Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 31-0971742 Website

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE LOUISVILLE ZOO FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE PROGRAMS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS AND THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE ANIMALS OF THE LOUISVILLE ZOO.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$23.2M

+9.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$176K

+603.0% YoY

Grant Count

9

+800.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-21.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$14M201920212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$23,213,559$21,207,886$8,895,419
Revenue$2,512,256$12,955,646$1,947,847
Expenses$4,465,390$606,023$611,690
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$868,100$788,124$182,872
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$5M$7M1 grants20191 grants20211 grants20222 grants20231 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

ZOO CONSERVATION OUTREAC…$69KSEZARC$25KKENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS T…$19KKENTUCKY STATE TREASURER…$15KPOLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL$10KAZA BFF SAFE$10KCROCODILIAN CONSERVATION…$10KDIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND$10KCRAIG MIKEL - CARE GRANT$8K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAMIE BRODSKYDIRECTOR1
DAVID TUMMONDSCHAIR1
CLEO BATTLEDIRECTOR1
SUNIL THIRKANNADDIRECTOR1
STEPHANIE SHEADIRECTOR1
DEBORAH KINGDIRECTOR1
WENDY DANT CHESSERDIRECTOR1
CORY SKOLNICKDIRECTOR1
BECKY PHILLIPSDIRECTOR1
PATTIE DALE TYEDIRECTOR1
CHRIS COYLEDIRECTOR1
LARRY FLORMAN MDDIRECTOR1
JESSICA THOMPSONDIRECTOR1
CHRISTOPHER JONESVICE CHAIR1
KATHERINE LOYDDIRECTOR1
ERICA TOLARDIRECTOR1
S BUTCH SHAWTREASURER1
LOUIS WATERMANDIRECTOR1
PRESTON VAN WINKLEDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY NALLYDIRECTOR1
CHUCK O'KOONDIRECTOR1
ANGUS WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
KEVIN WOODWARDDIRECTOR1
EARL GAAR MDDIRECTOR1
ANITYA HAGANDIRECTOR1
CAREY KUHLDIRECTOR1
LINDA SPEEDDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AtlantaBereaBozemanFrankfortFrostproofLouisvilleSilver SrpingStevens PointYulee

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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