Funding search · EIN 362512404 · Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Zoological Society
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 41
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $19,270
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wcs - Congo Bzv3 grants · $263,306
- Open Center for the Arts4 grants · $166,899
- Wildlife Conservation Society1 grant · $144,819
- Rare Species Conservatory Foundation3 grants · $91,000
- Mad Dog Initiative2 grants · $68,409
- Latinos Progresando3 grants · $64,066
- Enlace Chicago4 grants · $61,200
- North Lawndale Employment Network2 grants · $56,738
- Central Washington University2 grants · $33,739
- Organization for Tropical Studies1 grant · $30,775
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $144,819
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2021
Community outreach
- $121,902
Wcs - Congo Bzv · Bronx, NY · 2023
Conservation
- $92,630
Wcs - Congo Bzv · Bronx, NY · 2022
Conservation
- $57,440
Open Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
- $48,774
Wcs - Congo Bzv · Bronx, NY · 2024
Conservation
- $48,000
North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2021
Community outreach
- $42,960
Open Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community outreach
- $37,830
Mad Dog Initiative · Greenbrier, AR · 2024
Conservation
- $35,540
Open Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2021
Community outreach
- $33,827
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community outreach
- $32,000
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation · Loxahatchee, FL · 2023
Conservation
- $32,000
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation · Loxahatchee, FL · 2022
Conservation
- $30,959
Open Center for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community outreach
- $30,775
Organization for Tropical Studies · Durham, NC · 2024
Conservation
- $30,579
Mad Dog Initiative · Greenbrier, AR · 2023
Conservation
- $27,000
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation · Loxahatchee, FL · 2024
Conservation
- $25,924
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024
Conservation
- $25,742
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2023
Conservation
- $25,379
Enlace Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
- $24,925
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Conservation
- $19,270
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Conservation
- $17,930
Fundacion Jose a Baleseiro · Livermore, CA · 2024
Conservation
- $17,500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
- $17,164
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
- $16,650
Ngogo Chimpanzee Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Conservation
- $16,210
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2024
Conservation
- $15,000
Bethel New Life · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
- $14,831
Enlace Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Community outreach
- $14,056
Ngogo Chimpanzee Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Conservation
- $14,000
Chimfunshi USA · Portland, OR · 2024
Conservation
- $13,803
Tonkolili Chimpanzee Project · Loxahatchee, FL · 2024
Conservation
- $13,768
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2021
Conservation
- $13,357
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Conservation
- $13,075
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community outreach
- $11,856
Enlace Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community outreach
- $11,821
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2022
Conservation
- $11,783
Tonkolili Chimpanzee Project · Loxahatchee, FL · 2023
Conservation
- $9,134
Enlace Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community outreach
- $8,738
North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community outreach
- $7,997
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2022
Conservation
- $6,250
Boys-Girls Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community outreach
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- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
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Similar purposes
- Anne Ray Foundation302 grants · $489.6M
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation3,150 grants · $1.09B
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Similar grant size
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