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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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 63,070,410 | 43,332,789 | 51,580,176 | 46,778,316 | 59,140,068 | 263,901,759 |
| 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 | 63,070,410 | 43,332,789 | 51,580,176 | 46,778,316 | 59,140,068 | 263,901,759 |
| 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).. | 26,421,740 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 237,480,019 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 63,070,410 | 43,332,789 | 51,580,176 | 46,778,316 | 59,140,068 | 263,901,759 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 412,905 | 485,890 | 428,096 | 502,601 | 456,168 | 2,285,660 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 266,187,419 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMATION PETA CONDUCTS INFORMATIVE CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLISHES MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND EDUCATORS AS WELL AS FACTSHEETS, BOOKLETS, FLIERS, POSTERS, AND A MAGAZINE (PETA GLOBAL) FOR THE PUBLIC AND PETA SUPPORTERS. PETA'S CAMPAIGNS-WHICH REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND RECEIVE EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE-INVOLVE RENOWNED CELEBRITIES, INTERACTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING, WEBSITE FEATURES, NEWS ARTICLES, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PLACED FOR FREE IN HIGH-EXPOSURE OUTLETS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, PETA SECURED FREE ADVERTISING SPACE WORTH OVER 2 MILLION AND LOGGED MORE THAN 3,620 INTERACTIONS WITH THE MEDIA, INCLUDING RADIO, TV, AND PRINT INTERVIEWS. PETA'S WEBSITE RECEIVED MORE THAN 95 MILLION PAGE VIEWS, ITS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS RECEIVED OVER 1.9 BILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND ITS VIDEOS WERE VIEWED OVER 660 MILLION TIMES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS PETA ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ABUSE AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. IN 2020, PETA ORGANIZED AND LED MORE THAN 2,000 DEMONSTRATIONS AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS THROUGH ITS ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO URGE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHANGES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS. PETA LAUNCHED STUDENTS OPPOSING SPECIESISM (SOS), LED BY HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA WHO ARE CHALLENGING HUMAN-SUPREMACIST NORMS. PETA LAUNCHED A "TOFU NEVER CAUSED A PANDEMIC" AD CAMPAIGN AND PLACED IT IN MULTIPLE CITIES TO REMIND MEAT-EATERS THAT THE MEAT INDUSTRY BREEDS KILLER DISEASES. A NEW FACE MASK WITH THAT MESSAGE WAS CREATED ALONG WITH ANOTHER READING, "MEAT MARKETS BREED KILLER DISEASES. GO VEGAN." BOTH ARE BESTSELLERS IN PETA'S ONLINE CATALOG, THE PETA SHOP. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO HIGH SCHOOLERS, ENJOYED PETA'S LESSONS, INCLUDING VEGAN COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS TO HEALTH AND CULINARY ARTS CLASSES AND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS (BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA WEBCAM) ON ENDING SPECIESISM. PETA MADE DONATIONS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SERVED BY ITS MOBILE VETERINARY CLINICS. PETA LEVERAGED THE MASSIVELY POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER CONVENTION PLAYLIST LIVE TO SPREAD THE ANIMAL RIGHTS MESSAGE. PETA'S CAMPUS REP PROGRAM-THE LARGEST STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF ANY ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION-HAD A HUGE IMPACT, HOLDING POWERFUL CAMPAIGNS AT MORE THAN 100 COLLEGES FROM COAST TO COAST. MORE THAN 18,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WATCHED PRESENTATIONS (BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE) BY PETA'S ANIMATRONIC AMBASSADORS, ELLIE THE "ELEPHANT- AND CARLY THE "COW," ABOUT THE HARM THAT CIRCUSES AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY CAUSE ANIMALS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY AFTER 20 YEARS OF PETA PROTESTS AND CAMPAIGNS AS WELL AS DEDICATED WORK BY PETA SCIENTISTS, THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) MADE THE GROUNDBREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE AGENCY WILL STOP FUNDING AND REQUESTING TESTS ON MAMMALS BY 2035 AND WILL ALLOCATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-ANIMAL TEST METHODS. IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, PETA CALLED ON MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAD SUSPENDED "NON-ESSENTIAL" ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS DURING COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE CONDUCTING THESE ANIMAL STUDIES AND TO USE MORE EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL, ECONOMICAL, HUMAN-RELEVANT METHODS INSTEAD. ENGINEERS AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF BOLIVIA IN LA PAZ SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED A NEW TYPE OF AUTOMATED VENTILATOR TO TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS, TESTING THE MACHINE ON AN ARTIFICIAL LUNG THAT PETA SCIENTISTS HAD RECOMMENDED. FUNDING FROM THE PETA INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM LTD. HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND 3D MODEL TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE DEEPEST PART OF THE HUMAN LUNG. THIS MODEL CAN PREVENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RATS AND MICE FROM BEING CONFINED TO SMALL TUBES AND FORCED TO INHALE TOXIC CHEMICALS FOR HOURS OR MONTHS BEFORE BEING KILLED. A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM SUCCEEDED IN CREATING FULLY HUMAN-DERIVED ANTIBODIES CAPABLE OF BLOCKING THE POISONOUS TOXIN THAT CAUSES DIPHTHERIA. FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS, THE EPA REQUIRED A TOXICITY TEST ON BIRDS IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL RISK OF PESTICIDES TO BIRDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. A COLLABORATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AND THE AGENCY RESULTED IN A PUBLICATION REPORTING THAT THE TEST IS NOT USED IN CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND DOES NOT PROTECT BIRDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PUBLICATION WAS REFERENCED IN AN EPA POLICY THAT WILL ALLOW NEW SOURCES OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO SUPPORT CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT, WHICH WILL SPARE HUNDREDS OF MALLARDS AND BOBWHITE QUAIL EACH YEAR WHILE STILL PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. PETA HAD ALREADY HELPED PERSUADE THE U.S., CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA TO DROP A PESTICIDE TEST IN WHICH DOGS ARE REPEATEDLY POISONED OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND THEN KILLED-AND BRAZIL DROPPED THE TEST THIS FISCAL YEAR. TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES, EACH YEAR, MILLIONS OF MICE, RATS, GOATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE INJECTED WITH FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND THEN REPEATEDLY BLED OR NEEDLES ARE INSERTED INTO THEIR ABDOMENS TO EXTRACT THE ANTIBODIES PRODUCED BY THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AND A GOVERNMENT OFFICE (THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM INTERAGENCY CENTER FOR THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TOXICOLOGICAL METHODS) CO-LED AN EXPERT MEETING TO OUTLINE A PLAN TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO ANIMAL-FREE ANTIBODIES. AFTER YEARS OF WORKING WITH PETA, MORE MAJOR PERSONAL-CARE BRANDS, INCLUDING UNILEVER'S SUAVE AS WELL AS PROCTER & GAMBLE'S SECRET DEODORANT AND AUSSIE, BANNED ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS AND JOINED PETA'S GLOBAL BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES PROGRAM. AVON PRODUCTS, INC., STOPPED ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND WAS OFFICIALLY ADDED TO PETA'S "WORKING FOR REGULATORY CHANGE" LIST. PETA WORKED WITH LEADING SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL MANUFACTURER SYNDAVER TO HELP FUND AND DEVELOP A HYPER-REALISTIC, DISSECTIBLE SYNTHETIC FROG WITH REMOVABLE ORGANS THAT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REAL FROGS KILLED FOR CLASSROOM DISSECTION. IN MAY, PETA BROKE AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, ONE OF THE LARGEST LABORATORIES IN THE NATION, REVEALING THAT THE SKULLS OF MICE WERE CUT OPEN, THE ANIMALS WERE DENIED PAIN RELIEF FOR PROLAPSED ORGANS, AND THEY WERE FORCED TO DRAG THEIR PARALYZED HIND LEGS. PETA FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), AND A PETA INVESTIGATOR RESCUED THREE RAT SISTERS, WHO WERE THEN ADOPTED. AFTER A WIDE-RANGING PETA CAMPAIGN, PFIZER, THE WORLD'S