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OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public
Inspection
Inspection
Name of the organization
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
Employer identification number
82-5477192
82-5477192
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| PART III. LINES 1, 4A, 4B AND 4C | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION (AWA) EFFECTS MAJOR CHANGES IN THE LANDSCAPE OF ANIMAL WELFARE BY (1) ADVOCATING FOR LAWS THAT SHIELD ANIMALS FROM MALICIOUS CRUELTY, (2) PROMOTING ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS SO THAT ANIMALS HAVE TANGIBLE PROTECTION, (3) EXPOSING CRUELTY WHEREVER IT FESTERS, (4) ELECTING CANDIDATES WHO CARE ABOUT ANIMALS. (5) BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH GROUPS, AGENCIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE OUR AGENDA, (6) EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN OUR CAUSE, AND (7) FIGHTING FOR ANIMALS BY APPEALING TO REASON, SCIENCE AND COMMONLY HELD VALUES. WE ACCOMPLISH THAT THROUGH OUR FOUR PROGRAM SERVICES OF (1) AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY; (2) LOBBYING; (3) PROMOTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND (4) ELECTIONEERING. ANY SERIOUS-MINDED SOCIAL MOVEMENT MUST HAVE A SOPHISTICATED POLICY AND POLITICAL ARM THAT TURNS IDEAS INTO POLICY AND TAKES AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ELECTIONS FOR CANDIDATES AND BALLOT ISSUES. THAT'S AWA'S CENTRAL PURPOSE. AWA EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMS IN 2020 TO DRIVE MAJOR CHANGE FOR DOMESTICATED AND WILD ANIMALS. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PRIMARY GOALS AND STRATEGIES: FORTIFYING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY IN THE U.S. AND ENFORCING THE LAW STOPPING THE BIGGEST FORMS OF SYSTEMIC ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF HORSES AND OTHER EQUIDS - FROM HORSE SORING TO DOPING OF RACEHORSES TO INHUMANE GATHERS OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS TO THE SLAUGHTER OF HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION FIGHTING FACTORY FARMING OF PIGS AND CHICKENS FOR FOOD AND MINK FOR FUR PROTECTING KANGAROOS, WOLVES, ELEPHANTS, BEARS, LIONS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE FROM COMMERCIAL SLAUGHTER AND TROPHY HUNTING ENDING THE CENTURY-LONG PRACTICE OF GREYHOUND RACING IN THE U.S AND MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF PUPPY MILL ABUSES ACTING AS A CATALYST TO MOVE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES AWAY FROM THE USE OF ANIMALS IN NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN FAVOR OF INNOVATIVE, NONANIMAL METHODS AWA WORKS IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE ANIMAL WELLNESS FOUNDATION (AWF) AND THE CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY (THE CENTER). WE ALSO MAINTAIN CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A RANGE OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SPCA INTERNATIONAL, BIG CAT RESCUE, MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, HORSES FOR LIFE FOUNDATION, ALAQUA ANIMAL REFUGE, AND GREY2K USA WORLDWIDE. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, WE PROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS FOR SOME OF OUR MAJOR CAMPAIGNS ACHIEVED IN 2020. THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW WE HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY BUILDING THE FEDERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY AND WORKING TO ENFORCE THOSE STRICTURES AGAINST MALICIOUS CRUELTY. TOWARD THE CLOSE OF 2019, AND AT OUR URGING, THE CONGRESS PASSED THE PREVENTING ANIMAL CRUELTY AND TORTURE ACT (PACT) - THE FIRST-EVER FEDERAL ANTI-CRUELTY STATUTE TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL ANTI-CRUELTY LAW. JUST MONTHS BEFORE, AWA LED THE WAY IN PROMOTING PASSAGE OF THE PARITY IN ANIMAL CRUELTY ENFORCEMENT ACT (PACE) IN 2018, BANNING ANIMAL FIGHTING EVERYWHERE IN THE U.S., INCLUDING THE TERRITORIES. EVEN BEFORE THEY TOOK EFFECT, WE BEGAN PROMOTING ENFORCEMENT. IN ORDER TO BUILD FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY, WE CONCEIVED AND ARE PUSHING THE ANIMAL CRUELTY ENFORCEMENT ACT (ACE) - A BILL TO AUTHORIZE AN ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES SECTION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) TO EXPEDITE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST ANIMAL FIGHTING AND OTHER FORMS OF MALICIOUS ABUSE. WE WORKED WITH ALLIES IN CONGRESS TO SEE THAT LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 2020, WITH BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. IN BOTH 2019 AND 2020, WE SECURED AMENDMENTS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS TO HAVE CONGRESS CALL ON THE DOJ TO MAKE ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES A PRIORITY FOR ENFORCEMENT. IN 2019 AND 2020, WE PASSED AMENDMENTS TO PROVIDE $1 MILLION FOR USDA'S OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING ENFORCEMENT AND $1 MILLION FOR THE DOJ TO START FUNDING A MORE ROBUST ANIMAL CRUELTY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. IN THE END, WE SECURED $500,000 IN NEW FUNDING FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING ENFORCEMENT CONDUCTED BY USDA'S OIG, AND WE SECURED REPORT LANGUAGE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 SPENDING BILL TO URGE THE DOJ TO ACT ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES. IN JULY, AWA LED THE FIGHT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TO PASS THE U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH D. TYDINGS MEMORIAL PREVENT ALL SORING TACTICS ACT (PAST) BY A VOTE OF 333 - 96 - TO STOP THE INTENTIONAL INJURING OF HORSES' FORELIMBS AS A STANDARD PRACTICE IN A SEGMENT OF THE SHOW-HORSE WORLD. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE NEGOTIATED TERMS WITH THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE INDUSTRY TO MAKE HORSE SORING A FEDERAL FELONY AND BAN A RANGE OF OTHER CRUEL PRACTICES. THAT BILL WAS BLOCKED AT THE END OF 2020, BUT WE EXPECT TO RENEW THIS EFFORT IN 2021. AWA WORKED THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS TO DOUBLE THE FUNDING IN 2020 FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE HORSE PROTECTION ACT - THE BIGGEST SURGE IN FUNDING THE PROGRAM HAS EVER HAD. ANIMAL FIGHTING IS THE PITS WE ARE SYSTEMICALLY SEEKING TO DISMANTLE THE NETWORK OF ILLEGAL ANIMAL FIGHTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE WAKE OF PASSING THE FEDERAL LAW TO BAN COCKFIGHTING, WE INITIATED A U.S. TERRITORIES-BASED CAMPAIGN THAT SUCCEEDED IN SHUTTING DOWN THE BIGGEST COCKFIGHTING ARENA ON GUAM, BLOCKED COCKFIGHTING EVENTS AT 17 ANNUAL VILLAGE FESTIVALS ON THE ISLAND AND REDUCED OVERALL COCKFIGHTING BY 90 PERCENT ACCORDING TO BEST ESTIMATES. IN 2019, THE GUAM COCKFIGHTING LICENSING BOARD DISBANDED, A MOVE LARGELY DRIVEN BY OUR INVESTIGATION OF SOME 2,500 LIVE-ANIMAL SHIPPING RECORDS FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, REVEALING 71 EXPORTERS FROM THE U.S. MAINLAND AND 137 IMPORTERS ON GUAM, WITH 9,000 FIGHTING BIRDS SOLD ONTO THE ISLAND. WE CONTINUED THAT WORK IN 2020, AND CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS INTO SHIPPERS FROM ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, AND TENNESSEE, EXPOSING MAJOR CRIMINAL SYNDICATES INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING OF FIGHTING ANIMALS ACROSS THE WORLD. WE ARE DEFENDING THE FEDERAL LAW AGAINST ANIMAL FIGHTING FROM LEGAL ATTACKS. IN