BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-7147797)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-13
IRS object ID: 201443179349304524
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-13T14:38:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	202253063	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TANNER LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	36 S STATE STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1
City	SALT LAKE CITY	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84111	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237147797	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4356442001	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KANAB	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84741	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VIRGINIA KILMER	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4356442001	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID SPERRY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00176382	PTIN
Phone	8015327444	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GREGORY CASTLE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KANAB	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84741	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$69,013,283	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BESTFRIENDS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	UT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	728	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14982	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$260,492	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$65,267	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$59,819,128	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$60,519,372	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,404,998	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,118,266	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$665,012	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$794,828	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,109,316	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,066,752	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$63,998,454	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$65,499,218	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,993,098	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,331,701	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,576,998	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$28,834,591	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$226,616	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$361,605	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$10,738,456	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$23,320,670	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$26,191,332	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$53,117,382	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$60,719,229	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,881,072	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,779,989	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$66,353,635	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$74,270,035	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,322,657	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,795,421	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$59,030,978	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$65,474,614	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. WE DO THIS BY DEMONSTRATING AND PROMOTING EXEMPLARY ANIMAL CARE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$18,525,812	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$800,192	GrantAmt
Revenue	$663,980	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (SANCTUARY) - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$26,672,231	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,531,509	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,604,348	RevenueAmt
Desc	INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$45,198,043	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	228	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	728	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	VI	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form1098 C Filed	Yes (1)	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VIRGINIA KILMER CFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4356442001	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KANAB	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84741	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GREGORY CASTLE
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$186,964	$0	$11,632
PAUL ALTHERR
CPO	40.00		Yes (X)	$170,843	$0	$0
VIRGINIA KILMER
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$96,635	$0	$0
JULIANNE CASTLE
CMO	40.00		Yes (X)	$138,216	$0	$11,961
RANA SMITH
CDO	40.00		Yes (X)	$68,067	$0	$6,087
FRANCIS BATTISTA
VICE-CHAIR OF BOARD	40.00	Yes (X)		$106,208	$0	$11,961
LYNN FLANDERS
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE MEJIA
SECRETARY	40.00	Yes (X)		$87,181	$0	$11,712
CYRUS MEJIA
BOARD MEMBER	40.00	Yes (X)		$62,879	$0	$11,712
BRIAN WOLF
CHAIR OF BOARD	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY JORDAN KOCH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRAIG BUTRUM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABIGAIL L JONES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN BEAUCLAIR
SENIOR MANAGER DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS	40.00			$101,974	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARC PERALTA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - LOS ANGELES	40.00			$123,848	$0	$3,534	Yes (X)
AMRITAL ANAND
STAFF VETERINARIAN	40.00			$111,706	$0	$10,618	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,254,521	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$79,217	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC
33 RAILROAD AVE	DUXBURY	MA	02332	CONSULTING / PRINTING	$4,237,142
RAFAEL CONSTRUCTION INC
5870 CONSTRUCTION AVE	LAS VEGAS	NV	89122	CONSTRUCTION	$3,492,634
WALSWORTH PUBLISHING CO
PO BOX 310287	DES MOINES	IA	503310287	PRINTING	$1,057,891
DESERT MESA CONSTRUCTION
PO BOX 30	KANAB	UT	84741	CONSTRUCTION	$503,520
BLACKBAUD
PO BOX 930256	ATLANTA	GA	311930256	SOFTWARE, CONSULTING	$312,643

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$245,768	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$60,273,604	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,450,736	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$60,519,372	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM EVENTS	900099	$2,342,074	$2,342,074
CLINIC REVENUE	541900	$776,192	$776,192

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,118,266	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$683,886	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$683,886	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$512,363	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$133,354	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$379,009	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$379,009	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$282,987	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$96,022	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,149,102	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$23,254	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,061,414	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$87,688	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$23,254	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$110,942	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$110,942	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$691,631	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$319,297	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$372,334	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$250,916	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$121,418	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING	541800	$139,074	$139,074
CAFETERIA	722210	$135,612		$135,612
ANGELS REST	812900	$40,723		$40,723