THIRD-LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; GLAXOSMITHKLINE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S 10 LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES; BAYER, THE WORLD'S FIFTH-LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB; AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ASTRAZENECA, NOVO NORDISK A/S, AND SAGE THERAPEUTICS ALL BANNED THE FORCED SWIM TEST, IN WHICH SMALL ANIMALS ARE DROPPED INTO INESCAPABLE BEAKERS OF WATER AND MADE TO SWIM FOR THEIR LIVES, SUPPOSEDLY TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS TO TREAT DEPRESSION IN HUMANS. FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH PETA, THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION-THE EIGHTH- LARGEST PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION IN THE U.S.-CONFIRMED THAT AFTER DECADES OF SUPPORTING INVASIVE AND DEADLY EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS, ITS CURRENT GRANTMAKING FRAMEWORK DOES NOT INCLUDE FUNDING OR SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE ANIMAL TESTING. INGREDION INCORPORATED-A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL INGREDIENTS PROVIDER-IMPLEMENTED A NEW POLICY BANNING ALL EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS FOR BASIC RESEARCH. TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, JAPAN'S LARGEST FLAVOR AND AROMA COMPANY, BANNED ALL ANIMAL TESTS TO ESTABLISH HEALTH CLAIMS FOR MARKETING INGREDIENTS. PETA RELEASED NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN VIDEO FOOTAGE OBTAINED THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT SHOWING BRAIN-DAMAGED MONKEYS BEING TERRORIZED WITH RUBBER SNAKES AND SPIDERS IN "PSYCHOLOGY" EXPERIMENTS AT AN NIH LABORATORY IN MARYLAND AND FILED COMPLAINTS; HELD TWO POWERFUL PROTESTS OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; PLACED MULTIPLE TV, NEWSPAPER, AND ONLINE ADS; AND WORKED WITH NUMEROUS SCIENTISTS TO OBJECT TO THE FLAWED SCIENCE. PETA PRESSURED TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY TO CLOSE ITS HEINOUS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY BREEDING LABORATORY WITH A COMPELLING AD BLITZ IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SEVERAL DOGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LABORATORY AND PLACED IN HOMES. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AFTER TALKS WITH PETA, DENNY'S LAUNCHED THE BEYOND BURGER NATIONWIDE, DUNKIN' WENT NATIONAL WITH THE BEYOND SAUSAGE SANDWICH, BASKIN-ROBBINS INTRODUCED THREE DAIRY-FREE ICE CREAM OPTIONS, UNO PIZZERIA & GRILL ADDED THE BEYOND BURGER AND DAIYA VEGAN CHEESE FOR BOTH ITS PIZZAS AND A VEGAN CHEESEBURGER, AND DAIRY QUEEN LAUNCHED A VEGAN DILLY BAR ICE CREAM TREAT NATIONWIDE. AFTER YEARS OF PRESSURE FROM PETA, KFC GAVE VEGAN CHICKEN A TRIAL RUN IN ATLANTA AND SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN FIVE HOURS. THE CHAIN THEN EXPANDED ITS BEYOND CHICKEN OFFERINGS TO MORE THAN 50 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS, AND KFC CANADA PERMANENTLY ADDED A VEGAN CHICKEN SANDWICH TO THE MENU. PETA'S HARD WORK LED THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL TO BAN THE SALE OF FOIE GRAS. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY FOLLOWING YEARS OF PRESSURE FROM PETA, NUMEROUS DESIGNERS AND BRANDS BANNED FUR, INCLUDING KARL LAGERFELD, G-III APPAREL GROUP (WHOSE BRANDS INCLUDE ANDREW MARC AND KARL LAGERFELD PARIS), AND REBECCA MINKOFF (WHO SELLS AT BERGDORF, NORDSTROM, SHOPBOP, BLOOMINGDALE'S, REVOLVE, AND SAKS FIFTH AVENUE). MACY'S INC. ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER SELL FUR AS OF THE END OF 2020. THIS MOVE WILL INCLUDE ALL OF MACY'S AND BLOOMINGDALE'S PRIVATE BRANDS AND ITEMS SOLD BY PARTNERS, AND THE COMPANY WILL BE CLOSING ITS FUR VAULTS AND SALONS. PARAGON SPORTS CONFIRMED THAT WINTER 2020 WILL BE THE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESCUES RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS EACH WEEK, PETA WORKS TO RESCUE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND AT-RISK ANIMALS AND ORGANIZES CARE FOR THEM. IT ALSO INVESTIGATES CRUELTY CASES, CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS, GATHERS EVIDENCE OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS, AND TAKES ACTION TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY PETA'S GROUNDBREAKING FREE-SPEECH LAWSUIT FILED IN MAY 2018 CHALLENGED TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S USE