2019-11-13T12:36:53-06:00 2018-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 12657 ALCOSTA BLVD STE 500 SAN RAMON CA 945834600 990 2018-01-01 542076145 MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC MERC 8666326446 8033 SUNSET BLVD NO 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 LEAH GARCES PRESIDENT 8666326446 2019-11-13 1 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2019-11-06 67.161.71.153 2019-11-13 10:08:52 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 A2EF7C6B3EF9173E0A95C57244F2B1B86FE486B2 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z LEAH GARCES 8033 SUNSET BLVD NO 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 18556200 0 X WWW.MERCYFORANIMALS.ORG X 2002 DE DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CRUELTY TO FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTING COMPASSIONATE FOOD CHOICES. 3 3 101 50 0 0 11232804 10289325 0 0 8513 471509 87735 64493 11329052 10825327 1730847 1509821 0 0 4715284 6039549 402571 468366 2153725 3501759 3653191 10350461 11670927 978591 -845600 15550890 14119333 251690 413543 15299200 13705790 X MERCY FOR ANIMALS (MFA) IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CRUELTY TO FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTING COMPASSIONATE FOOD CHOICES AND POLICIES. 0 0 1039001 1509821 SOCIAL IMPACTIN 2018, MERCY FOR ANIMALS' SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAM HELPED PASS A BAN ON DRIFTNETS IN CALIFORNIA BY SECURING HIGH-PROFILE MEDIA COVERAGE OF AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, THE WASHINGTON POST, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AND NEWSWEEK. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO GARNERED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE FOR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MERCY FOR ANIMALS INVESTIGATIONS, THE SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAM RAISED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND PLANT-BASED EATING THROUGH SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA, INCLUDING 166 MILLION ONLINE VIDEO VIEWS, 1.8 BILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, 883,000 VEGETARIAN STARTER GUIDE DOWNLOADS, AND MEDIA COVERAGE IN THE GUARDIAN, FORTUNE, POLITICO, TEEN VOGUE, VICE, AND TOP BRAZIL NEWS OUTLETS, LIKE GLOBO, FOLHA DE S.PAULO, AND EXAME. LASTLY, THE SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAM ENGAGED WITH NUMEROUS CELEBRITIES TO SUPPORT MERCY FOR ANIMALS AND ITS CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING ALICIA SILVERSTONE, KAT VON D, DANIELLA MONET, STEPHANIE CORNELIUSSEN, EMMA KENNEY, AND PAUL WESLEY. 938195 INVESTIGATIONSIN 2018, WE RELEASED EIGHT UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS AND EXPOSES, DOCUMENTING AND EXPOSING SUFFERING IN THE FISHING, CHICKEN, AND PIG INDUSTRIES. OUR INVESTIGATIONS UNCOVERED CRUELTY ACROSS THE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO, AND BRAZIL. WE MADE HISTORY BY RELEASING OUR FIRST-EVER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE COMMERCIAL DRIFTNET FISHING INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS OUR FIRST-EVER MULTI-STATE INVESTIGATION INTO MEXICO'S PIG FARMS, AND OUR FIRST-EVER MULTI-STATE INVESTIGATION INTO BRAZIL'S CHICKEN FARMS. FOLLOWING OUR DRIFTNET FISHING INVESTIGATIONS, CALIFORNIA STATE BILL SB-1017 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA; THE BILL WILL HELP TRANSITION CALIFORNIA AWAY FROM HARMFUL LARGE-SCALE DRIFTNETS. THE DRIFTNET MODERNIZATION AND BYCATCH REDUCTION ACT (S. 2773) WAS ALSO INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE; IF PASSED, THE BILL WILL PHASE OUT THE USE OF DRIFTNETS IN ALL US WATERS. WE RELEASED AN INVESTIGATION EXPOSING HORRIFIC SUFFERING AT A SUPPLIER TO ONE OF THE LEADING PORK PROCESSORS IN THE UNITED STATES, JBS USA. FOLLOWING OUR RELEASE, JBS USA SUSPENDED SHIPMENTS FROM THIS SUPPLIER PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. NEWS OF OUR RELEASE WAS PICKED UP BY OUTLETS GLOBALLY AND HAS SO FAR GARNERED OVER HALF A MILLION SIGNATURES ON A PETITION ASKING JBS TO BAN GESTATION CRATES FOR MOTHER PIGS AND PAINFUL MUTILATIONS FOR BABY PIGS. FOUR DRONE INVESTIGATIONS WHICH REACHED NEARLY 10 MILLION VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE RELEASED IN 2018. THROUGH OUR DRONE FOOTAGE, WE EXPOSED THE DAIRY AND PIG INDUSTRIES, AND IN OUR MOST WIDE-RANGING DRONE-BASED DOCUMENTARY TO DATE, OUR DRONE FOOTAGE COVERED EVERY MAJOR CATEGORY OF FACTORY FARMING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. 