THE FALL OF 2020, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GUAM REJECTED A CLAIM FROM THE COCKFIGHTERS TO INVALIDATE THE LAW; AWA, AWF, AND THE CENTER PARTICIPATED IN AN AMICUS CAPACITY. WE DID THE SAME IN A PARALLEL CASE IN PUERTO RICO, WHERE THE DISTRICT COURT HAS SIDED WITH THE U.S. (COCKFIGHTERS ARE APPEALING THE CASE). WE ALSO COMMISSIONED A MAJOR ACADEMIC STUDY OF COCKFIGHTING IN PUERTO RICO. AWA PRESIDENT WAYNE PACELLE WROTE A PAPER FOR AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL ON THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF ANIMAL FIGHTING SOON TO BE PUBLISHED IN SOCIETY & ANIMALS. IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE NUMBER OF COCKFIGHTING PITS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY HALF, AND WE'VE ANNOUNCED A REWARDS PROGRAM THAT HAS GENERATED HUNDREDS OF TIPS FROM PUERTO RICANS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT ILLEGAL ANIMAL FIGHTING. IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, WORKING WITH US, ISSUED A PUBLIC WARNING TO ANIMAL FIGHTERS TO CEASE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AWA AND AWF HAVE CREATED A DEDICATED WEBSITE, WWW.ENDCOCKFIGHTING.ORG, TO PROVIDE A COMPENDIUM OF INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE AND A RESOURCE FOR THE MEDIA, ADVOCATES, ACADEMICS, PROSECUTORS, AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. BANNING GREYHOUND RACING WE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS AT GREY2K USA TO FINALLY SHUTTER THE GREYHOUND RACING INDUSTRY. OUR WORK IN 2020 GOT LIFT FROM FINAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENT 13 IN FLORIDA, WHERE VOTERS OUTLAWED LIVE RACING BY BALLOT INITIATIVE, WITH THE MEASURE SET TO TAKE FINAL EFFECT BY THE END OF 2020. RIDING THE FLORIDA WIN TO SHUTTER OTHER TRACKS, WE HELPED PUSH AN AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT DOG RACING AT THE SOUTHLAND TRACK IN ARKANSAS BY 2022. OUR BROADER PRESSURE HAS LED TO THE SHUTDOWN OF THE LAST TRACK IN ALABAMA AND THE REMAINING OPERATIONS IN TEXAS, LEAVING ONLY WEST VIRGINIA WITH DOG TRACKS THAT DO NOT HAVE A DEFINITE TIMELINE FOR A SHUTDOWN. WE CHEERED THE SHUTDOWN OF THE FINAL OPERATING TRACKS IN FLORIDA IN DECEMBER 2020. IN JULY 2020, PARTNERING WITH GREY2K USA, WE WORKED TO INTRODUCE THE GREYHOUND PROTECTION ACT IN THE HOUSE. THIS IS THE FIRST ANTI-GREYHOUND LEGISLATION EVER INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS. WE ARE URGING DELAWARE NORTH, THE OWNERS OF THE TRACKS IN ARKANSAS AND WEST VIRGINIA, TO SEEK AN EXIT FROM LIVE RACING WITH DOGS. NO DOPING IN RACING AWA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN LOBBYING FOR THE HORSE RACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY ACT (HISA), WORKING ON A COMPROMISE WITH KEY PLAYERS IN THE INDUSTRY TO END THE ERA OF DOPING IN AMERICAN RACING. THAT LEGISLATION WAS SIGNED INTO LAW AT THE END OF 2020, MARKING THE FIRST FEDERAL HORSE PROTECTION STATUTE ENACTED IN FIVE DECADES. AWA SECURED DOZENS OF COSPONSORS, WORKED WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, TESTIFIED AT A HOUSE HEARING, AND DROVE MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM, WORKING WITH OTHER ANIMAL PROTECTION GROUPS AND HORSE INDUSTRY GROUPS TO DRIVE THE RESULT. |