OF A WORD FILTER ON ITS PUBLIC FACEBOOK PAGE. THE FILTER AUTOMATICALLY DELETED VISITOR POSTS AND COMMENTS IF THEY CONTAINED WORDS SUCH AS "PETA," "CRUELTY," "LAB,- OR "ABUSE- OR OTHER TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH PETA'S HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SCHOOL'S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTS ON DOGS. TEXAS A&M AGREED TO REMOVE THE WORD FILTER ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE AND TO PAY PETA'S ATTORNEYS' FEES IN AN AGREED-TO AMOUNT OF 75,000. PETA WON A PUBLIC RECORDS LAWSUIT AGAINST OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, WHICH WAS ORDERED TO PROVIDE 74 VIDEOS OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED EXPERIMENTS ON MONKEYS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE UNIVERSITY'S PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER. THESE EXPERIMENTS INVOLVED IMPREGNATING MACAQUE MONKEYS, FEEDING THE MOTHERS VARIOUS EXPERIMENTAL DIETS, SEPARATING THEM FROM THEIR OFFSPRING, AND DELIBERATELY FRIGHTENING THE YOUNG MONKEYS. PETA WON A PUBLIC RECORDS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AFTER THE AGENCY REFUSED TO RELEASE INFORMATION RELATED TO CRUEL MATERNAL DEPRIVATION STUDIES ON PRIMATES. THE COURT AGREED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS IMPROPERLY WITHHELD AND ORDERED ITS RELEASE. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN A STILL-PENDING LAWSUIT CHALLENGING IOWA'S SECOND AG-GAG LAW, DESIGNED TO SILENCE WHISTLEBLOWERS AND UNDERCOVER ACTIVISTS BY PUNISHING THEM FOR RECORDING VIDEO FOOTAGE OR TAKING PHOTOS INSIDE FACTORY FARMS, SLAUGHTERHOUSES, AND PUPPY MILLS, A U.S. DISTRICT COURT ISSUED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION PREVENTING THE STATE FROM ENFORCING THE NEW LAW WHILE THE LAWSUIT TO BLOCK IT PROCEEDS. THE COURT ALSO DENIED THE STATE'S ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE LAWSUIT DISMISSED. THE COURT'S GRANTING OF A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MEANS THAT THE CASE WILL LIKELY SUCCEED ON ITS MERITS. A FEDERAL COURT DENIED NELLIE'S FREE-RANGE EGGS' ATTEMPT TO DISMISS A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE HUMANE-WASHING IMAGERY AND SLOGANS ON ITS PACKAGING. PETA FOUNDATION ATTORNEYS FILED THIS LAWSUIT IN 2019 ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS BASED IN NEW YORK, WHO WERE MISLED INTO BUYING EGGS SOLD UNDER THE NELLIE'S FREE-RANGE EGGS LABEL. EGG SELLERS CAN'T DECEPTIVELY DEPICT HENS FROLICKING OUTDOORS. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF LITIGATION, INCLUDING A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TO THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS BY PETA AND ITS COALITION OF PLAINTIFFS ON THE ISSUE OF STANDING, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STRUCK EVERY CHALLENGED SECTION OF THE STATE'S AG-GAG STATUTE AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL UNDER THE FREE SPEECH CLAUSE. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY AFTER NEARLY 8,000 PETA SUPPORTERS WROTE TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT, CALIFORNIA PASSED ASSEMBLY BILL 44, MAKING IT THE FIRST STATE TO BAN THE SALE AND MANUFACTURE OF NEW FUR ITEMS. AB 1260 WAS ALSO PASSED, BANNING THE SALES OF SKINS AND OTHER BODY PARTS FROM HIPPOS, CAIMANS, AND CERTAIN LIZARDS IN CALIFORNIA. ANTI-CANADA GOOSE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE PLACED ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA. BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S TIES WITH THE FILM INDUSTRY, AN AD ALSO RAN IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ISSUE AND PETA MAINTAINED A PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (TIFF) TO URGE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO CUT TIES WITH THE CRUEL COMPANY. PAMELA ANDERSON SIGNED A PUBLIC APPEAL TO TIFF CO-HEAD CAMERON BAILEY, URGING HIM TO DO JUST THAT. PETA HELD A "FUR CRAWL" PROTEST OUTSIDE CANADA GOOSE'S NEW YORK CITY FLAGSHIP STORE DURING THE COMPANY'S VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING. UNDER PRESSURE, CANADA GOOSE ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE SWITCHING TO "RECLAIMED" FUR BY 2022 AND TO "RESPONSIBLE" DOWN. PETA BLASTED OUT A RESPONSE THAT THESE MATERIALS ARE STILL A PRODUCT OF CRUELTY, AS COYOTES CAN STILL BE CAUGHT IN PAINFUL STEEL TRAPS-NO MATTER WHEN THE FUR WAS STOLEN-AND THE DOWN STANDARDS ARE ESSENTIALLY MEANINGLESS, AS ALL DOWN USED BY CANADA GOOSE COMES FROM BIRDS WHO DIED VIOLENTLY. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE ("JOE EXOTIC" OF TIGER KING)-FORMERLY THE OPERATOR OF THE NOTORIOUS GREATER WYNNEWOOD EXOTIC ANIMAL PARK AND THE PRIMARY SUPPLIER OF BIG-CAT CUBS FOR THE CUB-PETTING INDUSTRY-WAS SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON ON TWO COUNTS OF MURDER FOR HIRE AND 17 COUNTS OF WILDLIFE-RELATED FEDERAL CRIMES, INCLUDING FOR KILLING FIVE TIGERS JUST TO MAKE MORE CAGE SPACE AT HIS ROADSIDE ZOO AND TRAFFICKING IN ENDANGERED ANIMALS. A PETA FOUNDATION ATTORNEY TESTIFIED AT THE TRIAL. PETA WAS AWARDED A DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION IN ITS ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) LAWSUIT AGAINST DADE CITY'S WILD THINGS, WHICH IS NOW PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM OWNING OR POSSESSING ENDANGERED TIGERS AND HAS REPORTEDLY CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR GOOD. THE ROADSIDE ZOO OFFERED "SWIM WITH TIGERS- AND TIGER-CUB ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS. THE TIGERS WERE RELOCATED TO THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY IN COLORADO AND TURPENTINE CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE IN ARKANSAS. FOLLOWING NUMEROUS REQUESTS FROM PETA, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) TERMINATED THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (AWA) LICENSE OF NOTORIOUS ELEPHANT EXHIBITOR HUGO LIEBEL, WHO HAD SPENT DECADES USING NOSEY, AN AILING ELEPHANT, FOR RIDES AND CIRCUS SHOWS. THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA, DISMISSED AN APPEAL BY HUGO AND FRANCISZKA LIEBEL, WHO SOUGHT TO OVERTURN AN ORDER THAT GRANTED CUSTODY OF NOSEY TO A LAWRENCE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. THE DISMISSAL MEANS THAT NOSEY REMAINS SAFE AT THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE. THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI GRANTED PETA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANDREW SAWYER, WHO BOARDED A CHIMPANZEE NAMED JOEY IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AT THE MISSOURI PRIMATE FOUNDATION FOR YEARS. THE DISTRICT COURT RULED THAT SAWYER VIOLATED THE ESA BY FAILING TO MEET JOEY'S FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AND ORDERED THAT HE BE TRANSFERRED TO AN ACCREDITED SANCTUARY WHERE HE CAN LIVE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. FOLLOWING A VIGOROUS, MONTHS-LONG PETA CAMPAIGN, DILLAN, A MORBIDLY OBESE ASIATIC BLACK BEAR SUFFERING FROM PAINFUL AND LIFE-THREATENING DENTAL DISEASE, WAS RESCUED. HE HAD BEEN HELD IN A CRAMPED, CONCRETE CAGE AT A PENNSYLVANIA ROADSIDE ZOO, WHERE HE WAS DENIED VETERINARY CARE FOR HIS ADVANCED DENTAL DISEASE. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY. FOLLOWING A SIX-DAY BENCH TRIAL IN PETA'S ESA LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRI-STATE ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN MARYLAND, A FEDERAL COURT RULED THAT TRI-STATE HAD VIOLATED THE ESA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE TIGERS, LIONS, AND LEMURS-INCLUDING FIVE ANIMALS WHO DIED-WITH ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE. THE FACILITY IS NOW PROHIBITED FROM OWNING OR POSSESSING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES IN THE FUTURE, AND THE TWO SURVIVING TIGERS AND A LION WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY. THE USDA ISSUED AN ORDER TO REVOKE THE AWA LICENSE OF NOTORIOUS ANIMAL EXHIBITOR TIM STARK PERMANENTLY AND ORDERED HIM AND HIS FACILITY, WILDLIFE IN NEED, TO PAY A TOTAL OF 340,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES. THE ORDER FOUND NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF THE AWA AT THE INDIANA FACILITY, INCLUDING WHEN PATRONS WERE INSTRUCTED TO HIT BIG-CAT CUBS DURING SO-CALLED "TIGER BABY PLAYTIME" EVENTS, MONKEYS WERE SWUNG AND TOSSED BY THEIR TAILS DURING PUBLIC ENCOUNTERS, AND A LEOPARD WAS BLUDGEONED TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT. PETA ALSO HAD A PENDING ESA LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FACILITY, AND THE INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FILED A CIVIL COMPLAINT AGAINST STARK, FOR WHICH PETA PROVIDED EVIDENCE. COMPANION-ANIMAL ISSUES PETA'S MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS STERILIZED 12,742 ANIMALS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2020. THE CLINICS