Public Charity

CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, of CLEVELAND, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $14.6M in revenue, $16.9M in expenses, $41.6M in total assets. 107 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 340816490 CLEVELAND, OH Zoos & Aquariums NTEE: D50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$16.9M
Total Assets$41.6M
Grant Records107
Funding Total$10.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO, COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ZOO AS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY; SECURING PRIVATE DONATIONS; AND RUNNING A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPERATING AND CONSERVATION FUNDING.

Where $100 goes at Cleveland Zoological Society

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

$84 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$52
In 2024, the zoo society secured $6,028,840 in capital project support
62% of program spending
$25
We exceeded our revenue goals for annual operations including membership revenue of over $5 million
30% of program spending
$7
The zoo society provided in total over $1.2 million to the zoo in support of its education, conservation, animal care programs, and other special projects.That $1.2 million the…
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alana Coakley
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Andrea Ponikvar
DIRECTOR Anne E Bingham
SECRETARY Barbara Brown Phd
DIRECTOR Bernard L Karr
DIRECTOR Carl E Black

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$5,960,747 29 grants
General Support
$4,037,874 50 grants
Environment & Conservation
$322,410 9 grants
Education
$122,485 8 grants
Research & Policy
$5,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.6M $16.9M $41.6M
2023 $13.3M $7.7M $35.4M
2022 $14.0M $10.3M $30.7M
2021 $12.8M $10.9M $29.2M
2020 $9.5M $9.8M $22.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.5M to $14.6M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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