{"id":934,"date":"2025-10-24T08:34:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/scovill-zoo\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:34:34","slug":"scovill-zoo-endowment-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/scovill-zoo\/scovill-zoo-endowment-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Scovill Zoo Endowment Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph t-body\">Since 1967, Scovill Zoo has been an important part of the Decatur community. In 2025, the&nbsp;Decatur Parks Foundation established the Scovill Zoo Endowment Fund. This visionary effort will ensure the long-term sustainability of Scovill Zoo and the vital programs that provide animal conservation, education, and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph t-body\">As a vital advocate of Scovill Zoo, your support ensures Scovill Zoo can have a lasting legacy for generations to come. Your investment in Scovill Zoo\u2019s future will protect and care for the more than 400 animals that call Scovill Zoo home. Already, with our community\u2019s tremendous support, we\u2019ve raised over&nbsp;$60,000&nbsp;to begin this important work\u2014and we\u2019re just getting started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph t-body\">Through our partnership with the&nbsp;Heart of Illinois Community Foundation, your contribution is now more impactful than ever. Thanks to the&nbsp;Illinois Gives Tax Credit, donors who donate directly to the Scovill Zoo Endowment Fund at the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation can receive an Illinois&nbsp;tax credit. This makes your charitable contribution to Scovill Zoo an investment in its future, but also a smart financial decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph t-body\">We invite you to create a lasting impact by contributing to the Scovill Zoo Endowment. To learn more about how you can help or to make a donation contact Aly Delatte at 217-422-5911, or adelatte@decparks.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph t-body\">Together, we can create a brighter, sustainable future for Scovill Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"galleries\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"galleries__images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup galleries__images-item\" data-gall=\"gallery1\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Howler-Money-Rowan-760x0-c-default.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Howler-Money-Rowan-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Howler Money Rowan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"t-heading-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-magnifying-glass-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View Photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup galleries__images-item\" data-gall=\"gallery1\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/DSC_0789-scaled-760x0-c-default.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/DSC_0789-scaled-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"DSC 0789\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"t-heading-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-magnifying-glass-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View Photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup galleries__images-item\" data-gall=\"gallery1\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/DSC_0944-scaled-760x0-c-default.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/DSC_0944-scaled-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"DSC 0944\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"t-heading-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-magnifying-glass-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View Photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup galleries__images-item\" data-gall=\"gallery1\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/Penguin-Bill-edited-760x0-c-default.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/Penguin-Bill-edited-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Penguin Bill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"t-heading-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-magnifying-glass-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View Photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup galleries__images-item\" data-gall=\"gallery1\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/DSC_0070-scaled-760x0-c-default.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decatur-parks.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/DSC_0070-scaled-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"DSC 0070\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"t-heading-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-magnifying-glass-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View Photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1967, Scovill Zoo has been an important part of the Decatur community. 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