Footsteps to the Future: Animal Sponsorship Program
Benefits
- Official Sponsorship Certificate
- Animal Fact Sheet including a color photo of your sponsored animal
- One year subscription to Zoo News Magazine
- Special "Thank You" recognition in our Zoo News Magazine and on our Footsteps to the Future sign in the Zoo
CATEGORIES
- $25 - includes the benefits listed above
- $35 - SPECIAL - Think PINK (Sponsor our Chilean Flamingo)
- $50 - all of the above plus a 5 x 7 color photo of your sponsored animal
- $100 - all of the above plus a subscription to Wildlife Conservation Magazine
- $250 - all of the above plus a Family Membership in the John Ball Zoo Society
- $500 - all of the above plus invitations to Donor Events
- $1,000 - all of the above plus meet the keeper of your sponsored animal
Animals Available for Sponsorship
Any of the animals at John Ball Zoo can be sponsored, but here is a list of some suggestions...
Mammals
- Spider Monkey
- Chimpanzee
- Maned Wolf
- Mountain Lion
- Grizzly Bear
- River Otter
- Snow Leopard
- Siberian Tiger
- Wolverine
Birds
- Bald Eagle
- Barn Owl
- Crowned Crane
- Chilean Flamingo
Aquarium Species
- Magellan Penguin
- Octopus
- Kelp Gull
- Brook Trout
Reptiles & Amphibians
- Dwarf Caiman
- Boa Constrictor
- Poison Arrow Frog
- Eastern Box Turtle
- Aruba Island Rattlesnake
Join, Renew, or Purchase a Gift
- Call (616) 336-4927 to sign up during business hours Mon - Fri 8am until 4:30pm
- Stop by our Members Gate at the front entrance of the zoo from May to September during zoo hours
- Stop in our office (administration building just outside the entrance of the zoo) from 8am until 4:30pm Monday through Friday year-round to apply and pick up your sponsorship kit that day
Please note: sponsorship packets will be processed and mailed out promptly to be received within 7 to 10 business days
