The s Of The ZOO 2012 RePORT TO The COMMUNITY table of contents A is for Animals Always 2 B is for Building Our Future 5 C is for Conservation 6 D is for Donors 8 DONORS, VOLUNTeeRS AND STAff Commission of the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict 10 Saint Louis Zoo Association Board of Directors 10 Young Zoo Friends Advisory Board 11 Saint Louis Zoo Association Gifts 12 WildCare Institute Gifts 15 Saint Louis Zoo Endowed Positions 16 Saint Louis Zoo Endowed Funds 16 Heritage Society Members 16 Marlin Perkins Society Honor Roll 18 Zoo Members 30 Zoo Parents Program 37 This year’s Annual Report celebrates our dedication Matching Gift Companies 39 to Animals Always—from apes to zebras. Together Sponsors 40 with the support of our donors and friends, we are Full-Time Employees 42 able to stay committed to caring for animals, look Active Volunteers 45 forward to building for the future and celebrate the recognition of our conservation efforts. fINANCIAL STATeMeNT Hon. James F. Conway 2012 Financial Report 54 Chair, St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Jeffrey P. Bonner, Ph.D. Dana Brown President & CEO 1 IS f OR ANIMALS AL ways Where can you see Nikki clap her flippers and Raja sway his trunk, Sabia feast on ants and Fola gallop about? Over 3.5 million visitors know where: the Saint Louis Zoo, of course! The Saint Louis Zoo celebrated another record-breaking year for attendance in 2012, with Sea Lion Sound playing a starring role. Splish-Splash! At its public opening on June 30, nearly 30,000 visitors braved the heat to admire and learn about the Zoo’s 11 sea lions. The 1.5-acre space is a “state-of-the-art sea lion habitat that has changed our Zoo forever,” said Joseph F. Imbs, III, Chair of The Living Promise Campaign—a $120 million fundraising effort. Strolling through a 35-foot underwater tunnel—the first of its kind in North America—visitors can admire the sea lions gracefully swimming in their new saltwater pool. Creating a naturalistic saltwater environment was a priority for the exhibit. A year-round outdoor pool and rocky outcroppings are features of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Family Sea Lion sea lion sound’s Landing, which resembles the Pacific Northwest. 35-foot underwater Naturally playful creatures, the California sea lions are also at home viewing tunnel is the sea lion sound opened with a in the Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena during the popular First Bank first of its kind in splash on june 30, 2012 Sea Lion Show. The superstars amaze cheering crowds in the 811-seat north america. amphitheater when performing front flipper walks, balancing acts, hurdle jumps and Frisbee throws on the Ann Lux Family Stage. This unique stage includes a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high-dive platform and slide. The Sea Lion Care Center helps these active animals stay healthy and fit by providing life support systems, advanced management and care for marine mammals. The super sea lion team is a lively and integral part of the Zoo’s more than 19,000 animals, which intrigue and amaze visitors every day, creating endless opportunities to love and learn about animals always. 2 first Bank sea lion show IS f OR bUILDINg OUR fUTURe Grab your gear. Put on your safari hat. A great adventure awaits us—just across the highway! In October, the Saint Louis Zoo Association, a private, nonprofit organization, purchased the site of the former Forest Park Hospital. Expanding our boundaries to include this 13.5-acre property at Hampton Avenue and Interstate 64 provides an extraordinary opportunity to pursue our critical mission of animal research, education and conservation. Growing Together “This is a purchase that will shape our future for decades to come. It is no secret that our Zoo has long needed additional space for habitats, research—even storage,” said Jeffrey P. Bonner, Ph.D., Dana Brown President & CEO. The site was purchased from Medline Industries, Inc. with Association funds, not taxpayer support. Like all great explorers, we are carefully mapping the course for decades to like all great explorers, come with expert partners by our side. Announced in the fall of 2013, the Zoo’s we are carefully mapping expansion framework plan is intended to be a dynamic, living document— the course for decades to a starting point for long-term growth. It will provide a tool for making decisions come with expert partners now and well into the future. The Zoo’s staff, volunteer leadership, consultants By our side. and design team worked for several months with the community to define a common vision for future development of the Zoo. Now that the framework plan is in place, the Zoo is beginning development of a comprehensive, long-term master plan and strategic plan. It follows a detailed five-year plan announced in 2008; this 13.5-acre property the next strategic plan will include select recommendations from the framework