Public Charity

THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION

THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION, of SAINT LOUIS, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $53.8M in revenue, $38.8M in expenses, $334.8M in total assets. 144 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $36.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 431727309 SAINT LOUIS, MO Single Organization Support NTEE: D11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$53.8M
Total Expenses$38.8M
Total Assets$334.8M
Grant Records144
Funding Total$36.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO BY PROVIDING FACILITIES, FUNDS, AND ADVICE. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ZOO FOR RENOVATIONS, NEW FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH; ADMINISTERS FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE ZOO; AND MANAGES THE ZOO'S ENDOWMENT. THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION WORKS TO ADVANCE THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO'S MISSION TO CONSERVE ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH ANIMAL MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, RECREATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.

Where $100 goes at The Saint Louis Zoo Association

How The Saint Louis Zoo Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$56
Financial support
71% of program spending
$10
Endowment harvest
12% of program spending
$8
Development administration
10% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$806,331
YOUTHBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2024
PROGRAM ACTIVITY FUNDING
$8,110,499
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
2024
PAYMENT AGAINST THE JSM CHARITABLE TRUST COMMITMENT DATED JUNE 6, 2023, FOR THE ZOOS BETTER WILD, BETTER WORLD CAMPAIGN, GENERAL SUPPORT, 2024 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ST LOUIS ZOO NORTH PARK CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$1,529,654
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,229,192
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,159,736

Showing up to 5 of 144 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alicia S Mcdonnell
DIRECTOR Amy A Gill
VICE PRESIDENT - PHILANTHROPY Amy Dove
DIRECTOR Andrew Franz
TREASURER Andrew T Miedler
DIRECTOR Angela D Schaefer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$26,305,348 81 grants
Animal Welfare
$8,014,592 27 grants
Health & Medicine
$474,727 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$418,285 20 grants
Human & Social Services
$337,518 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $53.8M $38.8M $334.8M
2024 $58.5M $17.8M $303.7M
2023 $63.3M $14.1M $250.5M
2022 $30.5M $13.5M $188.6M
2020 $23.8M $24.3M $154.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.8M to $53.8M (+126%), with total assets most recently reported at $334.8M.

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

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