Make a Donation
Whether you would like to support our animal collection, our educational programs, conservation or simply help us cover our operational costs, we thank you for your support! Read below to learn about the many parts of our Zoo you can support. Check out our Keeper Circle and Andrew Erkenbrecher Society to learn about the benefits of joining one of our giving circles.
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Support the Zoo’s Greatest Needs
When you give a gift to support the Zoo’s Greatest Needs, you help us cover the operating costs of being one of the best zoos in the nation. Learn more about the history, mission and vision of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
Help our Flowers Grow in our Botanical Garden
As one of only two accredited botanical gardens in Ohio, we host the largest tulip display outside of Holland, Michigan, the Midwest’s largest annuals trials and just finished the only visible green roof in Greater Cincinnati. Learn more about our gardens, trials and efforts to save endangered and native plants.
Join our CREW and Support Conservation
The Carl H. Lindner Jr. Family Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) was the first of its kind, state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to saving endangered plants and animals from extinction. Learn more about our world-renowned researchers, our Frozen Zoo and watch live videos of our famous CREW animals.
Become King of the Jungle with a gift to our Animals
You can support the care of our animal residents by giving a gift to Animal Care & Health or A.D.O.P.T. your favorite animal today!
Be Wise as an Owl and Support our Educational Efforts
As the region’s leading non-formal science educator, we offer classes and camps to children as young as two all the way up to adults who are kids at heart. Learn more about our classes, camps, Nocturnal Adventures and our unique relationship with Cincinnati Public Schools.