Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc

INDIANAPOLIS, IN EIN: 35-1074747 Website

WE PROTECT NATURE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR OUR WORLD. WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WHERE NATURE AND PEOPLE THRIVE. WE ARE ONE TEAM. WE CARE. WE WELCOME EVERYONE. WE HAVE INTEGRITY. WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$245.4M

+8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$153K

-49.1% YoY

Grant Count

5

-54.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

+12.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$17M$35M$52M$69M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$245,351,054$227,094,570$210,617,870
Revenue$57,679,714$50,063,288$42,184,759
Expenses$44,416,857$40,234,027$35,942,289
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,058,195$2,053,679$808,497
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$75K$150K$225K$300K4 grants20209 grants202110 grants202211 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Lincoln Park Zoological …$80KUniversity of Colorado$25KSycamore Land Trust$23KUniversity of North Caro…$15KEmerging Wildlife Conser…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ROBERT SHUMAKERPRESIDENT AND CEO$350KKAREN BURNSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$246KKARL TRAEGERDIRECTOR$178KMARY JANE BENNETTVICE PRESIDENT$176KDANA CANFIELDVICE PRESIDENT$171KSARAH EDWARDSSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$170KJEFF PROUDFOOTVICE PRESIDENT$167KSARA INMANSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CH…$163KJOHN GULLIONVICE PRESIDENT$156K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETH KLAPPER1ST VICE CHAIR1
BLAKE KORIATH2ND V CHAIR1
MARISOL SANCHEZSECRETARY1
RONDA SHREWSBURYCHAIR1
STEVE ALONSOTREASURER1
AMY WILLISTRUSTEE1
ANDY SELLERSTRUSTEE1
ANITA HARDENTRUSTEE1
APRIL SASSOTRUSTEE1
BETHANIE DANKOTRUSTEE1
BONNIE GALLIVANTRUSTEE1
CAROLINA RASHIDFAROKHITRUSTEE1
CHERI DICKTRUSTEE1
CHRISTA ADKINSTRUSTEE1
CONNIE BOND STUARTTRUSTEE1
DAVID DEWITTTRUSTEE1
DAVID TROGDENTRUSTEE1
JEFFERY HARRISONTRUSTEE1
JOHN SHARPETRUSTEE1
JULIA GARDTRUSTEE1
KAREN ANN LLOYDTRUSTEE1
KATIE LUCASTRUSTEE1
KENT MORRISTRUSTEE1
KRISTI LEETRUSTEE1
LARRY COANTRUSTEE1
LAUREN EDMUNDSONTRUSTEE1
LUKE BOSSOTRUSTEE1
MEL RAINESTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL WELLSTRUSTEE1
MYRTA PULLIAMTRUSTEE1
PAT LINDLEYTRUSTEE1
PETE WARDTRUSTEE1
PETER JORGENSONTRUSTEE1
ROBERT SHOEMAKERTRUSTEE1
SHANE HAGEMANTRUSTEE1
SHASH GOYALTRUSTEE1
STANLEY CHENTRUSTEE1
TODD KATZTRUSTEE1
WHIT GRAYSONTRUSTEE1
ROBERT SHUMAKERPRESIDENT AND CEO40$349,920
SARA INMANSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$162,592
KAREN BURNSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40$245,882
SARAH EDWARDSSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$170,180
DANA CANFIELDVICE PRESIDENT40$171,207
JEFF PROUDFOOTVICE PRESIDENT40$167,054
JOHN GULLIONVICE PRESIDENT40$156,111
KARL TRAEGERDIRECTOR40$177,805
MARY JANE BENNETTVICE PRESIDENT40$175,589

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAtlantaAustinAzleBloomingtonBozemanBronxCarmelCharlestonChicagoDenverDes MoinesGainesvilleGlencoeGodfreyGreensboroIndianapolisLawaiOklahoma CitySan Francisco

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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