Illinois · Nonprofit
PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Illinois) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $129,379 to it, the largest being REX AND NELLE JACKSON FOUNDATION ($49,998). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $361k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $129k
- Net assets
- $689k
What Peoria Zoological Society does
Mission
Dedicated to supporting and realizing the vision of peoria zoo.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Launched a new capital campaign (I.e. Roar for more).
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Peoria Zoological Society no longer manages the peoria zoo's membership program. Also, the remaining funds in the power of play capital campaign were used towards master plan and design development of the new envisioned capital improvements.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Funds raised by the society are used for capital improvements and ongoing maintenance of peoria zoo.
$95,763 spentof which $40,739 as grants$54,396 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $95,763.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $2.7M to $1.8M (−32%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 9% · 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
77% of PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 4 funders, grant income fell $11k → $10k.
3 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 80% · 2019 39% · 2020 54% · 2021 62% · 2022 68% · 2023 62% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 78% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
99% of PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $21k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,693 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,693 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
30% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Illinois) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $129,379 to it, the largest being REX AND NELLE JACKSON FOUNDATION ($49,998). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $129,379 in grants to PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- REX AND NELLE JACKSON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $49,998 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PEORIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing