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Detroit Zoological Society

Name: Detroit Zoological Society 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.

55
grants reported: $959,731
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois1 grant · $145,624
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International3 grants · $140,000
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center3 grants · $110,000
Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $55,000
Re Wild3 grants · $53,000
Oneplanet2 grants · $35,000
Global Conservation Network3 grants · $30,000
Turtle Survival Alliance3 grants · $30,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Dba Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden2 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$428,711

2022

$250,000

2023

$281,020

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$145,624
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Conservation Support
$70,000
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Conservation Support
$50,000
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Conservation Support
$50,000
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center · Cumberland Center, ME · 2022
Conservation Support
$40,000
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center · Cumberland Center, ME · 2024
Conservation Support
$25,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Conservation Support
$23,000
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2022
Conservation Support
$20,000
Oneplanet · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Conservation Support
$20,000
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center · Cumberland Center, ME · 2023
Conservation Support
$20,000
Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Dba Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Conservation Support
$20,000
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2023
Conservation Support
$20,000
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Conservation Support
$20,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Fransisco, CA · 2022
Conservation Support
$18,020
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2024
Conservation Support
$15,000
Association of Zoos and Aquariums · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Conservation Support
$15,000
Oneplanet · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,087
Releaf Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Amphibian Survival Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Global Conservation Network · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Ngogo Chimpanzee Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Dba Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Polar Bears International · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Red Panda Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Conservation Support
$10,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University Dba Asu Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Giraffe Conservation Foundation USA · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Global Conservation Network · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
National Marine Mammal Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Polar Bears International · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Red Panda Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Save the Golden Lion Tamarin · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Serenity Oaks Equine Sanctuary · Plymouth, MI · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
St Louis Zoological Park Dba Saint Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Conservation Support
$10,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University Dba Asu Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Detroit Audubon Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Giraffe Conservation Foundation USA · Clevelend, OH · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Global Conservation Network · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Polar Bears International · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota Dba University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · Charleston, SC · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
US Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Usgs National Center Ms 270 · Reston, VA · 2022
Conservation Support
$10,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Conservation Support
$8,000
Association of Zoos and Aquariums · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Conservation Support

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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.