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$315,409	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$65,499,218	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,623,332	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$260,492	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$96,022	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,915,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,915,930	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$404,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$404,221	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,550	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$916,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$522,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$236,828	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,239,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,192,790	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,355,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,690,764	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$664,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$489,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$83,129	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,088,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,498,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$286,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$303,723	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,925,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,490,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$231,174	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,067	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$113,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,509	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,165	TotalAmt
Management And General	$97,165	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,862	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361,605	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$361,605	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,117	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43,427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,690	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,989,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,361,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$499,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,128,692	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,110,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,642,560	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$468,075	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,028,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$534,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$430,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,499	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$675,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$444,416	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96,871	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,277,984	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,248,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,767	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,087,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$684,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$311,899	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,265,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,158,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$107,067	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,463	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$479	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,387,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,322,618	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,443	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL FOOD, MED CARE,	$5,094,309	$5,075,089	$1,486	$17,734
PRINTING, PUBLICATIONS	$3,127,165	$993,168	$6,206	$2,127,791
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$2,775,551	$655,600	$8,683	$2,111,268
OTHER EXPENSES	$1,078,019	$651,118	$146,167	$280,734

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$718,114	TotalAmt
Program Services	$706,607	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$792	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,715	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,719,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,198,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,782,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,738,456	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,525,617	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,689,995	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,279,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,853,415	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,186,321	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,086,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,430,361	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$621,587	BOYAmt
EOY	$631,585	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,258	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$36,101,333	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,416,846	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,150,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,684,487	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,965,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,607,628	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,109,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,336,723	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,212,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,565,262	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,353,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,270,035	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,230,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,776,213	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,091,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,019,208	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,322,657	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,795,421	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,164,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,987,095	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,631,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,407,542	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,235,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,079,977	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,030,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,474,614	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,353,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,270,035	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,779,989	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,760,380	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,096,733	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$43,293,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,528,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,065,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,631,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,835,173	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$254,353,362	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$43,293,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,528,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,065,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,631,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,835,173	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$254,353,362	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$254,353,362	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$582,808	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$719,731	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$768,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$663,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$778,827	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,513,414	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$53,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$218,326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$152,692	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$66,217	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$504,392	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$103,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$158,911	