Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,570,351 | 5,136,345 | 4,960,934 | 6,201,689 | 4,758,914 | 24,628,233 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,570,351 | 5,136,345 | 4,960,934 | 6,201,689 | 4,758,914 | 24,628,233 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 3,092,631 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 21,535,602 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,570,351 | 5,136,345 | 4,960,934 | 6,201,689 | 4,758,914 | 24,628,233 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 13,521 | 28,309 | 28,518 | 32,761 | 51,439 | 154,548 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 15,354 | 10,681 | 4,816 | 3,288 | 34,139 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 24,816,920 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 15,354. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 10,681. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 4,816. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,288. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE ANIMALS LIVE FREE FROM SUFFERING - TOGETHER WE CAN MOVE THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2018, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION IN THE U.S., IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD, IMPROVED THE LIVES OF OVER 3.6 BILLION ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD, IN THE WILD, IN DISASTERS, IN FARMING, AND IN COMMUNITIES. WITH THE HELP OF OUR SUPPORTERS, WE EDUCATED AND MOBILIZED THE PUBLIC, LOBBIED AND ADVOCATED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY, AND CATALYZED SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT ANIMALS AT SCALE. IN THE WILD: WE WORK AROUND THE GLOBE TO PROTECT AND SAVE WILDLIFE AND TO KEEP WILD ANIMALS IN THE WILD, WHERE THEY BELONG. BEARS ARE STILL HELD CAPTIVE IN PARTS OF THE WORLD FOR INHUMANE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE BEAR BAITING AND DANCING. THEIR SHORT LIVES ARE PLAGUED BY FEAR, INJURY AND DEPRIVATION. 13 BEARS RESCUED FROM BAITING AND DANCING WERE BROUGHT TO OUR PAKISTAN PARTNER SANCTUARY, BRC IN 2018, GIVING THEM NEW LIVES WORTH LIVING. BRC IS ALSO CONSTRUCTING AN EXPANSION TO ITS SANCTUARY, TO BE COMPLETED IN 2019, WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO CARE FOR 30-40 MORE BEARS. 5 RESCUED BEARS JOINED THE SANCTUARY WE FUND IN ZARNESTI, ROMANIA, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEARS CARED FOR TO101. THE BEARS RESCUED IN 2018 INCLUDE 24-YEAR OLD ANCA, FREED AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF CONFINEMENT FROM A CONCRETE CAGE IN PIATRA NEAMT, ROMANIA, WHERE SHE SHOWED CLEAR SIGNS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS. ANCA NOW APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH AND IS LIVING FREELY WITH THE OTHER RESIDENT BEARS IN THE BEAUTIFUL FOREST SANCTUARY. WILD ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD ARE CRUELLY EXPLOITED FOR USE IN UNPROVEN TRADITIONAL ASIAN MEDICINE. OUR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS IN 2018 EXPOSED THE SUFFERING IN THIS CRUEL TRADE. IN SEPTEMBER, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION RELEASED ALARMING NEW EVIDENCE REVEALING A DEADLY TRADE OF JAGUAR BODY PARTS BEING TRAFFICKED ILLEGALLY FROM SURINAME. OUR INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED A HIGHLY SECRETIVE HUNTING CHAIN INVOLVING CONSIDERABLE CRUELTY, IN WHICH THESE BIG CATS ARE STALKED FOR HOURS OR DAYS AND SHOT NUMEROUS TIMES. ONCE KILLED, THEIR BODIES ARE BOILED DOWN UNTIL THEY TURN INTO A GLUE OR TREACLE-LIKE PASTE, WHICH IS SOLD ON THE BLACK MARKET IN TUBS. WE RELEASED OUR FINDINGS TO THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC, AND ARE WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME TO STOP THIS TRADE. IN DECEMBER, WE RELEASED SHOCKING UNDERCOVER FOOTAGE OF THE POACHING OF THE WORLD'S MOST TRAFFICKED MAMMAL THE PANGOLIN. THE FOOTAGE, CAPTURED BY WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WILDCRU (WILDLIFE CONSERVATION RESEARCH UNIT, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD), SHOWS THE CAPTURE AND BRUTAL KILLING OF A