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Who funds Memphis Zoo?

Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 237236155

9 private foundations reported grants to Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee totaling $39,278 across 9 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Simmons First Foundation Inc, with $10,065.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Memphis Zoo

All 9 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Simmons First Foundation Inc
Arkansas · 2024 · accepts applications
Memphis zoo library program1$10,065
Page & Otto Marx Jr Foundation
New York · 2025
Public zoo1$10,000
PK Seidman Charitable Trust
Tennessee · 2024
General/operating1$7,000
The Sims Family Charitable Trust 44-5001145
Tennessee · 2025
Gift1$6,000
The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
Tennessee · 2024 · accepts applications
General - operating1$2,500
Sternberg Charitable Foundation
Tennessee · 2024
General support1$2,257
The Ebert-Leblanc Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
Unrestricted donation1$500
Arthur Halle Memorial Foundation
Tennessee · 2024
Institution awards scholarship1$500
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$456

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds Memphis Zoo?

Simmons First Foundation Inc, Page & Otto Marx Jr Foundation, PK Seidman Charitable Trust, The Sims Family Charitable Trust 44-5001145 and The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation, and 4 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Memphis Zoo get from foundations?

$39,278 in 9 reported grants from 9 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Simmons First Foundation Inc and The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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