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MERCY FOR ANIMALS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MERCY FOR ANIMALS (EIN 54-2076145)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-02
IRS object ID
202012769349301851
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-02T18:04:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMANINO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112657 ALCOSTA BLVD STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945834600ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN542076145EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCY FOR ANIMALS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8666326446PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18033 SUNSET BLVD NO 864AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90046ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEAH GARCESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8666326446PhoneNum
Signature2020-09-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATY BROWNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00650274PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
Preparation2020-09-28PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.127.87.36IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-09-28IPDt
IP Tm18:17:53IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLEAH GARCESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18033 SUNSET BLVD NO 864AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90046ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,164,501GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MERCYFORANIMALS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONSTRUCT A COMPASSIONATE FOOD SYSTEM BY REDUCING SUFFERING AND (SEE SCHEDULE O)ENDING THE EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS FOR FOOD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee98TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,289,325PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,054,268CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$471,509PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$570,665CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$64,493PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$48,017CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,825,327PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,672,950CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,509,821PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,432,564CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,039,549PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$468,366PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$526,062CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,996,423CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,653,191PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,338,209CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,670,927PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,998,214CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$845,600PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,674,736CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,119,333TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,193,962TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$413,543TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$315,760TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,705,790NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,878,202NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO CONSTRUCT A COMPASSIONATE FOOD SYSTEM BY REDUCING SUFFERING AND ENDING THE EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS FOR FOOD.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,334,087ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC ENGAGEMENTIN 2019, MERCY FOR ANIMALS' PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HELPED REACH MILLIONS WITH MESSAGES OF COMPASSION FOR FARMED ANIMALS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO CONTENT, MEDIA COVERAGE, AND CELEBRITY PARTNERSHIPS ALL IN SUPPORT OF OUR CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND CORPORATE POLICIES FOR FARMED ANIMALS. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT GARNERED 48 MILLION ONLINE VIDEO VIEWS, 618 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, AND 305,000 VEGETARIAN STARTER GUIDE DOWNLOADS. WE SECURED MEDIA COVERAGE IN THE GUARDIAN, THE ATLANTIC, THE INTERCEPT, VOX, GLOBO, MILENIO, BLOOMBERG, AND MANY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)LASTLY, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ENGAGED WITH NUMEROUS CELEBRITIES TO SUPPORT MERCY FOR ANIMALS AND ITS CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING JOAQUIN PHOENIX, XUXA, FELIPE NETO, ROB ZOMBIE, KAT VON D, AND EMILY DESCHANEL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,028,367ExpenseAmt
DescINVESTIGATIONSIN 2019, MERCY FOR ANIMALS RELEASED 8 INVESTIGATIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING DRONE INVESTIGATIONS. IN MEXICO, WE RELEASED OUR FIRST ANIMAL TRANSPORT INDUSTRY INVESTIGATION AND OUR SIXTH AND SEVENTH INVESTIGATIONS INTO GOVERNMENT SLAUGHTERHOUSES. WE USED THE INVESTIGATION FOOTAGE TO URGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CHANGES THAT WILL REDUCE THE ABUSE THESE ANIMALS ENDURE. IN BRAZIL, WE EXPOSED AND CAMPAIGNED AGAINST THE LIVE EXPORT INDUSTRY. OUR DRONES BROUGHT WORLDWIDE ATTENTION TO THE DEVASTATION OF THE AMAZON CAUSED BY CLEARING FOR CATTLE GRAZING, AND IN MEXICO KEPT A SPOTLIGHT ON THE COUNTRY'S SUFFERING ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO FACTORY FARMING. (SEE SCHEDULE O)IN THE US, NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF OUR DRONE INVESTIGATION THAT REVEALS THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND CALIFORNIA MILK PRACTICES HAS LED TO OVER A MILLION VIEWS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,321,590ExpenseAmt
DescCORPORATE ENGAGEMENTIN 2019, THROUGH CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT, MERCY FOR ANIMALS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SECURING ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES FROM MAJOR FOOD COMPANIES THAT WILL IMPACT THE LIVES OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF ANIMALS PER YEAR. THIS INCLUDED 3 NEW CORPORATE COMMITMENTS IN BRAZIL TO SPARE EGG-LAYING HENS FROM LIFE IN A CAGE. IN MEXICO, MERCY FOR ANIMALS WAS A KEY PART OF SECURING POLICIES FROM 11 COMPANIES TO ELIMINATE CAGES FOR THEIR EGG-LAYING HENS. MEANWHILE, IN THE USA AND CANADA, WE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONVINCING 29 COMPANIES TO ELIMINATE THE WORST CRUELTY FOR CHICKENS RAISED FOR MEAT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,806,751ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,432,564GrantAmt
DescLEGAL ADVOCACYIN 2019, THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM ACHIEVED SEVERAL MILESTONES AND LEGAL VICTORIES FOR FARMED ANIMALS. MOST NOTABLY, THE TEAM WAS ACTIVE IN A POWERFUL COALITION THAT DROVE LEGISLATORS IN MICHIGAN TO ENACT A LAW THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE WORST SUFFERING FOR 10 MILLION HENS EACH YEAR WHILE PRESERVING PROTECTIONS FOR THOUSANDS OF PIGS AND CALVES. WE ALSO WORKED WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL TO ENACT A CITYWIDE BAN ON THE SALE OF PRODUCTS FROM BIRDS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCE-FED, ESSENTIALLY BANNING FOIE GRAS IN THE CITY. LITIGATION & ENFORCEMENT - LEGAL AFFAIRS TEAMMERCY FOR ANIMALS SUED THE USDA, CHALLENGING THE AGENCY'S DEREGULATION OF PIG SLAUGHTERHOUSES, ARGUING THAT THE AGENCY HAS VIOLATED NUMEROUS LAWS INTENDED TO PROTECT ANIMALS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CONSUMERS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,806,751TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$1,432,564TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,490,795TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SILVANA SZPOGANICZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8666326446PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18033 SUNSET BLVD STE 864AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90046ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NATHAN RUNKLE
