charlotte Ruth San Francisco Zoological Gardens

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 15 Great Lakes Brewing Company ZooFutures Mr. Gerald A. Turoczy $15,000+ Great Lakes Theater Festival Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Tyrrell Dr. Rachel Abernethy Robert Hartshorn Anonymous (5) Robert and Darci Usher The Abington Foundation Paul A. Hechko Ms. Mollie E. Alstott Mrs. Leonard VonBenken Dan Abrams and Nan Cohen House of Blues Frederick C. Badt Mr.* and Mrs. Robert York White The Anton Family John Kedzior, a Kenneth W. Scott Testamentary Trust Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Woodcock Marilyn K. Brown Foundation trustee Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Bartell Mr. and Mrs. Donald Zgonc The Cleveland Zoological Society Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. and Mrs. Noel Becker Member and Donors 2014 Lake Erie Nature and Science Center Ms. Ginny Bertram *Deceased The Conway Family Foundation Laurice Skin Care & Cosmetics Dr. Beth B. Sersig Ms. Laura A. Davis Lockkeepers Inn Mr. Gary D. Brengartner* This list represents individual and Kent and Elaine Downing Malley’s Chocolates Estate of Helen E. Brown organizational annual cumulative The Grasselli Foundation Mitchell’s Ice Cream Ms. Gretchen L. Burmeister giving of $1,000+ between January (Tom, Liz, and Mary Fowler) Carbery O’Brien Mrs. Herschel Cohen* 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Shelly Habermann, Jason M. Orlando Estate of Phyllis and Paul Colarusso* The contributions supported a in memory of Liz Habermann Robert W. Osicka Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Cooper variety of Cleveland Zoological Carol and Graham Hall Pernod Ricard U.S.A. Mrs. Ellen June Cowher Society fundraising programs and Albert A. and Robert E. Hanes David Petlowany Mrs. Frederick C. Crawford* special events. To provide updated Ron and Lydia Harrington Pier W Mr. John D. Daly information or to make a gift, Jack and Mary Herrick Playhouse Square Foundation Mrs. Margaret D. Davies please call (216) 661-6500 or email Cecil and Renee Miller Rapid Mailing Services Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr. [email protected] The Mistysyn Family Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Estate of Rita Anna Entrup* Pat and Amy Mullin Rosander Event Kitchen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Estes Circle of Wildlife Margo Petlowany Tim Ryan Ms. Sally Everett Pysht Fund Sazerac Company Stanley and Florence (Klier) Fassett $500,000+ John E. Rupert, Karen Rupert Keating, Charles Scott Salons Memorial Fund ODNR Division of Wildlife David Rupert and Kristen Rupert ShurTech Brands, LLC Ms. Ruth Fish* Billie Steffee Society Lounge Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fowler $250,000+ Jack and Nancy Tanis STERIS Corporation Ms. Mary A. Fruth* The Kelvin and Eleanor The Thomas H. White Foundation, The Studio Cleveland Ms. Agnes R. Gaso Smith Foundation a KeyBank Trust Vitamix Estate of Rudolph Gob Katie and Donald Woodcock Morton J. Weisberg Ms. Luella A. Goldenbogen $100,000+ Frann R. Zverina The Westin Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Grenig The Cleveland Foundation WEWS Television - TV5 Ms. Carol Hall Larry Gogolick $10,000+ Whole Foods Market Cedar Center Ms. Patricia Heinke The Walter E. and Loree and Kevin Connors WKRK 92.3 Radio Mrs. Ralph Hollander* Jean C. Kalberer Foundation Parker Hannifin Foundation WNCX 98.5 Hazel P. Hostetler Trust Leiden Conservation Foundation Anthony and Colleen Petruzzi WQAL 104.1 Ms. Elvira Hovan The Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust Mrs. Burton Jenne The Reinberger Foundation $5,000+ Honor and Memorial Gifts Mrs. La Veda Kovar* The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust GiGi Benjamin and Phil Woodcock Ms. Julia Kunes* Thomas N. and Diane M. Tyrrell Forest City Enterprises In Honor of: Mr. Edward J. Lautner* Charitable Foundation GiGi Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leiden $50,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Hilton Catherine Bock Bud Lezius* The DBJ Foundation and Family Dane Carney Mr. Robert Loftus, Jr. and The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Leiden Cabinet Company Madison, Avery and Eric Goth Mrs. Kathy J. Loftus Foundation, Inc. Shelly Peet and Rob Martinko, Sebastian Perez Mrs. Charles N. Mandt The Milton and Tamar Maltz Maya and Stephen Mayor Bruce Rinker Dr. Randall E. Marcus Family Foundation RPM International Inc. Heidi and Jerry Spangler Mr. Bob Merckle Alan and Karen Wilber The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation Susan Zanetti and Chris Zirafi Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Miller Mr. Steele Nowlin and $25,000+ $2,500+ In Memory of: Ms. Chris Jayjack Annie and Mike Belkin Advance Industries Group Marjorie Barstow Estate of Marion L. Parmelee Muffy and Jim Boland Anonymous Beano Mr. Alfred M. Rankin* Karen and Doug Cooper Baird Brothers Sawmill Inc. Evelyn Bennett Almera Biddulph Reitz Foundation Dominion Cohen & Company CPAs John and Eleanor Biej Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riccio Leigh and Eric Hall Countertops by Nate LLC - Jane Brooks Estate of Eleanor M. Rieck The Hershey Foundation Nate and Vanessa Giancola Chester Chmura Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Rispoli The Higley Fund Gene and Marion Faubel Jim Cowher Estate of Sharon Rosenberg Colleen Kipfstuhl and Kerry Kipfstuhl Robert and Karen Fein and Family Larry DeCamp Mr. and Mrs. Daryl J. Rothenfeld J.A. Smith and Creighton Murch Kristen and Tom Fistek Gary L. Gundling Estate of Charlotte Ruth and Family Joy M. Freda Donald R. Johnson Mr. Larry J. Santon The Murch Foundation The Henning Family Carol Lade Ms. Emily A. Sapacianu Jacob and Marjorie Rosenbaum Eve Higgins Charlie and June Masek Charles W. Saunders Harold C. Schott Foundation Joseph V. Hocevar Anne Marie, George and Charitable Trust The Sherwick Fund Richard and Michelle Jeschelnig Noreen Misencik Vivian H. Schulze Trust Daniel and Carol Klimas Frank Monachino Ms. Brenda F. Schuster $20,000+ Eva and Rudolph Linnebach James M. Olen Mr. and Mrs. Gail Skinner Aleris International, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Randall E. Marcus, M.D. Marlene Oriti Estate of Robert and Virginia Snead The Jim and Linda Francis Family In memory of Robin Martindale Joanne Peet Miss Patricia A. Stealey, J.D.* Margaret Fulton-Mueller, Max Mary L. McMillan Joan Rog Estate of Theodore R. Steck and Laura Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Greg Mulach Rita Tloczynski Ms. Billie Howland Steffee Don and Sally Messinger In honor of Dr. Elmer J. Perse Julie Wagner Steve and Sarah Taylor Nordson Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Allyn J. Pytel Glenn Walek Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Thiel* The Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Meg and Jon Ratner Helen Wires Mr. Arthur L. Thomas Family Foundation The Rebholz Family

