Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | OFFICERS HAZARD, PACELLE, WAITE, FRAKE, RODGERS, GETZ, REESE AND CRANE WERE EMPLOYED BY ANOTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION ON WHOSE BOARD DIRECTORS COUPE, PROBST, AND WIEBERS SERVED. THEREFORE, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD "BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS" WITH EACH OTHER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE DDAL BOARD HAS NO COMMITTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | AFTER INTERNAL ACCOUNTING STAFF DRAFTS THE 990, THE DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO DDAL'S INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND REVISION, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN GIVEN TO DDAL'S TREASURER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. ONCE ALL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS/REVISIONS ARE DONE, THE TREASURER SENDS THE PROPOSED FINAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE DDAL BOARD FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. ONCE THE BOARD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT, THE FINALIZED VERSION IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EMPHASIZES AVOIDING CONFLICTS TO BEGIN WITH. THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE FIELDS AND USUALLY RESOLVES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND QUESTIONS RAISED BY STAFF OR BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | DDAL MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO DONORS FREE OF CHARGE UPON REQUEST. FORMAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH STATE CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATIONS AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MAJOR DONORS AND, WHERE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MAIL UPON REQUEST. DDAL MAKES COPIES OF THE MOST RECENTLY-FILED FORMS 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BOTH BY MAIL AND IN PERSON AT DDAL'S OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, DC AND GAITHERSBURG, MD. THE THREE MOST RECENTLY FILED FORMS 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE ON THE DDAL WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI & SCHEDULE J | DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANYONE SHOWN IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990 OR SCHEDULE J, PART II. THE COMPENSATION SHOWN IN THESE SECTIONS IS PAID BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, THE ORGANIZATION'S RELATED ORGANIZATION. DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE RELIES ON THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION METHODOLOGY OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. THE FOLLOWING IS THE COMPENSATION METHODOLOGY USED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES: A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE OFFICER EVALUATION, COMPENSATION AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE ("OECNC"), ESTABLISHED IN 1997, IS CHARGED WITH ANNUALLY EVALUATING THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL SALARIED HSUS OFFICERS (PRESIDENT/CEO, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS, THE TREASURER/CFO, THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL/CLO - THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD TREASURER ARE UNPAID VOLUNTEER POSITIONS) AND ANY KEY EMPLOYEES, AND WITH MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ABOUT EACH OFFICER'S COMPENSATION, WHICH THE FULL BOARD DETERMINES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF TREAS. REG. 53.4958-6, THE ANNUAL OECNC PROCESSES INVOLVE ATTENTION TO AND AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA GATHERED AND PRESENTED BY AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERT, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE MEETINGS, DELIBERATIONS, AND DECISIONS. |
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