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Name:	Primate Rescue Center
Address:	2515 Bethel Road
	Nicholasville, KY 40356-8199
Phone:	859-858-4866
Web Address:	www.primate-rescue.org

Primate Rescue Center (PRC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

PRC provides permanent refuge, including food, shelter, medical care and social housing for animals facing destruction or exploitation. PRC also provides staff assistance, equipment and transportation to ensure that animals destined for other sanctuaries are moved quickly, safely and humanely. The organization’s educational programs are designed to encourage compassion for all species, especially in children, and to teach about primate behavior, exploitation and rehabilitation. PRC hosts an on-site volunteer program for local residents, hosts lectures and workshops for students of all ages, and provides internships for university students from across the country and overseas. The organization’s newsletter is designed to inform readers about primate-related issues as PRC networks with other animal advocacy groups to maintain records on the whereabouts of captive primates and strives to make public any information regarding specific cases of primate abuse.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, PRC's program expenses were:

Program	379,095
Total Program Expenses:	$379,095

Chief Executive : April D. Truitt, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$0

Chair of the Board: J. Clayton Miller
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CEO, LSI, Inc.

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 6

*PRC reports that Ms. Truitt receives no compensation for her position as Executive Director.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, planned giving, grant proposals, and Internet appeals.

Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $440,630, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on PRC's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	262,531
Gifts in-kind	95,649
Grant income	82,450
Total Income	$440,630

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$440,630
	Program expenses			$379,095
	Fund raising expenses			8,292
	Administrative expenses			29,526
Total expenses				$416,913
Income in Excess of Expenses				23,717
Beginning net assets				738,738
Other Changes in Net Assets				(482)
Ending net assets				761,973
Total liabilities				2,799
Total assets				$764,772

Note: According to PRC, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $79,293 including: animal feed ($26,607), facility rent ($21,000), director services ($20,000), caging and enrichment ($11,814), accounting and professional services ($10,230), supplies ($5,171), and vet and medical ($827).

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" includes loss on disposal of assets ($-486) and unrealized gain on investments ($4).