16 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report Mr. and Mrs. Rob Rogers Mary Kay Schneider Lauren and Steve Spilman Al and Caryn Werman Westfield Insurance

$1,000+ Ms. Ginny Bertram Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Burkhardt Mr. and Mrs. Peter Calfee Mrs. Susan J. Cannon and Mr. David Cannon The staff at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Cleveland Zoological Society George and Colleen Coakley John and Kathy Fraylick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gascoigne Nicole and Stephen Hilbert Dominic C. Libertine Kim and Tom Littman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic Steffany Matticola Larkins MetLife Foundation Mr. Jeffrey Neuman Mr. and Mrs. Harlan R. Peterjohn Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Priemer Roll Giving Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rzepka Mr. Larry J. Santon Ann Snyder Robert and Joyce Soroka Ethan E. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Vail Paul and Joyce Webster Thomas J. Webster

New Comprehensive Campaign

$500,000+ Anonymous

$100,000+ Jim and Linda Francis Leiden Conservation Foundation Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation

$25,000+ The Jonathan and Meg Ratner Family Foundation

$15,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Mike Belkin

$10,000+ The Grasselli Foundation (Tom, Liz, and Mary Fowler)

These lists represent individual and organizational cumulative giving of $1,000+ to the Circle of Wildlife and to a New Comprehensive Campaign. To provide updated information or to make a gift, please call (216) 661-6500 or email [email protected]

ClevelandZooSociety.org I 17 Financial Highlights

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2014 and 2013 Assets 2014 2013 Current Assets $3,186,704 $2,804,139 Office Equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation 194,599 206,110 $2.1M Long-term Assets 10,739,042 10,708,149 $1.9M Total Assets $14,120,345 $13,718,398 $1.8M Liabilities and Net Assets

Accounts Payable and accrued expenses $103,520 $86,524 $1.3M Funds held for others 57,961 56,700 $1.1M $1.2M Amounts due to Cleveland Metropolitan Parks District $1M Operating Agreement 732,596 657,659 $800K Circle of Wildlife - 406,900 Liability under split interest agreements 89,196 94,752 Total Liabilities 983,273 1,302,535 Net Assets Unrestricted 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Undesignated 786,559 1,095,001 Annual online giving surpasses $2M Board-designated 9,323,219 8.789.280 Total unrestricted 10,109,778 9,884,281 Temporarily Restricted 2,387,120 1,892,466 Permanently Restricted 640,174 639,116 Total Net Assets 13,137,072 12,415,863 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $14,120,345 $13,718,398