| PART III. LINES 1, 4A, 4B AND 4C - CONTINUED | KEEPING WILD HORSES WILD WE'VE STRONGLY OPPOSED MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) TO MANAGE WILD HORSES AND BURROS, SINCE THE AGENCY'S LEADERSHIP HAS EXHIBITED A CALLOUS "COWBOY CULTURE" MENTALITY. WE ARE PROMOTING THE RE-WILDING OF THESE PUBLIC LANDS. IN JULY, AWA CONCEIVED AND LED THE WAY IN LOBBYING FOR A HOUSE AMENDMENT REQUIRING THE BLM TO DEVOTE A MINIMUM OF $11 MILLION TO FERTILITY CONTROL FOR WILD HORSES AND BURROS ON THE RANGE, A FIRST STEP TO WEAN THE BLM FROM ITS RELIANCE ON THE MASS ROUNDUPS THAT INJURE AND KILL ANIMALS. AWA BUILT A MAJOR COALITION TO ADVANCE THIS WORK AND WILL WORK WITH THE INCOMING BIDEN TEAM TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND PROMOTE RE-WILDING OF THESE HABITATS, WHILE REDUCING THE PRESENCE OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION CATTLE AND SHEEP ON THESE PUBLIC LANDS. KANGAROOS ARE NOT SHOES WE ARE WORKING TO STOP NIKE, ADIDAS, AND SEVEN OTHER MAJOR SHOE MANUFACTURERS FROM BUYING SKINS OF KANGAROOS FOR THEIR SOCCER SHOES - A PURCHASING PRACTICE THAT IS DRIVING THE KILLING OF 2 MILLION KANGAROOS IN THE WILD EVERY YEAR IN AUSTRALIA. AWA COLLABORATED WITH THE CENTER TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION REVEALING MASSIVE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA'S LAW THAT FORBIDS THE SALE OF KANGAROO PARTS. IN THE WAKE OF THAT INVESTIGATION, THE ITALIAN ATHLETIC SHOEMAKER DIADORA REMOVED ALL KANGAROO SKIN MODELS FROM ITS WEBSITE. NIKE HAS STOPPED ILLEGAL SALES OF KANGAROO-SKIN SHOES TO CALIFORNIA SHOPPERS FROM ITS WEBSITE, NIKE.COM, AND DOZENS OF OTHER STORES HAVE SAID THEY'LL COMPLY WITH THE LAW. WE WORKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND THE AGENCY SENT A WARNING LETTER TO ALL SOCCER STORES. WE HAVE BUILT A DEDICATED WEBSITE, WWW.KANGAROOSARENOTSHOES.ORG, COMPLETE WITH THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SHOE MODELS MADE FROM KANGAROOS AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON THE ATHLETIC SHOE INDUSTRY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER HAS CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE ANNUAL MASS KILLING OF KANGAROOS IN AUSTRALIA, PROVIDING ITS FINDINGS ON THE WEBSITE. KEY LAWMAKERS IN CONGRESS HAVE COMMITTED TO FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO BAN THE BUYING OR SELLING OF KANGAROO PARTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE RECRUITED OLYMPIC GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL WINNERS WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND WILL SPEAK OUT ON THIS TOPIC. KEY LAWMAKERS IN CONGRESS HAVE COMMITTED, AT OUR URGING, TO LEGISLATION TO BAN THE BUYING OR SELLING OF KANGAROO PARTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WE ARE BUILDING A GLOBAL COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP US WIN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND WE HAVE RELEASED A POWERFUL NEW SHORT FILM, EXPOSING THE SLAUGHTER, THAT IS BEING DISTRIBUTED GLOBALLY. WILDLIFE KILLING IS NO CONTEST AWA IS COMMITTED TO ENDING THE KILLING OF WILDLIFE FOR CONTESTS. WE LED A SUCCESSFUL RULEMAKING PROCESS IN ARIZONA TO BAN WILDLIFE KILLING CONTESTS. WE ARE DEEPLY ENGAGED IN SIMILAR EFFORTS IN NEVADA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON TO STAMP OUT CONTEST KILLS THROUGHOUT THE WEST. WE ARE PROMOTING A FEDERAL BAN OF WILDLIFE KILLING CONTESTS ON ALL FEDERAL LANDS, ASKING LAWMAKERS TO JOIN US. SAVING WOLVES WE ARE WORKING TO PROTECT WOLVES ACROSS THEIR HISTORIC RANGE. WE HAVE FENDED OFF EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO REMOVE WOLVES FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. IN LATE OCTOBER 2020, THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ISSUED A FLAWED RULE TO DELIST WOLVES ON FEDERAL LANDS. IN DECEMBER 2020 AWA, AWF, THE CENTER AND OTHER PARTNERS SENT A 60-DAY NOTICE-OF-INTENT-TO-SUE LETTER TO SUE THE AGENCY FOR ITS LEGAL TRANSGRESSIONS. WE'VE BEEN BUILDING A COALITION AND READYING LEGAL ACTION ON THIS FRONT. THE CENTER HAS CONTINUED TO MONITOR WOLF MANAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON. IN 2019, WE WORKED WITH GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE TO PROMOTE THE USE OF NON-LETHAL METHODS