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$222,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$303,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$315,409	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,103,823	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$259,474,991	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$12,073,535	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98030	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$10,085	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$130,776	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$140,861	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$60,834,232	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$60,975,093	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$279,952	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$207,235	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$49,226	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$140,861	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$677,274	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$267,194	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$124,452	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$8,125	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$10,085	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$409,856	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,853,383	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,800,869	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$510,624	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$43,046	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$9,121,830	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,698,754	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,822,442	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$369,016	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$36,829	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,853,383	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,522,756	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,287,155	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$83,970	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$27,187	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,698,754	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$765,581	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,649,765	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$119,002	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$11,592	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,522,756	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$67,386	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$716,218	ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$637	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$782,967	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.38690	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.55690	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.05620	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,347,716	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,347,716	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,628,690	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,345,962	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,282,728	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,503,552	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,070,884	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,432,668	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,621,375	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$6,621,375	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,684,487	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$5,723,431	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ANNUITIES	Desc
Book Value	$2,613,292	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$8,336,723	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$1,308,119
OTHER LIABILITY - 5 ACRE AGREEMENT	$1,408,555
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE	$19,663
DEFERRED REVENUE - LIFE TIME CARE PROGRAM	$239,784
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY	$43,087

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,019,208	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$64,859,951	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$115,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$1,091,110	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$976,110	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$65,836,061	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$336,843	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$336,843	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$65,499,218	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$58,416,315	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$115,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$2,417,914	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	-$2,302,914	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$60,719,229	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$60,719,229	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE THE INCOME GENERATED FROM THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS RULED THAT BEST FRIENDS QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE IRC) AND IS, THEREFORE, NOT SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER PRESENT INCOME TAX LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BEST FRIENDS IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE IRC IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS QUALIFICATION. THE IRS HAS INDICATED THAT BEST FRIENDS IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. BEST FRIENDS CONDUCTS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. AS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PRODUCTIONS IS CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES, WHOSE RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS ARE INCLUDED WITH THOSE OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ON THE RELATED TAX RETURN. BEST FRIENDS HAS ANALYZED ALL TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINED OPEN, INCLUDING U.S. FEDERAL,STATE, AND FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS. THE OPEN TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO SELECTION FOR EXAMINATION ARE 2010 THROUGH 2013.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	AGENCY FUNDS -1,096,733. UNREALIZED CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 5,623.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD -297,117. GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSE -155,533. REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT 86,786. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 29,021.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 297,117. GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSE 155,533. REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT -86,786. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -29,021. UNREALIZED GAIN OF INVESTMENTS -2,754,757.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	SUPPORT FOR CARE OF CATS	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$11,550	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$11,550	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$11,550	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	SUPPORT FOR CARE OF CATS - DONOR DESIGNATED GRANT	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$11,550	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE TRANSFER	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method Used	BOOK	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE RESEARCHED PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUNDS. WHEN PROVIDING A LARGE GRANT, AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. FOR SMALLER GRANTS, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED NOTING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC
33 RAILROAD AVE	DUXBURY	MA	02332	CONSULTING	0	$0	$233,666	-$233,666
MARTS & LUNDY
1200 WALL STREET WEST	LYNDHURST	NJ	07071	CONSULTING	0	$0	$42,822	-$42,822
INFOCISION MGT CORP
325 SPRINGSIDE DR	AKRON	OH	44333	YEAR END THANK YOU CALLS	0	$0	$19,484	-$19,484
CONE COMMUNICATIONS LLC
855 BOYLSTON ST - 3RD FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02116	CONSULTING	0	$0	$41,931	-$41,931
