Measure Z gave Fresno Chaffee Zoo over $71M between 2020 and 2022: What was it spent on?

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Between 2020 and 2022, much than $71 cardinal of payer wealth was sent to Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s projects thanks to Measure Z – with 1 grounds unsocial receiving astir fractional of the funding.

For each $10 spent successful Fresno, shoppers are taxed a penny. That penny goes toward Measure Z, a income taxation that helps money the zoo’s superior improvements and operations. Form 990s submitted to the IRS amusement that betwixt 2020, 2021 and 2022, a full of $71,019,600 was raised for the zoo done Measure Z.

In fiscal twelvemonth 2020, the Fresno Chaffee Zoo utilized its $16,818,498 from Measure Z to screen operational costs and to amended the African River (investing $722,424 into that project), the Ambassador Animal Center (investing $1,338,958 into that project), the Kingdoms of Asia grounds (investing $5,166,707 into that project) and the Zooplex (investing $2,572,562 into that project).

The pursuing year, Fresno Chaffee Zoo received astir treble the erstwhile year’s Measure Z funding, utilizing the $32,725,321 received to again screen operational costs and money improvements. Of that money, $27,637,018 was received for superior improvements, including the Ambassador Animal Center (investing $1,941,363 into that project), the Kingdoms of Asia grounds (investing $18,741,868 into that project), and the Zooplex gathering (investing $6,869,877 into that project).

Money raised by Measure Z slowed down successful fiscal twelvemonth 2022, with the zoo receiving $21,475,781 from the income tax. Of that money, $14,649,772 was sidelined for superior improvements. That wealth was utilized to money improvements connected the Ambassador Animal Center (investing $1,941,363 into that project), the Kingdoms of Asia grounds (investing $11,340795 into that project), and the Zooplex (investing $2,349,078 into that project) but besides to money improvements connected the mixed taxon grounds and the SLC biotanks.

Over the 3 years, astir fractional of the Measure Z backing was spent connected the Kingdoms of Asia exhibit, which received $35,249,370 successful full crossed the 2020, 2021 and 2022 fiscal years.