California · Public charity
Sacramento Zoological Society
The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.
- $163k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $138k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,750
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $26,750
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $27M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Sacramento Zoological Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $138k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $70k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $44k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $50k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $14k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $109k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $71k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $48k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Nature Institute | $104,275 | 7 | 11% |
| Wildlife Conservation Global Inc | $93,550 | 6 | 3% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $59,350 | 4 | 0% |
| The International Rhino Foundation | $45,125 | 2 | 1% |
| Red Panda Network | $44,122 | 6 | 2% |
| Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably Conservancy | $26,770 | 4 | 5% |
| Sedgwick County Zoological Society Inc | $26,275 | 3 | 0% |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | $17,868 | 2 | 2% |
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $16,800 | 1 | n/a |
| US Forest Service | $14,800 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Nature Institute | $104,275 | 7 | 11% |
| Wildlife Conservation Global Inc | $93,550 | 6 | 3% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $59,350 | 4 | 0% |
| The International Rhino Foundation | $45,125 | 2 | 1% |
| Red Panda Network | $44,122 | 6 | 2% |
| Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably Conservancy | $26,770 | 4 | 5% |
| Sedgwick County Zoological Society Inc | $26,275 | 3 | 0% |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | $17,868 | 2 | 2% |
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $16,800 | 1 | n/a |
| US Forest Service | $14,800 | 2 | n/a |
| The Saint Louis Zoo Association | $12,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | $12,250 | 2 | 1% |
| North Carolina Zoological Society Inc | $9,310 | 1 | 0% |
| Save Our Sandhill Cranes | $8,750 | 1 | n/a |
| The University Foundation at Sacramento State | $8,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group | $7,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Rhode Island Zoological Society | $7,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Zoo Inc | $6,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Galapagos Conservancy Inc | $5,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Sedgwick County Zoological Foundation | $5,150 | 1 | 1% |
| Virginia Zoological Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sacramento 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: Zoological Society of Cincinnati · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Sacramento Zoological Society
- How much does Sacramento Zoological Society give?
- Sacramento Zoological Society reported 12 itemized grants totaling $138,000, out of $162,750 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Sacramento Zoological Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (87%), Environment (13%).
- Who are Sacramento Zoological Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wild Nature Institute ($104k), Wildlife Conservation Global Inc ($94k), Wildlife Conservation Network Inc ($59k).
- Does Sacramento Zoological Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sacramento Zoological Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Zoological Society of Cincinnati, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Sacramento Zoological Society based?
- Sacramento Zoological Society is based in CA.
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