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Point Defiance Zoological Society

Grantmaking foundation in Tacoma, Washington · EIN 91-6066667

Total giving
$1.1MTax year 2025
Total assets
$32MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE POINT DEFIANCE ZOO SOCIETY (THE ZOO SOCIETY) FOSTERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM (PDZA) AND OUR COMMUNITY BY RAISING FUNDS AND GENERATING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE ZOO SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF PDZA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND RESOURCES FOR THE ZOO'S RECREATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, ITS ANIMAL COLLECTIONS, AND ITS PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$710K2020
$790K2021
$900K2022
$890K2023
$1.2M2024
$1.1M2025

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
Metropolitan Park District$900K2024

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

Website: www.pdza.org/zoosociety

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