Zoos & Aquariums organizations account for 341 organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $3b in revenue and employ 31.9k individuals.
341
Active Organizations
$2.9 Billion
Annual Revenue
32 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$8.4 Billion
Controlled Assets
Baltimore, MD
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $61m
Employees: 438
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S AQUATIC TREASURES.
Atlanta, GA
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $33m
Employees: 417
MISSION:
ZOO ATLANTA'S MISSION IS TO SAVE WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES. THE ZOO'S EFFORTS CONNECT PEOPLE TO ANIMALS AND INSPIRE CONSERVATION ACTION.
Corpus Christi, TX
Assets: $93m
Revenue: $39m
Employees: 290
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.
Long Beach, CA
Assets: $86m
Revenue: $24m
Employees: 428
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.
Akron, OH
Assets: $86m
Revenue: $19m
Employees: 292
MISSION:
WE CONNECT YOUR LIFE TO WILDLIFE WHILE INSPIRING LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONSERVATION ACTION.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $85m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 236
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.
Chattanooga, TN
Assets: $82m
Revenue: $37m
Employees: 281
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE AND EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WATER AND WILDLIFE.
Jacksonville, FL
Assets: $80m
Revenue: $26m
Employees: 466
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.
San Antonio, TX
Assets: $78m
Revenue: $61m
Employees: 620
MISSION:
TO FOSTER APPRECIATION AND CONCERN FOR ALL LIVING THINGS.
Baltimore, MD
Assets: $76m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 236
MISSION:
TO FOSTER EMPATHY AND SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES.
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets: $75m
Revenue: $28m
Employees: 313
MISSION:
TO BE A LEADER AND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.
Seattle, WA
Assets: $75m
Revenue: $65m
Employees: 513
MISSION:
SAVES WILDLIFE AND INSPIRES EVERYONE TO MAKE CONSERVATION A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES.
Royal Oak, MI
Assets: $71m
Revenue: $55m
Employees: 428
MISSION:
CELEBRATING AND SAVING WILDLIFE & WILD PLACES - 1. DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION, ANIMAL WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. 2. INSPIRE WITH ENGAGING, MEANINGFUL, MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES, AND EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO THE APPRECIATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURE. 3. CELEBRATE AND VALUE BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN DIVERSITY, WHILE ENSURING THAT OUR AUDIENCE, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REFLECT THE MULTICULTURAL FABRIC THAT IS THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. 4. PROVIDE INNOVATIVE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE REGION'S ECONOMIC VITALITY. 5. DEMONSTRATE ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE CONSISTENT WITH A COMMITMENT TO OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AS WELL AS PROGRESSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. *REVISED 2021, PENDING BOARD APPROVAL*
Knoxville, TN
Assets: $67m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 327
MISSION:
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO GENERAL PUBLIC CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS
Phoenix, AZ
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 563
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.
Norristown, PA
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $48m
Employees: 147
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to house collections of living animals, birds, reptiles, living aquatic plants and animals including fish, shellfish, and shore birds, insects and other wildlife for the purpose of study and public viewing.
Boston, MA
Assets: $54m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 311
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORT REQUIRED OR CONTEMPLATED BY CHAPTER 92B OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS TO THE FRANKLIN PARK ZOO AND THE WALTER D. STONE MEMORIAL ZOO, TO ANY OTHER AGENCY OR ENTITY REFERENCED THEREIN, AND ACT INDEPENDENTLY IN CONNECTION WITH ZOOLOGICAL MATTERS. FURTHERMORE, ZOO NEW ENGLAND'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE NATURAL WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY CREATING FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES THAT INTEGRATE WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.
Mystic, CT
Assets: $52m
Revenue: $40m
Employees: 380
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR AND PROTECT OUR OCEAN PLANET THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Newport, OR
Assets: $48m
Revenue: $16m
Employees: 109
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to house collections of living animals, birds, reptiles, living aquatic plants and animals including fish, shellfish, and shore birds, insects and other wildlife for the purpose of study and public viewing.
Birmingham, AL
Assets: $48m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 182
MISSION:
THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO'S PURPOSE IS TO EXHIBIT ANIMALS FOR THE EDUCATION OF VISITORS, TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH STUDIES, AND SPONSOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.