Washington · Public charity
Point Defiance Zoological Society
The point defiance zoo society (the zoo society) fosters the relationship between point defiance zoo & aquarium (pdza) and our community by raising funds and generating community support. The zoo society supports the mission of pdza by providing financial and in-kind resources for the zoo's recreation, education and conservation…
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $900k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $900,266
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $900,266
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $32M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Point Defiance Zoological Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 1 | $900k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $905k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $894k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $901k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $792k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $715k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $1.5M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $1.5M | 89% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Parks District of Tacom | $9,575,863 | 9 | n/a |
| International Elephant Foundation | $32,450 | 2 | 2% |
| Polar Bears International | $28,526 | 2 | 1% |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $17,622 | 1 | 0% |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | $16,250 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | $15,918 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $14,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Hawaii Wildlife Fund | $12,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Parks District of Tacom | $9,575,863 | 9 | n/a |
| International Elephant Foundation | $32,450 | 2 | 2% |
| Polar Bears International | $28,526 | 2 | 1% |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $17,622 | 1 | 0% |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | $16,250 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | $15,918 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $14,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Hawaii Wildlife Fund | $12,000 | 1 | 3% |
| University of Washington | $11,281 | 1 | n/a |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | $8,533 | 1 | 0% |
| Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Inc Dba Endangered Wolf Center | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($51k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Point Defiance 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: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Point Defiance Zoological Society
- How much does Point Defiance Zoological Society give?
- Point Defiance Zoological Society reported 1 itemized grants totaling $900,266, out of $1,059,275 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Point Defiance Zoological Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (99%), Environment (1%).
- Who are Point Defiance Zoological Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Metro Parks District of Tacom ($9.6M), International Elephant Foundation ($32k), Polar Bears International ($29k).
- Does Point Defiance Zoological Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Point Defiance Zoological Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Point Defiance Zoological Society based?
- Point Defiance Zoological Society is based in WA.
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