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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,207,086
Total expenses
$3,031,590
Contributions and grants received
$1,293,747
Grants paid
$914,216
Program service revenue
$136,454
Investment income
$1,776,885
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$37,546,542
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,217,403
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,329,139
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,211,366
Management and general expenses
$419,451
Fundraising expenses
$400,773
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,211,366

Program services were 72.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $198,827

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,094,920

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COALITION FOR CONSUMER INFORM

    total $136,454 · related or exempt $136,454

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $724,468 · excluded $724,468

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,814,194

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,761,777

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,052,417

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,052,417 · excluded $1,052,417

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $914,216 · program services $914,216

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,617 · program services $63,387 · management and general $6,742 · fundraising $11,488

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $651,116 · program services $428,145 · management and general $111,275 · fundraising $111,696

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,170 · program services $27,465 · management and general $6,587 · fundraising $7,118

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $122,327 · program services $81,210 · management and general $20,553 · fundraising $20,564

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,623 · program services $33,134 · management and general $8,769 · fundraising $8,720

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,040 · program services $1,040

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,992 · management and general $39,992

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $184,254 · management and general $184,254

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $219,752 · program services $214,431 · management and general $1,380 · fundraising $3,941

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,060 · program services $49,796 · management and general $19,461 · fundraising $34,803

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $123,966 · program services $89,812 · management and general $18,974 · fundraising $15,180

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $57,272 · program services $57,272

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,574 · program services $12,380 · management and general $378 · fundraising $1,816

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,687 · program services $10,632 · management and general $586 · fundraising $469

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUC

    total $304,439 · program services $169,439 · management and general $380 · fundraising $134,620

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $109,485 · program services $59,007 · management and general $120 · fundraising $50,358

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $958,678 · end of year $726,423

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,268,480 · end of year $2,627,521

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $223,253 · end of year $195,776

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $71,517 · end of year $78,862

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $267,663

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $242,970

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,503 · end of year $24,693

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,701,649 · end of year $32,056,501

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,503,407 · end of year $1,836,766

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,346 · end of year $69,150

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,398,705 · end of year $1,696,297

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $118,708 · end of year $99,060

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $131,576 · end of year $352,896

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,952,306 · end of year $33,086,318

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,091,846 · end of year $2,242,821

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1883, THE MISSION OF AAVS HAS BEEN TO UNEQUIVOCALLY OPPOSE AND WORK TO END THE USE OF ANIMALS IN SCIENCE AND TO OPPOSE ALL FORMS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING SCIENTIFIC USES OF ANIMALS, EXPOSING THE INHERENT CRUELTY IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION. WE THEN PRESENT RELIABLE INFORMATION AND AN INFORMED VIEWPOINT FOR ADVOCATING PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE, NON-ANIMAL METHODS IN SCHOOLS AND LABORATORIES WORLDWIDE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AAVS WORKS TO END EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, TESTING AND EDUCATION. AAVS INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF USING ANIMALS IN SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, AND ADVOCATES FOR EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. AAVS PROMOTES CRUELTY-FREE PRODUCTS (NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS), HUMANE EDUCATION, AND ALTERNATIVE, NON-ANIMAL TESTING METHODS. AAVS DIRECTLY HELPS SUPPORT FORMER LABORATORY ANIMALS LIVING IN SANCTUARIES.

  • ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEADING, EFFECTIVE, LEGAL ADVOCACY TO HELP ANIMALS IN LABS, AND INFORMATIVE PUBLICATIONS PROVIDING UNIQUE INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS, TO EMPOWER MEMBERS WITH THE TOOLS TO BE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES THEMSELVES. IN 2024, AAVS WAS INVOLVED IN PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND ACTION ON ISSUES OF ANIMAL USE (SUCH AS DEBATES OVER ETHICS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBJECTING MONKEYS TO EXPERIMENTS), AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS, ESPECIALLY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. A 4-PAGE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND A MONTHLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 25,000 MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS PROVIDE TIMELY, RELIABLE INFORMATION AND ACTION ALERTS. IN 2024, AAVS PROVIDED GRANTS OF OVER $500,000 TO SANCTUARIES TO EXPAND CAPACITY AND CARE FOR ANIMALS RELEASED FROM LABS. THIS CRITICAL SOURCE OF SANCTUARY SUPPORT INCLUDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR VETERINARY CARE TO OFFSET RISING COSTS. AN ANNUAL GRANT WAS ALSO MADE TO PROVIDE LIFETIME CARE FOR YOUNG CHIMPANZEES RELEASED FROM A LAB WHEN BABIES, NOW LIVING AT CHIMP HAVEN. AAVS CONTINUED ITS MEMBERSHIP IN WORLD FEDERATION FOR ANIMALS AND ITS INVOLVEMENT IN GLOBAL ISSUES SEEKING TO HELP ALL SUFFERING ANIMALS. NOTE THAT THE GRANTS EXPENSE ABOVE INCLUDES GRANTS PAID IN 2024 ($ 571,094) PLUS A GRANTS PAYABLE LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT OF ($343,122) RELATED TO A LONG-TERM FUNDING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE LIFETIME CARE FOR YOUNG CHIMPANZEES RELEASED FROM A LAB WHEN BABIES, NOW LIVING AT CHIMP HAVEN.

