Funding search · EIN 951648219 · San Diego, CA

Zoological Society of San Diego

Name: Zoological Society of San Diego grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

70
grants reported: $5.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $19,774
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservation wildlife iucn elephants research black cheetahs cpsg

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “pronghorn” · $10,000

$10,000
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for peninsular pronghorn conservation

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $1.5M
Audubon Nature Institute2 grants · $691,035
Center for Plant Cs2 grants · $609,551
Center for Plant Conservation1 grant · $367,841
Regents of the University of California at San Diego2 grants · $298,413
Regents of the University of California Davis3 grants · $274,407
Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $249,950
Rewild3 grants · $175,000
Natural State Ltd1 grant · $100,000
Regents Uc Univ of Ca Davis - Vmth Vmth Financial Svc1 grant · $94,055

Giving over time

$1.8M

2022

$1.7M

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

$602,392
Audubon Nature Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Support for ssp wildlife care
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation support for black rhino translocation
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conservation support for black rhino
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Conservation support for black rhino
$367,841
Center for Plant Conservation · Escondido, CA · 2024
Support for salaries for plant conservation activities
$357,121
Center for Plant Cs · Escondido, CA · 2023
Conservation support for plants
$252,430
Center for Plant Cs · Escondido, CA · 2022
Conservation support for plants
$161,794
Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Conservation support for rhinoceres
$155,820
Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024
Conservation support for pathology residents for research such as wildlife disease investigations and conservation support for mountain lions
$136,619
Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Conservation support for rhinoceres
$110,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Conservation support for iucn ssc
$104,104
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Conservation support for elephants
$100,000
Natural State Ltd · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
$94,055
Regents Uc Univ of Ca Davis - Vmth Vmth Financial Svc · Davis, CA · 2023
Conservation support for pathology resident research for wildlife disease investigations such as california sea lions
$93,587
Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2022
Conservation support for muskrats
$88,643
Audubon Nature Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Support for ssp wildlife care
$87,041
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Conservation support for okapi and elephants
$60,000
The Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2024
Conservation support for postdoctoral and graduate research for northern white rhinoceres
$58,805
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Conservation support for okapi
$48,500
Revive & Restore · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Education support for stem cell technology conference
$35,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
Conservation support for iucn ssc
$32,500
Polar Bears International · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Conservation support for polar bears disease research
$30,150
Association of Zoos & Aquariums · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Support wildlife trafficking
$30,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2022
Conservation support for iucn ssc
$30,000
The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2022
Conservation support for vultures
$26,000
International Elephant Foundation · Azle, TX · 2023
Conservation support for elephants
$25,000
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Support for wildlife trafficking alliance to end illegal wildlife trade
$25,000
International Elephant Foundation · Azle, TX · 2024
Conservation support for elephants
$25,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Conservation support for sea otters
$25,000
Association of Zoos & Aquariums · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support wildlife trafficking
$25,000
Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2023
Conservation support for mountain lions
$25,000
International Elephant Foundation · Azle, TX · 2022
Conservation support for elephants
$20,000
Species360 · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support for species conservation toolkit initiative
$20,000
The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2024
Conservation support for vultures
$20,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Conservation support for turtles
$19,549
College of William and Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Support for the integrative conservation clinic
$16,000
Giraffe Cs Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
Conservation support for giraffe
$15,000
Global Conservation Network · Apply Valley, MN · 2024
Conservation support for iucn cpsg
$15,000
Sahara Conservation Fund · Marana, AZ · 2023
Support for sahara conservation efforts
$15,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Funds to support sanford burnham prebys' gala
$13,100
Wildlife Sos · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Conservation support for genomics
$12,500
Global Conservation Network · Apply Valley, MN · 2023
Conservation support for iucn, cpsg, and ssc
$12,500
Global Conservation Network · Apply Valley, MN · 2022
Conservation support for iucn, cpsg, and ssc
$10,000
Arizona Center for Nature Conservation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Conservation support for chacoan peccary
$10,000
Monarch Joint Venture · St Paul, MN · 2024
Support for aza safe monarch program
$10,000
Red Panda Network · Eugene, OR · 2024
Conservation support for red panda
$10,000
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation support for migratory monarch populations
$10,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Conservation support for tortoises
$10,000
Field Projects International · Escondido, CA · 2023
Support toxicology and molecular research
$10,000
Florida International University Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Support florida international university's project mecistops
$10,000
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for peninsular pronghorn conservation
$10,000
Species360 · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Funds to support species conservation toolkit initiative
$10,000
The Academy of Our Lady of Peace · San Diego, CA · 2023
Funds to support olp's 2023 hackathon
$10,000
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support for conservation technology conference
$10,000
The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2023
Conservation support for vultures
$10,000
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Conservation support for migratory monarch populations
$10,000
College of Wm & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Conservation support for clinic
$10,000
International Iguana Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Conservation support for iguanas
$8,729
Gladys Porter Zoo · Brownsville, TX · 2023
Support for indian gharial conservation work
$8,700
The Uc Davis Foundation · Davis, CA · 2024
Conservation support for wildlife pathogen discovery
$8,000
Carnivores Livelihoods and Landscapes · Hudsonville, MI · 2024
Conservation support for cheetahs
$8,000
State of Hawaii Department of Education · Kailuakona, HI · 2023
Education support for 'alala reintroduction
$8,000
Action for Cheetahs in Ke · Hudsonville, MI · 2022
Conservation support for cheetahs
$7,000
International Snow Leopard Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation support for snow leopards
$6,500
Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego Chapter · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for fundraising professionals for national philanthropy day
$6,500
Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego Chapter · San Diego, CA · 2023
National philanthropy day sponsors
$6,000
Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego Chapter · San Diego, CA · 2022
National philanthropy day sponsors
$5,750
Carnivores Livelihood and Landscapes · Hudsonville, MI · 2023
Conservation support for cheetahs
$5,750
Red Panda Network · Eugene, OR · 2023
Conservation support for red panda
$5,310
Wild Orca · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024
Conservation support for orcas

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.