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. 113 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 310537171 CINCINNATI, OH Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$69.4M
Total Expenses$63.6M
Total Assets$330.4M
Grant Records113
Funding Total$27.6M
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.

Sample Grants Received

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
2024
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CINCINNATI ZOO.
$122,898

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Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CINCINNATI ZOO.
$12,888,079 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,017,241 9 grants
GENERAL PURPOSE
$3,163,850 5 grants
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
$2,911,576 3 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,340,970 7 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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