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES Individual Plus 11%

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 Senior Plus 8% Support, Revenue and Gains 2014 2013 Family 38% Memberships $2,637,040 $2,785,484 Family Select 12% Individuals, corporations and foundations 2,094,312 2,018,234 Capital campaigns 1,719,805 1,494,924 Special events 1,183,846 1,268,637 Investment Income 787,730 1,615,113 Change in value of split interest trust agreements (5,802) 73,968 Total Support and Revenue 8,416,931 9,256,360 Expenses Program Services including Cleveland Metropolitan Parks 5,213,672 4,789,491

Management and General 489,713 436,421 Family Plus 31% Fundraising 1,951,735 1,692,148 Total Expenses 7,655,120 6,918,060 Loss on Disposal of property held for sale 40,602 - Family and Family Plus Total Expenses and Losses 7,695,722 6,918,060 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 721,209 2,338,300 are the most popular membership levels Net assets at beginning of year 12,415,863 10,077,563 Net assets at end of year $13,137,072 $12,415,863

The Cleveland Zoological Society receives a score of 100 (out of 100) for Accountablility and Transparency on CharityNavigator.org.

18 I Cleveland Zoological Society Annual Report Cleveland Zoological Society Cleveland Zoological Society Staff Board of Trustees 2014 Elizabeth T. Fowler James L. Francis (President) Executive Director Eric Hall (Treasurer) Mary McMillan Justin R. Horton (Secretary) Director of Finance & Operations Thomas Leiden (Vice President) Kim Epley Margaret Ratner (Vice President) Director of Development

Robert S. Reitman* (Chairman Emeritus) Nichole Collins Virginia D. Benjamin (Immediate Past President) Operations & Database Coordinator Kim Conrad (l. to r. ) Zoo Executive Director Chris Kuhar, Ph.D., Scott T. Berlin Senior Development Associate Zoo Society Executive Director Liz Fowler and Board of Trustees President Jim Francis Muffy Boland Patricia Finegan Marilyn K. Brown* Member & Donor Services Representative Amy Casner Rachael Fuller George S. Coakley* Special Events Manager Loree Connors Linda Green Charles R. Emrick, Jr.* Member & Donor Services Representative James P. Even Tammy Johnson Sally Everett* Senior Development Associate Gretchen Farrell Joanna Laurenzana Robert U. Fein Member & Donor Services Specialist Thomas Fistek Nicole Moscollic Gregory D. Friedman* Member & Donor Services Representative Mary Ann Nofel Margaret Fulton-Mueller Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Carol Hall* Carbery O’Brien Lydia Harrington Grants Coordinator Joseph D. Hatina Leta Obertacz Nicole Hilbert (l. to r.) New trustees Hugh McKay, Matt LoPiccolo and Corporate Relations Officer Michelle Pierre-Farid, Ed.D. Edward W. Hill Jason Orlando Lisa Hunt Manager of Member & Donor Services Daniel E. Klimas Melissa Perry Thomas N. Littman Member & Donor Services Specialist Matthew P. LoPiccolo Amanda PerryMiller Joseph J. Mahovlic* Member & Donor Services Specialist Randall E. Marcus, M.D. Jeremy Schwerdt Hugh E. McKay Member & Donor Services Representative Sally Messinger Gina Stem Allen Mistysyn Marketing & New Media Assistant Ki Mixon Elizabeth Thibodeaux Greg P. Mulach Web & Graphic Design Specialist Patrick S. Mullin* Karen Tigue (l. to r.) Phil Woodcock, Liz Fowler and Immediate Past Gregg G. Muresan Donor Relations Officer President GiGi Benjamin at ZippityZooDoo Christine Myeroff Trisha Vaughn Christopher Nagel Capital Campaign Relations Manager Brian M. O’Neill Cory Wolf Shelly Peet Asst. Manager of Member & Donor Services Anthony R. Petruzzi Michelle Pierre-Farid, Ed.D. Allyn J. Pytel Robert J. Rogers* Jacob I. Rosenbaum* John E. Rupert* Mary Kay Schneider Robert E. Soroka Ethan E. Spencer (l. to r.) Rob and Joyce Soroka at The David Steffee Address Lauren Spilman* Billie Steffee* Nancy Tanis* Thomas N. Tyrrell Iris J. Vail* Michael Vaughn Daniel R. Warren

Elizabeth T. Fowler (Executive Director, Cleveland Zoological Society) ** Christopher Kuhar, Ph.D., (Executive Director, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo) ** (l. to r.) Tammy Johnson and Gina Stem on the Circle of Wildlife Carousel (l. to r.) Bob Reitman, Jim Francis, Joe Mahovlic and *Life Trustee George Coakley at the Life Trustee Luncheon **Ex-officio Photos courtesy of Dale McDonald This annual report was printed on 100% post-consumer fibers in a continuing effort to support recycling programs both at the Zoo and with our partner Watt Printers.