Doris Day Animal League

“Officers hazard, pacelle, rodgers, waite, barsness, and reese were employed by another tax-exempt organization on whose board of directors coupe, probst, and wiebers served. Therefore, these individuals had "business relationships" with each other.”

“The board of a related organization, the humane society of the united states (hsus) approves and confirms the election of ddal directors and officers.”

“The ddal board has no committees.”

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

“The implementation of the conflict of interest policy emphasizes avoiding conflicts to begin with. The general counsel's office fields and usually resolves conflicts of interest and questions raised by staff or board members.”

“Ddal makes 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. Ddal makes copies of the three most recently-filed forms 990 available to the public upon request both by mail and in person at ddal's offices in washington, dc and gaithersburg, md, as set forth in irs code section 6104(d). The three most recently filed forms 990 are also available to the general public free of charge on the ddal website. The conflict of interest policy has not been made available to the general public.”

“National Outdoor Sports is one of our top five consultants and is not only a fundraising consultant but also provides marketing & mailing services.”

“Other Professional Fees - Total Expense: 393343, Program Service Expense: 327539, Management and General Expenses: 12382, Fundraising Expenses: 53422;”

“Consistent with prior years, the humane society of the united states (hsus) through its audit committee, provides oversight of the audit of the financial statements (which includes doris day animal league) and selection of an independent accountant (appointed by the audit committee of hsus) that audited the financial statements.”