2016-11-15T08:32:23-06:00 2015-12-31 043077056 MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLP 1 HIGHWOOD DRIVE TEWKSBURY MA 01876 990 2015-01-01 274352918 FOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL INC FOUR 6179421233 6 BEACON STREET NO 1110 BOSTON MA 02108 ROBERT WARE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6179421233 2016-11-14 1 JOYCE RIPIANZI CPA P00548581 9785575300 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ROBERT WARE 6 BEACON STREET NO 1110 BOSTON MA 02108 1606711 0 X WWW.FOUR-PAWS.US X 2010 MA OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE HUMANS TREAT ANIMALS WITH RESPECT, EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. FOUR PAWS MISSION IS TO BE THE STRONG, GLOBAL AND INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR ANIMALS. 5 4 6 0 0 0 1082300 1606711 0 0 0 0 0 0 1082300 1606711 26955 9500 0 0 193577 343800 0 0 430594 777047 1954143 997579 2307443 84721 -700732 138227 73496 36993 672994 101234 -599498 X OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE HUMANS TREAT ANIMALS WITH RESPECT, EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. FOUR PAWS MISSION IS TO BE THE STRONG, GLOBAL AND INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR ANIMALS. 1 0 1813513 9500 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CHOICES IN PRODUCTS THAT CAUSE LESS ANIMAL SUFFERING. CAGE EGGS - FOUR PAWS CAMPAIGNS TO HAVE MAJOR CORPORATIONS LIKE AIRLINES AND CATERERS SWITCH TO PROVIDING CAGE FREE EGGS AND PRODUCT FROM CAGE FREE EGGS IN THEIR ASSORTMENT ONLY. CONSUMERS DO NOT HAVE A CLEAR OVERVIEW OF WHICH TYPE OF FARMING THEY ARE SUPPORTING WHEN BUYING CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. EGGS PRODUCED BY HENS KEPT IN RESTRICTIVE CAGED ENVIRONMENTS ARE CALLED "CAGE EGGS". THESE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY BANNED IN CALIFORNIA. FOUR PAWS IS CONTINUING THE CAMPAIGN AIMED AT INCREASING AWARENESS OF HIDDEN "CAGE EGGS AND IS URGING FOOD SERVICES TO CHANGE THEIR PROCUREMENT POLICIES DOWN FROM FORCED-FED GEESE - FOUR PAWS CONTINUES THE DIALOGUE WITH THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY TO IMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN HAS HAD A LONG LONG-TERM CAMPAIGN AGAINST FOIE GRAS PRODUCTION METHODS THAT CONSIST OF CRUEL AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF GEESE AND DUCKS THROUGH FORCE FEEDING. FOUR PAWS EFFORTS HAVE A RESULTED IN COMPANIES LIKE "THE NORTH FACE AND "PATAGONIA" IMPLEMENTING STANDARDS THAT DO NOT ALLOW FOR FORCED FEEDING OR LIVE PLUCKING ON THE FARMS THAT SUPPLY DOWN TO THEM. ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT SANCTUARIES FOR MISTREATED EXOTIC ANIMALS THAT CANNOT BE RELEASED INTO THE WILD. LIONSROCK BIG CAT SANCTUARYTHE FOUR PAWS BIG CAT SANCTUARY LIONSROCK IN SOUTH AFRICA PROVIDES PERMANENT CARE TO OVER 100 RESCUED BIG CATS. CONSTRUCTION OF MUCH NEEDED NEW ENCLOSURES HAS CONTINUED AT THE BIG CAT CENTRE IN NETHERLANDS FROM WHERE WE HAVE BEGUN TRANSPORTING ANIMALS TO LIONSROCK AS THEIR PERMANENT HOME. FELIDA FACILITY MIGHT SERVE AS A TRANSFER STATION FOR BIG CATS RESCUED IN EUROPE.IN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE GOOD LEGISLATION IN PLACE, IT OFTEN HAPPENS THAT LAWS CANNOT BE ENFORCED AND ANIMALS CONFISCATED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FACILITIES TO PLACE THESE ANIMALS. BECAUSE OF FOUR PAWS' RESOURCES, EXPERTISE AND SKILLS IN RELOCATING BIG CATS AS WELL AS HAVING THE ABILITY IN PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE HOME, THESE THREE LIONS FROM FELIDA ARE NOW AT LIONSROCK STARTING A NEW LIFE. BEARS - FOR MANY YEARS, FOUR PAWS HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT IN IMPROVING THE WAY WILD ANIMALS IN EUROPE ARE KEPT. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS GOAL IS THE LEGAL BAN OF PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF BEARS WHICH NOW HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY MANY COUNTRIES. FOUR PAWS BEAR PARKSIN EUROPE BEARS ARE OFTEN KEPT IN SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS WHICH MAKE THE WORK OF FOUR PAWS' OWN BEAR PARKS IN BULGARIA, AUSTRIA, KOSOVO AND GERMANY VERY NECESSARY.THE BEAR BILE INDUSTRY IS A GROWING BLACK MARKET. ILLEGALLY CAPTURED BEARS IN ASIA ARE KEPT FOR BILE EXTRACTION, A TERRIFYING AND PAINFUL PROCESS THAT INCLUDES PIERCING A BEAR'S ABDOMEN WALL AND GALLBLADDER. FOUR PAWS HAS LAUNCHED A PROJECT TO SAVE BILE BEARS IN VIETNAM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1,800 TO 1,900 BEARS ARE STILL LIVING IN APPALLINGLY CRUEL CONDITIONS. WE ARE PROVIDING ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT FOR RESCUED BEARS AND DEVELOPINGA COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO RESCUE THE LAST OF THE VIETNAMESE BILE. PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS TO REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION AND REDUCE UNCONTROLLED BREEDING. WORLDWIDE STRAY ANIMAL CARETHE FOUR PAWS STRAY ANIMAL CARE PROJECTS CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD IN BULGARIA, ROMANIA AND INDIA- THOUSANDS OF DOGS NOW HAVE A BETTER AND SAFER FUTURE. WE HAVE RESUMED OUR SPAY/NEUTER PROJECTS IN ROMANIA. IN BUCHAREST THE THERAPY PROJECT "DOGS FOR PEOPLE" WAS EXPANDED. INTERNATIONAL VARIOUS STRAY ANIMAL CARE MISSIONS TOOK PLACE. PUPPY MILLS - FOUR PAWS HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE