San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international, nonprofit organization which supports other nonprofit organizations within San Diego County by providing charitable contributions in the form of complimentary tickets good for the San Diego Zoo or the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Each eligible organization may receive a maximum of two complimentary tickets per organization per calendar year. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance requires that certain criteria be met in order to be considered for ticket donations:
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION:
- Organization must be a Federally licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable agency
- Organization must be located within San Diego County
- Requests must include:
- Specific type of fundraiser for which the tickets will be used (i.e. silent auction)
- The actual date of the fundraiser
- The organization's tax ID number
- Schools must provide their NCES school code/ID
NOT ELIGIBLE (includes but is not limited to):
- Any request that does not meet the above "Criteria for Consideration"
- Organizations raising funds on behalf of another benefiting group or individual
- Individual fundraisers
- Team fundraisers
- Labor or political organizations
- Clubs, leagues, choral, bands, or athletic team organizations
- Social or fraternal organizations
- Any organization that has already received a donation within the past 12 months
- Prizes, incentives, or opportunity drawings
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance reserves the right to change or modify our Charitable Donation Program at any time.
- Submitting a request does not guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.
- All approved requests require a minimum of four weeks for processing.
- Ticket donations are valid for one year from date of issuance; extensions cannot be granted.
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance prohibits all online sales of donated tickets, with the exception of online fundraising auctions, hosted by the charity's own website.
- Because of limited inventory, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is unable to grant requests for donations of tours or premium experiences.
FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE APPROVED FOR TICKETS:
When listing this donation in any printed material, please note the following:
- Tickets are good for either the San Diego Zoo or the Safari Park
- Please list our organization's name as San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
- The ticket value is $76 or $152 for two
- The expiration date is printed on each ticket and is not changeable or extendable
- Please join us in conserving our precious resources by not sending a reply card or receipt.
To learn more about our conservation efforts, please visit us at www.sdzwa.org.
