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Financials

We are committed to transparency, and are pleased to share our financial reports with you. If you would like more detailed information from any particular year, please contact us.

While this page is intended to document our own finances, we are proud to play a role in influencing critical revenue to effective animal charities. From 2014–2019, we have influenced more than $26 million to our recommended charities and our Effective Animal Advocacy Fund, while only spending $3 million1 on our own programs and operations.

Fig. 1: ACE’s operating expenses and donations that ACE has influenced to our recommended charities and our EAA Fund

Note: Funds we have taken in and distributed to our recommended charities are not shown in the yearly reports below. The reports show only ACE’s expenses and revenue designated for ACE specifically.

2019

2019 Expenses
Research$384,263
Communications$276,382
Operations/Management$267,669
Philanthropy*$109,031
Animal Advocacy Research Fund grants and expenses$28,283
Total expenses$1,065,628

*A significant but indeterminable portion of philanthropy expenses are allocated to fundraising for ACE’s recommended charities and the Effective Animal Advocacy Fund.

2019 Revenue by Source
Individual giving$751,059
Foundational giving$273,351
Investment gains, interest earned, and in-kind gifts$147,122
Corporate giving$46,225
Total$1,217,757

2019 Revenue by Restriction
Unrestricted*$719,802
Restricted
Gifts restricted to Animal Advocacy Research Fund$375,715
In-kind gifts$72,239
Gifts restricted to EAA Fund program officer salary$50,000
Total$1,217,757

*Our unrestricted revenue includes gifts, investment gains, and interest earned.

For more detailed information, please see our 2019 Form 990 and audited financial statement.

2018

2018 Expenses
Research$347,880
Animal Advocacy Research Fund grants$296,085
Operations$206,807
Communications$194,245
Philanthropy*$119,478
Total expenses$1,164,495

*A significant but indeterminable portion of fundraising expenses are allocated to fundraising for ACE’s recommended charities and the Effective Animal Advocacy Fund.

2018 Revenue by Source
Foundational giving$753,170
Individual giving$465,942
Corporate giving$94,021
Investment gains (losses)*-$25,582
Total$1,287,551

*2018 had historical lows in investment returns.

2018 Revenue by Restriction
Unrestricted*$1,088,872
Restricted
Gifts restricted to Animal Advocacy Research Fund$178,679
Gifts restricted to advertising$20,000
Total$1,287,551

*Our unrestricted revenue includes gifts, investment gains (losses), and third-party revenue sources such as Amazon Smile.

For more detailed information, please see our 2018 Form 990 and audited financial statement.

2017

2017 Expenses
Research$234,108
Communications$197,207
Animal Advocacy Research Fund grants$115,285
Events (Research Workshop and Symposium)$19,141
Operations$93,791
Fundraising*$81,722
Total expenses$741,254

*A significant but indeterminable portion of fundraising expenses are allocated to fundraising for ACE’s recommended charities.

2017 Revenue by Source
Individual giving$825,856
Foundational giving$468,450
Corporate giving$65,490
Other revenue*$24,856
Total$1,384,652

*Other revenue accounts for investment gains, workshop ticket sales, and third-party revenue sources such as Amazon Smile.

2017 Revenue by Restriction
Unrestricted*$1,011,797
Restricted
Gifts restricted to Animal Advocacy Research Fund$353,607
Gifts restricted to Research Workshop$16,684
Research Workshop ticket sales$2,565
Total$1,384,652

*Our unrestricted revenue includes gifts, investment gains, and third-party revenue sources such as Amazon Smile.

For more detailed information, please see our 2017 Form 990 and audited financial statement.

2016

2016 Expenses
Research$137,397.97
Communications$122,820.70
Animal Advocacy Research Fund grants$29,500.00
Events (Symposium)$11,600.00
Operations$50,382.59
Fundraising*$34,479.62
Total$386,180.88

* A portion of fundraising expenses were allocated to fundraising for ACE’s Top Charities.

2016 Revenue by Source
Individual giving$480,290.11
Foundational giving$104,550.00
Symposium ticket sales*$10,572.61
Total$595,412.72

*All ticket sales were 100% tax-deductible and received as unrestricted donations.

2016 Revenue by Restriction
Unrestricted$460,412.72
Restricted
Gifts restricted to Animal Advocacy Research Fund$92,000.00
Gifts restricted to advertising & digital media$53,000.00
Total$595,412.72

For more detailed information, please see our 2016 Form 990 and audited financial statement.

2015
2015 Expenses
Research$65,327.00
Communications$38,441.60
Operations$26,839.00
Fundraising$8,466.40
Total$139,074.00
2015 Revenue by Source
Individual Giving$240,400.24
Foundational Giving$117,727.76
Total$358,128.00

Note: All 2015 contributions were unrestricted.

For more detailed information, please see our 2015 Form 990 and audited financial statement.

2014
2014 Expenses
Research$40,893.91
Education & Advocacy$17,647.70
Communications$11,122.86
Operations$18,419.03
Fundraising$2,461.50
Total$90,545.00
2014 Revenue by Source
Individual Giving$168,320.79
Foundational Giving$1,700.21
Total$170,021.00

Note: All 2014 contributions were unrestricted.

For more detailed information, please see our 2014 Form 990-EZ.

2013
2013 Expenses
Research$11,525.84
Communications$12,806.48
Education & Advocacy$7,683.89
General Admin$10,672.07
Total$42,688.28
2013 Revenue by Source
Individual giving$49,632.30
Corporate giving$11,097.91
Foundational giving$924.83
Total$61,655.03

Note: All 2013 contributions were unrestricted.

For more detailed information, please see our 2013 Form 990-EZ.

  1. We do not include grants from the Animal Advocacy Research Fund in the figure reporting programmatic and operational expenses, as this is a privately funded program. 

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