AND TO AVOID KILLING WOLVES. WE WERE PLEASED TO ENDORSE THE BALLOT MEASURE IN COLORADO TO REINTRODUCE WOLVES IN THAT PORTION OF THEIR RANGE IN THE ROCKIES. KEEPING WILDLIFE IN ONE PIECE POACHERS, TROPHY HUNTERS, AND WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS OFTEN KILL WILDLIFE FOR ONE VALUABLE PART OF THEIR BODIES - ELEPHANTS FOR THEIR IVORY, PANGOLINS FOR THEIR SCALES, SHARKS FOR THEIR FINS, RHINOS FOR THEIR HORNS, AND BEARS FOR THEIR GALLBLADDERS OR HEADS. THE TOLL ON WILDLIFE IS STAGGERING AND THESE TRADES GENERATE BILLIONS IN ILLICIT PROFITS. WE HELPED LEAD THE FIGHT TO SECURE ENACTMENT OF THE RESCUING ANIMALS WITH REWARDS ACT, CREATING A STATE DEPARTMENT REWARD PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF WILDLIFE CRIMES. AWA WORKED TO INTRODUCE THE BEAR PROTECTION ACT IN BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS TO STOP THE GLOBAL TRADE IN BEAR PARTS, WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY CHINA'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH THAT BEAR BILE IS AN ACCEPTED TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS HAS ADDED URGENCY AND RELEVANCE TO OUR CAMPAIGN. WE WORKED TO PROMOTE THE PASSAGE OF THE SHARK FIN SALES ELIMINATION ACT. THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE LEGISLATION WITH 310 VOTES, BUT THE MEASURE DID NOT RECEIVE FINAL ACTION IN THE SENATE. WE WILL RENEW THIS EFFORT IN 2021. WE ARE WORKING TO BLOCK IMPORTS OF SPORT-HUNTED TROPHIES OF ELEPHANTS, LIONS, AND OTHER FOREIGN-LISTED SPECIES. EARLIER THIS YEAR WE WON AN AMENDMENT DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE HOUSE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO FORBID SPORT-HUNTED TROPHIES FROM TANZANIA, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE. WE ARE CAMPAIGNING TO REINSTITUTE THE BAN ON TROPHY HUNTING IN BOTSWANA AND MAY HAVE MORE LEVERAGE ON THESE CAMPAIGNS WITH THE INCOMING INTERIOR SECRETARY AN OPPONENT OF THE TROPHY HUNTING OF RARE SPECIES. WE ALSO ARE LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN CALLED "KEEPING THE LEAD OUT" TO HALT THE USE OF LEAD AMMUNITION AND FISHING TACKLE IN OUTDOOR SPORTS. WE WORKED TO INTRODUCE A BILL ON THE TOPIC IN CONGRESS IN 2020 AND SECURING THIS POLICY WILL BE A PRIORITY IN OUR WORK WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS IN 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING INCLUDES CIRCULATION TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS ALSO CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL PERSONNEL WITH EXPERIENCE IN PREPARING THIS TYPE OF DOCUMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS BASED ON THE IRS RECOMMENDED POLICY. THIS POLICY, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS CIRCULATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE PRESIDENT, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS NOT KNOWN TO BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE ARE ADDRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY BY THE DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE ORGANIZATION TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INCUMBENT AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE MARKET AREA AND INDUSTRY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES ON ITS WEBSITE AN ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH DESCRIBES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR JUST ENDED AND INCLUDES A SUMMARY PARAGRAPH WITH SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE INSTRUCTS ANYONE DESIRING A FORM 990 OR ANY GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION. |
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Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020
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