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2015 Annual Report 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Why are we so passionate about animal testing? The answer is staring you in the face. NEW ENGLAND ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY 333 Washington Street, Suite 850 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-523-6020 Fax: 617-523-7925 Dr. Capaldo and her Email: [email protected] rescued Shiba Inu, Kibou www.neavs.org “Donors do not give to organizations because organizations have needs; they give because Founded in 1895, the New England Anti- organizations meet needs.” —Kay Sprinkel Grace Vivisection Society (NEAVS) is a Boston- based, national animal advocacy organization dedicated to ending the use of animals in research, testing, and science education. Through research, outreach, education, legislation, litigation, Sometimes it really is all about YOU… and policy change, NEAVS advocates for replacing animals with modern Almost everywhere, you see supporters to go back again and alternatives that are ethically, humanely, people of all ages joyfully taking again until we succeed. When we and scientifically superior. selfies—that modern creation see how we have to work to reach that turns the camera lens our goals, we need our “village”— squarely on you. So, forgive me including you—to provide us with if I do that too…that is, turn my the moral support to fuel fortitude. focus to YOU. In 2015, our supporter base While it’s important as CEO continued to grow, lapsed that I ensure NEAVS’ Annual donors returned, and the tried Report conveys a concise and faithful stayed with us in summary of our year’s work their decades-long support. as well as our finances and As 2015 closed, 2016 opens new changes, it’s equally important doors through which I see two that you know I, and everyone things: the beautiful faces of at NEAVS, never lose sight of the animals we work so hard to who makes our amazing animal help and the beauty of our loyal Photography protection work possible. supporters who make our work Courtesy of The following pages remain possible. Jo-Anne McArthur critical to sustaining your There. Simple. Our two crucial support and confidence. We are sources of strength, fortitude, taking our goal—to highlight light and inspiration. some of our faithful and generous donors—to heart. As Thank you for making 2015 Cover photo: Mari, a Sumatran orangutan, we have done in UPDATEs over another year of progress for the who is now living at the Center for Great the past year, our 2015 Annual animals, for looking forward to Apes Sanctuary. She arrived at the Center Report highlights supporters 2016, and for knowing exactly from a research facility in Georgia where who share “why NEAVS.” she was part of a language and cognition what, where and how we will study. Through honoring them, we make our next strides on their honor each of you. behalf. NEAVS UPDATE published by the During the hard times, when For the animals, New England Anti-Vivisection Society facts, legal arguments, common sense, and the best of humanity Subscriptions are available and compassion should prevail, by becoming a NEAVS member for $30 a year. instead we see the powers that be blocking doors, so we rely on Theodora Capaldo, EdD 2016 Series • Vol. 17 No. 1 the strength we get from our Chief Executive Officer Copyright © 2016 NEAVS 2 Leadership For more information, visit neavs.org and releasechimps.org. Board of Directors Theodora Capaldo, EdD President Lorin Lindner, PhD, MPH Vice President Sarah Luick, Esq., Treasurer NEAVS relies on your support • Vehicle Donation: Turn your Anita Robertson to advance our mission of used car, truck or RV into a Corporate Clerk compassionate and better science. gift to help animals. Donate Betsy Swart, MSW, PhD Here are some of the ways you can through the national V-DAC help us help animals. vehicle donation program online or call 877-999-8322—it’s Medical & Science Advisors • Outright Gifts: Cash, checks, quick and easy and accepts any or credit cards are accepted. No Jarrod Bailey, PhD vehicle running or not (towing is gift is too small! Consider joining included)! Marjorie Cramer, MD, FACS our Monthly Donors Program for automated and effortless support Contact your estate planner or Marge Peppercorn, MD, FAAP of NEAVS through your credit or financial advisor to discuss the best debit card, which you can cancel way to meet your philanthropic Staff at any time. objectives. Theodora Capaldo, EdD • Planned Gifts your financial As a 501(c)(3), your donations to Chief Executive Officer advisor can help you establish: NEAVS are tax-deductible to the Anne Mola, CPA fullest extent of U.S. law. w Bequests Finance Director w Charitable Remainder Trusts If you have questions, contact Ray Pasciuto (CRTs) Ray Pasciuto, Director of Development and Member Services w Life Insurance Beneficiary Development and Member Services, Director w Individual Retirement Accounts 617-523-6020, ext. 12, or email (IRAs) [email protected]. Nancy Finn Communications and Marketing Director Margaret Miller Year-End Financials Communications and Marketing Associate 2015 Operating Expenses Christina Papianou Programs .................. 