Public Charity

POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Based in TACOMA, WA, POINT DEFIANCE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, $31.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 58 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 916066667 TACOMA, WA Single Organization Support NTEE: D11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$31.9M
Grant Records58
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE POINT DEFIANCE ZOO SOCIETY (THE ZOO SOCIETY) FOSTERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM (PDZA) AND OUR COMMUNITY BY RAISING FUNDS AND GENERATING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE ZOO SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF PDZA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND RESOURCES FOR THE ZOO'S RECREATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, ITS ANIMAL COLLECTIONS, AND ITS PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS.

Where $100 goes at Point Defiance Zoological Society

How Point Defiance Zoological Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$84
The zoo society provides monetary support through individual donations or bequests, events, campaigns and grants for operations, community and school access, youth leadership development, animal care and welfare…
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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Adrienne Brand
BOARD MEMBER Ben Constance
BOARD MEMBER Bri Simpson
TREASURER Cameron Moorehead
BOARD MEMBER Dave Mets
BOARD MEMBER Garret Sweet

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$911,056 46 grants
Training & Professional Development
$60,000 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$40,000 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$20,235 3 grants
Animal Welfare
$8,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $1.8M $31.9M
2024 $2.4M $1.8M $28.0M
2023 $1.8M $1.9M $23.9M
2022 $12.7M $1.7M $20.6M
2020 $941K $1.5M $9.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $941K to $1.7M (+78%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.9M.

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