2024-03-09T18:16:20-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 862117021 FRIENDS OF THE VERVET MONKEY FOUNDATION FRIE 5995 N 78th St Unit 2031 Scottsdale AZ 85250 Lana Bru Director 6049998763 2024-03-09 Lana Bru 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X X 84753 X 76217 8536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84753 0 0 0 0 0 0 86508 86508 -1755 14125 0 12370 14125 12370 0 0 0 0 14125 12370 0 0 14125 12370 To educate on primates, particularly vervet monkeys, operate on charitable purposes and support the Vervet Monkey Foundation in their critical work to protect and prevent the extinction of these primates in South Africa. Third year in operation as a US Charity with social media fundraising, Patreon, Teespring merchandise sales to support our work. This is the Vervet Monkey Foundations 30th year anniversary with celebrations and reflection throughout the year. 34new vervet monkey arrivals, including 28 vervet orphans were brought into our care. Each of these orphans were successfully rehabilitated and introduced to a foster monkey mom and semi wild troop on our VMF site with the help of our local staff and international volunteers. When possible we release these monkeys back to their troop and surroundings, in 2023 we were able to support and then release 5 monkeys back to their natural habitat. In December we suffered an onsite respiratory disease which impacted each troop and greatly effected our geriatric, babies and immune compromised monkeys. This created a great strain on human resources as well as funding with medications both natural and pharmaceutical needed to help control the outbreak and support those fell seriuosly ill. Continue to create public awareness of the monkey's situations and threats in South Africa. Weekly youtube 1 hr video provides progress updates; Instagram and Facebook provide daily photos, videos and reels of on hand work supporting the monkeys at the various stages of their rehabilitation. Weekly livestreams are viewed by those around the world to look at the current orphans in human care preparing for the Foster Mum program, troop camera livestreams. 5 instagram lives were completed and many followers created their own personal Facebook fundraiser as a part of their birthdays or other celebrations. Work continues after the pandemic to setup awareness at vegan festivals, conferences, veterinarian and animal groups to help support and understand the challenges the vervet monkey faces in South Africa 5000 X 0 0 Lana Bru Director 2 0 0 0 Trisha Fravel Director 0.5 0 0 0 Dave Du Toit Director 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lana Bru 5995 N 78th St Unit 2031 Scottsdale AZ 85250 4806800699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 1513 71938 76217 149668 9105 8536 17641 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1513 81043 84753 167309 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167309 0 0 1513 81043 84753 167309 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Paypal and Banking Fees;1944|Program Support Vervet Monkey Foundation;84564^Total;86508^