plan. provides an extraordinary SWT Design—a St. Louis-based firm specializing in urban design, master planning and opportunity to pursue our landscape architecture—has been leading the planning process while working with local critical mission of animal subconsultants Vector Communications, Horner & Shifrin, Lawrence Group, Crawford Bunte research, education Brammeier and Cowell Engineering, as well as Chicago-based architect Edward Uhlir, who helped develop Millennium Park in Chicago. and conservation. We are thankful for the support of the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission, the Saint Louis Zoo Association Board of Directors, the Zoo Museum District Commissioners, our planning committee of Zoo volunteer leadership, community leaders and many other stakeholders, as well as our friends and donors. Traveling with an exceptionally dedicated crew, we are confident and prepared for our expedition ahead. We are ready to build our long-term future together. 5 IS f OR conservation Imagine: thriving populations of frogs jumping along the banks of America’s streams, cheetahs racing through the African savannahs and Humboldt penguins strutting along the Peruvian coast. From the tiny American burying beetle to the immense black rhinoceros, every animal has a home in the wild. At least if we can help it. Preserving the Present, Securing the Future The Saint Louis Zoo is dedicated to making this dream a reality through extraordinary conservation programs. For its work in 2012, the Zoo earned two coveted awards given by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a national organization for global wildlife conservation. Slithering salamanders were the focus of the Edward H. Bean Award, which was given to the Zoo for its ongoing “Propagation, Head-start and Conservation Program for the Ozark Hellbender.” A crowning achievement was the first captive breeding of Ozark hellbenders in 2011 at the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation. This prestigious award recognizes the program’s tremendous breeding efforts and contribution to the understanding of Missouri’s aquatic ecosystem. through its outstanding Across the globe in Africa, the Zoo has been helping to manage conservation programs,the saint declining populations of the majestic Grevy’s zebra as a member of the Grevy’s Zebra Trust, an independent conservation organization. louis zoo strives to maintain Engaging with the local community through the Grevy’s Zebra Warrior Balance within and among Program, supported in part by the WildCare Institute, is one of the key ecosystems worldwide, and to Bring components of this work. For their innovative efforts, the Zoo and its nature’s wildest dreams to life. 26 AZA partners earned the International Conservation Award, which honored the “Grevy’s Zebra Trust and AZA: A Model of Collaborative Endangered Species Conservation Program.” In addition to earning these distinguished awards, the Zoo deserves a standing ovation for other notable achievements in 2012: the WildCare Institute helped establish the largest African nature reserve; the Institute for Conservation Medicine received a $189,000 National Science Foundation grant; and the Zoo became a founding member of the consortium behind the International Consortium for Marine Conservation. in 2012, the zoo was recognized for its Through its outstanding conservation programs, the Saint Louis Zoo strives to maintain balance within and among ecosystems worldwide, work with the ozark and to bring nature’s wildest dreams to life. hellBender and the grevy’s zeBra. 6 IS f OR DONORS With more than 46,500 member households—a record high for total membership—the Saint Louis Zoo was the place to be in 2012! Our friends shared a passionate love of animals, a strong philanthropic spirit and a steadfast commitment to the Zoo’s mission. They had fun, too! From the festive Zootini presented by Macy’s to the special Heritage Society Breakfast event, friends enjoyed celebrating with fellow civic-minded Zoo supporters. A wild success, A Zoo Ado 2012 presented by Wells Fargo Advisors raised a record $493,000. Additionally, the Marlin Perkins Society received a huge hip-hip- hooray for surpassing its 1,000-member goal in October. Philanthropy was about family, too. Giving spanned generations as many generous families honored a beloved relative, supported education programs or ensured future Zoo lovers will experience the wonderful opportunities that they themselves had. our dedicated donors and faithful Substantial family donations, along with significant friends help ensure that we corporate and individual contributions, continued to remember our abc’s: support The Living Promise Campaign, which reached 90 percent of its goal in 2012. Five of nine major a is for animals always. construction projects are completed, including Sea Lion it’s who we are. Sound and Elephant Woods, and four are currently under B is for Building our future.