Our Donors

Introduction

Since 2000, the Zoo Society has provided more than $55 million in funding for the Zoo’s capital improvement projects. From past projects that are now guest favorites to upcoming habitats, the Zoo Society works to support the Zoo’s strategic plan.

Visionaries

• The Cleveland Foundation

• Cuyahoga County

• The Estate of Nancy J. Hansen

• The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.

• MCPC

• The New York Community Trust - The Thomas W. and Florence T. Murphy Fund No. 2

• PNC

• Stuart B. Reese Living Trust

• Carol and Walt Rosebrough

• State of Ohio

• Zubizarreta Family 

Champions

• The Abington Foundation
• Patricia and James Bemer
• GiGi Benjamin and Phil Woodcock
• Muffy and Jim Boland
• Dane and Dottie Carney
• William E. Conway
• Ginny and Howard Essner
• Jim and Linda Francis
• Hanes Family Foundation
• Amy and Tom Haught
• The Hershey Foundation
• Stephen and Joanne Kirk
• "Leveranz Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation" 

• The Mistysyn Family
• John P. Murphy Foundation
• Kevin and Lois Myeroff
• Christine and Randy Myeroff
• Albert and Audrey Ratner
• Sylvia and Robert Reitman Family
• Albert G. and Olive H. Schlink Foundation
• The David Steffee Chair of Veterinary Medicine Gift Fund
• The Thomas Family
• Tom and Dianne Tyrrell
• Tom and Shirley Waltermire
• Karen Wilber
• Kay Zielazienski 

Patrons

• Anonymous
• Carol A. Barnak
• Barbara Brown and Steve Ward
• Tom and Anita Cook
• Kristen and Tom Fistek
• Coty and Jessica Franklin
• Lawrence and Linda Hatch
• Nancy and Bernie Karr
• Marianne and Mark LaRose 

• The Estate of Antonette J. Liskay
• Dan and Marjorie Moore
• Gregg and Deanna Muresan
• Anna Nagy
• The James Parish Family
• Shelly Peet and Robert Martinko
• The Perkins Charitable Foundation
• Racey Family
• Barbara Weiss 

Conservators

• Anonymous
• Archaeological Networks
• Maria Cashy and Laura Cashy
• The Conway Family Foundation
• Karen* and Doug Cooper
• Carol B. Hall
• Drs. Adam and Jennifer Hechko Family Foundation
• Susan M. King
• The Estate of William L. Kish 

• The Estate of Carl Lezius
• Lisa and David O'Brien
• Russell O'Rourke and Georgia Froelich
• Dr. Melinda S. Phinney
• Mary Kay Schneider
• WDM Architects
• Richard and Mary Lynn Wills
• Susan L. Zanetti and Dr. Christine Zirafi 

Keepers

• Anonymous
• Cheryl Bailey
• Jules and Fran Belkin
• Bicknell Fund
• Carl and Dawn Black
• Bob and Ruthi Duale
• Julie and Adrian Edgar
• Patricia and Timothy Gabb
• Elaine Good-Ross
• Lindsay, Andrew and Peter Guzowski
• Jessica M. Jung
• Marilyn and Rick Kay
• David and Hope Koncal 

• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic
• Ki and Tasha Mixon
• Deanna and Joe Murlin
• Rob and Kris Rogers
• The Antheia Fund at The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation
• Richard and Rhyna Sensiba
• Rebecca and Thomas Truelson
• The Van Auken Family
• Theodore and Kristin Wagner
• Franz Welser-Möst and Angelika Möst
• Brian and Jill Zimmerman
• Martha H. Zlotnik 

Special Gifts

• Robert and Lindsay Elmore
• Myles and Karen Abbott
• Ms. Sue Allen
• Anonymous
• Jane and David Anthony
• Anne E. Bingham
• Mr. Skip Cannon
• Peter and Sue Danford
• Christine and Spencer Dieken
• Kathy and Jim Donchess
• Theodore and Stephanie Evans
• Charles and Rosemary Griffee
• Leigh and Eric Hall
• William E. Harris Family Fund
• Robert and Alyce Hobbs 

• Jones Day
• Karen and John Kaminski
• Jonathan and Rosemary Kesselman
• Susan Krall
• Don and Sally Messinger
• Biserka Mikleus
• Ken and Sharon Mountcastle
• Nehez Family
• Kimberly Pinter
• Mr. and Mrs. Ron Plazek
• Catherine and Gregory Saluga
• Dr. Donald Shafer and Katherine Stokes-Shafer
• Steve and Sarah Taylor
• Thomas V.H.* and Iris* J. Vail 

*Deceased
*Donors as of 7/19/24