Commonwealth Zoological Corporation

Programs: Guest services in fy 17, zoo new england experienced a decrease in daytime attendance with 547,718 visitors compared to 553,670 visitors in fy 16. Franklin park zoo's attendance reached 353,891, a decrease of 1,638 from 355,529 in fy 16. Stone zoo's daytime attendance reached 193,827, a decrease of 4,314 from 198,141 in fy 16. Total fy 17 attendance for zoolights (stone zoo's evening holiday light show, which operates primarily in the month of december) was 38,362, a decrease of 25,449 compared to 63,811 in fy 16. Total overall attendance inclusive of zoolights in fy 17 was 586,080, compared to 617,211 in fy 16. Membershipin fy 17, membership revenues from 16,497 member households brought in over $1,600,000. This is the sixth year that membership revenue has exceeded more than $1 million, and the third year that revenue has exceeded $1,600,000.

animal care and exhibits-as of june 30, 2017, franklin park zoo features 60 public animal exhibits and stone zoo features 44. In september 2016, nature's neighborhoods, the new george robert white fund children's zoo, opened at franklin park zoo. Featured exhibits include red panda, prairie dog, two turtle ponds and a walk-through wetlands aviary. -in early may, the masters of flight: birds of prey show returned to stone zoo for the start of its eighth season. This educational program, that presents exotic, free-flight birds, continues to receive rave reviews from our guests. Additionally, two adult american alligators returned for their fourth summer at the seasonal american alligator exhibit.

education/ teens and community relations in fy 17, we significantly increased the number of wild adventure programs, which include our breakfasts with the animals programs and premium tours, by 179% with 232 total programs compared to last year's 83. The number of program participants for our wild adventure programs increased by 194% to 1,991 participants in fy 17, compared to 789 in fy 16. These programs included 91 breakfast with the animals, playful paws and curious cubs with 1,510 participants, and 141 premium behind-the-scenes tours with 481 participants. Our camp participant numbers between both franklin park zoo and stone zoo increased 14% in fy 17 with 458 participants, compared to 403 participants in fy 16. Our out-of-school time programs increased 47% in fy 17 to 190 programs, compared to 129 in fy 16.

expenses incurred for facilities and grounds include salaries, fringe benefits, utilities, insurance and repairs and maintenance which enable zoo new england to operate in a comfortable, safe and protective environment for staff and visitors to the zoos.