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Columbus Zoological Park Association

Empowering people. Saving wildlife.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Itemized grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$863k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,010
Largest grant, FY2024
$218,100
Organizations funded a year
10 to 33
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$314M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Columbus Zoological Park Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsEducationInternationalRecreation & SportsArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving21$863k10%
FY202323$3.4M22%
FY202215$2.1M7%
FY202112$285k8%
FY202010$292k10%
FY201933$931k30%
FY201825$706k24%
FY201732$919kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$9.4MEnvironment$5kHealth$5k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
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OR
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MD
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NC
SC
DC
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals Inc$4,594,600819%
Rewild$1,054,60022%
MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project$630,053814%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$375,22582%
The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation$300,56554%
Cheetah Conservation Fund$224,80173%
Ohio Wildlife Center$148,10582%
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc$131,00030%
Sea to Shore Alliance$129,500416%
People and Carnivores Inc$124,57687%
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All grantees of Columbus Zoological Park Association by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals Inc$4,594,600819%
Rewild$1,054,60022%
MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project$630,053814%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$375,22582%
The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation$300,56554%
Cheetah Conservation Fund$224,80173%
Ohio Wildlife Center$148,10582%
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc$131,00030%
Sea to Shore Alliance$129,500416%
People and Carnivores Inc$124,57687%
Wildlife Conservation Society$123,85550%
Friends of Bonobos$120,79065%
Secore International Inc$115,00065%
The International Rhino Foundation$114,63551%
International Elephant Foundation$106,20172%
Save the Manatee Club Inc$80,00041%
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$73,76010%
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance Inc$73,57544%
Giraffe Conservation Foundation USA$65,00043%
Wild Nature Institute$63,12546%
The New Nature Foundation$55,75055%
The Ohio State University$54,7674n/a
International Snow Leopard Trust$51,00031%
Global Conservation Network$50,00033%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$50,00030%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$45,00020%
The Marine Mammal Center$37,50040%
Greater Good Charities$35,00030%
International Crane Foundation Inc$31,21220%
WIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network Inc$29,21635%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$25,42020%
African Aquatic Conservation Fund Inc$25,000120%
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc$25,00010%
Minnesota Zoo Foundation$21,05010%
Wildlife Conservation Global Inc$21,00012%
Northwestern University$20,64010%
African Wildlife Conservation Fund Inc$20,000110%
Washington University$19,96710%
Polar Bears International$18,55020%
Project Survival$15,00012%
Kasiisi Project Inc$15,00014%
Smithsonian Institution$14,75020%
Project Primate Inc$12,50017%
The Four Corners Institute$11,750221%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$10,00010%
Omaha Zoological Society$10,00010%
Gorilla Rehabilitation Conservation Education (Grace) Center Inc$10,00010%
Arcas Wild Life Rescue and Conservation Association Ltd Aka Arcas$9,70013%
Carnivores Livelihoods and Landscapes$9,271128%
Bat Conservation International$8,00010%
Midwest Biodiversity Institute Inc$5,70611%
Woodland Park Zoological Society$5,10010%
Amphibian Ark$5,00011%
Stratford Ecological Center Inc$5,0001n/a
Center for Conservation Peacebuilding$5,00011%
Red Caribena de Varamientos Inc$5,0001n/a
Utah Zoological Society$5,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Columbus Zoological Park Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInternational Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals Inc: $4,594,600 over 8y, 19% of budgetRewild: $1,054,600 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetMGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project: $630,053 over 8y, 14% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $375,225 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetThe Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation: $300,565 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetCheetah Conservation Fund: $224,801 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetOhio Wildlife Center: $148,105 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: $131,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSea to Shore Alliance: $129,500 over 4y, 16% of budgetPeople and Carnivores Inc: $124,576 over 8y, 6.5% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $123,855 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Bonobos: $120,790 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetSecore International Inc: $115,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetThe International Rhino Foundation: $114,635 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetInternational Elephant Foundation: $106,201 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetSave the Manatee Club Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $73,760 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPan African Sanctuary Alliance Inc: $73,575 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetGiraffe Conservation Foundation USA: $65,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetWild Nature Institute: $63,125 over 4y, 6.4% of budgetThe New Nature Foundation: $55,750 over 5y, 4.7% of budgetInternational Snow Leopard Trust: $51,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetGlobal Conservation Network: $50,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Wildlife Foundation Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Marine Mammal Center: $37,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Good Charities: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Crane Foundation Inc: $31,212 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWIDECAST Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network Inc: $29,216 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetWildlife Conservation Network Inc: $25,420 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAfrican Aquatic Conservation Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetAmerican Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMinnesota Zoo Foundation: $21,050 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWildlife Conservation Global Inc: $21,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetNorthwestern University: $20,640 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Wildlife Conservation Fund Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetWashington University: $19,967 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolar Bears International: $18,550 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetProject Survival: $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetKasiisi Project Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $14,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Primate Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetThe Four Corners Institute: $11,750 over 2y, 21% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOmaha Zoological Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGorilla Rehabilitation Conservation Education (Grace) Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetArcas Wild Life Rescue and Conservation Association Ltd Aka Arcas: $9,700 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCarnivores Livelihoods and Landscapes: $9,271 over 1y, 28% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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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.

Zoological Society of…Houston Zoo IncJacksonville Zoologic…Utah Zoological Socie…Dallas Zoo Management…Detroit Zoological So…Zoological Society of…East Coast Zoological…The Margot Marsh Biod…Arcus FoundationNational Geographic S…Riverbanks Society
Zoological Society of San DiegoCA26.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Zoological Society of San Diego · Houston Zoo Inc · Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc · Utah Zoological Society · Dallas Zoo Management Inc · Detroit Zoological Society · Zoological Society of Cincinnati · East Coast Zoological Society of Florida Inc · The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation · Arcus Foundation · National Geographic Society · Riverbanks Society

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Columbus Zoological Park Association

How much does Columbus Zoological Park Association give?
Columbus Zoological Park Association reported 21 itemized grants totaling $862,544, out of $1,195,223 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Columbus Zoological Park Association fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (100%), Environment (0%), Health (0%).
Who are Columbus Zoological Park Association's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals Inc ($4.6M), Rewild ($1.1M), MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project ($630k).
Does Columbus Zoological Park Association fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Columbus Zoological Park Association?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Zoological Society of San Diego, Houston Zoo Inc, Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc.
Where is Columbus Zoological Park Association based?
Columbus Zoological Park Association is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 58 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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