Ohio · Nonprofit
THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC
THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $265 to it, the largest being TIMKEN CO CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FUND ($265). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $290k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $265
- Net assets
- $6.9M
What The Akron Zoological Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of the akron zoological foundation, inc. Is to directly benefit and provide support for programs, projects and to further the mission of the akron zoological park in conservation, education and serving the community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Provides direct benefit and support to the akron zoological park's programs and projects for conservation, education and animal care to further the zoo's mission and service to the community.
$29,399 spentof which $29,399 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $29,399.
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 2021 to 2022, from $6.7M to $5.6M (−17%).
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.
14% of THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Doug Piekarz
President & CEO
Board chair
John Slagter
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
Left out of every figure on this page: $113k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Akron Zoological Park). These are real filings, and they are not money THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC’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.
Where its funders are
100% of THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 6,435 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,435 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
43% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Akron Zoological Park · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $265 to it, the largest being TIMKEN CO CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FUND ($265). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $265 in grants to THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC.
- Who is the largest funder of THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- TIMKEN CO CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FUND is the largest funder on record, with $265 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE AKRON ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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