COMPLETED 2,589 FREE SURGERIES, 711 OF THEM FOR PIT BULLS. VETERINARY STAFF ALSO PERFORMED 1,491 SURGERIES AT LOW COST. IN ADDITION TO GIVING OUT HUNDREDS OF BAGS OF DOG AND CAT FOOD TO CLIENTS DIRECTLY, PETA DONATED MORE THAN 100 BAGS TO THE FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN SHORE AND SET UP A FOOD DONATION BOX AT THE SAM SIMON CENTER, PETA'S HEADQUARTERS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS, A MINIATURE HORSE NAMED BEA WENT WITHOUT VETERINARY CARE. PETA'S FIELD TEAM RESCUED HER, AND AFTER SOME VITAL, LIFESAVING CARE, SHE'S LIVING AT A NEW HOME IN NEW MEXICO THAT SHE SHARES WITH TOBY, A FELLOW MINIATURE HORSE ALSO RESCUED BY PETA. ALERTED BY A CALL TO PETA'S LOCAL EMERGENCY PAGER, A FIELDWORKER DISCOVERED A CAT NAMED OREO WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BAD LEG INJURY, CRYING AND UNABLE TO WALK WITHOUT FALLING OVER. HIS OWNER WAS IDENTIFIED AND SIGNED HIM OVER TO PETA. TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THIS CAT HAD AN ELASTIC PONYTAIL HOLDER WRAPPED AROUND A REAR LEG AND ANOTHER ONE WRAPPED AROUND A FRONT LEG. PART OF HIS RE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | CRUELTY-FREE MERCHANDISE PROGRAM PETA ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES CRUELTY-FREE LIVING BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUCH AS COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS THAT AREN'T TESTED ON ANIMALS, ANIMAL-CARE PRODUCTS, ANIMAL RIGHTS T-SHIRTS, INFORMATIVE VIDEOS AND BOOKS, ANIMAL- RESCUE EQUIPMENT, AND CAMPAIGN MATERIALS. THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE PETA MALL AND THE PETA SHOP. THIS FISCAL YEAR, PETA ADDED 706 BRANDS AND COMPANIES TO ITS GLOBAL BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES LIST OF COMPANIES THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS (AND 407 OF THEM ARE ALSO VEGAN), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 4,603. THE PROGRAM WAS FEATURED IN MANY LEADING INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING VOGUE, VEGNEWS, ELLE, AND ALLURE. PETA ALSO WELCOMED THE ADDITION OF MANY CELEBRITY-BACKED BRANDS, INCLUDING KESHA ROSE, LAUREN CONRAD BEAUTY, MILLE BOBBIE BROWN'S FLORENCE BY MILLS, AND PATRICIA DE LEON'S PDL COSMETICS. DERMABLEND BECAME THE FIRST L'ORAL-OWNED BRAND ON THE LIST OF COMPANIES THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS. IN THE LAST YEAR, PETA'S GLOBAL BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE RECEIVED 2.4 MILLION PAGE VIEWS (AN AVERAGE OF 220,000 PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH). |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. PETAS AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE FORM 990 WITH ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND IF SATISFIED, APPROVES THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO THE SAME. PETA FILES THE FORM 990 AFTER ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW, AND IF SATISFIED, APPROVE THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | REGULAR CONFIRMATION AND CERTIFICATION BY BOARD MEMBERS AND THROUGH INTERNAL CONTROLS PUT INTO PLACE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | DATA IS REVIEWED FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY. DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST OR HR COMPLIANCE OFFICER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | PERSONS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION ARE PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THEIR COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT AND THE HR COMPLIANCE OFFICER EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF OFFICERS' COMPENSATION, WHICH IS BASED ON COMPARABLE REMUNERATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN SIMILARLY SITUATED ENVIRONMENTS. DELIBERATIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE VERBAL WITH DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | ILLINOIS, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA, NEVADA |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS 14,196,851 233,711 2,503,338 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | COST OF GOODS SOLD 35,058 RENTAL EXPENSES 11,509 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 140,234 ROUNDING 1 COST OF GOODS SOLD -35,058 RENTAL EXPENSES -11,509 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES -140,234 ROUNDING -1 |
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