Apple Valley, MN

Minnesota Zoo Foundation

EIN 51-0147653

Environment & Animal Welfare Zoos, Aquariums & Nature Centers Children & youth

Mission

Provides philanthropic support and resources to advance the Minnesota Zoo’s mission to connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Minnesota Zoo Foundation

The Minnesota Zoo Foundation is the nonprofit fundraising partner for the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN. It raises private philanthropic support for animal care, conservation, education, accessibility programs, exhibits, and capital projects that expand the Zoo’s impact locally and globally. In recent years the Foundation has led multi-year capital campaigns and donor programs to enhance animal health and welfare, support conservation breeding and fieldwork, and expand education and access initiatives for Minnesota families and school groups.

Notable achievements

Animal Wildlife Hospital & Wellness Center campaign launched

Donor support has launched a capital campaign to design and build a state-of-the-art Animal Wildlife Hospital & Wellness Center to expand medical, surgical, and research capacity for the Zoo’s nearly 5,000 animals.

Supported endangered Amur tiger breeding success

Foundation funding helped enable the Minnesota Zoo’s breeding and birth efforts for Amur tiger cubs, contributing to ex situ conservation and genetic diversity for the species.

Emergency care for orphaned northern sea otters

The Foundation mobilized donor support to provide specialized diets and care for orphaned northern sea otters taken into the Zoo’s care, demonstrating rapid-response funding for animal welfare needs.

At a glance

Total assets: $14.2M
Annual revenue: $8.5M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 51-0147653
Location: Apple Valley, MN
Website: www.mnzoofoundation.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

501(c)(3) public charity and tax-exempt organization (federal tax identification used for donor receipts and gift processing).

Registered with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Charities Division as an active fundraising organization supporting the Minnesota Zoo.

Fundraising partner to the AZA-accredited Minnesota Zoo, supporting zoo operations, conservation programs, education, and animal care.

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