CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
3900 WILDLIFE WAY, CLEVELAND, OH 44109 www.clevelandzoosociety.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO, COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ZOO AS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY AND CIVIC ASSET; SECURING PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE ZOO; AND GIVING MEMBERS AND DONORS GREAT VALUE FOR THEIR INVESTMENT.

MISSION: WE CREATE COMPELLING EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE (CONTINUED ON SCH O)AND INSPIRE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD.

IN 2019, THE CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY PROVIDED $4.3 MILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATING, PROGRAMMATIC AND CAPITAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO AND ON BEHALF OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO. IN ADDITION, THE CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY COMMITTED TO FULLY FUND THE ZOO'S $2.5 MILLION RHINO HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THE CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY HAS THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIP BASE IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND MEMBER VISITS COMPRISE 30% OF OVERALL ZOO ATTENDANCE. THE ZOO SOCIETY'S 40,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS, COVERING 250,000 INDIVIDUALS, MAY ENJOY FREE ADMISSION TO CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO PLUS DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO MORE THAN 130 OTHER ZOOS NATIONWIDE.

THE ZOO SOCIETY MAINTAINS THREE BOARD AND DONOR-DESIGNATED FUNDS: ZOOFUTURES, THE ANIMAL CARE FUND AND THE CONSERVATION FUND. ZOOFUTURES WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN 1998. THANKS TO ESTATE GIFTS FROM DONORS AND EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE ZOOFUTURES FUND HAS GROWN TO $3.9 MILLION DOLLARS. EACH YEAR, ZOOFUTURES GENERATES MORE THAN $180,000 IN SPENDABLE INCOME. THE ANIMAL CARE, VALUED AT $1.2 MILLION, AND THE CONSERVATION FUND, VALUED AT $1.1 MILLION, WERE ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 2016; DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2019 INCLUDED $55,000 IN ANIMAL CARE SUPPORT AND $57,000 IN CONSERVATION SUPPORT.

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