United Animal Nations

“There is one class of members. The members are those persons who have paid the applicable annual dues for the current calendar year.”

“Members have the right to vote on the election of directors.”

“Members have the right to vote only regarding the following issues: (1) the election of directors; (2) the disposition of substantially all of the organization's assets; (3) the merger of the organization; and (4) the dissolution of the organization. In addition, any amendment or repeal of the bylaws that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the members as to voting or transfer must be approved by the members (including a requirement of unanimous approval by the members as to certain provisions of the bylaws).”

“The board of directors has working committees, but none of them have the autonomy to act on behalf of the governing body. The finance committee manages the organization's investments and reports to the board quarterly through meeting minutes and approval requests for non-routine investment transactions. Investment strategies must conform to the board of directors' investment policy, which is annually reviewed and revised as necessary.”

“Before filing with the irs, redrover's director of finance & administration (dfa) will distribute the form 990 to the organization's officers and finance committee via email, including a summary that highlights any key points that are worth noting. Reviewers will be given the opportunity to direct questions to redrover's dfa, consulting cpa, or nonprofit tax manager before the form 990 is finalized and filed with the irs.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy ("policy") applies to all directors, officers, and members of committees with governing-board delegated powers (each an "interested person"). Each interested person is provided with a copy of the policy annually, and is required to sign a statement affirming that he or she has received a copy of the policy, has read and understood the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is a charitable organization and that, to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Each interested person is required to disclose to the board of directors (the "board") any direct or indirect interest in a transaction or arrangement where the organization is also involved, and the board (excluding any interested person) must then review all material facts and reach a determination of whether a conflict of interest exists by vote of a majority of the disinterested directors. Pursuant to the policy, the board also annually reviews the compensation of the ceo and cfo to determine whether such compensation is just and reasonable.”

“On an annual basis, redrover particpates in the fair pay for northern california nonprofits compensation & benefits survey and recieves the full report. When necessary, the director of finance & administration generates a comprehensive internal salary analysis, that includes each member of staff, for the president & ceo to review and use to determine if salary ranges need updating. The board of directors and board chair also review the salary analysis when determining compensation for the president & ceo and salary range updates for staff members. This process was last undertaken in 2024.”

“The irs form 990, current audited financial statements and current annual report are available to the public on the organization's website.”

“Neither the process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements nor the process for the selection of an independent accountant has changed from the prior year.”