Tulsa Zoo

Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc, fomerly Tulsa Zoo friends, Inc, was formed for the purposes of promoting and supporting the improvement of Tulsa Zoo which exhibits over 3,500 animals. The Zoo grounds and physical structures are owned by the city of Tulsa, but Tulsa Zoo Management has an agreement with the city of Tulsa to run all operations at the Zoo. These operations include collecing admissions, operating various concessions, operating special events, operating all animal departments, maintaining building and ground maintenance of the Zoo, providing security for the Zoo, promoting the Zoo and maintaining a Zoo membershp program. Tulsa Zoo Management is also responsible for directing all fundraising for capital improvements and future exhibits at the Tulsa Zoo. Tzmi education engaged 134,277 visitors and program participants through its education initiatives, including camps, outreach programs, nature exchange, animal encounters, and educator chats. Tzmi education and the opportunity project partner to provide high impact education programming to youth in the city of Tulsa. Grant funding awarded to tzmi through the opportunity project's expanded learning initiative supported 20 scholarships for Tulsa public schools youth to attend Zoo camp and supported 130 outreach programs for 850 Tulsa public schools youth through ost (out-of-school-time) expanded learning afterschool and summer programs. Tzmi education partnered with the eastern Oklahoma library system to present 24 outreach programs to rural communities during the library system's summer reading program. In total, 323 outreach programs engaged 10,350 participants in 2022.