My Kind of Zoo

Investing in the Future of Lincoln Park Zoo

It’s impossible to imagine Chicago without Lincoln Park Zoo. But the future of the zoo and everything it does—for Chicagoans and animals around the world—is in our hands.

Endowment: $35 million
Exhibits
Education and Conservation
Curators and Senior Staff
Buildings and Grounds

Capital: $75.5 million
Farm-in-the-Zoo Presented by John Deere
Regenstein African Journey
Regenstein Center for African Apes
Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
Other Exhibit Renovation and Zoo Improvements:

• Major renovations to the Flamingo Habitat and Polar Bear Habitat
• A new entrance at the West Gate
• Expansion and enhancement of the public picnic area to better serve school groups and families who carry their lunch to the zoo
• Beautification of walkways and zoo perimeter

Annual Support: $14.5 million
To keep the zoo working and thriving—feeding animals, purchasing plants, turning on lights in the laboratories and classrooms every day, 365 days a year.