MERKLE INC
PO BOX 64897	BALTIMORE	MD	212644897	CONSULTING	0	$0	$7,909	-$7,909
WALSWORTH PUBLISHING CO
PO BOX 310287	DES MOINES	IA	503310287	CONSULTING	0	$0	$8,986	-$8,986

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$354,798	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$354,798	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE DESIGN OF DIRECT MAIL SOLICITATION MATERIALS, AND OTHER SERVICES. NO AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN COLUMNS (IV) OR (VI) DUE TO THE FACT THAT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY DID NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE FUNDRAISING SERVICES PROVIDED BY NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ONLY THE AMOUNTS PAID TO NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SPECIFICALLY FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES (E.G. PRINTING, POSTAGE,PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT) WHICH IS WHY THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART VII,SECTION B OF THE CORE FORM 990 IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 1. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH MARTS & LUNDY TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH INFOCISION TO PROVIDE YEAR END THANK YOU PHONE CALLS, WHICH ARE NOT FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH CONE COMMUNICATIONS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH MERKLE INC TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH WALSWORTH PUBLISHING TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY RELATED THE BEST FRIENDS MAGAZINE. BEST FREINDS USES WALSWORTH FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BUT ONLY THE COST OF THE CONSULTING WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID WLASWORTH PUBISHING, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES (E.G. PRINTING) WHICH IS WHY THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART VII,SECTION B OF THE CORE FORM 990 IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 1.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (110 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
DAVIS COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
876000297	DAVIS CNTY, UT	$14,850	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
IRON COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
876000310	IRON COUNTY, UT		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$17,430	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
KANAB CITY CORP
876000237	KANAB, UT		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$22,177	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
MITCHEL COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE
561432402	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SALT LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
876000316	SALT LAKE CNTY, UT	$23,723	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WEST VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER
870362454	WEST VALLEY, UT	$24,639	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ANGEL DOGS FOUNDATION
330700823	501( C)3	$43,002	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ANIMAL RESCUE FRONT
204859056	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
AUSTIN PETS ALIVE
742893360	501( C)3	$39,971	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
BARC
300021149	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
CAGE FREE K-9 RESCUE
261412219	501( C)3	$5,175	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
CASTAWAY CRITTERS PET RESCUE INC
204638911	501( C)3	$200	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$97,574	FAIR MARKET VALUE	ANIMAL FOOD
CATOOSA CITIZENS FOR ANIMAL CARE INC
582120060	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
CATS-CAN INC
680539788	501( C)3	$8,250	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DAWG DBA SAFE HUMANE CHICAGO
364366285	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DOGS ON DEATH ROW
205530700	501( C)3	$43,002	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
THE EMPTY BOWL
010975325	501( C)3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$96,437	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
FIXNATION INC
830452460	501( C)3	$237,420	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HART
611602289	501( C)3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$9,552	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
HELEN SANDERS CAT PROTECTION
271400697	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HICKMAN HUMANE SOCIETY INC
621639736	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY
590799907	501( C)3	$15,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
JACKSON COUNTY MS SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAM
800211523	501( C)3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
KINDER4RESCUE
262924461	501( C)3	$174,800	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LIFE ANIMAL RESCUE
954550643	501( C)3	$11,100	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LABS & FRIENDSORG
453139097	501( C)3	$79,252	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LOGAN'S RUN RESCUE
264607262	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LOVING ALL ANIMALS INC
263841119	501( C)3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
MUCH LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE
954765624	501( C)3	$23,600	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PETER ZIPPI FUND
330042687	501( C)3	$13,450	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP NJ TNR
273124729	501( C)3	$5,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE LLC
454141531	501( C)3	$550,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$97,458	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
SECOND CHANCE SHERIDAN CAT RESCUE
271336749	501( C)3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SPAY4LA INC
452996980	501( C)3	$150,400	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
STRAY CAT ALLIANCE
954787231	501( C)3	$243,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
TUBA CITY HUMANE SOCIETY
860715785	501( C)3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$427,767	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
UNITED ANIMAL FRIENDS
200360727	501( C)3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$106,186	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
A ROTTA LOVE PLUS
411918101	501 C 3	$7,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPPORT
ACTION PROGRAMS FOR ANIMALS
270234541	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ALL BREED RESCUE & TRAINING
841325815	501 C 3	$1,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$37,490	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
ANGEL CITY PIT BULLS
272348995	501 C 3	$12,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL TEAM-PA
453985637	501 C 3	$13,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ANIMAL RESCUE OF THE ROCKIES
201055815	501 C 3	$6,250	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
BLUE MOUNTAIN HUMANE SOCIETY
910828499	501 C 3	$11,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
BROTHER WOLF ANIMAL RESCUE
208787719	501 C 3	$12,150	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
CACHE HUMANE SOC-LOGAN
510187825	501 C 3	$23,456	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
CAT ADOPTION TEAM
200773819	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
371563202	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR PETS
202972350	501 C 3	$8,320	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DEMING ANIMAL GUARDIANS
010776195	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DETROIT BULLY CORPS
900686438	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$98,010	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
DETROIT DOG RESCUE
275299891	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DOGS WITHOUT BORDERS
205123869	501 C 3	$20,600	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DOLLY'S FOUNDATION-REA INC
274411340	501 C 3	$18,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE
954775990	501 C 3	$102,700	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
FAULKNER SPCA
274808979	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$164,444	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
FIRST COAST NMHP
010709158	501 C 3	$280,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$97,574	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
