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US nonprofit · EIN 486117369 · Topeka, KSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 486117369) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Friends of the Topeka Zoo Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$18.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$7.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$32.1m
$3.9m liabilities
Net assets
$28.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
5.4y av
Staff
158
942 volunteers
Left since last filing
5
31% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Friends of the Topeka Zoo Inc's network

16 people8 organisationsi16 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrea KaberlineBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Ben HartBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Braxton CopleyBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dan ChavezBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Danielle MartinBoard Member2024
2 yrs
DEB MillerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dina COXBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Fred PattonPresident2018
8 yrs
Holly CobbBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jennifer Leclair (also filed as Jen Leclair)Company secretary2020
6 yrs
Keith GriffinBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kelly KelseyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Michelle HofererBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Pat ColleyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Shane BeaversTreasurer2018
8 yrs
TIM ResnerVice Preside2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brendan WileyFormer CEOsince 2022
Christina Marie CastellanoCEO2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Christina Marie CastellanoCEO40$100k
Fred PattonPresident2$0
Tim ResnerVice Preside2$0
Shane BeaversTreasurer2$0
Jennifer LeclairSecretary2$0
Dina CoxBoard Member1$0
Kelly KelseyBoard Member1$0
Pat ColleyBoard Member1$0
Dan ChavezBoard Member1$0
Andrea KaberlineBoard Member1$0
Danielle MartinBoard Member1$0
Keith GriffinBoard Member1$0
Braxton CopleyBoard Member1$0
Ben HartBoard Member1$0
Michelle HofererBoard Member1$0
Deb MillerBoard Member1$0
Holly CobbBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Friends of the Topeka Zoo Inc
EIN
486117369
Address
635 Sw Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS, 66606-2066
State
Kansas
Mission
To enrich our community through wildlife conservation and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D115 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1964
Principal officer
Christina Marie Castellano (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1964
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsFred Patton
≥8years on the filingsKelly Kelsey
≥8years on the filingsPat Colley
≥8years on the filingsShane Beavers

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$32.1m
Total liabilities
$3.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$28.2m
Contributions and grants received
$10.2m
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Employees
158
Volunteers
942

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$18.5m$7.9m$10.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.