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Houston Zoo Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Houston, Texas · EIN 74-1590271

Total giving
$2.8MTax year 2024
Total assets
$380MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

Mission: Connect communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. Vision: Be a leader in the global movement to save wildlife. (Continued on Schedule O) Houston Zoo, Inc. (HZI) strives to be a zoo that practices exemplary animal care, delivers an outstanding guest experience, creates a workplace that instills respect and teamwork, provides learning opportunities, promotes conservation awareness, and inspires community support.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$2.2M2020
$2.4M2021
$3M2022
$3.1M2023
$2.8M2024

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
Baylor College of Medicine$400K2022
George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center$220K2022
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center$190K2022
Ecology Project International$120K2022
Fort Worth Zoological Association$94K2022

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

Website: www.houstonzoo.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.