FIXIT FOUNDATION
270972079	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
FOCAS INC
383432186	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
FORT COLLINS CAT RESCUE & SPAYNEUTER CLINIC
204969731	501 C 3	$1,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$6,300	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
FRIENDS OF PALM SPRINGS SHELTER
330731853	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER INC
270609272	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
GOATHOUSE REFUGE INC
260893521	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HOPE FOR ANIMALS INC
262466638	501 C 3	$5,400	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HAVE A HEART HUMANE SOCIETY
900571890	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HEAVEN ON EARTH SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS
770538189	501 C 3	$23,725	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HUMANE OHIO
341897582	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF MOAB VALLEY
870644812	501 C 3	$5,325	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE BLACK HILLS
460396967	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$97,574	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
HUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH-MURRAY
870256350	501 C 3	$19,520	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ILLINOIS ANIMAL WELFARE FEDERATION
363932650	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY
590624410	501 C 3	$270,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
KANSAS CITY PET PROJECT
453067615	501 C 3	$20,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
KARMA RESCUE INC
043782227	501 C 3	$22,300	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
KITTEN RESCUE
954670174	501 C 3	$35,600	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
KITTY BUNGALOW CHARM SCHOOL
271297223	501 C 3	$30,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LEGACY OF HOPE
274712679	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$98,388	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
LUCAS COUNTY PIT CREW
274596269	501 C 3	$7,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
LULU'S RESCUE
271943588	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
NORTHWEST SPAY & NEUTER CENTER
912133291	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PAWS OF NE LOUISIANA
680557163	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PAWS SHELTER & HUMANE SOCIETY
742421563	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PAWS SO FLORIDA RESCUE INC
800360710	501 C 3	$7,900	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PENNIES FOR POOCHES
263561170	501 C 3	$7,800	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PET ALLIES INC
860829565	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$97,574	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
PET COMMUNITY CENTER INC
451524886	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PET PROJECT RESCUE INC
270158014	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PET SAFE COALITION INC
861144095	501 C 3	$7,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PRICELESS PUPPY RESCUE CORP
261167234	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
PROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC
060959891	501 C 3	$9,990	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
RICHMOND ANIMAL LEAGUE INC
510240493	501 C 3	$7,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ROGUE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
930558872	501 C 3	$10,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
ROICE HURST HUMANE SOCIETY
846048416	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$32,851	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
SAFE HOUSE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
263942250	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SAVE A KITTY FERAL CAT PROGRAM
201356147	501 C 3	$9,400	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SAVE A PET ANIMAL RESCUE
113290684	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SANCTUARY-OK
731347576	501 C 3	$8,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SOUL DOG RESCUE
454137227	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$5,602	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
SPAY & NEUTER ACTION PROGRAM (SNAP)
311631899	501 C 3	$8,700	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SPAY NEUTER NETWORK
200276988	501 C 3	$6,750	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SPCA OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
651174780	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
SYMPHONY ANIMAL FOUNDATION
208967065	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$9,632	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
TOBY PROJECT
203121796	501 C 3	$10,500	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
VALLEY RIVER HUMANE
581320604	501 C 3		PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT	$76,275	MARKET PRICE	ANIMAL FOOD
VT-CAN
261415269	501 C 3	$6,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WAGS AND WALKS
453749303	501 C 3	$10,550	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WATERMELON MTN RANCH
850480585	501 C 3	$6,550	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WHARTON COUNTY STRAY PET OUTREACH
262662985	501 C 3	$10,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WILD BLUE ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY
271184549	501 C 3	$19,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
WRIGHT WAY RESCUE
371489618	501 C 3	$5,000	PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
PROVIDE FOOD FOR ANIMALS	$205,008	FMV	ANIMAL FOOD FOR INDIVIDUAS SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAMS FOR CATS, DOGS, AND HORSES
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD, VETERINARY EXPENSES				202	$199,213

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE RESEARCHED PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUNDS. WHEN PROVIDYNG A LARGE GRANT, AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. FOR SMALLER GRANTS, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED NOTING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GREGORY CASTLE
CEO	$186,964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,632	$0	$198,596	$0	$0	$0
PAUL ALTHERR
CPO	$170,843	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$170,843	$0	$0	$0
JULIANNE CASTLE
CMO	$138,216	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$4,961	$0	$150,177	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 1A

FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL PART I, LINE 1A BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY OWNS TWO SMALL, PISTON ENGINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT ARE USED FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT AND BY EMPLOYEES WHO OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL FOR WORK-RELATED PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT ARE FLOWN BY BEST FRIENDS' EMPLOYEES. BEST FRIENDS DOES NOT EMPLOY A FULL TIME PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

PART I, LINE 3

THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JULIANNE CASTLE
SPOUSE: BD MEMBER CASTLE	$138,216	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	0
SILVA BATTISTA
SPOUSE: BD MEMBER BATTISTA	$66,216	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	0
JUDAH BATTISTA
SON: BD MEMBER BATTISTA	$89,790	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	0
CARRAGH MALONEY
DAUGHTER: BD MEMBER CASTLE	$70,804	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	0
LYNN BATTISTA
DAUGH-IN-LAW: BD MEMBER BATTISTA	$27,947	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	81	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$56,138	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	45	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$159,044	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	913	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,848,414	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	84	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$20,291	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	ANIMAL AND CL	Desc
Contribution	4012	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$366,849	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):	THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS.
