ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY ZOO INC
Programs
Environmental and Diversity Initiatives
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DIVERSITY EFFORTS:THE ZOO INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO ITS BUSINESS BY REDUCING IMPACT THROUGH POLLUTION PREVENTION, WASTE REDUCTION, AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES. THE GREEN TEAM MONITORS THE ZOO'S ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS AND MAINTAINS A SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE. THE ZOO'S BOARD AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE COMPOSED OF TALENTED INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CIVIC, AND POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS REFLECTIVE OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM, THE ZOO CONDUCTED BUSINESS WITH 146 MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN 2023.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.3MAnimal Care and Conservation Efforts
THE ANIMAL COLLECTION & WORK WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES: ANIMAL HIGHLIGHTS IN 2023 INCLUDE THE BIRTHS OF A TWO-TOED SLOTH, A SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS, THREE BINTURONGS, AND GORILLA WILLIE B. III, THE GRANDSON OF WILLIE B. THE ZOO ALSO WELCOMED INFANT ORANGUTAN NANGKA, WHO IS BEING FOSTERED BY MADU, A 40-YEAR-OLD ORANGUTAN WHO HAS NOW ADOPTED FIVE INFANTS, AND 1-YEAR-OLD SUMATRAN TIGER BOB. AS A PARTNER IN THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ALLIANCE AND ONE OF THE ONLY ZOOS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL, ZOO ATLANTA IS PROUD TO ADVOCATE FOR SUMATRAN TIGERS AND OTHER SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.9MEducation And Conservation Programs
EDUCATION & CONSERVATION:IN 2023, THE ZOO'S PUBLIC, SCHOOL, AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 991,146 INDIVIDUALS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATE FUN AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES TO CONNECT ZOO VISITORS WITH WILDLIFE, SUPPORT SCIENCE CURRICULA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION. THE QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM DONATES 25 CENTS OF EVERY ZOO ADMISSION TICKET TO CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND AWARDED SIX GRANTS TOTALING $60,000 IN 2023.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.6M
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