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The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc

The zoological society of the palm beaches, inc.

$146k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$375kRecreation & Sports$115kEnvironment$70kPublic Safety & Disaster$4k
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $120,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $146,200 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $26,200 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$40,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$68M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILDPATH LLC$50,000
AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE$40,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK$20,000
WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $5k → 11%MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION: $15k → 6%KIDS SAVING THE RAINFOREST: $5k → 8%WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK: $20k → 10%WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: $20k → 28%HOUSTON ZOO INC: $20k → 16%VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (GLADYS PORTER ZOO): $250 → 23%TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE: $250 → 12%OCEAN FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%SOUTH-EAST ZOO ALLIANCE FOR REPRODUCTION & CONSERVATION: $220 → 7%FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR: $30k → 12%WILDPATH LLC: $50k → 13%JACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $15k → 14%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $59k → 19%INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION: $4k → 9%HENRY VILAS PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $208 → 10%RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIET - COCKSCOMB JAGUAR RANGER SAFE PROGRAM: $5k → 14%OCEARCH: $1k → 5%WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS: $10k → 7%WILD FOUNDATION: $75k → 12%COLUMBUS ZOOLOGICAL PARK ASSOCIATION: $250 → 5%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & - AZA SAFE: $10k → 8%WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK: $19k → 10%WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY: $19k → 28%FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR: $20k → 12%WILDLANDS CONSERVATION INC: $15k → 13%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $46k → 19%WILD FOUNDATION: $40k → 12%COLUMBUS ZOOLOGICAL PARK ASSOCIATION: $250 → 5%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS: $3k → 8%WILDLANDS CONSERVATION INC: $15k → 13%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $40k → 19%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS: $930 → 8%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $30k → 19%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS: $500 → 8%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $20k → 19%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $20k → 19%AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE: $20k → 19%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
WI
NY
MA
OH
RI
CA
UT
CO
MD
SC
DC
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $28k on the FY2025 return

Schedule F, as filed: 1 region. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Central America and the Caribbean$28k · 100% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: JAGUAR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$526k · 8 repeat orgs$158k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
15

Total granted

$526k
$98k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+32%

Still filing today

88%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FW
    Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc
    3× · 2018–2020 · $55k · revenue +562%
  • WC
    Wildlife Conservation Society
    2× · 2018–2020 · $39k · revenue +44%
  • WC
    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $39k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • FW
    FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA Igraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +253%
  • Houston Zoo Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +21%
  • JZ
    JACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +158%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Conservation Society of California

Through management of oakland zoo, the conservation society of california deepens connection with animals, saves wildlife, and inspires champions for the natural world.

Animals
2
Oak Creek Zoological Conservatory
Animals
3
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
4
Zoo Outreach Organisation

Wildlife conservation, research and education.

Environment
5
Red River Zoological Society

As conservation leaders, the red river zoo connects our community to nature and inspires people to help save species.

Animals
6
Zoo Conservation Outreach Group Inc

To support wildlife and habitat conservation in the americas.

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7
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology is both a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds from around the world, and a research and education institution dedicated to bird conservation.

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8
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc

The zoological society of the palm beaches, inc. exists to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. we advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education and support of conservation…

Animals
9
Wildlife Sos

Protecting india's precious wildlife from poaching, habitat loss, and human exploitation since 1995.

Animals
10
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…

Animals
11
Racine Zoological Society Inc

The mission of the racine zoological society is to foster an enlightening and affordable wildlife experience that improves the bond between people and nature. the society will provide for the recreation and education of the people, the…

Animals
12
Wildcoast

The mission of wildcoast is to conserve coastal and marine ecosystems and address climate change through natural solutions. our staff is dedicated to conserving threatened and endangered coastlines and wildlife in california and mexico.…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc; the most unlike its peers is Kids Saving the Rainforest Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
19/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE INC: $234,840 · EnvironmentAVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE INCFlorida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc: $55,000 · EnvironmentFlorida Wildlife Corridor Foundation IncWILDLANDS CONSERVATION INC: $29,442 · EnvironmentWILDLANDS CONSERVATION INC+2 more: $6,000 · EnvironmentWildlife Conservation Society: $39,000 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation SocietyWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $38,660 · AnimalsWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK IN…FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA I: $25,000 · AnimalsFISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FL…Houston Zoo Inc: $20,254 · AnimalsHouston Zoo IncJACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $15,455 · AnimalsJACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY …MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION: $15,000 · AnimalsMINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATIONAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC: $13,930 · AnimalsAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGIC…WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS: $10,000 · Animals+9 more: $16,260 · Animals+9 moreINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LE…Wildpath LLC: $50,000 · OtherWildpath LLC+1 more: $208 · Other
Environment$325,282Animals$193,559Other$165,208

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE INC: $234,840 over 7y, 13% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFlorida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $39,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $38,660 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLANDS CONSERVATION INC: $29,442 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA I: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $20,254 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $15,455 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC: $13,930 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBUTTONWOOD PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC: $3,540 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOCEARCH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Ocean Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBUS ZOOLOGICAL PARK ASSOCIATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH-EAST ZOO ALLIANCE FOR REPRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION INC: $220 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER MADISON CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC: $208 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

American Association …Jacksonville Zoologic…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Raymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums IncMD19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc · Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I: 1% of income from government
  • Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 25 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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