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Animals Are Our Life

We are committed to providing world-class animal care, advocating for animal wellbeing, saving wildlife, and empowering champions for the natural world. Donor support fuels our mission each day, locally and globally—join us in Taking Action for Wildlife.

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Join Friends of the Wild

Give $1,000 or more annually and join a circle of philanthropists who drive significant impact for the animals and communities we serve. Friends receive the most generous benefits the Zoo offers, including transferable daytime admission with no advance reservations required.

Help animals year-round with monthly giving!

Monthly giving is quick and easy and makes a difference all year long for Oakland Zoo and the animals in our care.

Ways to Give

Online

Initiate a one-time or monthly gift here. Visit our Friends of the Wild giving page to join or renew with a gift of $1,000 or more.

Mail

Please make your check or money order payable to Conservation Society of California and mail to the address provided below.

Donor Advised Funds

Please make the gift to our legal name, Conservation Society of California, and ask the fund to disclose your contact information so that we may properly acknowledge you.

Donor Advised Funds (DAF’s) are giving vehicles that offer immediate tax benefits and allow you to support charities like Oakland Zoo on your own schedule through grant recommendations. They can be funded with cash and non-cash assets including stocks and cryptocurrency.

Stocks and Cyptocurrency

Write us at stocks@oaklandzoo.org with your name and details about the assets you plan to donate so we can connect you with our broker.

A gift of appreciated securities can provide significant benefits, including a charitable deduction for the full market value of the stock and avoidance of capital gains taxes that would normally be due upon sale.

Wire Transfers

Please write us at impact@oaklandzoo.org and we’ll reply with wiring details.

Workplace Giving

Employee and matching gift programs are an easy way to make your Oakland Zoo support go even further. Use our legal name, Conservation Society of California, on your employee giving platform.

QCD/IRA Rollover

Contact your IRA custodian if you wish to make a QCD, and use our legal name, Conservation Society of California, and tax ID 94-1687847, when completing paperwork.

The charitable IRA rollover, or qualified charitable distribution (QCD), is a tax-efficient way for individuals who are 70½ years or older to make gifts to charities like Oakland Zoo directly from their individual retirement account (IRA).

Vehicle Donation

Oakland Zoo partners with Charitable Adult Rides & Services (CARS) to process vehicle donations. Learn more here.

Legacy Gift

Name Oakland Zoo in your will and make an impact for future generations. Learn more about planned giving here.

For assistance or inquiries, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Development team.

Contact

Oakland Zoo
P.O. Box 5238
Oakland, CA 94605

impact@oaklandzoo.org

(510) 632-9525 x154
Office Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Tax ID

94-1687847
Please use our legal name,
Conservation Society of California,
when donating through 3rd parties such as DAFs and employee matching programs.

We Value Your Privacy

Please know we do not rent, sell, trade, or share our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by Oakland Zoo, both online and offline, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.