Member Benefits
Zoo Society Membership Benefits
- Free admission to the North Carolna Zoo for 12 full months (24 months in the case of a two-year membership)
- Free or half-priced admission to 150 zoos and aquariums including Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and the North Carolina aquariums (see current list of partner zoos)
- Free subscription to Alive magazine
- Access to the Zoo Society's members-only picnic decks
- Invitations to members-only events and previews
- Discount on Society behind-the-scenes tours, Ride and a Guide Programs, and veterinary and wild animal research camps
Estimated Tax Benefits for Life Members
- $1,500 Director's Guild (Estimated amount that may be deductible is $980.) Lifelong Family Benefits: 10 guest passes per year; a decorative, unofficial Zoo Society license plate; invitations to an annual Life-Member social; an engraved Life Membership card; a Life Membership Certificate; a Life Membership decal
- $5,000* President's Club (Estimated amount that may be deductible is $4,480) Lifelong Family Benefits: 10 guest passes per year; an engraved Life Membership card; recognition at the Zoo's entrance; a Life Membership decal; a Life Membership certificate; an invitation to an annual President's Club dinner and tour; a framed wildlife print
- $5,000*, plus $1,000 annually, Conservator's Circle (Estimated amount that may be deductible is $4,480.00 for the first year and $1000 for subsequent years.) Lifelong Family Benefits: 10 guest passes per year; an engraved Life Membership card; recognition at the Zoo's entrance; a Life Membership decal; a Life Membership certificate; an invitation to an annual dinner and tour; a framed, original Zoo animal artwork
* Quarterly and monthly payment options are available for President's Club and Conservator's Circle memberships. Please call (336) 879-7250 for more information.
Benefit values are calculated using benefits that are available above the family-plus level. Life members may choose to receive 10 guest passes per year. Many members do not request these passes. We calculate the use of these passes based on three years of member requests. In recent years, an average of 30 percent of the life members attended the life member social. We assume that, over a ten-year period, each life member will attend three socials, or one every three years. The calculations regarding the value of the social to life members is multiplied by three.