    Expenses $1,475,624 · Grants $914,216

  • ANIMALEARN WORKS TO END VIVISECTION AND DISSECTION IN THE CLASSROOM, ADVOCATING AND PROMOTING HUMANE SCIENCE EDUCATION POLICY. ITS HIGHLY-REGARDED FREE LENDING LIBRARY, THE SCIENCE BANK, PROVIDES EFFECTIVE, NON-ANIMAL ALTERNATIVES FOR ALL GRADES, FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH ADVANCED TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IN 2024, THE SCIENCE BANK CONTINUED THE TREND OF INCREASING FULFILLED ORDERS. ANIMALEARN STAFF HOSTS DEMONSTRATIONS AT EDUCATOR CONFERENCES, EXPOSING THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO DISSECTIONS OF FROGS, CATS, FETAL PIGS, AND OTHER ANIMALS. AUTHORITATIVE MATERIALS EDUCATE ON THE HARMS OF ANIMAL USE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND LONG-TERM COSTS.OUTSTANDING HUMANE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WERE PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED BY ANIMALEARN AND PRESENTED WITH AWARDS OF NON-ANIMAL DISSECTION ALTERNATIVES IN 2024.

    Expenses $270,122

  • AAVS MANAGES THE LEAPING BUNNY PROGRAM OF THE COALITION FOR CONSUMER INFORMATION ON COSMETICS (CCIC), WHICH IS CHAIRED BY AAVS PRESIDENT SUE LEARY. THE LEAPING BUNNY PROGRAM PROVIDES A HIGHLY VALUED AND TRUSTED SERVICE FOR COMPASSIONATE CONSUMERS WHO WISH TO AVOID PRODUCTS TESTED ON ANIMALS. THROUGH ITS CRUELTY-FREE STANDARD AND THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEAPING BUNNY LOGO, THE PROGRAM CERTIFIES COMPANIES PRODUCING CRUELTY-FREE COSMETIC, PERSONAL CARE, AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS. THE LIST OF OVER 2300 CERTIFIED COMPANIES IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT NO COST ON LEAPINGBUNNY.ORG AND IN APPS FOR SMARTPHONES. PROGRAM STAFF OVERSEE CERTIFIED COMPANIES' ANNUAL RECOMMITMENTS AND CONDUCT AUDITS ON SELECTED COMPANIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEAPING BUNNY CHINA QUALIFICATION PROGRAM, REQUIRING CERTIFIED COMPANIES TO ALLOW THAT REGISTRATIONS IN CHINA BE AUDITED BY CCIC-SELECTED EXPERTS IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT NO ANIMAL TESTING IS CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNTRY'S COMPLICATED REGULATORY SYSTEM. CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED THROUGH VERY ACTIVE AND ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A POPULAR MONTHLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER. PROGRAM STAFF REGULARLY SERVE AS A RELIABLE, RESPECTED RESOURCE FOR MEDIA; DELIVER PRESENTATIONS TO COMPANIES; AND ARE INTERVIEWED ON THE TOPIC OF ANIMAL TESTING FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE.

    Expenses $465,620 · Revenue $136,454

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • LUKE KLEIN

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $105,701
    From this org
    $92,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,486
    Hours/week
    35 + 0.05 related

  • SUE A LEARY

    PRESIDENT, CEO

    Total calculated
    $94,202
    From this org
    $68,260
    From related orgs
    $20,000
    Other
    $5,942
    Hours/week
    35 + 12 related

  • NADIA S ADAWI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related

  • ROBERT FINN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related

  • FRANCIS KRAFCHIK DECEASED IN 2024

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related

  • JOSEPH LUDWIG

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • AARON MCINTYRE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • DENISE COWIE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • CHIMP HAVEN

    $117,500

    CARE OF MORE THAN 300 CHIMPANZEE RESIDENTS + SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR COSTS IN ORDER TO BRING MORE CHIMPANZEES RETIRING FROM A PRIMATE FACILITY

  • SAVE THE CHIMPS

    $82,816

    BUILD IT! GRANT FOR EXPANSION COSTS IN ORDER TO BRING MORE CHIMPANZEES RETIRING FROM A PRIVATE LABORATORY

  • OKLAHOMA PRIMATE SANCTUARY

    $52,500

    CARE OF MONKEYS FROM LABS, INCLUDING VETERINARY CARE, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND FRESH DIET

  • RYERSS FARM FOR AGED EQUINES

    $36,487

    DIRECT CARE EXPENSES FOR HORSES, BOTH RETIRED AND RESCUED

  • WORLD FEDERATION FOR ANIMALS

    $34,065

    AAVS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF WFA, FORMED TO UNIFY AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL ADVOCACY

  • GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES

    $26,000

    TO HELP SUPPORT AND ENSURE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT SANCTUARIES + SANCTUARY PRIZES FOR GIVING DAY FOR APES

  • PRIMARILY PRIMATES

    $17,500

    SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHIMPANZEES FROM LABS + VETERINARY CARE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

  • PRIMATE RESCUE CENTER

    $17,500

    GENERAL COSTS OF CARE FOR RESCUED PRIMATES + VETERINARY CARE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

  • PRIMATES INCORPORATED

    $17,500

    CARE COSTS FOR PRIMATES FROM LABS + VETERINARY CARE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

  • PROJECT CHIMPS

    $17,500

    GENERAL COSTS OF CARE FOR RESCUED PRIMATES + VETERINARY CARE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541269349301689

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