PART I, LINE 32B:	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN AUTOMOBILE BROKER TO SELL DONATED VEHICLES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ANNE MEJIA, SECRETARY AND CYRUS MEJIA, BOARD MEMBER, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CONTROLLER, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TANNER LLC (EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR), AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	UPON BEING APPOINTED, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICIERS, AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT ACKNOWLEDGES ACCEPTANCE OF BEST FRIENDS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL AFFILIATIONS WITH ENTITIES IN WHICH A FINANCIAL INTEREST IS HELD BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF BEST FRIENDS, INCLUDING THE CFO AND CONTROLLER,ROUTINELY MONITOR ALL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS COMPLY WITH POLICY. THIS POLICY IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE GREATER STRUCTURE; INCLUDING REQUIRING MORE FREQUENT SIGN-OFF ON POLICY,MORE REPORTING, AND RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION BY RELEVANT BOARD AND STAFF IN THE DEALING WITH THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CFO, CPO, CMO AND THE CDO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEO REVIEWS THOSE SALARIES WITH THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	COPIES OF THE FORM 990, FORM 990-T, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ON THE BEST FRIENDS' WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	AGENCY FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -1,096,733.
990 PART VII LINE 2C	THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSITE OF THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
990 PART III LINE 4A 4B	NATURE OF ACTIVITIES BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY (BEST FRIENDS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS NO-KILL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT A DAY WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. BEST FRIENDS' LEADING INITIATIVES IN ANIMAL CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED FROM ITS KANAB, UTAH, HEADQUARTERS; ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST NO-KILL SANCTUARIES. BEST FRIENDS DEVELOPS AND REFINES MODEL PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE, SO THAT MORE ANIMALS CAN BE SAVED. THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION.
990 PART III LINE 4A	ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES ON ANY GIVEN DAY, ABOUT 1,700 DOGS, CATS, PIGS, HORSES, BUNNIES, BIRDS AND OTHER BARNYARD ANIMALS FIND UNWAVERING LOVE, HEALING AND COMFORT AT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY. THE SANCTUARY THE HEART OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETYS WORK TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAS CREATED IN 1984 UNDER THE SIMPLE IDEA THAT EACH ANIMAL IS A LOVING, VALUABLE INDIVIDUAL WORTH SAVING. AND SINCE ITS CREATION, PETS WHO ARE HOMELESS, ABANDONED, ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CAN FIND SOLACE IN THIS HOME-BETWEEN-HOMES. BEST FRIENDS IS COMMITTED TO FINDING EACH SPECIAL ANIMAL THE PERFECT FOREVER HOME, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. BUT EVEN IF THAT RIGHT FAMILY DOES NOT COME ALONG, THE ANIMALS ARE WELCOME TO CALL THE SANCTUARY HOME FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. AT THE SANCTUARY IN 2013: - 1,109 ANIMALS WERE ADMITTED - 992 ANIMALS FOUND THEIR LOVING FOREVER HOMES - WILD FRIENDS ADMITTED 218 INJURED WILD ANIMALS AND 111 WERE RELEASED BACK TO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AFTER FULL RECOVERY. BEST FRIENDS' STATE AND FEDERALLY LICENSED PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES LIFETIME CARE FOR WILDLIFE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE WILD. - ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES WERE BUILT OR RENOVATED TO MAKE BEST FRIENDS' CARE EVEN BETTER: O BEST FRIENDS BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL CLINIC, WHICH OFFERS SIX-TIMES THE SPACE, A DESIGNATED DENTAL SUITE, A HIGH-TECH LABORATORY, TWO STERILE SURGERY ROOMS, AN ISOLATION WING, AND SO MUCH MORE. O PIGGY PARADISE, NOW RENAMED MARSHALL'S PIGGY PARADISE, WAS UPGRADED WITH EXTRA SPACE AND FEATURES TO HELP THE PIGS FEEL EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE. THEY NOW ALSO HAVE AN ONSITE VETERINARY CLINIC TO HELP THEM AVOID THE STRESS OF TRAVELING TO THE SANCTUARY'S MAIN CLINIC. O THE CATS AT CAT WORLD ARE ENJOYING ADDED WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND AN IMPROVED HEATING SYSTEM TO KEEP WARM ALL YEAR ROUND. O BUNNY WORLD BUNNIES ARE INCREDIBLY COZY AND SAFE IN THEIR NEW EXPANDED RUNS AND PREDATOR-SAFE SPACES. O AND AT THE NEW KING O'S PARROT CLINIC, BIRDS WILL RECEIVE THE MOST STRESS-FREE CARE POSSIBLE. THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR BIRDS TO RECEIVE CONSTANT SOCIALIZATION IN A QUIET ENVIRONMENT. AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A VETERINARIAN OR VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN ON-SITE. - BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CLINIC HAD ANOTHER BUSY YEAR: O SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES 3,732 (INCLUDES 1,118 FOR THE PUBLIC) O DENTALS 413 (6 PUBLIC) O OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SURGERIES 402 (84 PUBLIC) O AFTER-HOURS EMERGENCIES 151 (28 PUBLIC)
990 PART III LINE 4B	INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS CONTINUED TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS ANIMALS, NOT ONLY AT THE SANCTUARY, BUT ACROSS THE NATION. OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS, AND A NETWORK OF VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL A PART OF BEST FRIENDS WORK TO SAVE THEM ALL. MANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS FALL UNDER OUR THREE NATIONAL INITIATIVES, WHICH TARGET A POPULATION OF ANIMALS WHO ARE MOST AT-RISK OF BEING KILLED IN OUR NATIONS SHELTERS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013 INCLUDE: PIT BULL INITIATIVES: - HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL LOVERS AND BEST FRIENDS SUPPORTERS PARTICIPATED IN NEIGHBORHOOD PIT BULL DAYS IN A VARIETY OF CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY. THE EVENT AIMS TO SPOTLIGHT THE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF PIT BULL TERRIERS AS WELL AS PROVIDE FREE SPAY/NEUTER, MICROCHIPPING AND OTHER SERVICES. - BEST FRIENDS SUPPORTERS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA UNITED THROUGH BEST FRIENDS VOICES FOR NO MORE HOMELESS PETS LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER. THROUGH FORMAL PROTESTS, THEY SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED A PROPOSED RESOLUTION BY BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO OVERRIDE A FLORIDA STATE LAW FORBIDDING COMMUNITIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DOGS BASED ON BREED OR APPEARANCE. - STRONG ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS LED TO 46 WINS (36 CITIES, 4 COUNTIES, AND 6 STATES) AGAINST BREED-DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION, HELPING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PIT-BULL-TYPE DOGS TO STAY SAFE IN LOVING HOMES IN THROUGHOUT THE NATION. PUPPY MILL INITIATIVES: - IN JUNE 2013, BEST FRIENDS-UTAH OPENED THE NEW PET ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER CENTER IN THE REVITALIZED SUGAR HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SALT LAKE CITY. THE CENTER, WHICH FOUND HOMES FOR 491 PETS IN 2013, GIVES UTAH RESIDENTS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SHOPPING AT PET STORES THAT SELL MILL-BRED PETS. - IN 2013, AS PART OF BEST FRIENDS PUP MY RIDE