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2025 Financial Snapshot

  • Number of employees: 26
  • Investment Portfolio totals: $30.6M
  • Total Revenue: $21.4M
  • Operating and programmatic support to the Zoo: $14.5M

Click here for our 2024 IRS 990 and 2025 audit.

Charity Navigator

We've received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, which means we're accountable, transparent, and financially healthy. Check out our Charity Navigator profile to learn more.

Annual Reports

2025 Annual Report
2024 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

Donor List

We're proud to recognize donors and friends whose generous annual contributions help to make Cleveland Metroparks Zoo one of the best in the country. Click here to view the 2025 donor list.

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A future for trumpeter swans

A future for trumpeter swans

In just 25 years the trumpeter swan population has gone from zero to over 800 and is steadily increasing.

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A Day in the Life of the Zoo’s Commissary Keeper

A Day in the Life of the Zoo’s Commissary Keeper

The commissary keeper supports the entire Zoo by managing its supply of fresh food and essential supplies.

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Be an Animal Researcher!

Be an Animal Researcher!

Create your own ethogram to observe animal behavior.

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