International Bug Zoo Foundation (IBZF)

 is a registered Society under the Societies Act of British Columbia, Canada.

The purposes of the IBZF are:

1. to promote and foster the study of entomology and the care of insects and the preservation of insect habitats;
2. to do all such things as may be incidental, necessary or conducive to the aforesaid purpose, including without limitation:

• to provide equipment and capital assets to entomological and/or environmental organizations which are charitable organizations or charitable foundations
• to acquire, hold, manage and develop capital assets for the benefit of entomological and/or environmental organizations which are charitable organizations or charitable foundations
• to provide capital grants or other forms of financial assistance to fund the operations and programs of entomological and/or environmental organizations
• to solicit and accept donations, contributions and gifts of any kind and to apply such donations, contributions and gifts for the purposes described above
• to establish and maintain endowment funds for the purposes described above
• to transfer the whole or any part or parts of the assets of the Foundation including assets held in endowment funds to any other society, trust, or non-profit corporation the purposes of which are the same as, or similar to, the purposes described above, provided that such other society, trust or non-profit corporation is a charitable organization or charitable foundation.