Public Charity

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI, of CINCINNATI, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $69.4M in revenue, $63.6M in expenses, $330.4M in total assets. 120 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 310537171 CINCINNATI, OH Zoos & Aquariums NTEE: D50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$69.4M
Total Expenses$63.6M
Total Assets$330.4M
Grant Records120
Funding Total$27.7M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Zoological Society of Cincinnati

How Zoological Society of Cincinnati divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
The world-famous Cincinnati zoo & botanical garden is committed to inspiring visitors to care about wildlife and wild places
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,392
2024
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
$1,137,208
2024
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
$1,137,208
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$314,750
2024
AFRICAN LIONS & ENDAGERED SPECIES COVID RELIEF
$205,388

Showing up to 5 of 120 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Adam Mueller
TRUSTEE Albert Smitherman
TRUSTEE Anya Sanchez
TRUSTEE Austin Heidt
TRUSTEE Bob Coughlin
TRUSTEE Brett Heekin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$14,800,777 29 grants
General Support
$12,099,549 61 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$318,750 11 grants
Health & Medicine
$225,594 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$128,294 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $69.4M $63.6M $330.4M
2024 $119.6M $58.6M $326.1M
2023 $73.1M $54.9M $270.2M
2021 $51.2M $38.4M $216.7M
2020 $71.8M $48.9M $204.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $71.8M to $69.4M (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $330.4M.

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