Valley Zoological Endowment
Donations deductibleRevenue
$618k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$750k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$18.2m
$1.6m liabilities
Net assets
$16.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
12
named in Part VII
Valley Zoological Endowment's network
11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
11 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served 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; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David C Garza | Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Don Farst | Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas Hardie (also filed as Doug Hardie) | Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James D Russell | Trustees | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jim Tipton | Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marshall Ray | Trustees | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marsletta Knapp | Trustees | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Neil Haman | Trustees | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicholas Serafy (also filed as Nick Serafy) | Trustees | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nick Rhodes | Trustees | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Suzanne Shepard | Trustees | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Arturo Farias | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Douglas Hardie | Treasurer | 2019 |
| James D Russell | Treasurer & Asst. Secretar | 2018 |
| Jim Tipton | Vice Chair | since 2019 |
| Marilyn I White | Asst Tres & Asst Sec | 2019 |
| Marshall Ray | Chair | 2018 |
| Neil Haman | Prior President | 2020 |
| Nicholas Serafy | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Niel Haman | Vice Chair | since 2018 |
| Pat Burchfield | Secretary & Asst. Treasure | since 2018 |
| Reba Cardenas McNair | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Walter Pawkett | Treasurer | since 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reba Cardenas McNair | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arturo Farias | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Walter Pawkett | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pat Burchfield | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $137k | $14k |
| Marshall Ray | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| David C Garza | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Hardie | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| James D Russell | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Tipton | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nick Rhodes | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Shepard | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas Serafy | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Farst | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Neil Haman | Trustees | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marsletta Knapp | Trustees | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Valley Zoological Endowment
- EIN
- 742438003
- Address
- 500 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX, 78520-7918
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- To receive, manage and maintain contributions exclusively for the benefit and support of the valley zoological society. (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
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Patrick M Burchfield (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid C Garza
≥8years on the filingsDon Farst
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Hardie
≥8years on the filingsJim Tipton
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
- $18.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $618k | $750k | Deficit $132k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Valley Zoological Endowment likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 6 August 1986
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.