Funding search · EIN 916070005 · Seattle, WA
Woodland Park Zoological Society
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 44
- grants reported
- $3.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $63,270
- 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
Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
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.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Idaho Zoological Society3 grants · $476,348
- Arrowhead Zoological Society3 grants · $430,052
- Zoological Society of Milwaukee County3 grants · $380,632
- International Crane Foundation3 grants · $369,759
- Tautphaus Park Zoological Society3 grants · $265,320
- Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center2 grants · $256,600
- Como Friends2 grants · $194,912
- Zoo Society1 grant · $176,488
- Henry Vilas Zoological Society2 grants · $168,457
- Racine Zoological Society1 grant · $159,839
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $317,318
Idaho Zoological Society · Boise, ID · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $223,858
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $220,583
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $190,214
Arrowhead Zoological Society · Duluth, MN · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $176,488
Zoo Society · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $166,386
Arrowhead Zoological Society · Duluth, MN · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $161,857
Henry Vilas Zoological Society · Madison, WI · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $159,839
Racine Zoological Society · Racine, WI · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $135,670
Como Friends · St Paul, MN · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $134,076
Tautphaus Park Zoological Society · Idaho Falls, ID · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $133,905
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $122,695
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center · West Yellowstone, MT · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $120,000
Idaho Zoological Society · Boise, ID · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $119,941
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $103,913
Seattle Aquarium Society · Seattle, WA · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $98,311
The Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $81,774
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $80,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $75,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $73,452
Arrowhead Zoological Society · Duluth, MN · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $71,350
Tautphaus Park Zoological Society · Idaho Falls, ID · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $66,540
Zoo Montana · Billings, MT · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $60,000
Dakota Zoological Socety · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $60,000
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $60,000
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park · Eatonville, WA · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $60,000
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $60,000
Racine Zoo · Racine, WI · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $59,894
Tautphaus Park Zoological Society · Idaho Falls, ID · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $59,242
Como Friends · St Paul, MN · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $56,659
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $56,600
New Zoological Society · Green Bay, WI · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $56,600
Red River Zoological Society · Fargo, ND · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $55,600
Dakota Zoological Society · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $50,000
Alaska Sealife Center · Seward, AK · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $48,868
Greater Minot Zoological Society · Minot, ND · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
- $39,030
Idaho Zoological Society · Boise, ID · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $29,235
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $17,512
Lion Country Safari · Loxahatchee, FL · 2022
Conservation grant
- $15,000
Zoo Montana · Billings, MT · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $9,550
Henry Vilas Zoo Education · Madison, WI · 2024
Empathy capacity building grant program
- $8,000
Inspire Washington - Cultural Access Wa · Seattle, WA · 2023
Donation
- $6,600
Greater Minot Zoological Society · Minot, ND · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $6,600
Henry Vilas Zoological Society · Madison, WI · 2023
Advancing empathy grants
- $6,600
Northwest Trek Foundation · Eatonville, WA · 2022
Advancing empathy grants
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation13,441 grants · $18.24B
- Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation202 grants · $534.9M
- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
Similar purposes
- Frances Lear Foundation128 grants · $2.9M
Similar grant size
- The Ford Foundation10,731 grants · $2.35B
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation10,471 grants · $10.10B
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.