TERRIFIED PANGOLIN. OUR EVIDENCE SHOWED THAT THESE GENTLE CREATURES ARE SMOKED OUT OF TREES, BLUDGEONED WITH MACHETES AND THEN THROWN, SOMETIMES ALIVE, INTO BOILING WATER TO REMOVE THEIR SCALES. THE HARROWING CLIP IS PART OF A TWO-YEAR STUDY BY RESEARCHERS FROM WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD INTO TRADITIONAL HUNTING PRACTICES IN THE STATE OF ASSAM, INDIA. PANGOLIN SCALES ARE USED IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, PARTICULARLY IN CHINA AND VIETNAM; THE ANIMALS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AT HIGH RISK OF EXTINCTION AS A RESULT OF ILLEGAL POACHING. ALTHOUGH IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT PANGOLINS ARE HUNTED AND TRAFFICKED, THE IMMENSE SUFFERING AND CRUELTY THAT THESE ANIMALS ENDURE WHEN THEY ARE HUNTED HAD REMAINED RELATIVELY OVERLOOKED BEFORE OUR INVESTIGATION. IN 2018, WE BEGAN TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUFFERING OF EXOTIC PETS AND GAVE SEVERAL WILD ANIMALS CAUGHT UP IN THIS TRADE A BETTER LIFE. IN JULY, TOGETHER WITH THE NY STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (DEC), WE RESCUED FOUR SERVALS AND TWO CARACALS, ALL APPROXIMATELY 2-6 MONTHS OLD. NATIVE TO AFRICA, THE SERVALS AND CARACALS WERE BEING KEPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ALLEGEDLY INTENDED TO SELL THEM AS PETS. BOTH SERVALS AND CARACALS ARE ILLEGAL TO POSSESS AND SELL AS PETS IN NEW YORK, AND THE CATS WE RESCUED WERE IN POOR CONDITION. WE ARRANGED EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR THE RESCUED ANIMALS, FOLLOWED BY THE ANIMALS' SAFE TRANSPORT TO NEW PERMANENT HOMES AT ACCREDITED WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN ARKANSAS AND NEVADA. THROUGH OUR WILDLIFE. NOT ENTERTAINERS CAMPAIGN, WHICH WORKS TO END THE CRUEL USE OF CAPTIVE WILD ANIMALS IN TOURISM, WE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL VICTORIES FOR ANIMALS IN 2018. 32 ADDITIONAL TRAVEL COMPANIES COMMITTED TO STOP SELLING ELEPHANT RIDES AND SHOWS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES WHO'VE SIGNED OUR ELEPHANT-FRIENDLY TRAVEL PLEDGE TO OVER 224. IN THE U.S., WE WORKED WITH EDUCATION FIRST (EF), THE WORLD LEADER IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, TO DEVELOP A NEW ANIMAL WELFARE POLICY AND IMPLEMENT ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY'S EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAMS. EF ALSO SIGNED OUR ELEPHANT-FRIENDLY PLEDGE. AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN EDUCATING YOUNG TRAVELERS, EF IS NOW POISED TO HELP TRANSITION THE TOURISM INDUSTRY TO A TRULY ANIMAL-FRIENDLY FUTURE. WE EXPOSED THE SUFFERING OF CAPTIVE WILD ANIMALS USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN BALI, WITH OUR NEW REPORT WILDLIFE ABUSEMENT PARKS, EXAMINING WILDLIFE ENTERTAINMENT TOURISM IN BALI, LOMBOK AND GILI TRAWANGAN. WE FOUND THAT ALL WILDLIFE TOURISM ENTERTAINMENT VENUES IN BALI WITH CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS, TIGERS, DOLPHINS OR CIVET CATS FAIL TO MEET EVEN THE BASIC NEEDS OF WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY. THE REPORT WAS AN IMPORTANT LOBBYING TOOL AND HELPED CONVINCE AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL BRANDS QUANTAS, FLIGHTCENTRE, AND HELLOWORLD TO REMOVE THE VENUES WE IDENTIFIED AS CRUEL FROM THEIR WEBSITES. WE ALSO HELPED TO CREATE NEW HOMES FOR ELEPHANTS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THAILAND AND FRANCE. WITH OUR SUPPORT, HAPPY ELEPHANT CARE VALLEY IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND, IS EMBARKING ON A LANDMARK TRANSITION TO BECOME A TRULY ELEPHANT-FRIENDLY VENUE. THIS MOVE WILL END ALL DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN TOURISTS AND ELEPHANTS AT THE CAMP, TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR RESPONSIBLE ELEPHANT EXPERIENCES. WHEN THE TRANSITION IS COMPLETE, HAPPY ELEPHANT CARE VALLEY (NOW RENAMED CHANGCHILL) WILL SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A HUMANE TOURIST ATTRACTION WHERE VISITORS CAN SEE ELEPHANTS SOCIALIZING AND ROAMING FREELY. IN FRANCE, WE PARTNERED WITH ELEPHANT HAVEN TO SUPPORT EUROPE'S VERY FIRST SANCTUARY FOR RESCUED CIRCUS ELEPHANTS. SET IN A BEAUTIFUL 70-ACRE LOCATION, ELEPHANT HAVEN WILL PROVIDE A PEACEFUL NEW HOME FOR LIBERATED ELEPHANTS. WE PROVIDED PARTIAL FUNDING FOR A BARN THAT WILL PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD DURING WINTER MONTHS. WE ALSO MADE GREAT STRIDES FOR MARINE ANIMALS. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION FOUNDED THE GLOBAL GHOST GEAR INITIATIVE (GGGI) IN 2015 TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CATASTROPHIC THREAT TO SEA LIFE CAUSED BY ABANDONED FISHING GEAR (GHOST GEAR). THE GGGI BRINGS TOGETHER GLOBAL PARTNERS TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF GHOST GEAR IN OUR OCEANS. IN 2018, 35 NEW MEMBERS JOINED THE GGGI, INCLUDING NESTL, BUMBLE BEE FOODS, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, BRINGING THE GGGI UP TO 95 PARTICIPANTS. CANADA HAS THE LONGEST COASTLINES IN THE WORLD, MAKING THIS COMMITMENT A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE WORLD'S OCEANS. IN THE U.S., WE COMPLETED A GHOST GEAR REMOVAL PROJECT IN THE GULF OF MAINE TOGETHER WITH THE GULF OF MAINE LOBSTER FOUNDATION, REMOVING 1.76 TONS OF GEAR, THE LARGEST MASS OF GEAR EVER RECORDED IN THE STATE. THE GEAR WE REMOVED INCLUDED TYPES OF FISHING EQUIPMENT THAT HAVEN'T BEEN USED IN DECADES, ILLUSTRATING THE ACCUMULATION OF MARINE DEBRIS OVER TIME. FOR SEA CHANGE, WE RECYCLED 70 TONS OF FISHING GEAR FROM ALASKA, SAVING AN ESTIMATED 7,726,374 ANIMALS IN THE U.S THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HARMED BY THIS GEAR HAD IT ENTERED THE WATER. IN DISASTERS: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION HELPED A TOTAL OF 460,111 ANIMALS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2018. OUR DISASTER RESPONSE DIRECTLY SAVES THE LIVES OF ANIMALS AND HELPS SAFEGUARD THE LIVELIHOODS OF PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM. A FURTHER ESTIMATED 52,327,990 ANIMALS WERE INDIRECTLY HELPED IN 2018 THROUGH OUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORK. SPECIFIC DISASTER INTERVENTIONS INCLUDED: FOLLOWING JANUARY'S CYCLONE AVA IN MADAGASCAR, WE PROVIDED FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE TO 8,868 WILD AND DOMESTICATED ANIMALS IN 12 VILLAGES AND THE ANDASIBE-MANTADIA NATIONAL PARK. WILDLIFE LIKE LEMURS AND PARROTS HAD BEEN LEFT EXPOSED AND HUNGRY, MAKING THEM EVEN MORE VULNERABLE TO ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS. ALONG WITH OUR DIRECT AID, WE ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS (IFRC), UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, TO DISCUSS HOW THEY COULD STRENGTHEN THEIR RESPONSE CAPACITY, AND DISTRIBUTED BIOSECURITY ADVICE TO WILDLIFE RESERVE WORKERS. FOLLOWING FLOODS IN BOLIVIA IN APRIL, WE PROVIDED EMERGENCY FOOD AND MINERALS TO 28,780 ANIMALS IN 98 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. AFTER A DZUD IN MONGOLIA (WHEN AN EXTREMELY COLD WINTER FOLLOWS A SUMMER DROUGHT), WE PROVIDED 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS RELIANT ON ANIMALS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS WITH RELIEF PACKS CONTAINING VITAMINS, MINERAL BLOCKS, AND MILK REPLACEMENT POWDER, HELPING SOME 161,000 ANIMALS. WE WORKED WITH THE MONGOLIAN RED CROSS TO PROVIDE THIS AID. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN JUNE, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION TEAMS DEPLOYED TO GUATEMALA TO HELP THE THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS IN NEED FOLLOWING THE ERUPTION OF VOLCN DE FUEGO (VOLCANO OF FIRE), 27 MILES FROM GUATEMALA CITY. THE VOLCANO KILLED AT LEAST 159 PEOPLE, FORCED AT LEAST 12,000 TO RELOCATE TO SHELTERS, AND LEFT THOUSANDS OF FARM ANIMALS AND PETS BEHIND TO CONTEND WITH POISONOUS ASH. WE PROVIDED FOOD, MINERALS, AND MEDICINES TO OVER 21,000 ANIMALS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL FORCES. THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT ALSO AGREED TO WORK TO INCLUDE ANIMALS IN THEIR DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING PROTOCOLS. OVER THE SUMMER, WE PROVIDED VETERINARY CARE AND FOOD TO ANIMALS FOLLOWING FLOODS IN COSTA RICA AND THAILAND. IN COSTA RICA, OUR AID BENEFITED 16,189 ANIMALS, AND IN THAILAND, OUR AID OF FOOD AND VITAMIN POWDER WAS DELIVERED BY THE THAI RED CROSS WITH THE AIM OF REACHING 13,500 ANIMALS. AFTER A DEVASTATING TSUNAMI HIT SULAWESI, INDONESIA IN SEPTEMBER, MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED AND MORE THAN 1,500 WERE KILLED. TRAGICALLY, MANY ANIMALS WERE WASHED AWAY, AND THE THOUSANDS REMAINING, INCLUDING CATTLE, PIGS, DOGS AND CATS, STRUGGLED TO SURVIVE. WE DEPLOYED TO THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDED EMERGENCY MEDICINES AND TREATMENTS TO 3,000 ANIMALS. IN NOVEMBER, WE FUNDED VETERINARY TREATMENT AND CARE TO 5,337 SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS IN THE WAKE OF FLOODING IN NICARAGUA. AS PART OF OUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORK, WE PRESENTED AT THE WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE), FOCUSING ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING WITHIN VETERINARY CURRICULUMS, AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY OTHER EVENTS AND HIGH-PROFILE FORUMS AROUND THE WORLD. IN FARMING: WE ARE LEADING THE WORLD'S FARMERS AND GLOBAL FOOD COMPANIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES AND PRACTICES. WORKING BOTH ON THE FRONTLINES, INVESTIGATING SITUATIONS WHERE FARM ANIMALS ARE SUFFERING, AND WITH GOVERNMENTS AND GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE GREATER PROTECTIONS TO FARM ANIMALS, WE ARE SAVING MILLIONS FROM A LIFE OF UNNECESSARY CRUELTY. TOGETHER WITH COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING, WE SUPPORTED THE BUSINESS BENCHMARK ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE (BBFAW) REPORT, THE LEADING GLOBAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL FOOD COMPANIES AND THEIR ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES. YEAR AFTER YEAR, THE BBFAW REPORT SHOWS THAT A GROWING NUMBER OF FOOD COMPANIES ARE PRIORITIZING ANIMAL WELFARE. CHANGE FOR CHICKENS, OUR GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO BETTER CONDITIONS FOR BROILER CHICKENS, DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF 60,695,360 CHICKENS DIRECTLY AND 4,264,000 CHICKENS INDIRECTLY IN 2018. OVER 500,000 PEOPLE SIGNED OUR PETITION TO KFC, CALLING ON THE COMPANY TO END THE CRUELTY THAT MILLIONS OF CHICKENS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN ENDURE EVERY DAY. WE DELIVERED OUR PETITION TO KFC'S PARENT COMPANY, YUM! BRANDS, ON WORLD FOOD DAY. IN THE U.S., WE JOINED AN UNPRECEDENTED COALITION OF SIX ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS JOINING FORCES TO CALL ON MCDONALD'S TOGETHER TO COMMIT TO WELFARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BROILER CHICKENS IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN. WE TOOK PART IN A FULL-PAGE AD IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, WERE FEATURED IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AND PROMOTED OUR CAMPAIGN ASK IN A BILLBOARD IN TIMES SQUARE, INCREASING PUBLIC PRESSURE ON MCDONALD'S. IN 2018, WE LAUNCHED OUR GLOBAL RAISE PIGS RIGHT CAMPAIGN, TO GIVE BETTER LIVES TO THE MILLIONS OF PIGS SUFFERING IN FACTORY FARMS AROUND IN THE WORLD. OUR GLOBAL WORK DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN THREE MILLION PIGS AND OVER 150,000 SOWS. IN THE U.S., WE SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCED KROGER, AMERICA'S LARGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN, TO ELIMINATE GESTATION CRATES FOR SOWS FROM THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN, FOLLOWING OUR PETITION WITH MORE THAN 72,000 SIGNATURES. THIS CHANGE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED 365,897 PIGS ONCE THE COMMITMENT IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED, BY 2025. WE HELPED SPUR SWEEPING NATIONAL CHANGE FOR FARM ANIMALS, AS A MEMBER OF A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PASS CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSITION 12. THE PROPOSITION SUCCESSFULLY PASSED BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN, ESTABLISHING CLEAR MINIMUM SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAYING