The Humane Society for Seattleking County

“The board of directors has an executive committee consisting of the officers of the board. The executive committee is authorized to act on behalf of the board in the case of emergencies between board meetings. Any executive committee actions are reported to the board at the following board meeting.”

“The bylaws were amended in march 2025 to change the minimum vote to remove a board member or the executive director from a simple majority of the board to a two-thirds vote of the board.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 was reviewed and approved by seattle humane's audit committee, then it was reviewed by the board of directors.”

“The board and staff have conflict of interest policies. A person with an actual or potential conflict of interest is required to promptly disclose its existence and all relevant facts to the board. If it isn't clear whether a conflict exists, the board makes the determination. The individual with a conflict is not allowed be present for discussions, except to answer questions, or votes on the matter. After exercising its due diligence, the board may vote on whether the transaction is in the organization's best interest. If the board has reasonable cause to believe that an indivdiual has violated the conflict of interest policy, the individual is given the opportunity to explain, after which the board takes appropriate disciplinary and corrective action(s).”

“Executive director compensation is reviewed by the executive committee. Key employees are covered by review and finance committee budget process. Wage ranges reviewed against local and national surveys. With respect to employment, compensation and benefits to employees, consultants, contract workers and volunteers, the executive director shall operate seattle humane in a manner which is legal, ethical, and nondiscriminatory and protects seattle humane's public image, fiscal integrity and tax-exempt status. A) all employees shall be employees at will. B) employees of seattle humane shall have a demonstrated commitment for the mission. C) compensation and benefits should be reasonable within the washington state and king county marketplace. - in no instance shall excess benefits (value of compensation in excess of value of services) be given to a disqualified person (anyone in a position to exercise substantial influence over seattle humane). - compensation data will be collected for similar organizations and will serve as a benchmark in determining compensation and benefits to seattle humane employees. - reasonableness criteria shall be documented. D) compensation and benefits should be flexible enough to attract and retain employees who are best able to assist seattle humane in achieving its mission, including the ability to: - attract a diverse workforce. - provide opportunities for professional growth; and - allow full-time employees to maintain an acceptable quality of life. E) only the board of directors can change the executive director's compensation and benefits. F) the executive director should not incur any compensation or benefit obligations over a longer term than revenues can safely be projected, in no event longer than one year, and in all events subject to losses of revenues.”

“The organization's financial statements are available on our website and upon request. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Change in value of beneficial interest in trust 239,218.”

“The organization's process for selecting the financial statement auditor and for overseeing the financial statement audit did not change during the fiscal year.”