Donors to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arenât just special, theyâre the bread and butter of our animal care, education and conservation efforts in our community and beyond.
Weâve created new gift recognition societies, Keepers Club and our premiere leadership giving society, Colo Society, to properly recognize and celebrate these donors for their enormous impact on the animals they love.
Year-long complimentary admission is our favorite way of thanking our gift recognition society donors, who receive admission cards in the mail and are encouraged to visit year-round to see the breadth and depth of positive impact theyâre making at the Zoo. Along with free admission, gift recognition society donors receive invitations to special events and a staff contact person to answer questions and help plan visits.
Gifts to Keepers Club and Colo Society are 100% tax deductible and directly fund the Zooâs mission work: animal care, conservation, and education.
Colo Society
Connect People and Wildlife
Donors of this level, our highest recognition level of individual gifts, fund the Zooâs signature programs like our western lowland gorilla breeding and care, which is noted worldwide for its contributions to knowledge about the species and stemmed from the worldâs first gorilla born in human care and longest-living individual, Colo. Our society bears her name to recognize that donors of this caliber are as transformational to the Zoo as Colo was.
Colo Society donors receive special attention in the form of designated staff liaisons to better connect them to programs, animals and special events that inspire them.
Keepers Club $500
Lead and Inspire
Donors at this level impact programs like wildlife conservation through the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership that has saved and returned more than 25 manatees to Florida waters to date.
Keepers Club $750
Lead and Inspire
Donors at this level fund breakthrough improvements like our new pachyderm building sandpits and feeding haynets that maintain our level of excellence in animal care.
If you would like more information on being recognized in Keepers Club or Colo Society, please call us at 614-724-3421 or email us at [email protected].