BOARD CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PELLMAN ROWLAND
TREASURER (START 2/19)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEREK COONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAIME SURENKAMP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA FERIA
DIRECTOR (START 2/19)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS FOX
DIRECTOR (START 2/19)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEAH GARCES
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$135,000$0$805
DAINA BRAY
SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL40.00Yes (X)$120,000$0$639
KELCEY MEADOWS-LUCAS
PHILANTHROPY OFFICER40.00$116,433$0$7,596Yes (X)
LEANN HARRIS
SVP OF SUPPORT40.00$104,709$0$6,210Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$476,142TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$15,250TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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SPECIAL OCCASIONS EVENT PLANNING LLC
8543 SANTA MONICA BLVD 11W HOLLYWOODCA90069EVENT PLANNING FOR GALA$544,762
MAL WARWICK DONOR DIGITAL
2550 NINTH STREET SUITE 103BERKELEYCA94710FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$526,062
ENGAGING NETWORKS
1146 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800WASHINGTONDC20036DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT/FUNDRAISING PLATFORM$186,881
BPM LLP
2001 NORTH MAIN STREET SUITE 360WALNUT CREEKCA94596ACCOUNTING SERVICES$151,649
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$462,475FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$14,591,793AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$334,166TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,007,339SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,770,840SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$236,499SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$48,017ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,432,564TotalAmt
Program Services$1,432,564ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$101,853ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,911,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$683,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$842,245FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$465,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,338FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$258,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,648FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$89,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$147,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,062FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$526,062FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$23,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$325,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,725TotalAmt
Program Services$111,650ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$58,075FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$234,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,496FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,023FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$36,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,899FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$152,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,488FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,987TotalAmt
Program Services$13,985ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,675FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,396TotalAmt
Management And General$14,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,505TotalAmt
Program Services$96,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,265FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES$245,418$105,111$49,420$90,887
CONTRIBUTIONS$1,680$1,680
SALES TAXES$1,430$1,430

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,998,214TotalAmt
Program Services$6,490,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,510,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,996,423FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,464,448BOYAmt
EOY$5,448,824EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,773,515EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,898BOYAmt
EOY$2,354,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,666BOYAmt
EOY$34,969EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,641BOYAmt
EOY$236,508EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$205,631LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$171,885LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,569BOYAmt
EOY$33,746EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,414,815BOYAmt
EOY$2,646,566EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,160,296BOYAmt
EOY$7,665,834EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,119,333BOYAmt
EOY$20,193,962EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$412,067BOYAmt
EOY$315,760EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,476BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$413,543BOYAmt
EOY$315,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,705,790BOYAmt
EOY$15,883,308EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,994,894EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,705,790BOYAmt
EOY$19,878,202EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,119,333BOYAmt
EOY$20,193,962EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,674,736ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$497,676NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,628,408CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,687,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,232,804CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,289,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,054,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,892,223TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,628,408CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,687,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,232,804CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,289,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,054,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,892,223TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,452,280SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$49,439,943PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,647CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$105,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,939CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$340,493CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$334,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$954,006TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$317,351CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$331,554CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$370,082CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$309,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$768,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,096,759TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$58,942,988TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84830PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFUNDRAISING PROCEEDS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 211,025. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 169,297. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 207,427. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 151,093. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 656,533. SALE OF INVENTORY - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 106,326. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 162,257. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 162,655. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 157,951. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 112,195.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,161FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$33,457FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$41,618FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,956,596FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,998,214FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$649,911FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$162,478FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$733,546CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$649,911CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,383,457TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,075,186LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$155,526CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$41,618CurrentYearAmt
