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American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc
The association is an educational organization dedicated to the advancement of zoological parks and aquariums in the areas of species conservation, animal welfare, and conservation education.
- $7.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 50
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $7.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $49,990
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,002,077
- Organizations funded a year
- 26 to 101
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 25
- Total assets, FY2024
- $35M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 48 | $7.1M | 31% |
| FY2023 | 26 | $1.4M | 8% |
| FY2022 | 101 | $19M | 56% |
| FY2021 | 38 | $1.4M | 53% |
| FY2020 | 32 | $1.3M | 34% |
| FY2019 | 37 | $1.1M | 57% |
| FY2018 | 28 | $1.0M | 57% |
| FY2017 | 46 | $2.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $3,833,558 | 8 | 1% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $1,619,301 | 6 | 0% |
| City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks | $1,553,428 | 2 | n/a |
| The Marine Mammal Center | $1,276,266 | 2 | 4% |
| North Carolina Zoological Society Inc | $1,116,229 | 7 | 5% |
| The Saint Louis Zoo Association | $1,083,534 | 6 | 2% |
| Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Inc Dba Endangered Wolf Center | $1,042,833 | 2 | 32% |
| National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc | $900,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $794,867 | 7 | 0% |
| Sea World San Diego | $757,691 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 188 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 151 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson Foundation · National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc · Zoological Society of San Diego · Young Again Foundation · Woodland Park Zoological Society · Arizona Center for Nature Conservation · American Express Foundation · National Geographic Society · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
How this is measured
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About American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc
- How much does American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc give?
- American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc reported 50 itemized grants totaling $7,122,409, out of $7,326,357 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 101 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (92%), Environment (5%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Lincoln Park Zoological Society ($3.8M), Zoological Society of San Diego ($1.6M), City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks ($1.6M).
- Does American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson Foundation, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
- Where is American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc based?
- American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc is based in MD.
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