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12 funders with a record of paying for “zoological”
Where the money went
Largest: $400,000 to NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — program/operating support
American Association ofSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $851,949 to NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — grant #21s-0024 & endangered species covid relief
Largest: $200,000 to FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC — support for strengthening the long-term protection of lomami national park, drc, an important site for bonobos and part of the tshuapalomamilualaba, an arcus priority landscape.
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — environment & animal protection
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC — for the exploration and learning center
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2023Largest: $573,882 to Chicago Zoological Society — bison circle membership support - annual fund (waive tangible benefits), general operating support, where most need. support for zoo adventure passport program. contribution to the…
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to JACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC — to sponsor the manatee river exhibit as part of the rezoovenation campaign
Woodland Park Zoological SocietySeattle, WACharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $317,318 to IDAHO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — advancing empathy grants
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $488,750 · through 2025Largest: $58,000 to SAN ANTONIO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC — environment & animal protection
Largest: $100,000 to ABILENE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — a bold adventure: wild encounters and ferocious ea
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $400,012 to DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $1.2M to FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - US — (1) description: 17,870 shares of costar group, inc. securities (2) book value: $1,150,864 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securiti…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →