Humane World for Animals International

“Director pacelle and officers england, waite, getz, crane, rowan, and kindler were employed as officers or otherwise by another tax-exempt organization, the humane society of the united states. Therefore, these individuals had "business relationships" with each other.”

“The board of directors of a related organization, the humane society of the united states, appoints or confirms the members of the board of the humane society international and can also remove them at will.”

“The board of directors of a related organization, the humane society of the united states, appoints or confirms the members of the board of the humane society international and can also remove them at will.”

“The board of humane society international ("hsi") had no committees.”

“Hsi uses the following process to review its 990: after internal accounting staff drafts the 990, the draft is submitted to hsi's independent tax preparers for their review and revision, as may be appropriate. The revised draft is then given to hsi'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 hsi board for its consideration. Once the board has had an opportunity to review and comment, the finalized version is filed with the irs.”

“Hsi relies upon and follow the conflict of interest policy of a related organization, the humane society of the united states. The monitoring and compliance process is facilitated by the overlap in staff and boards between the two organizations. The implementation of the policy emphasizes avoiding conflicts to begin with. The general counsel's office fields and usually resolves conflict of interest and questions raised by staff or board members.”

“The compensation of the principal salaried hsi officer was recommended by a board committee of the humane society of the u.s., which shares the services of that officer with hsi. The committee relies upon comparability data. This process was used in and for 2012 and 2013. The hsi board itself evaluates its principal salaried officer's job performance.”

“Hsi makes copies of 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. Copies of hsi's form 1023 application for recognition of tax exempt status are made available to the public upon request both by mail and in person at hsi's offices in washington, d.c. And gaithersburg, maryland. Hsi makes copies of the three most recently-filed forms 990 and the current year's annual audit report available on its website and upon request by mail and in person at hsi's offices in washington, d.c. And gaithersburg, maryland. The conflict of interest policy has not been made available to the general public.”

“Communication & planning: program service expenses 333,049. Management and general expenses 15,904. Fundraising expenses 16,016. Total expenses 364,969. Program consulting: program service expenses 1,254,369. Management and general expenses 59,901. Fundraising expenses 60,323. Total expenses 1,374,593. Veterinary/medical: program service expenses 112,991. Management and general expenses 5,396. Fundraising expenses 5,434. Total expenses 123,821. Others: program service expenses 401,168. Management and general expenses 19,157. Fundraising expenses 19,292. Total expenses 439,617.”

“Adjustment to remove hsi uk and hsi canada from tax return 396,882.”

“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.”