Primarily Primates INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 74-2164756

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Primarily primates' mission is to provide lifetime care and housing for rescued animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending April 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1981.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.3M Management & general 3% · $36K Fundraising 4% · $57K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$67,078Pt VII · Sec A
President / Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/ Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krystal Mathis’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Krystal Mathis$70,301$67,078$63,923$33,230—
Brooke Chavez———$24,178$43,672

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides lifetime care and housing for rescued primates.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Primarily primates, inc. Provides lifetime care and housing for native and non-native homeless, abused, and abandoned animals, mostly primates, and rehabilitates injured and ill animals saving them from death and continued suffering.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$70K$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$694K$651K$20K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$43K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$53K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$20K$2K$918
Office expensesLn 13$48K$27K$2K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$7K$360$7K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$55K$1K$560
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$126K$126K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$53K$4K$510
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$227K$227K$187$106
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K$271
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$36K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$212K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$81K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$149K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$17K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$279K$5.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,520,590 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,198 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,517,846
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$49,666
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,517,846
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,546$1,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,546$1,520,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,440,053 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,105 · Management $2,182 · Fundraising $2,462$74,749
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $650,703 · Management $20,257 · Fundraising $22,855$693,815
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,206 · Management $1,345 · Fundraising $1,518$46,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,827 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $1,856$56,328
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,189 · Management $2,235 · Fundraising $918$23,342
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,875 · Management $1,943 · Fundraising $19,429$48,247
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,148 · Management $360 · Fundraising $6,938$14,446
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,914 · Management $1,434 · Fundraising $560$56,908
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,431$6,431
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $125,687$125,687
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $52,815 · Management $4,462 · Fundraising $510$57,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,605 · Management $187 · Fundraising $106$226,898
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,075 · Management $271$9,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,346,580 · Management $36,321 · Fundraising $57,152$1,440,053
Part X · Balance sheet $5,578,600 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,250$48,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,764$145,010
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,569$31,443
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,235,741$3,329,544
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,990,568$2,023,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,321,892$5,578,600
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,037$52,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,773$88,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,200,117$3,322,484
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,053,002$2,168,103
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,253,119$5,490,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,321,892$5,578,600
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,490,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,520,590
XI-2 Total expenses$1,440,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,537
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,253,119
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$156,931
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,490,587

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