ILLEGAL PUPPY TRADE IN EUROPE. THE UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC SUPPORTS THE ILLEGAL PUPPY MILL TRADE UNKNOWINGLY WHEN DECIDING TO BUY A DOG FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. SOMETIMES IT IS THE ATTRACTION OF A GOOD DEAL ON THE INTERNET; ADS IN THE NEWSPAPER; AND EVEN SOMETIMES COMING ACROSS A CUTE PUPPY AT A MARKET WHILE ON HOLIDAY. YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNING HAS NOW CULTIVATED AN INFORMED PUBLIC ABOUT THE "BREEDING FACTORIES" IN EASTERN EUROPE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN MANY COUNTRIES. OUR CURRENT AIM IS TO STOP THE CRIMINAL ACTIONS OF THE DOG SMUGGLERS BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND SEEKING IN STOPPING THE PROBLEM THROUGH LEGISLATION.WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES - MANY WILD ANIMALS ARE STILL SUFFERING IN EUROPEAN CIRCUSES. TRAVELLING CIRCUSES ARE SIMPLY NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THEIR PERFORMING ANIMALS INTO CONSIDERATION OR MAKE IT PRIORITY. THE BUSINESS CONSTANTLY MOVES FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION, CAGES HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED AND THEREFORE NEED TO TAKE UP AS LITTLE SPACE AS POSSIBLE. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR THE ANIMALS TO EXHIBIT THEIR NATURAL BEHAVIORS. FOUR PAWS HAS CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY FOR CIRCUSES WITHOUT WILD ANIMALS, WHICH HAS LED TO LEGAL BANS. RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS HAS AGREED TO A BAN ON WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES. CAMPAIGNS FOR CRUELTY-FREE COSMETICS - MOST SUBSTANCES USED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS ARE TESTED FOR HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THESE TESTS OFTEN INVOLVE THE USE OF LIVE ANIMALS, INCLUDING MICE, RATS, GUINEA PIGS, RABBITS AND FISH, TO TEST WHETHER A SUBSTANCE WILL CAUSE IRRITATION OR SENSITIZATION OF THE SKIN OR EYES, BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR BE LIKELY TO CAUSE CANCER OR BIRTH DEFECTS. IN MARCH 2009, ANIMAL TESTING FOR COSMETICS WAS BANNED WITHIN THE EU. 1813513 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA ME MD MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC DE ID IN IA LA MO MT NV NE SD TX WY X THE ORGANIZATION 6179421233 6 BEACON STREET NO 1110 BOSTON MA 02108 WIM DEKOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL DEC 2015) 40.00 X X 81914 0 0 HELMUT DUNGLER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEF PFABIGAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PRISCILLA MCMULLEN CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN RONAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 81914 0 0 0 0 0 0 GIVEBRIDGE INC 525 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO IL 60661 DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGNS 1165336 CDR FUNDRAISING GROUP 16900 SCIENCE DR 210 BOWIE MD 20715 MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES 112949 PRINT MAIL COMMUNICATIONS 4333 DAVENPORT RD FREDERICKSBURG VA 22408 DIRECT MAILINGS 111766 3 1606711 1606711 1606711 0 0 0 9500 9500 81914 73723 2457 5734 170278 146634 2999 20645 91608 79953 1980 9675 12700 12700 22825 22825 1440 1440 17989 14211 180 3598 19149 15187 189 3773 35927 32334 359 3234 32822 29540 328 2954 FACE TO FACE CAMPAIGN 1078889 852322 10789 215778 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN 708999 560109 7090 141800 DONORBASE MANAGEMENT 23403 23403 2307443 1813513 63336 430594 X 1615911 1279311 17160 319440 123402 65290 14825 6366 1840 138227 73496 36993 182446 0 490548 36993 672994 X 101234 -601998 0 2500 101234 -599498 138227 73496 -700732 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 18283 278182 509335 1082300 1606711 3494811 18283 278182 509335 1082300 1606711 3494811 1607937 1886874 43 43 3494854 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DEFERRED RENT 1848 NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY 488700 490548 X 1606711 0 1606711 0 1606711 2307443 0 2307443 0 2307443 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON TRADE OR BUSINESS PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR PROFITS GENERATED FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT GENERATED ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION. 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THE WORK OF THE UNIT OVERLAPS WITH ALL OF FOUR PAWS' MISSIONS WHICH LEAD TO ITS VISION OF CREATING A WORLD WHERE HUMANS TREAT ANIMALS WITH RESPECT, EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. IN PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO DISASTERS, THE DRU CAN OFFER ITS EXPERTISE TO ENSURE THAT ANIMALS ARE INCLUDED IN POLICIES, RELIEF EFFORTS AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES, TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN AWARENESS OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN CATASTROPHIC AS WELL AS EVERYDAY SITUATIONS, AND TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENTS THEY SHARE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B CURRENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO EACH OF THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS. THEY WILL HAVE A WEEK FOR REVIEW,COMMENTS AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. 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