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Gift
Memberships
Memberships make great gifts for any occasion!
If you would like to purchase a gift membership, please call (616) 336-4312
or complete and print out a form. Thank you!
Categories
Service & Non-Profit Organizations
Basic Memberships
(Click on a category to purchase online)
Naturalist:
$125
Includes
free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and
their dependent children (19 or younger)
Plus four guests*
Recognition in Annual Report
Household
Plus Two Membership: $85
Includes
free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and
their dependent children (19 or younger)
plus two guests*
Household
Plus One Membership: $75
Includes
free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and
their dependent children (19 or younger)
Plus one guest*
Household
Membership: $65
Includes free admission for two named cardholders
living at the same address and their dependent children (19 or younger)
Grandparent
Plus Two Membership: $85
Includes
free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and
their
grandchildren (19 or younger)
Plus two guest*
Grandparent
Plus One Membership: $75
Includes
free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and
their
grandchildren (19 or younger)
Plus one guest*
Grandparent
Membership: $65
Includes free admission for two named cardholders
living at the same address and their grandchildren (19 or younger)
Individual
Plus One Membership: $50
Includes free admission for one named cardholder
and one guest*
Individual:
$30
Includes
free admission for one named cardholder
Senior
Individual Plus One Membership $40
Includes free admission for one named senior
cardholder (62+) and one guest*
John Ball Founder's League
Your membership in the John Ball Founder's League supports the mission of the institution he helped create. As a member of the John Ball Founder's League and a benefactor of the Zoo Society, you are entitled to additional benefits beyond those offered at basic membership levels.
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Zoologist: $250
- Includes free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and their dependent children (19 or younger)
- plus four guests*
- Recognition in Annual Report
- Invitation to Donor Events
Scientist: $500
- Includes free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and their dependent children (19 or younger)
- plus four guests*
- Recognition in Annual Report
- Invitation to Donor Events
- 10 one-time Zoo passes to use for vendors, employees, etc.
- Recognition on in-Zoo annual Donors Board
Explorer: $1,000
- Includes free admission for two named cardholders living at the same address and their dependent children (19 or younger)
- plus four guests*
- Recognition in Annual Report
- Invitation to Donor Events
- 20 one-time Zoo passes to use for vendors, employees, etc.
- Recognition on in-Zoo annual Donors Board
Beyond the Ticket Club
Your membership in Beyond the Ticket gives you “club-like” access to the Zoo and moves you from a friend of the Zoo to a true Zoo fanatic. Your gift is a significant donation that provides the Zoo with funding for animal conservation and outstanding education and enrichment programming for children.
(Click on a category to purchase online)
Level 1 - An annual gift of $250
- All of the benefits of a Household Plus Two Membership
- Welcome gift for all children in the family (up to 13 yrs of age) - cool cinch sack and choose between an 8" plush animal or a water bottle
- Animal Sposorship - Includes a photo, fact sheet, badge, and recognition in Zoo
- Exhibit and Animal "Sneak Peeks"
- "Triple Play" experience day for each child
- Five free Zoo passes
- Opportunities to participate in "hands on" Zoo service projects
- Insiders' email newsletters and announcements
- Recognition in the annual Report
Level 2 - An annual gift of $500
- All of the Level 1 benefits and...
- Five more free Zoo passes
- Two tickets to RendeZoo
- Invitations to private donor events and openings
- On-site recognition
Service & Non-profit Organizations
Service and non-profit service organizations, click here for information about our Service/Non-Profit Membership.
** Public and Private Schools are ineligible to receive Service Non-Profit Memberships.
