Zoomagination

What Zoomagination does

Zoomagination is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization headquartered in Atascosa, Texas, that delivers mobile wildlife education programs to the San Antonio area and surrounding regions including Austin. The company offers a portfolio of interactive animal encounter programs — including sloth encounters and exhibits, seasonal reindeer exhibits (November through February), special event programs, school assemblies, classroom programs, and event booth setups — featuring rescued and ambassador animals such as sloths, reindeer, macaws, and birds of prey. Programs are delivered on-site at schools, corporate venues, hotels and resorts, weddings, birthday parties, and private gatherings, with quoted prices ranging from $250 per hour (event booths) to $1,600 for a two-hour reindeer exhibit and $425 for a 50-minute private sloth encounter; virtual sloth interaction options have also been introduced.

The business operates under a nonprofit revenue model combining fee-for-service program bookings with donations and charitable support, including through its sister organization Alamo Animal Encounters, which serves wildlife education in under-resourced communities. Its go-to-market is event-driven and direct: bookings are made via phone, text, or email, supported by a Squarespace website, social media presence (@Zoomagination, #CreativeCritters), and free downloadable educational coloring pages. Zoomagination is licensed and insured under USDA, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and US Fish & Wildlife, and the team — founded by Jennie Phillips, with co-founder Robert Trejo departing in 2023 to become Curator of the Abilene Zoo — brings professional animal training backgrounds from SeaWorld San Antonio and Discovery Cove Orlando.

Name

Zoomagination

Legal name

Zoomagination

Website

https://zoomagination.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zoomagination is a San Antonio-area nonprofit that delivers mobile wildlife education programs featuring sloths, reindeer, and other ambassador animals to schools, corporate events, hotels, and private gatherings, booked direct via phone or email.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Education Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Community Outreach (Responsible Pet Ownership) (BPAGAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Educational Adventure Programs (Outdoor Education, Skill Development) (THAAAAAO)

Keywords

• Wildlife education programs
• Mobile animal encounters
• School assembly programs
• Corporate event entertainment
• Nonprofit animal advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Interactive Animal Programs: Revenue generated from booking fee-based animal encounter programs including sloth interactions, reindeer exhibits, special events, school assemblies, classroom presentations, and event booths. Programs are priced at hourly or per-session rates with minimum time requirements.
2. Donations and Charitable Support: As a nonprofit organization, Zoomagination accepts donations to support animal care and conservation efforts, including through its sister organization Alamo Animal Encounters which supports wildlife education in under-resourced communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zoomagination is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization that delivers mobile wildlife education programs featuring rescued and ambassador animals to schools, corporate events, private celebrations, hotels, and resorts throughout the San Antonio and Austin areas. Programs include sloth encounters, seasonal reindeer exhibits (November–February), school assemblies, classroom presentations, special event packages, and event booth setups, all conducted on-site at customer venues by professionally trained animal handlers.

Product overview

Zoomagination is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization offering interactive wildlife education programs in the San Antonio area. The company provides a portfolio of animal encounter services including Sloth Encounters & Exhibits, Reindeer Exhibits (seasonal, Nov-Feb), Special Event Programs, School Assembly Programs, Classroom Programs, and Event Booth Setups. These programs connect people with rescued and ambassador animals including sloths, reindeer, macaws, birds of prey, and other wildlife. The company also provides educational resources like Creative Critters coloring pages. Programs are designed for various settings from intimate private encounters to large school assemblies and corporate events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sloth Encounters & Exhibits Interactive sloth experiences available year-round for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties, and private gatherings in the San Antonio and Austin areas. Guests have intimate up-close encounters where they can touch, feed, and interact with sloth friends; virtual meeting options are also offered.
• Reindeer Exhibit Live reindeer exhibit program featuring Jingles the reindeer, available November through February for holiday celebrations including corporate events, neighborhood gatherings, winter weddings, and school parties in the San Antonio and surrounding areas. Special school pricing available.
• Special Event Program Customizable animal encounter programs for birthday parties, Girl Scout/Boy Scout meetings, receptions, conventions, icebreakers, corporate events, kids clubs, and holiday parties. Features a hand-selected variety of animals tailored to the event, excluding sloths.
• School Assembly Program Large-group wildlife education presentations for school assemblies, bringing live animals to showcase unique features, adaptations, and behaviors in an educational and entertaining format for up to 200 students over 40–45 minutes. Sloth add-on available; back-to-back assembly discounts offered.
• Classroom Program Hands-on learning experience with live animals designed for preschool through high school students in groups of up to 45 students over 30–35 minutes. Interactive presentations focus on how animals, humans, and nature connect, with material tailored to age groups; back-to-back presentation discounts available.
• Event Booth Setup Interactive event booths offering up-close animal encounters for Science Nights, corporate events, festivals, and community gatherings. Customized to fit event themes and audience with live animals; Science Night Special bundle combines a 2-hour booth with an assembly presentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Interactive programs connecting people with wildlife education

