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- EIN 39-6077008
- (608) 258-9490
- Po Box 259302 Madison WI 53725-9302 USA
- www.vilaszoo.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Zoos & Aquariums
Mission: Henry vilas park zoological society, inc. (society) is a not-for-profit organization that provides aid and support to the henry vilas zoo located in madison, wisconsin. The society builds community support and provides funding for zoo activities, including the acquisition, conservation, and replacement of animals; refurbishing and creating new exhibits; supporting educational programs; and improving the overall educational and recreational value of the zoo. The society is primarily supported by contributions from the general public.
Programs: The society provides funding for henry vilas zoo activities. The society's on-going programs include: annual membership program, capital campaigns, annual special events, befriend-an-animal (an adopt-an-animal program), sales of on-grounds zoo recognition benches, planned giving, annual giving, special campaigns, and large on-grounds corporate events. The society also receives unsolicited donations, bequests, memorial contributions, and in-kind gifts of goods and services.
the society maintains and operates the food and gift locations, conservation carousel, zoo train and mining slew in the henry vilas zoo.
the society supports the zoo's educational programs through fund management, program brochure printing, and volunteer support. Annually, over 30,000 children ages 4-17 take part in zoo educational programs including summer zoo camp, zoo sleepovers, zoo presentations, bleacher programs, and zoo to you offsite programs around the community. Thousands more children visit the zoo for a variety of reasons including through field trips and other private and non-zoo affiliated programs. The society supports the zoo's educational programs through staff management, fund management, program brochure printing and volunteer support.
the society manages a volunteer program that places volunteers in a variety of positions including animal ambassadors (trained volunteers who share animal information with the public at various animal exhibits), special event management and execution, zoo grounds maintenance, and assistance with society operations.