Public Charity

THE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

THE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in FORT WORTH, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $62.2M revenue, $52.6M expenses, $131.1M total assets. 95 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 750991727 FORT WORTH, TX Zoos & Aquariums NTEE: D50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$62.2M
Total Expenses$52.6M
Total Assets$131.1M
Grant Records95
Funding Total$5.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WITH MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY, THE FORT WORTH ZOO STRENGTHENS THE BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE AND ENSURING DIVERSE, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING FAMILY EXPERIENCES THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF ITS RESOURCES.

Where $100 goes at The Fort Worth Zoological Association

How The Fort Worth Zoological Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$42
Animal and conservation
53% of program spending
$30
Admissions and attractions
38% of program spending
$5
Educational programs
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,000 students; 100,000 students; 5,000 children

Plus 1 more program. 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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Abel Sanchez
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Alice Pritchett
CAPITAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR Amy Duncan
DIRECTOR PARK OPERATIONS Anthony Davis
PRESIDENT Ardon Moore
BOARD MEMBER Ashli Blumenfeld

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,375,571 63 grants
Animal Welfare
$269,100 14 grants
Environment & Conservation
$143,913 3 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$50,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $62.2M $52.6M $131.1M
2024 $52.8M $55.3M $117.2M
2023 $53.1M $69.5M $113.0M
2022 $71.8M $38.0M $128.6M
2021 $52.7M $65.6M $96.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $52.7M to $62.2M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $131.1M.

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

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