Established in 1981, Friends of Washoe is a non-profit organization (501.c3) dedicated to the welfare of chimpanzees and especially the family of chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute located on the campus of Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington.

We hope that you will be interested in joining us in support of this important sanctuary as a member of Friends of Washoe. Discovering friendship is easy and personally rewarding. As a member, you will receive a quarterly Friends of Washoe Newsletter, that provides you with the latest CHCI research, stories about the family, and recent events at the sanctuary. Through membership, you will also become an integral part of the ongoing care and support of this unique and important family and a very special friend to the chimpanzees who are at its center.

If you would like to become a Friend of Washoe in an amount that does not appear on this page, please call CHCI at (509) 963-2244 or write to us at chci@cwu.edu.

These prices reflect an addition of $5.00 to several of our basic membership levels to help cover rising printing and shipping costs for the quarterly FOW newsletter. We appreciate your continued support of this family.