World Vets

“In addition to management and leadership responsibilities, CEO serves as a full time clinical veterinarian for the organization performing direct animal care for marine animals (including extensive clinical, field and on-call responsibilities) as well as field deployment for disaster response and international work.”

“All Board Members receive a copy of the 990 for review prior to filing.”

“If a conflict of interest is identified, the directors are responsible for determining the level of conflict and imposing restrictions on the individuals decision making related to the conflict and prohibiting their participation in related deliberations. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is discussed at the board of directors meeting, at least annually.”

“The board of directors periodically evaluates and determines pay rates for the director and approves pay rates for key employees. Factors taken into consideration include employee responsibilities and workload, comparable data for similar positions (by region, profession and level of education) and evaluation of performance. At a minimum, an annual cost of living increase is typical.”

“The annual 990 tax return is available upon request.”

“In 2021 World Vets launched a Conservation Medicine Program in the Galapagos Islands which is a major ongoing initiative to help protect the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands. World Vets established, equipped and opened a full service veterinary hospital for dogs and cats on San Cristobal Island, providing general medical and surgical service for community pets as well as ongoing sterilization campaigns to control the population. World Vets also works together with the Galapagos National Park to provide field response and clinical veterinary care for sick, injured and entangled wildlife. The wildlife program also includes efforts to build local capacity for wildlife response capabilities.”

“Due to the ongoing pandemic and associated travel restrictions and health and safety considerations, World Vets had a decreased ability to deploy volunteer veterinary teams from North America to provide direct animal care in developing countries. We continued to provide care for animals in developing regions by shifting our model for delivery of services to providing direct aid to many of our partner organizations across the globe. Our ongoing model had previously provided a focus on local capacity building (along with direct service) so it was a natural progression which allowed our trusted local partners to carry on our work with support from our organization.”