Financials and Annual Reports | Cleveland Zoological Society | Cleveland, OH

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 2025 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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Case Studies in Conservation

We are building conservation capacity locally and regionally to strengthen knowledge, skills, tools, competencies and abilities.

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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From chirps to purrs, growls to yelps, cheetahs are quite vocal members of the big cat family.