• $500,000

  2017 (Duration 5 years)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Founded in 1868, Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest continually operating zoological park in the nation.  Beginning with a gift of two swans from New York City’s Central Park Zoo, the Lincoln Park Zoo now cares for 900 exotic animals. It is accredited, privately managed, and open to the public free-of-charge year-round, welcoming three million visitors annually. It occupies 36 acres of land just a block west of Lake Michigan, and operates and maintains four historic landmark buildings. The Zoo is committed to providing free, family-oriented wildlife experiences in the heart of Chicago and advancing the highest quality of animal care, education, research science, and conservation. This award provides general operating support to the Lincoln Park Zoo.

• $500,000

  2012 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — This grant provides renewed multi-year general operating support to the Lincoln Park Zoo, the oldest continually operating zoological park in the nation. Beginning with a gift of two swans from New York City’s Central Park Zoo, it now cares for 900 exotic animals. It is accredited, privately managed, and open to the public free-of-charge year-round, welcoming three million visitors annually. It occupies 36 acres of land just a block away from Lake Michigan, and operates and maintains four historic landmark buildings. It is committed to providing free, family-oriented wildlife experiences in the heart of Chicago and advancing the highest quality of animal care, education, research science and conservation.

• $500,000

  2007 (Inactive Grant)

  Arts & Culture in Chicago

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations (over five years).

• $100,000

  2003 (Inactive Grant)

  Arts & Culture in Chicago

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations (over four years).

• $750,000

  2002 (Inactive Grant)

  Arts & Culture in Chicago

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of an endowment and special projects related to My Kind of Zoo, the campaign for Lincoln Park Zoo (over three years).

• $150,000

  2002 (Inactive Grant)

  Arts & Culture in Chicago

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations (over five years).

• $30,000

  1999 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations.

• $90,000

  1996 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations (over three years).

• $400,000

  1995 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support the Visitor Education Initiative (over three years).

• $95,000

  1994 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support planning for the Lowland Gorilla Project.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Lincoln Park Zoo $3,115,000 between 1978 and 2017.