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The Oklahoma Zoological Society was created to support and promote the Oklahoma City Zoo and its mission to be Oklahoma’s premier destination connecting people and our world’s vanishing wildlife and wild places. There are several ways for you to help!
Through fundraising, ZOOfriends memberships and special events, the Oklahoma Zoological Society has made a positive impact in following our mission to support the Oklahoma City Zoo. Currently, we are faced with a severe budget shortfall. In order to continue our good work to support the Zoo, we need the help of generous friends and donors. Our viability and success depends on dedicated support from donors and we are appealing to you to consider a gift to the Oklahoma Zoological Society’s Critical Need Fund. Your donation will help ensure the continuing operation of the Oklahoma Zoological Society and ZOOfriends Membership program.
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A gift to the ZOOfriends general donation fund helps us focus on providing support for our highest priority needs and programs. Every gift makes a difference! Thank you for your support.
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The Oklahoma Zoological Society is excited to launch an exclusive membership opportunity for high-level annual donors. Donors who join the ZOOfriends Giving Society will receive exclusive benefits including a ZOOfriends membership for one year.
Membership is based on annual donations to the Oklahoma Zoological Society and lasts for a 12-month period from the date that the qualifying donation amount is received.
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Choose to make a donation in memory of a special person or to honor a loved one.
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Give to the fund that provides educational opportunities at the Zoo for underprivileged children who would not otherwise be able to afford them. OZS awards scholarships to schools and organizations to help defray the cost of Oklahoma City Zoo education classes and activities so that any person, regardless of ability to pay, is given the opportunity to have an exciting and memorable conservation education experience. ZOOfund for Kids has reached more than 380,000 participants since its inception in 1997.
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The Zoo works with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and other wildlife institutions to participate in Species Survival Plans (SSP). SSPs are a collective effort from these institutions to ensure the survivability of species from around the world. Through breeding programs and population management, SSPs seek to establish healthy, self-sustaining animal populations that are genetically diverse and demographically stable. Currently the Oklahoma City Zoo is working with 54 endangered or threatened species and 45 SSPs.
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Become an active part of the Oklahoma City Zoo’s animal family by adopting an animal. Adopt any animal of your choice with a donation of $40 or more or adopt one of our featured animals. This program helps offset daily expenses of caring for the wide range of wild children that proudly call the Oklahoma City Zoo their home.
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Planned giving enables you to give gifts of assets that benefit your family now and in the future. These are gifts that enrich the Oklahoma City Zoo for many generations to come. Planned gifts include gifts through your will, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance, pooled income funds and charitable trusts. Plus, planned gifts provide enhanced tax benefits and some return income to you, the donor.
We’ll gladly assist you in finding possibilities that best suit your situation, and we’ll make the process of giving simple by working with you and your advisors.
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