Ohio · Public charity
Zoological Society of Cincinnati
Creating adventure, conveying knowledge, conserving nature, and serving the community. With the addition of our fourth pillar to our mission statement, serving community, we recognize the responsibility to partner with diverse and economically challenged communities in our daily work.
- $952k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $388k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $106,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 9
- Total assets, FY2025
- $330M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations Zoological Society of Cincinnati funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 | 14 | $388k | 21% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $286k | 8% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $218k | 62% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $70k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $125k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $123k | 17% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $99k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $86k | 25% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The International Rhino Foundation | $230,542 | 9 | 1% |
| Wild Entrust International | $159,000 | 8 | 12% |
| University of Washington | $156,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington University | $155,545 | 3 | 0% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $97,244 | 3 | 0% |
| Global Conservation Network | $92,165 | 3 | 5% |
| Save the Manatee Club Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Wild Nature Institute | $68,000 | 3 | 12% |
| Sea to Shore Alliance | $65,000 | 5 | 12% |
| Houston Zoo Inc | $58,550 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The International Rhino Foundation | $230,542 | 9 | 1% |
| Wild Entrust International | $159,000 | 8 | 12% |
| University of Washington | $156,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington University | $155,545 | 3 | 0% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $97,244 | 3 | 0% |
| Global Conservation Network | $92,165 | 3 | 5% |
| Save the Manatee Club Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Wild Nature Institute | $68,000 | 3 | 12% |
| Sea to Shore Alliance | $65,000 | 5 | 12% |
| Houston Zoo Inc | $58,550 | 5 | 0% |
| International Elephant Foundation | $42,900 | 4 | 1% |
| The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation | $32,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | $31,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Friends of Bonobos | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Red Panda Network | $24,800 | 3 | 1% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $22,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Bird Rescue | $13,500 | 2 | 0% |
| World Parrot Trust USA Inc | $12,581 | 1 | 1% |
| Elakha Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Conservation | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Asian Elephant Support | $5,550 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($60k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Zoological Society of Cincinnati 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: Columbus Zoological Park Association · Zoological Society of San Diego · Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc · Sacramento Zoological Society · Dallas Zoo Management Inc · Houston Zoo Inc · Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good
How this is measured
About Zoological Society of Cincinnati
- How much does Zoological Society of Cincinnati give?
- Zoological Society of Cincinnati reported 14 itemized grants totaling $387,825, out of $952,427 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Zoological Society of Cincinnati fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (84%), Education (12%), Environment (4%).
- Who are Zoological Society of Cincinnati's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The International Rhino Foundation ($231k), Wild Entrust International ($159k), University of Washington ($156k).
- Does Zoological Society of Cincinnati fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Zoological Society of Cincinnati?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Columbus Zoological Park Association, Zoological Society of San Diego, Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc.
- Where is Zoological Society of Cincinnati based?
- Zoological Society of Cincinnati is based in OH.
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