Public Charity

OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION

OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in OMAHA, NE. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $26.3M revenue, $24.7M expenses, $185.8M total assets. 47 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363297716 OMAHA, NE Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$26.3M
Total Expenses$24.7M
Total Assets$185.8M
Grant Records47
Funding Total$12.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1984, THE OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MISSION, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS BENEFITTING OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. TO ENSURE A GROWING, VIBRANT ZOO FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, IT IS OUR PRIORITY TO BUILD A SOLID PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION FOR OMAHA'SCOMMUNITY TREASURE.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR Calvin Sisson
VP OF DONOR RELATIONS Dr Lee G Simmons
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/6/2024) Howard L Hawks
VP OF DEVELOPMENT Kiley Thiele
DIRECTOR Michael R Mccarthy
CHAIRMAN Mogens C Bay

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,758,910 7 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$2,929,065 6 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$684,583 8 grants
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$315,000 2 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT & EVENT
$235,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $26.3M $24.7M $185.8M
2023 $31.9M $10.9M $176.4M
2022 $25.0M $21.7M $145.1M
2021 $25.2M $21.9M $158.7M
2020 $19.6M $47.4M $155.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $19.6M to $26.3M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $185.8M.

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