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Thank You to our Generous Donors!

All corporate and foundation donors listed here made contributions totaling $1,000 or more in fiscal year 2008.  We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our many individual donors whose generous ongoing support helps the Zoo continue to be a vital community asset.
 
To view the Houston Zoo’s complete FY08 Annual Report,
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ANNUAL SUPPORT

$100,000 to $999,999

  • David Weekley Family Foundation
  • Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc.*

 $50,000 to $99,999
 $10,000 to $49,999
  • Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP*
  • Charles T. Bauer Foundation
  • BMC Software
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Cooper Industries Ltd.
  • Devon Energy Corporation*
  • Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*
  • ExxonMobil Corporation
  • FedEx
  • Fiesta Mart, Inc.
  • Goldman, Sachs & Co.*
  • Halliburton Foundation, Inc.
  • George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation
  • The Hildebrand Fund*
  • Invesco Aim
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Kenmont Investments Management, L.P.*
  • KPMG L.L.P.
  • Mach Family Fund*
  • Macquarie Group Foundation*
  • Memorial Hermann*
  • Misericordia in memory of Lisa Jan Elizabeth*
  • Nexus Health Systems/Healthbridge Children’s Hospital
  • NRG Texas Power LLC
  • Pfeiffer Family Foundation
  • Pi Studios*
  • The Powell Foundation
  • Rockwell Fund, Inc.
  • Rohm and Haas Texas Inc.
  • Louisa Stude Sarofim Charitable Trust
  • Scurlock Foundation*
  • Shell and Motiva
  • Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P.*
  • The Tapeats Fund
  • Texas Monthly
  • Travelers Foundation
  • Union Pacific Foundation
  • W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd.  (Yellow Tail Winery)
  • Wachovia Bank, N.A.
  • The Wachovia Foundation
  • Washington Mutual
 $5,000 to $9,999
  • 2020 Exhibits
  • Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation*
  • Amegy Bank of Texas*
  • Apache Corporation
  • Baker Botts L.L.P.*
  • Baker Hughes Incorporated*
  • BG North America
  • Bill Young Productions, Inc.
  • Bowne of Houston*
  • Carousel Works, Inc.
  • CFP Foundation
  • The Charles and Melissa Davis Foundation
  • Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
  • Jana and Richard Fant Foundation*
  • FCA Corp/North American Communities Foundation, Inc.
  • J.D. Fields & Company, Inc.
  • Ray C. Fish Foundation
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP
  • Kanaly Trust Company
  • Kraft Foods, Inc./ VISTAR Corporation
  • Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Team*
  • The Mundy Family Foundation
  • Newfield Foundation
  • Denman/Newman Foundation
  • Oceaneering International, Inc.
  • Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Randalls Food Markets
  • Service Systems Associates*
  • Sodexo
  • Southern Union Company*
  • StatoilHydro
  • Wortham Insurance & Risk Management*
 $2,500 to $4,999
  • Alloy & Stainless Fasteners, Inc.
  • Andrews Kurth LLP
  • ARAMARK
  • Capital One Bank
  • CBS Outdoor
  • Classic Escapes
  • Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
  • Cookies In Bloom*
  • ExxonMobil Foundation
  • Glazier Foods
  • Ott Charitable Fund*
  • Houston Texans
  • ICI Mutual Group
  • Innovative Aesthetics
  • ION
  • Kroger Food Stores
  • KTRK -TV/ABC - 13
  • Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP/The Kayser Foundation
  • McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP
  • The Oshman Foundation
  • Wilhelmina E. (Beth) Robertson Fund*
  • The Virginia and L.E. Simmons Foundation*
  • Sterling Bank
  • Texas Children’s Hospital
  • Volunteer Houston
 $1,000 to $2,499
  • BP Amoco Corp.
  • Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
  • El Paso Corporation
  • Jerry and Nanette Finger Foundation*
  • Fluor Community Involvement
  • Houston Business Journal

(*Includes a contribution to Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc.)

  • Huffington Foundation
  • Hungry’s Bistro*
  • Millenium Contractors & Operations, L.P.
  • Natex Corporation







 ENDOWMENTS

  • The Jane Block Children’s Zoo Maintenance Endowment
  • Winifred T. Carter Education Internship Endowment
  • Ryan Cartwright Endowment
  • Alban Heiser Award
  • The Richard L. and Jean M. Kendall Endowment
  • Fred Maier Zoo Beautification and Forestation Endowment
     
  • Martel Lecture Series
  • Kathryn Evers Morris Endowment
  • Royce W. Clark and Gordon D. Watson Memorial Conservation Endowment
  • Royce W. Clark and Gordon D. Watson Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Zoo Friends of Houston Educational Exhibit Endowment

 
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

  • Chevron
  • Cooper Industries, Ltd.
  • ExxonMobil Foundation
  • Houston Endowment Inc.
     
  • LyondellBasell
  • Macquarie Group Foundation
  • Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
  • Regions Financial Corporation


TRIBUTES

 In Memory of...

  • Laura S. DeBesse
  • Myron B. Deily
  • Janice W. Frank
  • Ione Masterson Doggett
  • John P. McGovern
  • Mary Ellen Moore
  • Ira “Nana” Rosenblum
  • Carter Thompson

 In Honor of...

  • Avis and Henry Baggett
  • Carol Beck
  • Debra and Mark Grierson
  • Cynthe Hughes


PANAMA AMPHIBIAN
CONSERVATION PROJECT

  • 2020 Exhibits
  • Houston AAZK
  • Baton Rouge Zoo
  • Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc.
  • Cleveland Zoological Society
  • Dallas Zoo & Aquarium
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom
  • Fresno Zoological Society 
  • Hogle Zoo
  • The Kuehlthau Family Foundation
  • Little Rock Zoo
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
  • New England Zoo
  • Oklahoma City Zoological Park
  • Seneca Park Zoo


MASTER PLAN - CAPITAL

  $5,000,000 and Above
 $1,000,000 to $4,999,999
  • Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
  • The Cullen Foundation
  • The Fondren Foundation
  • The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
  • The Robert R. and Kay M. Onstead Foundation
 $100,000 to $999,999
  • Invesco Aim
  • The Charles T. Bauer Foundation
  • BMC Software
  • Devon Energy Corporation
  • The Lillian H. & C.W. Duncan Foundation
  • The William Stamps Farish Fund
  • The Favrot Fund
  • H-E-B
  • Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
  • The Hildebrand Fund
  • William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation
  • Kinder Foundation
  • M.D. Anderson Foundation
  • M.D. Matthews Foundation
  • The Meadows Foundation
  • Scurlock Foundation
  • Vivian L. Smith Foundation
  • Sterling-Turner Foundation
  • Strake Foundation
  • Tapeats Fund
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
 $1,000 to $99,999
  • Britten Fund
  • The Holthouse Foundation for Kids**
  • Edward and Helen Oppenheimer Foundation
  • The Oshman Foundation
  • J. Michael and Patricia Solar Family Fund
  • United States Department of Education

 

 
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