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alamo Animal EncounterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZoomagination's sister nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing wildlife education to students in under-resourced communities. Both organizations share a first priority of animal advocacy. Alamo Animal Encounters focuses specifically on providing children in under-resourced areas with safe, up-close encounters with animals to inspire curiosity and build compassion for wildlife.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Animal Ambassadors: Animal Ambassadors provides mobile wildlife education programs using ambassador animals for schools, libraries, and events across the Pacific Northwest. The mission, mobile delivery model, ambassador-animal approach, and educational customer base closely mirror Zoomagination's program.
• Wildlife Images Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center: Wildlife Images is a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education facility in Oregon offering school programs, tours, and onsite wildlife presentations. Its combination of rehabilitation mission, ambassador animals, and educational programming is closely comparable to Zoomagination's nonprofit wildlife education model.
• Wildlife Learning Center: Wildlife Learning Center is a wildlife education organization in Sylmar, California that offers hands-on animal encounters and outreach programs for schools, parties, and corporate events. It is directly comparable to Zoomagination in mission (wildlife education), delivery model (mobile/onsite animal encounters), and customer base (schools, private events).
• The Raptor Center (University of Minnesota): The Raptor Center rehabilitates injured birds of prey and runs extensive raptor education programs for schools and the public using live ambassador raptors. Its ambassador-bird, education-focused programming and nonprofit structure align with Zoomagination's mission and delivery format.
• Center for Wildlife: Center for Wildlife is a wildlife rehabilitation and education organization in Cape Neddick, Maine that runs school and community wildlife education programs using live ambassador animals. Its nonprofit wildlife-education model with onsite programming and K-12 engagement directly parallels Zoomagination's work.
• Zooniversity: Zooniversity is a Dallas-Fort Worth-based mobile wildlife education provider bringing live animals to schools, libraries, scout groups, and private events. Its mobile delivery model, Texas footprint, K-12 focus, and use of ambassador animals make it a particularly relevant geographic and operational peer to Zoomagination.

Broad incumbents

• San Antonio Zoo: San Antonio Zoo is the regional zoological institution offering education programs, animal encounters, and outreach to schools across the same service area as Zoomagination. It competes for K-12 assembly bookings and serves as the larger, fixed-venue incumbent in Zoomagination's home market.
• SeaWorld San Antonio: SeaWorld San Antonio is a major marine and animal theme park where Zoomagination's founders previously trained animals. While it operates a fixed-venue model rather than mobile outreach, its animal-training expertise, regulatory infrastructure, and educational programming represent the broader institutional benchmark from which Zoomagination's team was built.

Others

• National Wildlife Federation: National Wildlife Federation is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation and education organization that produces educational resources, advocacy programs, and curriculum. It is an adjacent enabler rather than a direct competitor, sharing wildlife-education mission with Zoomagination but operating through grant and membership channels rather than mobile animal encounters.

Regional players

• Houston Zoo Outreach: Houston Zoo runs offsite wildlife outreach programs bringing ambassador animals to schools and events across the greater Houston region. It operates in the same Texas education and events market as Zoomagination but anchors on a different metropolitan geography, making it a comparable but non-overlapping regional peer.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Zoomagination
• Instagraminstagram.com/Zoomagination
• Xx.com/Zoomagination
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zoomagination

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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