2017-06-29T15:05:15-05:00 2016-12-31 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2016-01-01 042103714 ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON ANIM 6174269170 10 CHANDLER STREET BOSTON MA 02116 MARY NEE PRESIDENT 6174269170 2017-06-29 1 JEFFREY CICOLINI CPA P00837468 5083669100 2017-06-29 64.197.103.66 2017-06-29 11:29:44 ED P 3E440E6A185EDC2B926E5F70C0D5813905974454 E389E89C54D8B2D0E67DFD5473BAB8CDEAF766EE 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARY NEE 10 CHANDLER STREET BOSTON MA 02116 16932190 0 X WWW.ARLBOSTON.ORG X 1899 MA WE ARE AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS IN NEED, COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY IN HABITATS AND HOMES. 15 15 94 540 122839 -5543 4817456 3830973 2331746 2646783 2565028 -811233 9360 575000 9723590 6241523 10000 10000 0 0 5775526 6023717 0 0 668272 3417866 3535568 9203392 9569285 520198 -3327762 93058819 91527747 4009791 762875 89049028 90764872 X OUR VISION IS TO CONFRONT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT AT ITS ROOT CAUSES. THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBLE ANIMAL CARE, PUBLIC ADVOCACY, AND SUSTAINED ANTI-CRUELTY EFFORTS, WE WILL BE A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE AND AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS MOST IN NEED. OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO MEET PEOPLE AND ANIMALS WHERE THEY ARE, BRINGING VETERINARY AND WELLNESS SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, SO THAT ANIMALS ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY LIVING IN COMMUNITY AND OUT OF SHELTERS. WE WILL ALIGN OUR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THIS VISION THROUGH A COORDINATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK WILL BE SEEN IN THE LIVES OF ANIMALS MOST IN NEED ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS WITH THE GREATEST EFFECT IN OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS OF GREATER BOSTON, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE CAPE COD REGIONS. 0 0 2705368 10000 1196560 ANIMAL SHELTERING - OUR THREE ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS LOCATED IN BOSTON, DEDHAM, AND BREWSTER, MA SERVED OVER 6,403 DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN 2016. EVERY ANIMAL THAT COMES TO AN ARL SHELTER RECEIVES A MEDICAL EVALUATION FROM ONE OF OUR HIGHLY-QUALIFIED, CARING SHELTER VETERINARIANS. OUR TEAM MEMBERS CONTINUOUSLY TRAIN AND WORK TO EXPAND SKILLS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF SPECIES INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, SMALL ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND LIVESTOCK, COMING FOR A VARIETY OF LIVING SITUATIONS AND CONDITIONS. IN 2016, 4,016 ANIMALS RECEIVED VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS AND 1,729 SHELTER PET SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THESE ANIMALS SAFE AND HEALTHY. EACH ANIMAL PARTICIPATES IN ARL'S UNIQUE SHELTER BEHAVIOR & ENRICHMENT PROGRAM TO NOT ONLY MAKE THEM HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE WHILE THEY'RE IN OUR CARE, BUT ALSO TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE IN THEIR FUTURE HOME. ADDITIONALLY, ARL OFFERS PET BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING DOG TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION COURSES, AND A FREE PET BEHAVIOR HELPLINE TO ASSIST PET OWNERS WITH COMMON CHALLENGES, SUCH AS EXCESSIVE BARKING, CRATE TRAINING, AND HOUSE SOILING. A NETWORK OF 169 FOSTER HOMES PROVIDES ONGOING CARE FOR NEWBORN KITTENS REQUIRING NURSING ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL NURTURING FOR ADULT ANIMALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. A POOL OF OVER 552 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 15,422 HOURS OF ANIMAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIALIZATION TO PREPARE SHELTER AND FOSTER ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION BY HOLDING DOG PLAY GROUPS, CAT PLAY GROUPS, AND BY UTILIZING OUR CAT SOCIALIZATION, TO NAME A FEW TYPES OF ENRICHMENT. 2134771 1886367 VETERINARY SERVICES -ARL OPERATES THREE VETERINARY PROGRAMS: 1) BOSTON VETERINARY CARE, A FEE-FOR-SERVICE PRACTICE THAT SERVED OVER 3,000 PETS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY; 2) SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES, THROUGH WHICH OUR STAFF VETERINARIANS PROVIDE EXPERT ON-SITE CARE FOR ALL OF OUR SHELTER ANIMALS; AND 3) COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES, WHICH OPERATES THE SPAY WAGGIN', A MOBILE CLINIC WHICH SUBSIDIZES LOW COST STERILIZATION FOR OVER 4,600 OWNED ANIMALS EACH YEAR THROUGHOUT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED 644 VACCINATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PETS AND OUR SHELTER VETERINARY TEAM EVALUATED OVER 1,200 ANIMALS AT THE CITY OF BOSTON SHELTER. THROUGH THE ALICE T. WHITNEY FUND, WE PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CARE FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF LOW INCOME OWNERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD REGULAR VETERINARY CARE FOR THEIR PET. IN 2016, THE ALL-VOLUNTEER FIX-A-FERAL PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE SPAY-NEUTER, VACCINATIONS AND EXAMS TO 127 FERAL CATS. 900466 16017 ANIMAL PROTECTION-AS A LEADER IN ANIMAL WELFARE, ARL IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING ANIMAL SUFFERING, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE DO THIS THROUGH THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT FOCUS PRIMARILY ON ANIMAL PROTECTION; ADVOCACY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE SERVICES. OUR ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT CONCENTRATES ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BEYOND. ARL'S LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WORKS AROUND-THE-CLOCK TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS ALONGSIDE OTHER MUNICIPAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; COURT PROSECUTORS; AND ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH. IN 2016, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 2,295 FARM, KENNEL AND PET SHOP INSPECTIONS AND WERE INVOLVED IN OVER 150 ANIMAL CRUELTY OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS RESULTING IN 68 PROSECUTIONS AND CONVICTIONS FOR 34 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. ARL'S RESCUE SERVICE TEAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTICATED PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND WILDLIFE THAT HAVE BECOME TRAPPED, DISPLACED, OR OTHERWISE DISTRESSED. WE ARE THE ONLY ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT HAS AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT DEDICATED TO ANIMAL RESCUE. IN 2016 THE RESCUE SERVICE TEAM RESPONDED TO OVER 2,200 CALLS TO ASSIST ANIMALS AT RISK OR IN NEED, AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND TOWNS IN MASSACHUSETTS. 955948 PINE RIDGE PET CEMETERY - LOCATED ON OUR 27 ACRE PROPERTY, ON THE GROUNDS OF ARL'S DEDHAM ANIMAL CARE & ADOPTION CENTER, WE OPERATE A PET CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM TO PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A VARIETY OF FINAL CARE OPTIONS FOR THEIR PET. 955948 6696553 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 94 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X MARY NEE 6172265658 10 CHANDLER STREET BOSTON MA 02116 BARBARA A BURG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDI C COHEN PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C JOYCE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH DAVEY TREASURER 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KAPLAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR HOLLY KELSEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE A LEAHY VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MALCOLM G MCDONALD CHAIRMAN 10.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KELLY C MCKERNAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KELLY SECRETARY 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MALISA SCHUYLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA OLIVER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER KENYON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WORDEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MACMILLAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CAWLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY NEE PRESIDENT 50.00 1.00 X 204608 0 24172 EDWARD SCHETTINO VP OF ANIMAL WELFARE & VET 40.00 X 151087 0 13535 STEVEN SIMMONS VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN AND 40.00 X 161809 0 14287 JEAN MORSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 40.00 X 64042 0 3786 581546 0 55780 3 0 1 0 TIMBERLINE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION 300 PINE ST CANTON MA 02021 CONSTRUCTION 3214681 1 3830973 76482 3830973 SERVICE FEES 621300 2646783 2523944 122839 2646783 688871 688871 9190563 10690667 -1500104 -1500104 -1500104 OTHER INCOME 900099 575000 575000 575000 6241523 3098944 122839 -811233 10000 10000 639464 282695 356769 4258414 3468300 546468 243646 249209 121358 118904 8947 531644 477123 20734 33787 344986 285061 41548 18377 207381 207381 61721 61580 141 11269 11269 364814 364814 197098 66889 46698 83511 18311 3700 952 13659 972065 681421 53628 237016 384319 204068 173640 6611 68740 44826 19474 4440 331017 275695 48139 7183 272047 243703 26408 1936 REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AN 323785 298403 16364 9018 OUTSIDE SERVICES 146608 146608 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH I 100959 100959 VEHICHLES AND RELATED S 75434 75434 9569285 6696553 2204460 668272 1054345 643695 7527998 9497378 201498 427000 95194 131473 240760 201172 11832921 4549328 2375275 7283593 30745886 25695961 35477849 34400794 15340014 13246681 93058819 91527747 1242448 762875 2767343 0 4009791 762875 X 58302855 59944490 11692256 11607334 19053917 19213048 89049028 