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Zoos & Aquariums

Nonprofit OrganizationsZoos & Aquariums

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

Explore Nonprofits in the Zoos & Aquariums Sector

Memphis Zoo Inc

Memphis, TN

Assets: $22m

Revenue: $25m

MISSION:

TO MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE MEMPHIS ZOO AND AQUARIUM IN ITS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH.

Central Florida Zoological Society Inc

Lake Monroe, FL

Assets: $17m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, PRESERVATION, BEAUTY AND WONDER OF ANNIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, ENGAGE VISITORS AND CELEBRATE OUR NATURAL WORLD.

Rhode Island Zoological Society

Providence, RI

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A VALUED RESOURCE FOR EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND TO FUNDRAISE FOR AND MANAGE RWPZ.

Erie Zoological Society

Erie, PA

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $4m

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.

Valley Zoological Society Chartered May 1968

Brownsville, TX

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

THE VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO SERVE THE INTEREST OF CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ECOLOGY OF OUR PLANET AND TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE GLADYS PORTER ZOO.

Friends Of The Zoo Of Kansas City Foundation

Kansas City, MO

Assets: $12m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

THE FOUNDATION SHALL FURTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS RELATING TO ZOOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES, PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CARE OF SPECIES FOR DISPLAY AND STUDY, AND ENGAGE IN COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AREA.

Binder Park Zoological Society Inc

Battle Creek, MI

Assets: $12m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

CONNECT, INSPIRE, CONSERVE. CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE. INSPIRE THEM TO CONSERVE.

Sedgwick County Zoological Society Inc

Wichita, KS

Assets: $12m

Revenue: $23m

MISSION:

SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WORKS TO FOSTER PUBLIC INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO, BY OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE ZOO. THE ZOO HAS SEEN STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH THE PAST FIVE DECADES WITH MAJOR EXHIBITS OPENING EVERY FEW YEARS. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALSO PROMOTES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO BETTER AID IN THE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF BOTH ZOO AND WILD ANIMALS.

Niagara Aquarium Foundation Inc

Niagara Falls, NY

Assets: $11m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

OPERATE AN AQUARIUM TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MARINE SCIENCES.

Alaska Zoo

Anchorage, AK

Assets: $10m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT OF ARCTIC, SUB-ARCTIC, AND LIKE-CLIMATE ANIMALS.

Virginia Zoological Society

Norfolk, VA

Assets: $10m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

THE VIRGINIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC (THE "SOCIETY") EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ORGANIZED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1979, ITS PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS AN ADVISORY AND SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIRGINIA ZOOLOGICAL PARK (THE "ZOO") IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. THE ZOO IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK (THE "CITY"). THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE ZOO AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S FLORA AND FAUNA. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES ESSENTIAL PROGRAM SERVICES FOR THE ZOO, AS FOLLOWS: ZOO IMPROVEMENTS AND EXHIBITS: SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE FOR ZOO EXPANSION, BUILDING RENOVATIONS AND OTHER VOLUNTEER EFFORTS INTO PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE ZOO. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: ENCOURAGES AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONSERVATION TO A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS BY FUNDING AND OPERATING ALL ZOO EDUCATION PROGRAMS (INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS); TRAINING A

Memphis Zoological Foundation

Collierville, TN

Assets: $8m

Revenue: $7m

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.

Lincoln Childrens Zoo Auxiliary

Lincoln, NE

Assets: $8m

Revenue: $-205k

MISSION:

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO OBTAIN AND UTILIZE ASSETS FOR THE SUPPORT, BENEFIT, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S ZOO.

Racine Zoological Society

Racine, WI

Assets: $8m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN THE RACINE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, & RECREATION IN ALL APPROPRIATE WAYS FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH & IMPROVEMENT OF THE ZOO IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RACINE COMMUNITY.

Dakota Zoological Society Inc

Bismarck, ND

Assets: $7m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO INSTILL AND INSPRIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR ANIMALS AND NATURE. WILD AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR IN THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR CLEANLINESS AND DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC.

Saginaw Valley Zoological Society

Saginaw, MI

Assets: $7m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

CHAMPIONS FOR ANIMALS AND CHILDREN, WE CREATE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES FOR ALL.

Mississippi Aquarium

Gulfport, MS

Assets: $7m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

TO DO ANY AND ALL THINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AN AQUARIUM AND PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, AND ENCOURAGING THE USE OF QUALITY PUBLIC FACILITIES AND WORKS WHICH WILL OFFER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINING AND CARING FOR A VARIED AND EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF AQUATIC LIFE IN A HUMANE, HEALTHY, AND SANITARY ENVIRONMENT FOR A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SUCH AQUATIC LIFE.

Utica Zoological Society

Utica, NY

Assets: $7m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

UTICA ZOO CREATES UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND PROMOTES PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND RECREATION.

Pueblo Zoological Society

Pueblo, CO

Assets: $5m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE PUEBLO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION UNDERSTANDING AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD WHILE PROVIDING A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT AT THE PUEBLO ZOO FOR ANIMALS AND VISITORS.

Potawatomi Zoological Society Inc

South Bend, IN

Assets: $5m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

POTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. (THE SOCIETY) IS AN INDIANA NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ASSIST AND ADVISE THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (THE CITY) BY ACTING AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SOUTH BEND POTAWATOMI PARK ZOO (THE ZOO) IN AREAS THAT PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED ANIMAL QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ZOO IS RECOGNIZED AS A VITAL CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL COMMUNITY ASSET AND WISH TO ENHANCE THE ZOO'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF RECREATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. THE SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT OF THE ZOO AND SHARE THE GOAL OF PROVIDING A TOP FLIGHT ZOO FOR A CITY THE SIZE OF SOUTH BEND, FOR ITS CITIZENS OF ITS NEIGHBOR COMMUNITIES, AND FOR VISITORS TO THE SOUTH BEND AREA. THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED TO SOLICIT, COLLECT, AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SECURING AND MAINTAINING ANIMALS AND FACILITIES FOR THE CITY