Public Charity

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA is a Public Charity headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $43.7M revenue, $44.3M expenses, $136.3M total assets. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231352298 PHILADELPHIA, PA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$43.7M
Total Expenses$44.3M
Total Assets$136.3M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

AT PHILADELPHIA ZOO, OUR MISSION IS TO FLOURISH AS AN URBAN OASIS, WHERE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS THRIVE, TRANSFORMATIONAL MEMORIES ARE MADE, AND OUR PASSION FOR CONSERVATION SAVES WILDLIFE (SEE SCHEDULE O).GUIDED BY A THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE ZOO IS SEEKING TO BOTH STRENGTHEN AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE LINES IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ITS HISTORIC CAMPUS AND PROTECT ITS PRECIOUS ANIMAL COLLECTION. THE ZOO SEEKS TO BE IMPACTFUL THROUGH 6 IMPACT AREAS: AMAZING ANIMALS, TRANSFORMATIONAL MEMORIES, CONNECTED SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITIES, INNOVATIVE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, UNITED TEAM AND CULTURE AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL GROWTH.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew Hoffman
DIRECTOR Andrew Smith
DIRECTOR Anthony Gay
DIRECTOR Barbara Smit
DIRECTOR Brian Di Sabatino
VP, GUEST ENGAGEMENT Cara Treadway

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$790,775 4 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$606,295 9 grants
EDUCATION
$506,500 3 grants
CIVIC LIFE
$500,000 1 grant
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$451,510 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $43.7M $44.3M $136.3M
2024 $43.4M $42.2M $127.0M
2023 $35.5M $39.6M $121.9M
2021 $26.5M $30.8M $118.6M
2020 $41.0M $41.9M $113.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $41.0M to $43.7M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $136.3M.

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