Public Charity

Born Free USA united with API

Born Free USA united with API is a Public Charity headquartered in Silver Spring, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.3M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $7.7M total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $995K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946187633 Silver Spring, MD Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: D01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.3M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$995K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Our vision is a co-existent future where humans no longer exploit wild animals. We work to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs.

Where $100 goes at Born Free USA united with API

How Born Free USA united with API divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$44
Born Free USA raised awareness on the public health and safety, animal welfare, conservation, and biodiversity issues associated with keeping wild animals in captivity and worked to increase…
54% of program spending
$37
Born Free USA delivered a 5-day training program for 23 wildlife law enforcement officials in Benin, including judges, prosecutors, customs officers, wildlife authorities, police, INTERPOL, and fisheries authorities
46% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CEO Angela Grimes
Treasurer Dan Briggs
Director Jane Lodato
Secretary Jessica Nelson
Director Joyce Wagner
Director Michael Reyner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$571,580 24 grants
Animal Welfare
$336,055 20 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$15,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$10,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$62,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.3M $2.8M $7.7M
2024 $2.6M $3.2M $2.3M
2023 $2.7M $3.0M $2.7M
2022 $3.3M $2.6M $3.0M
2021 $1.7M $2.1M $2.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $8.3M (+386%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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