Texas · Public charity
Dallas Zoological Society
Support of the dallas zoo as an outstanding center of education, entertainment and wildlife conservation through fundraising, volunteerism, promoting public awareness and participation, and enhancing the visitor experience.
- $5.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,071
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,735,366
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $51M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Dallas Zoological Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $5.8M | 40% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $2.1M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $2.0M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $57k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $6.7M | 71% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $51k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $39k | 100% |
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Zoo Management Inc | $17,540,232 | 6 | 16% |
| International Crane Foundation Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $38,595 | 1 | 0% |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation Conservation Education (Grace) Center Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| International Elephant Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Peregrine Fund Inc | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Conservation Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc | $19,569 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Zoo Management Inc | $17,540,232 | 6 | 16% |
| International Crane Foundation Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $38,595 | 1 | 0% |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation Conservation Education (Grace) Center Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| International Elephant Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Peregrine Fund Inc | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Conservation Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc | $19,569 | 1 | n/a |
| Tonkolili Chimpanzee Project Inc | $17,071 | 1 | n/a |
| Cheetah Conservation Fund | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation | $14,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Save Giraffes Now | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Wildlife Conservation Global Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Grace Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Dallas Zoological Society supplied at peak.
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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: Dallas Zoo Management Inc · Houston Zoo Inc · Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc · Columbus Zoological Park Association · Utah Zoological Society · Nashville Zoo Inc · Detroit Zoological Society · Zoological Society of San Diego · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Dallas Zoological Society
- How much does Dallas Zoological Society give?
- Dallas Zoological Society reported 5 grants totaling $5,814,937 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Dallas Zoological Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (100%), Environment (0%).
- Who are Dallas Zoological Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Dallas Zoo Management Inc ($18M), International Crane Foundation Inc ($80k), Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation ($40k).
- Does Dallas Zoological Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Dallas Zoological Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dallas Zoo Management Inc, Houston Zoo Inc, Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc.
- Where is Dallas Zoological Society based?
- Dallas Zoological Society is based in TX.
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