The Taronga Foundation Major Gifts Program

The Taronga Foundation's Major Gifts Program provides our donors with a personalised way to support our work.  A Major Gift helps us achieve our goals of conservation, education and breeding of native and exotic wildlife.  Gifts are fully tax deductible and may be pledged over several years.

Donor Recognition

Gifts of $5000 and above may be recognised in a variety of ways, depending on the nature of the gift and the particular interests of the donor.  These include donor plaques at our Partners in Conservation Gallery at Taronga Zoo, acknowledgement in the Zoological Parks Board of NSW's Annual Report, and on this website. Recognition is for the 12 month period of the donation unless otherwise specified. The Taronga Foundation respects the privacy of donors who wish to remain anonymous.

In addition, individual donor plaques are offered at specific exhibits for gifts of $25,000 or more.  Naming rights are also available, beginning at $50,000.  Naming rights are currently offered for iconic buildings such as the heritage-listed Elephant Temple and Moore Park Aviary at Taronga Zoo.  Our new EnergyAustralia Great Southern Oceans precinct under construction at Taronga Zoo offers a variety of opportunities for individual donor recognition.  

Our current focus is on raising $10 million over the next two years. These funds will help us build a wonderful new home for our marine mammals at Taronga Zoo, as well as supporting our Asian Elephant and Greater One-horned Rhino breeding programs. 

To find out more about making a Major Gift to The Taronga Foundation and  Donor Recognition Program, please call Linda Newton on (02) 9978 4689 or email lnewton@zoo.nsw.gov.au