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Zoological Society of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 31-0537171 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 1941

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 44.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 285 animal-related nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.59.2 months2
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.7
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.60% from one source46
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.96.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.04not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$69.38M$63.62M$5.76M$313.66M59.2997D
Mar 2024Form 990$119.56M$58.62M$60.93M$307.84M63.0913D
Mar 2023Form 990$73.08M$54.88M$18.20M$254.08M55.6770D
Mar 2022Form 990$86.87M$44.85M$42.02M$235.95M63.1673D
Mar 2021Form 990$51.24M$38.38M$12.87M$194.12M60.7659C
Mar 2020Form 990$71.79M$48.94M$22.85M$180.31M44.2815C
Mar 2019Form 990$62.04M$47.62M$14.43M$158.19M39.9790C
Mar 2018Form 990$90.03M$43.19M$46.83M$143.65M39.9739C
Mar 2017Form 990$49.38M$40.04M$9.34M$101.06M30.3719B
Mar 2016Form 990$47.19M$39.52M$7.67M$91.72M27.8693C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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