90764872 93058819 91527747 X -3327762 4884475 159131 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4767231 5109463 3368364 4817456 3830973 21893487 4767231 5109463 3368364 4817456 3830973 21893487 1407980 20485507 814399 945656 1330229 1542141 688871 5321296 27214783 11524320 0.75270 0.74480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11269 0 0 11269 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE (ARL) ENGAGES IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST IN ACHIEVING ITS MISSION TO BE AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS IN NEED, COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY IN HABITATS AND HOMES. THE ARL WORKS WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND LEGISLATION WHICH WILL CONFRONT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT AT ITS ROOT CAUSES. X 1 5.74 1 0 25.00 200 68764787 945652 3543225 -7210219 66043445 76871479 427985 -3554976 -4979701 68764787 79469775 437319 1209829 -4245444 76871479 74605499 1654200 6290860 -3080784 79469775 72869955 1651925 5604626 -5521007 74605499 0.72920 0.11440 0.15640 0 0 504886 504886 9858807 3286168 6572639 1375130 1199101 176029 94098 64059 30039 7283593 DEVELOPED MARKETS GLOBAL EQUITIES 16576126 F HEDGE FUNDS 10123188 F EMERGING MARKETS GLOBAL EQUITIES 4142023 F GLOBAL FIXED INCOME OTHER 3559457 F 34400794 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS 11657381 INVESTMENT IN LAND 1589300 13246681 X PART X, LINE 2: THE LEAGUE ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE LEAGUE HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2016. THE LEAGUE'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 INVESTMENTS HELD IN REGION 1333902 0 0 0 0 0 0 1333902 0 1333902 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INC 500 COLUMBIAN ST SOUTH WEYMOUTH MA 02190 042907562 501(C)(3) 10000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 1 PART I, LINE 2: ARL PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER (NEWC). IN THE CASE WILDLIFE IS RESCUED OR OTHERWISE COMES TO ARL THAT WE CANNOT PROVIDE PROPER CARE FOR, NEWC IS ABLE TO TAKE ON THE SPECIALIZED CARE OF THOSE ANIMALS. X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY NEE PRESIDENT 204608 0 0 0 0 0 23690 0 482 0 228780 0 0 0 EDWARD SCHETTINO VP OF ANIMAL WELFARE & VET 151087 0 0 0 0 0 4619 0 8916 0 164622 0 0 0 STEVEN SIMMONS VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN AND 161809 0 0 0 0 0 4911 0 9376 0 176096 0 0 0 X 11 76482 FAIR VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): SECURITIES - PUBLICLY TRADED: NUMBER OF STOCK GIFTS (EACH GIFT RELATED TO SHARES OF STOCK FOR ONE ORGANIZATION) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND REVIEWED BY A SUBCOMMITTEE IN DETAIL BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS AND OVERSEERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS WELL AS DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THESE FORMS ARE KEPT SECURELY IN A LOCKED FILE CABINET. THE ARL RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYEES TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT WHICH ARE OF A PRIVATE NATURE AND UNRELATED TO OUR BUSINESS. HOWEVER, A POLICY OF FULL DISCLOSURE MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ASSESS AND PREVENT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THEIR SUPERVISOR OR THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OUTSIDE OF WORK. EMPLOYEES MAY BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE DEALING WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IF THE REPORTED OR DISCOVERED CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVE AN ETHICAL CONSIDERATION, IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 MARY NEE WAS APPOINTED AS ARL PRESIDENT IN DECEMBER 2012. AT THAT TIME, THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER A REVIEW OF INDUSTRY SALARY DATA PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND FROM ADVICE REGARDING THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT SALARY MARKET PROVIDED BY CONSULTANTS AT THE NON-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY GROUP. IN 2015 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETAINED THE SERVICES OF THE WILSON GROUP TO PREPARE A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS OF THE ARL PRESIDENT COMPARED TO THE CEO'S OF 15 OTHER ANNUAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMPARISON WAS SUMMARIZED BY THE WILSON GROUP IN A "COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESIDENT" REPORT WHICH IN TURN WAS USED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A GUIDELINE TO DETERMINE THE PRESIDENT'S 2015 COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS 159,131. FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. ANNA HARRIS SMITH CONSERVATION TRUST INC 10 CHANDLER ST PO BOX 265 BOSTON MA 02117 300150328 ESTABLISH AN ANIMAL REFUGE AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES MA 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0