CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO ENDOWMENT FUND
To manage and invest endowed and planned gifts that provide long-term, reliable financial support for Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society programs in conservation, animal care, education, and visitor experiences.
About CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO ENDOWMENT FUND
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Endowment Fund is a tax-exempt supporting endowment established to benefit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. It holds and invests donated and legacy gifts and allocates a portion of investment returns to support the Zoo’s programs and operations.
Formed as a subordinate/endowment vehicle, the Fund preserves donor principal while distributing investment earnings to underwrite conservation, education, animal care, and capital priorities for the Zoo. In recent years the Fund has grown its invested assets and contributed annual distributions that bolster the Zoo’s mission-driven programs.
Notable achievements
Sustained endowment growth
The Fund has accumulated multi‑million dollar assets through gifts and investment returns, enabling ongoing support for Zoo priorities.
Reliable program funding
Annual distributions from the Endowment have contributed to conservation, education, and animal care initiatives at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Integration with planned giving
Established stewardship practices for legacy gifts, allowing donors to create long‑term impact via wills, bequests, and planned giving vehicles.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $135.6M
- Annual revenue
- $42.8M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 84-0407039
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Website
- www.cmzoo.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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