Total$197,144TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$183,387CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$162,478CurrentYearAmt
Total$345,865TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$518,798GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$10,957CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$8,161CurrentYearAmt
Total$19,118TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LOBBYING ACTIVITY INCLUDES MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS, COALITION PARTNERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, TESTIFYING AT PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DRAFTING MEMORANDUMS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, BLOG POSTS, OTHER MATERIALS, SPEAKING AT EVENTS, COORDINATING CANVASSING, PHONE BANKING, AND OTHER ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF BALLOT INITIATIVES, AND MORE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,284OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$134,284DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,823OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,309DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,514BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,524OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,292DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,232BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$33,746TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT - OTHER SECURITIESDesc
Book Value$7,665,834BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,665,834TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,492,354TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$497,676NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$345,514DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$843,190RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,649,164RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$23,786InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$23,786RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,672,950TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,319,942TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$345,514DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$345,514ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,974,428ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$23,786InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$23,786ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,998,214TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY AFTER THEY ARE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS$379,564
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS$20,000
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTS$1,033,000
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICES$20,174SCOPING STUDY
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICES$15,812GENERAL ADMIN/LEGAL FEES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC04PROGRAM SERVICES$78,429SCOPING STUDY
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICES$12,790RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,559,769SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,559,769TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESOPERATING EXPENSES$379,564WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,OPERATING EXPENSES$1,033,000WIRE
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESOPERATING EXPENSES$20,000WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:SPENDING OF GRANT FUNDS AND PROGRESS TOWARD OBJECTIVES ARE MONITORED BY DEPARTMENT LEADERS WITH OVERSIGHT FROM LEADERSHIP. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE AMOUNTS OF THE GRANTS ANNUALLY.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (E), DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICESTHE OFFICES IN BRAZIL AND LATIN AMERICA RUN THE SAME PROGRAMS RUN BY MERCY FOR ANIMALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT APPLIED REGIONALLY. OUR CANADA OFFICE FOCUSES ON CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OUR CORPORATE RELATIONS SPECIALIST IN CANADA WORKED WITH FOOD COMPANIES TO HELP THEM ADOPT MEANINGFUL ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAL WARWICK DONOR DIGITALBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12550 NINTH STREET STE 103AddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94710ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityDONOR MANAGEMENTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$526,062RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$526,062NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$526,062TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$526,062TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,119,008GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$462,475CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$656,533GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$56,191RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$799FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,100EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$595,443OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,119,008GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$462,475CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$656,533GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$56,191RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$799FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,100EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$595,443OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$656,533DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$428NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4474ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$385,693NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescRED WINE CASESDesc
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,944NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN ARRANGEMENT WITH DONATE FOR CHARITY TO PROCESS VEHICLE DONATIONS. DONATE FOR CHARITY ARRANGES THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE AND DISTRIBUTES THE NET PROCEEDS TO MERCY FOR ANIMALS, INC.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4MFA UPDATED ITS BYLAWS ON MAY 22, 2019, TO IMPLEMENT A THREE-YEAR DIRECTOR TERM AND A TWO-YEAR BOARD CHAIR TERM, AND TO UPDATE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TREASURER'S DUTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BALL DIRECTORS OF MFA ARE EMAILED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH ITS RELATED STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT TO THE IRS. THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FORM 990 ARE ENCOURAGED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORED AND ENFORCED COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH EDUCATING THE DIRECTORS AND COVERED EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY AND THEIR ONGOING OBLIGATION TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS REQUIRED BY THE POLICY TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS ANY SUCH ISSUES AND ADDRESSES THEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCESSES SET OUT IN THE POLICY. EACH COVERED PERSON IS ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS DECIDED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD, BASED ON INPUT FROM THE PEOPLE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS DECIDED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND BASED ON INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TO THE EXTENT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND CONSTITUTION), CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL OR STATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RULES, THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE LAW MAY REQUIRE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.