Utah Zoological Society

SALT LAKE CITY, UT EIN: 87-0217405 Website

UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO CREATES CHAMPIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND IS OUR COMMUNITY'S GATEWAY TO ANIMALS, CONNECTING OUR VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND ENGAGING THEM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTION LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$98.4M

+0.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$200K

-4.8% YoY

Grant Count

11

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

-30.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$17M$25M$34M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$98,434,485$98,189,522$94,586,487
Revenue$24,858,255$24,557,487$20,973,376
Expenses$23,225,723$20,100,781$16,845,881
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,043,155$1,073,481$6,627
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$53K$105K$158K$210K2 grants20205 grants20217 grants20228 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Polar Bears International$50KGorilla Rehabilitation &…$25KInternational Elephant F…$25KGorongosa Project Inc$20KInternational Rhino Foun…$20KCarnivores Livelihoods &…$10KGlobal Penguin Society$10KPanthera-Senegal$10KSaola Foundation$10KSave Giraffes Now$10K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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 2024 IRS filing

Douglas LundPresident & CEO$365KElizabeth LarsenVice President, Programs$185KCheryl RushtonVP of Finance & CFO$175KKent MoyleDirector of Advancement$133KJeffrey VanekDirector of Human Resources$132KErika CrookDirector of Animal Health$131KDaniel SmithDirector of Facilities$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Bill HulterstromBoard Chair0.3
Lisa LivseySecretary0.3
Patrick HogleHogle Representative0.3
Saul WeissmanTreasurer0.3
Tiffini SorcicVice Chair0.3
Amanda McKellDirector0.3
Erin TaylorDirector0.3
Heidi MillerDirector0.3
Howard ParkerDirector0.3
Jeri Neese PughDirector0.3
John GarfieldDirector0.3
Lance SquireDirector0.3
Patrick LearyDirector0.3
Paul DouganDirector0.3
Trudy SimmonsDirector0.3
Cheryl RushtonVP of Finance & CFO40$174,697
Douglas LundPresident & CEO40$364,876
Daniel SmithDirector of Facilities40$122,599
Elizabeth LarsenVice President, Programs40$185,410
Erika CrookDirector of Animal Health40$131,004
Jeffrey VanekDirector of Human Resources40$132,038
Kent MoyleDirector of Advancement40$132,562

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AzleBozemanDallasFort WorthHudsonvilleIdaho FallsNiwotSalt Lake CitySpokane

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

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