79.87% ............$756,520 Development and Member Services Development .......... 13.18% ............$124,844 Assistant Administrative ............ 6.95% ............ $65,837 Elizabeth Magner 7+1380 $947,201 Program Associate Jessica Dickard, JD 2015 Contributions and Income Program Associate Bequests .......................... 73.70% ............ $640,985 Contributions .................. 27.55% ............ $239,605 Intern Investment Income .........-1.61% .............($13,985) Samantha Kocharov Other.................................. 0.36% ............ $3,125 Boston University $869,730 1+22572 3 2015 2015: A very good year! NEAVS’ 2015 • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ANNUAL REPORT gives us an opportunity announced captive chimpanzees would be to look back on the immense progress we up-listed from threatened to the endangered list—just like their free-living relatives—in response made for animals in labs. It was a year in to a Rulemaking Petition of which NEAVS was a which historic steps were attained after coalition member. years of hard work. • NEAVS gathered a coalition of chimpanzee Our focus is on each individual animal locked experts, sanctuaries and former caregivers, to launch a campaign under counsel of Katherine Meyer of in a lab cage for outdated, inhumane and Meyer Glitzenstein and Eubanks LLP, Washington, ‘status quo’ science. Our mission is to aid D.C., in order to stop FWS from granting Yerkes them, and the humans who will benefit from National Primate Research Center (Yerkes) the advances of modern science. a permit to export the ‘Yerkes 8’—Lucas, Fritz, Agatha, Abby, Tara, Faye, Elvira, and Georgia (to whom NEAVS pledges lifetime care)—to an unaccredited overseas zoo. 2015 highlights: w We are honored to work with coalition members: • Dr. Capaldo, our CEO, once again presented at the n Chimps, Inc.—Lesley Day, President Annual Cosmetics Compliance Summit—a global n Cruelty Free International—Michelle Thew, Chief outreach to the cosmetics industry. Executive Director • Nancy Finn, Communications and Marketing n Fauna Foundation—Gloria Grow, Founder and Director, took NEAVS on-the-road, hosting Director ‘Cruelty-Free Beauty Days’ to build support for the n Former Yerkes’ Caregivers—Terri Hunnicutt, Jen Humane Cosmetics Act (HCA-H.R. 2858), and to Feuerstein, Rachel Weiss, JD foster awareness of compassionate consumer choices, our Leaping Bunny program, and how unnecessary n Friends of Washoe/Fauna—Mary Lee Jensvold, animal testing is! PhD, Board of Directors • Our 2015 Summer UPDATE, dedicated to n Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary—Kari Bagnall, some of the outstanding women in the animal Founder and Director movement, celebrated those who founded or n Primate Rescue Center—April Truitt, Founder and co-founded national and international animal Director protection organizations, sanctuaries and/or were The campaign exploded into worldwide support notable field researchers. NEAVS has worked hand- from esteemed experts including, Dr. Richard W. in-hand with many of them on some of our most Wrangham, the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance effective work for animals. (PASA), the Great Apes Survival Partnership • With your help, the United States Department (GRASP, a U.N. Initiative), Frands Carlsen of the of Agriculture (USDA) received over 10,000 European Endangered Species Programmes (EEP), public comments on NEAVS’ Primate Psychological Dr. Cynthia Moss of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Well-Being Rulemaking Petition in which we argued Dr. Richard E. Leakey, Paleoanthropologist and that the USDA falls short of its mandate to protect Conservationist, as well as a host of other experts and enhance the psychological well-being of tens of in U.S. and worldwide conservation, and 27,000+ thousands of primates in U.S. labs. comments with the vast majority in opposition to Yerkes’ export permit. 4 In response to the lawsuit filed w “We’ve just received [NEAVS’] by NEAVS and its coalition, FWS most generous gift in the post retracted its initial decision and the whole place is buzzing. to approve Yerkes’ export Thanks for this and for your In loving memory of permit, and instead re-opened faith in our work—it’s come another comment period. at one of the most challenging friends who passed in times and we couldn’t be more • The National Institutes of 2015… grateful….” Health (NIH) announced it will —Jill Robinson, Founder and retire ALL federally-owned CEO, Animals Asia Foundation “They whom we love chimpanzees and NO LONGER HOLD 50 in ‘reserve’ for possible w “Thank you for your dedication, and lost are no longer future research. passion, and generous heart.” where they were —Triana Romero, Director of • In 2015 alone, NEAVS’ before. They are now Communications, Save the Sanctuary Fund granted Chimps (In response to NEAVS’ wherever we are.” $100,000+ in support of 10 contribution toward dental sanctuaries to provide needed equipment for STC’s clinic.) assistance for animals rescued —St.
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