Ape Cognition & Communication Institute

Analysis

Ape Cognition & Communication Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ape Cognition & Communication Institute reported income of $338k and spending of $407k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $292k to $338k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ape Cognition & Communication Institute sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ayres Memorial Animal Shelter Inc ($338k), Doberman Rescue League Inc ($338k) and Humane Society Serving Crawford County and Its Municipalities Inco ($338k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $185k. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $508k, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.