HENS, MOTHER PIGS, AND VEAL CALVES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY 2020. IN COMMUNITIES: AT WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION, WE HELP COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD HUMANELY CONTROL DOG POPULATIONS AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RABIES, WITHOUT RESORTING TO MASS CULLS OR OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT. WE ASSIST COMMUNITIES WITH EDUCATION AND VACCINATION PROGRAMS SO BOTH DOGS AND PEOPLE CAN SAFELY AND HAPPILY CO-EXIST. THROUGH OUR WORK IN KENYA AND SIERRA LEONE AND OUR WORK WITH THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RABIES CONTROL IN 2018, OVER 97,000 DOGS WERE VACCINATED IN TOTAL THROUGH 2018. 73,743 DOGS WERE VACCINATED IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA. OVER 180 TEACHERS WERE TRAINED FROM 30 SCHOOLS IN RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP, RABIES, AND DOG BITE MANAGEMENT PREVENTION IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA AND 72 TEACHERS IN SIERRA LEONE WERE TRAINED SUBSEQUENTLY USING OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THESE TEACHERS ARE NOW EMPOWERED TO DELIVER THIS TRAINING TO THEIR PUPILS, TO MAKE SURE RESPONSIBLE DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE ON LONG INTO THE FUTURE. 44 VETERINARY STUDENTS WERE TRAINED IN NAIROBI; THESE STUDENTS WILL GO ON TO WORK IN GOVERNMENTS, FARMS, AGRICULTURAL, AND VETERINARY BUSINESS. IN LATIN AMERICA, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW APP BARKYARD IN 2018 TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. BARKYARD ALSO ALLOWS USERS TO REPORT ON THEIR OWN PROGRESS IN VACCINATING AND NEUTERING THEIR PETS; WE'VE SEEN 554 REPORTS OF VACCINATIONS AND 267 STERILIZATION REPORTS AS A RESULT, FROM 7,632 DOWNLOADS OF THE APP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | PURSUANT TO ITS BYLAWS, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S SOLE MEMBER IS WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL, LOCATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. AS THE SOLE MEMBER, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND SHALL EXERCISE ITS MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS BY APPOINTING AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF ON THE WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW CONTRACTS AND MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL. NEW EMPLOYEES UPON HIRE, AND EXISTING EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY. EVERY OFFICER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REAFFIRM THEIR INDEPENDENCE AT BOARD MEETINGS WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE REGISTER, AND ANNUALLY IN WRITING, BY RESPONDING TO A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION UNDERTAKES A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PAID TO ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TO ASSESS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM NON-PROFITS OF SIMILAR MISSION FOCUS, BUDGET SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION IS GATHERED FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SALARY SURVEYS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS THEN DISCUSSED AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND ANY POTENTIAL SALARY INCREASES ARE DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. AS A GENERAL RULE, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION CONDUCTS MARKET COMPARISON STUDIES EVERY THREE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT SALARIES ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PUBLISHING ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.WORLDANIMALPROTECTION.US.ORG AND RETAINING A COPY AT ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. ALL POLICY STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION, IF REQUESTED. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | NON DEDUCTIBLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS -12,889. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR |
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