603579 CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTIN 2018, 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 COMMITMENTS FROM 55 BRANDS IN BRAZIL TO SPARE MILLIONS OF EGG-LAYING HENS FROM LIFE IN A CAGE. THE LARGEST OF THESE COMMITMENTS WAS BY CARREFOUR, THE NATION'S LARGEST RETAILER. IN MEXICO, MERCY FOR ANIMALS WAS A KEY PART OF SECURING POLICIES FROM 25 BRANDS TO ELIMINATE CAGES FOR THEIR EGG-LAYING HENS. MEANWHILE, IN THE USA AND CANADA, WE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONVINCING 38 BRANDS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST CRUELTY TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF CHICKENS RAISED FOR MEAT. 3724561 LEGAL ADVOCACYIN 2018, THE LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM ACHIEVED SEVERAL MILESTONES AND LEGAL VICTORIES FOR FARMED ANIMALS. MOST NOTABLY, THE TEAM SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGNED FOR THE PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S PROP 12, THE STRONGEST FARMED ANIMAL PROTECTION LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS A CALIFORNIA LAW THAT BANS THE USE OF DRIFT NETS IN COMMERCIAL FISHING. MERCY FOR ANIMALS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE PASSAGE OF A RHODE ISLAND LAW BANNING THE USE OF BATTERY CAGES FOR EGG-LAYING HENS. IN ADDITION TO ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED PROTECTIONS FOR ANIMALS, THE LEGAL ADVOCACY TEAM ALSO WORKED WITH A DIVERSE COALITION TO HELP DEFEAT A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 2018 FEDERAL FARM BILL THAT WOULD'VE PREVENTED STATES FROM ADOPTING AND ENFORCING THEIR OWN ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS. MERCY FOR ANIMALS ALSO SUBMITTED DETAILED REGULATORY COMMENTS OPPOSING THE USDA'S PROPOSED ACTION OF LIFTING ANY LINE SPEED RESTRICTIONS AT PIG SLAUGHTER FACILITIES. 3724561 6305336 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 101 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X LENA LUDWIG 8666326446 8033 SUNSET BLVD STE 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 NATHAN RUNKLE BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEREK COONS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAIME SURENKAMP BOARD MEMBER (START 2/18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ALLEN RICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/18) 40.00 X X 193319 0 3980 VANDHANA BALASUBRMANIAN SVP PROGRAMS & SECRETARY (THRU 8/18) 40.00 X X 202414 0 4653 KELCEY MEADOWS-LUCAS PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 40.00 X 117922 0 6665 513655 0 15298 3 0 1 0 MAL WARWICK DONOR DIGITAL 2550 NINTH STREET SUITE 103 BERKELEY CA 94710 INTEGRATED DIRECT RESPONSE CONSULTING SE 456366 BPM LLP 600 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 179860 KELL PARTNERS LLC 201 W 5TH ST AUSTIN CA 78701 IMPLEMENTATION AND CONFIGURATION, MAIL M 115560 3 1028690 9260635 239969 10289325 314993 314993 25500 25500 7617338 7460822 156516 156516 156516 151093 1028690 151093 0 157951 118958 38993 38993 10825327 0 0 536002 1509821 1509821 404367 103534 300833 4720469 2321220 1549944 849305 514902 325335 146189 43378 399811 197056 136642 66113 22096 6440 13338 2318 17950 5936 9747 2267 266083 265483 600 174014 174014 468366 468366 101475 3473 98002 1024484 595352 102214 326918 584946 534443 9630 40873 582851 186834 271329 124688 102933 17661 38396 46876 130836 66500 43944 20392 353675 160112 79912 113651 18866 13234 3834 1798 15491 6661 4493 4337 187532 56986 110037 20509 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 58966 17425 20205 21336 OTHER EXPENSES 10933 3299 7634 ORG. 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THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 NORTH AMERICA-LATIN AMERICA 1 13 GRANTS GRANTS 708392 NORTH AMERICA-CANADA 0 3 GRANTS GRANTS 81384 SOUTH AMERICA-BRAZIL 1 19 GRANTS GRANTS 720000 ASIA-INDIA 0 0 GRANTS GRANTS 45 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-GENERAL ADMIN/ACCOUNTING 1250 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-SCOPING STUDY 5200 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-COMMUNICATIONS 13231 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-SOCIAL MEDIA 15020 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-VEG SUPPORT 18029 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-VIDEO 3600 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-FOOD POLICY 22194 SOUTH AMERICA-LATIN AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-INVESTIGATIONS 9001 SOUTH AMERICA-BRAZIL 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-VIDEO 14265 NORTH AMERICA-CANADA 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-INVESTIGATIONS 119841 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-RESEARCH 1800 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-FOOD POLICY 10785 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-INVESTIGATIONS 7860 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-LEGAL 8088 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-SCOPING STUDY 1398 ASIA-INDIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-COMMUNICATIONS 8514 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES-RESEARCH 58515 2 39 0 16 2 55 1544522 283890 1828412 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, OPERATING EXPENSES 708392 WIRE NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES OPERATING EXPENSES 80614 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, OPERATING EXPENSES 720000 WIRE ASIA-INDIA OPERATING EXPENSES 45 WIRE NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES OPERATING EXPENSES 770 CHECK 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ANNUAL APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X X X X X X 1 MAL WARWICK DONOR DIGITAL 2550 NINTH STREET STE 103 BERKELEY CA 94710 DONOR MANAGEMENT 1 1208321 468366 739955 1208321 468366 739955 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY SPECIAL EVENTS 1179783 1028690 151093 151093 1179783 1028690 151093 151093 151093 0 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW ALLEN RICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/18) 66652 0 0 0 126667 0 0 0 3980 0 197299 0 0 0 VANDHANA BALASUBRMANIAN SVP PROGRAMS & SECRETARY (THRU 8/18) 71747 0 0 0 130667 0 0 0 4653 0 207067 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A MATTHEW ALLEN RICE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $126,667 AND VANDHANA BALASUBMANIAN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $130,667. TAMMY BORCHETT SPOUSE OF OFFICER 48294 EMPLOYMENT 0 SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: TAMMY BORCHETT(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION:SPOUSE OF OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION X 1 239969 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE AND NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 MFA CHANGED ITS BYLAWS ON FEBRUARY 12, 2018, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS FROM 3 TO 7. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL 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 12C IF AN ISSUE IS TO BE DECIDED BY THE BOARD THAT INVOLVES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A BOARD MEMBER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD MEMBER TO: 1. IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2. NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM OR MOTION BEING CONSIDERED. 3. NOT VOTE ON THE ISSUE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD TO: 1. ONLY DECIDE TO HIRE OR CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD MEMBER IF THEY ARE THE BEST QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO PROVIDE THE GOODS OR SERVICES NEEDED AT THE BEST PRICE. 2. RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS MADE BY THE IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND INCLUDES ANALYZING THE COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 TO 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. OTHERWISE, 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: FOR 2018, THERE WERE NO BOARD COMMITTEES, BUT THE FULL BOARD TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSEEING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.