BBB Wise Giving Report for
Save the Chimps

BBB Wise Giving Report issued August 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires August 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Save the Chimps
Address: Post Office Box 12220
  Fort Pierce, FL 34979
Phone: 772-429-0403
772-429-1678
Web Address: www.savethechimps.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1997, Florida
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to provide a permanent sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, entertainment and the pet trade."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Save the Chimps (STC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

STC provides care to chimpanzees rescued from research and exploitation. STC currently cares for chimpanzees at two locations; a temporary sanctuary within a former biomedical research lab located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and at a sanctuary located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Fort Pierce sanctuary provides living space for chimpanzees, and provides staff with the ability to safely respond to the physical and emotional needs of a large population of chimpanzees.

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

  
Chimpanzee care 3,964,021
Total Program Expenses: $3,964,021
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Phillip Flynn III, Executive Director
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Artie Owen
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Investor in Commercial Real Estate

Co-Chair of the Board : Jason North

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 6

Paid Staff Size: 66

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Compensation information for Mr. Flynn is not yet available. The last CEO, Carole Noon was compensated $35,088 from January 1, 2009 - May 2, 2009.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Telemarketing, grant proposals, planned giving, and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,641,332, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

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

Source of Funds  
Contributions 4,630,515
Other income 54,300
Special events (net) 10,817
Investment income 4,736
Total Income $4,700,368


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 7% 

Total income   $4,700,368
  Program expenses $3,964,021
  Fund raising expenses 380,014
  Administrative expenses 327,870
 
Total expenses   $4,671,905
Income in Excess of Expenses   28,463
Beginning net assets   16,599,405
Ending net assets   16,627,868
Total liabilities   265,472
Total assets   $16,893,340


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