Red wolf

To make our New Zoo plans a reality, Rhode Island Zoological Society, the nonprofit organization that manages and supports Roger Williams Park Zoo, embarked on a $35 million capital campaign in 2006. The goal is to raise $20 million in private donations and $15 million from the public sector in the form of general obligation bonds.

We couldn’t be happier with all the progress we’ve made so far.  Thanks to the generous support of community partners, charitable foundations, individual donors and Rhode Island voters who approved the Zoo bond in 2006, we’re making good headway toward the "new" Roger Williams Park Zoo. The Society has raised over $25 million to date - that's over 74% of our total fundraising goal!

 

Rhode Island Zoological Society wishes to acknowledge the following donors (as of 5/15/10):

 

LEADERSHIP DONORS

Rhode Island Zoological Society Board of Trustees

The Champlin Foundations

The Sophie & Murray Danforth Foundation

The Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Charitable Foundation

Textron

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust

Hasbro

Alan Shawn Feinstein

The Felicia Fund

Rosalie & Norman Fain Fund

Sachem Foundation

Janci Foundation

The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation

The Little Family Foundation

Almon & Suzanne Hall

The Sharpe Family Foundation

The Fidelity Foundation

Murray Family Foundation / Terrence & Suzanne Murray

Anonymous (3)

Yoder & Tidwell

 

PACESETTER DONORS

Mrs. Frances D. Aldrich

AMICA

Lisa & Stephen Bousquet

Helen Buchanan

Kevin Cameron

Central Elementary School 2nd Grade - East Bridgewater, MA

James & Hannah Childs

Barbara Cottam & John Garrahy

Glenn & Mary Jane Creamer

Victor & Vivian Cuenca

Judith & Murray Danforth

Sarah & Charles Denby

Thomas & Lorraine Dimeo

Ronald & Pamela Dwight

Christopher B. & Sarah J. Eyler

Helene & Martin Feist

Ellen H. Frankel, MD

Ms. Phoebe Ann Freeman

Tim & Lisa French

Mark & Elaine Gederman

Habib & Susan Gorgi

Jay & Elizabeth Gowell

Elizabeth & Robbin Grover

Haffenreffer Family Fund

Bari & Alan Harlam

Dr. & Mrs. James S. Harper, III

Benjamin & Anne Harris

Christina & J. William Harsch

Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Haskins

Hope & Michael Hudner

Thomas P. Husband

Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust

Ira S. and Anna Galkin Charitable Trust

Elaine Izzo-Sears & Joseph W. Sears

Mariah E. Keenan

Melinda & Bud Knight

Kyle & Shareen Knowlton

Lisa & Patrick Koelle

Brad & Jean Kopp

Bonnie & Kevin Latraverse

Patrick T. LeBeau

Mary Ann Lippitt*

James & Jana Litsey

The Loebs Family Foundation

Christine Luke

Jan & Rob Mariani

Marie Keese LeLash Foundation

Hope Mauran & Fred Walsh

Dr. Michael McBride

Patricia & John McNamee

Lori & Michael Merola

Howard Merten

Jesse Metcalf

Lucy Metcalf

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Milot

Mrs. Hatsy H. Moore

Jack & Jessica Mulvena

Richard Nadeau

National Grid

Jonathan M. Nelson

Jane S. Nelson

Michael & Pam Noble

Eric & Laura Nyman

Alix R. Ogden

Kathleen & Nick Orlando

Dominic & Tara Padula

John & Gail Palumbo

Ron & Joanne Patalano

Elizabeth Beretta Perik & Michael Perik

Louis J. Perrotti & Heather Place

David & Karen Pertuso

Curt & Julia Richardson

RIZS Docents

Cate Roberts

The Rosemarino Family

Jay & Carol Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Salvadore, Sr.

Janet A. Schoolcraft

Barbara & Philip Segal

Patrick & Beth Sharkey

Stephen & Lynn Shippee

Jyothi & Shivan Subramanian

Rob Upham

Mr. & Mrs. William Viall

John & Mary Wall

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Watkins

Susan & John Weston

Maribeth & Jim Williamson

Anonymous

 

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