Zoos & Aquariums organizations account for 356 organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $3b in revenue and employ 33.7k individuals.
356
Active Organizations
$3.2 Billion
Annual Revenue
34 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$9.3 Billion
Controlled Assets
Clearwater, FL
Assets: $108m
Revenue: $21m
Employees: 362
MISSION:
RESCUE, REHAB, RELEASE OF MARINE LIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, INSPIRATION, RESEARCH & CONSERVATION.
Oakland, CA
Assets: $99m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 443
MISSION:
OAKLAND ZOO DEEPENS CONNECTION WITH ANIMALS, SAVES WILDLIFE, AND INSPIRES CHAMPIONS FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $98m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 269
MISSION:
UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO CREATES CHAMPIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND IS OUR COMMUNITY'S GATEWAY TO ANIMALS, CONNECTING OUR VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND ENGAGING THEM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTION LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE.
Akron, OH
Assets: $96m
Revenue: $24m
Employees: 349
MISSION:
WE CONNECT YOUR LIFE TO WILDLIFE WHILE INSPIRING LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONSERVATION ACTION.
Corpus Christi, TX
Assets: $93m
Revenue: $39m
Employees: 271
MISSION:
THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING APPRECIATION FOR OUR SEAS, AND SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. ITS VISION IS TO BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN FOSTERING SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN SEA. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 25 PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS TO INTERPRET THE ANIMALS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS OF THESE REGIONS, EDUCATING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE WONDERS OF THE MARINE WORLD. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PROMOTES AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF SICK AND INJURED SHOREBIRDS, RAPTORS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR.
Seattle, WA
Assets: $91m
Revenue: $65m
Employees: 730
MISSION:
SAVES WILDLIFE AND INSPIRES EVERYONE TO MAKE CONSERVATION A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES.
Jacksonville, FL
Assets: $90m
Revenue: $37m
Employees: 498
MISSION:
THE JACKSONVILLE ZOO & GARDENS' MISSION IS CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES. OUR VISION IS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY ENERGIZED BY A CONNECTION TO NATURE THAT ENRICHES LIVES AND INSPIRES ALL TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR NATIONAL WORLD.
Phoenix, AZ
Assets: $89m
Revenue: $47m
Employees: 506
MISSION:
THE ARIZONA CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION ADVANCES THE STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS WHILE PROVIDING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE AND MOTIVATE THEM TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.
Chattanooga, TN
Assets: $85m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 346
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE AND EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WATER AND WILDLIFE
San Antonio, TX
Assets: $83m
Revenue: $44m
Employees: 380
MISSION:
TO FOSTER APPRECIATION AND CONCERN FOR ALL LIVING THINGS.
Draper, UT
Assets: $81m
Revenue: $24m
Employees: 411
MISSION:
WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER AND LEARN ABOUT EARTH'S DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS.
Long Beach, CA
Assets: $80m
Revenue: $55m
Employees: 339
MISSION:
THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC'S MISSION IS TO INSTILL A SENSE OF WONDER, RESPECT, AND STEWARDSHIP FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ITS INHABITANTS, AND ECOSYSTEMS.
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets: $77m
Revenue: $28m
Employees: 404
MISSION:
TO BE A LEADER AND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.
Baltimore, MD
Assets: $72m
Revenue: $21m
Employees: 228
MISSION:
TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE WONDERS OF THE LIVING WORLD THROUGH PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH ANIMALS, FOSTERING EMPATHY AND LIFELONG SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES.
Royal Oak, MI
Assets: $71m
Revenue: $54m
Employees: 568
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (DZS) IS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD SO ALL CAN THRIVE. THE VISION OF THE DZS IS TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN A WORLD WHERE ANIMALS AND NATURE ARE VALUED, UNDERSTOOD AND PROTECTED BY ALL PEOPLE.
Tampa, FL
Assets: $71m
Revenue: $40m
Employees: 579
MISSION:
RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND CARE FOR ANIMALS; CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.
Knoxville, TN
Assets: $66m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 361
MISSION:
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO GENERAL PUBLIC CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS
Asheboro, NC
Assets: $61m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 71
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS TO CHAMPION OUR ZOO AND ITS INITIATIVES, WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE. THE NC ZOO SOCIETY IS YOUR BRIDGE TO MORE THAN A ZOO VISIT. WE MAKE YOU A PARTNER IN THE ZOO'S GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ANIMAL WELL-BEING, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, FIELD WORK, RESEARCH, AND WE WELCOME YOU INTO A FAMILY THAT CARES ABOUT NATURE.
Melbourne, FL
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $29m
Employees: 337
MISSION:
WE SHARE OUR JOY OF NATURE TO HELP WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE THRIVE.
Mystic, CT
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $33m
Employees: 347
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR AND PROTECT OUR OCEAN PLANET THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH