Zoos and acquariums
There are 221 zoos in the United States. Combined, these zoos employ 34,193 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.
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Job trends for Zoos
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 17 |
1-10 | 7 |
11-25 | 8 |
26-100 | 22 |
101 to 1,000 | 57 |
1,000+ | 7 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Zoos is driven by large organizations like San Diego Zoo Global, Columbus Zoological Park Association, Chicago Zoological Society, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium's, and Audubon Nature Institute.
Sizes of zoos
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 23 |
$250k to $1M | 19 |
$1M to $5M | 27 |
$5M to $25M | 35 |
$25M to $100M | 22 |
$100M+ | 3 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like San Diego Zoo Global, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Houston Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, and Columbus Zoological Park Association earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Zoos.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 0.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Zoos with more than $100 million account for 25.9% of nonprofit earnings.
Directory of zoos
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Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Revenue
$42.3m
Assets
$178.1m
Employees
580
EIN
36-2512404
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Chicago Zoological Society
Revenue
$71.0m
Assets
$212.7m
Employees
1,492
EIN
36-2167016
IRS type
501(c)(3)
San Diego Zoo Global
Revenue
$343.0m
Assets
$698.0m
Employees
3,899
EIN
95-1648219
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Woodland Park Zoo
Revenue
$51.6m
Assets
$42.6m
Employees
679
EIN
91-6070005
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Dallas Zoo
Revenue
$29.6m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
658
EIN
27-0777846
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Shedd Aquarium
Revenue
$73.8m
Assets
$462.4m
Employees
640
EIN
36-2167918
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Saint Louis Zoo Association
Revenue
$28.7m
Assets
$119.3m
Employees
110
EIN
43-1727309
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Elmwood Park Zoo
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$16.1m
Employees
234
EIN
23-1970067
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Indianapolis Zoological Society
Revenue
$29.5m
Assets
$151.0m
Employees
645
EIN
35-1074747
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Bayorg
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$7.9m
Employees
178
EIN
90-0401015
IRS type
501(c)(3)