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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2025 Expires: May 2027

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(503) 908-7614
9450 Southwest Gemini Drive, Suite 59741
Beaverton, OR, 97008
https://pasa.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to support and represent PASA members in their critical work to protect and prevent the extinction of Africa's primates."

Year, State Incorporated:
2002, OR

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) reports that it is a coalition of wildlife centers and sanctuaries across Africa working to protect the continent's endangered great apes and monkeys. With a network of 23 member organizations in 13 African countries, PASA serves as a united coalition fighting to protect and save primates from extinction. The organization works to stop the illegal trade in wildlife by rescuing, rehabilitating, and reintroducing orphans of the trade. Additionally, PASA works to protect wild primate populations and their habitats, and educate communities about the illicit trade market.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Pan African Sanctuary Alliance's program expenses were:

Program services $1,256,334
Total Program Expenses $1,256,334

Chief Executive
Kelly O'Meara, Executive Director

Compensation*
$105,000

Chair of the Board
Michele Stumpe

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
8

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,114,118, are donations received as a result of fundraising 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 Pan African Sanctuary Alliance's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $2,534
Interest revenue $8,834
Other revenue $10,205
Government grants $511,746
Donations $599,838
Total Income $1,133,157

Programs: 86% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $1,133,157
Total expenses: $1,468,993
  Program expenses $1,256,334
  Fundraising expenses $108,489
  Administrative expenses $104,170
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-335,836
Beginning Net Assets $463,584
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $127,748
Total Liabilities $32,362
Total Assets $160,110

 Note: According to the organization's 2023 audited financial statements, PASA received in-kind gifts of supplies totaling $2,534.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance