Founded in 1977, Jane Goodall Institute researches and protects chimpanzees, other apes, and their habitats. It also works to inform people and encourage them to make compassionate choices to live sustainably and in harmony with the environment. Jane Goodall reports that in 1900, an estimated 1 to 2 million chimpanzees lived in the wild. Today, there are less than 350,000. Jane Goodall’s major programs include community conservation, chimpanzee protection, research, and its Roots & Shoots youth program.

F2018 Canadian program costs include Roots & Shoots costs of $217k (10% of total program costs) and communications costs of $224k (10% of total program costs). African project expenses make up international program costs of $1.8m (80% of program spending), which includes its Tchimpounga Sanctuary and its Delivering Healthy Futures project.

The Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre is the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa. It is a 153-square-kilometer reserve that cares for 138 chimpanzees. Over 70 billboards were placed in surrounding communities discouraging people from poaching great apes. Delivering Healthy Futures is a project that works in 20 villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo to reduce maternal and child mortality rates. Jane Goodall reports that 558 pregnant women have benefitted from access to prenatal care and new clinics in F2018. Additionally, nearly 6,000 infants have been vaccinated against diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio, tuberculosis, and tetanus in F2018.

Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program engages thousands of young people in more than 50 countries who want to create a better world. Roots & Shoots connects youth to identify problems in their communities and encourages them to take action through service projects, youth-led campaigns, and an interactive website. In F2018, 12 high schools in the GTA joined Jane Goodall’s Cycle My Cell campaign, reaching over 10,000 young Canadians and collecting 413 cell phones for recycling.

Jane Goodall reports that its communications reached an average of 203,778 people in a month. The charity had 66,420 total engagements on Facebook in F2017.

Jane Goodall Institute is a ­­­­small charity, with total donations of $693k in F2018. Administrative costs are 7% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 22% of donations. For every dollar donated, 71 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. Funding reserves of $2.0m can cover 11 months of annual program costs.

­­This charity report is an update that has been sent to Jane Goodall Institute for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on July 23, 2019 by Lauren Chin.