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Lincoln Park Zoological Society

Grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2512404

Total giving
$500KTax year 2025
Total assets
$260MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY PROVIDING A FREE, FAMILY-ORIENTED WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO AND BY ADVANCING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ANIMAL CARE, HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$200K2020
$240K2021
$300K2022
$350K2023
$390K2024
$500K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Wcs - Congo Bzv$120K2023
Open Center for the Arts$43K2023
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Inc$32K2023
Mad Dog Initiative$31K2023
Central Washington University$26K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.lpzoo.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.