PROGRAM, MORE THAN 3,600 PETS WERE DELIVERED TO SAFETY MANY OF THEM PUREBRED WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BORN IN PUPPY MILLS. THEY WERE GIVEN A LIFT TO PARTNERING SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SMALL DOGS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. * BEST FRIENDS WORKED TIRELESSLY IN LOS ANGELES FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO BAN THE SALE OF MILL-BRED PETS IN RETAIL STORES. AND IN JUNE 2013, THAT BAN FINALLY TOOK EFFECT. LOS ANGELES IS THE LARGEST CITY TO BAN THE SALE OF PETS FROM MILLS IN RETAIL STORES, WHICH IS HELPING TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR HOW THE REST OF THE NATION CAN HELP PUT AN END TO CRUEL PUPPY MILLS FOR GOOD. - MORE THAN 140,000 EMAILS FROM CONCERNED CONSTITUENTS WERE SENT TO LEGISLATORS THROUGH BEST FRIENDS' VOICES FOR NO MORE HOMELESS PETS LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER, URGING THEM TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL BREEDING, AND SHOWING THEM THAT INHUMANE TREATMENT OF DOGS IN PUPPY MILLS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU DEEPLY CARE ABOUT. - BEST FRIENDS CONTINUES ITS WORK TO END PUPPY MILLS THROUGHOUT THE NATION BY PEACEFULLY PROTESTING OUTSIDE OF PET STORES THAT SELL MILL-BRED PETS, SPEARHEADING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING DRAFTS OF PROPOSED LANGUAGE, WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AND TESTIFYING AT HEARINGS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, IN 2013, 12 COMMUNITIES BANNED THE SALE OF MILL-BRED PETS IN RETAIL STORES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES TO 42. CAT INITIATIVES: - BEST FRIENDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PETSMART CHARITIES, OFFERS LIFESAVING GRANTS TO SPAY AND NEUTER OUTDOOR COMMUNITY CATS, WHICH HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CATS WHO ENTER SHELTERS. IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, GRANTS HAVE HELPED TO SUSTAIN A SUCCESSFUL TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM THAT SPAYED OR NEUTERED 3,528 CATS IN 2013. - SINCE 2011, BEST FRIENDS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIXNATION, CREATED FREE FIX L.A. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED SPAY AND NEUTER FOR PETS TO QUALIFYING RESIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES. IT IS ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN OPERATING A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE TNR PROGRAM. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, MORE THAN 8,000 COMMUNITY CATS HAVE BEEN SPAYED OR NEUTERED. - IN 2013, MORE THAN 40,000 COMMUNITY CATS WE`RE POSITIVELY IMPACTED DIRECTLY BY BEST FRIENDS COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAMS AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HUMANE, EFFECTIVE TNR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; AND IN UTAH.
990 PART III LINE 4B (CONTINUED)	INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH (CONTINUED) PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH: - BEST FRIENDS HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY IN UTAH SINCE 2000 TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS. AS A RESULT OF THOSE EFFORTS, ABOUT 59 PERCENT FEWER ANIMALS ARE KILLED TODAY THAN WERE KILLED IN 2000. IN 2013 ALONE, BEST FRIENDS-UTAH SUPPORTED OR PERFORMED NEARLY 23,093 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTED 4,654 DOG AND CAT ADOPTIONS (PLUS 2 RABBITS). AND NOW, 23 UTAH SHELTERS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A 90 PERCENT OR BETTER SAVE RATE ARE CELEBRATING A NO-KILL STATUS. - THE BEST FRIENDS PET ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER CENTER IN LOS ANGELES PULLED MORE THAN 5,600 PETS FROM L.A. ANIMAL SERVICE FACILITIES AND FOUND HOMES FOR 3,353 PETS. AND IN THE CENTERS KITTEN NURSERY WHICH PROVIDES CARE FOR FRAGILE NEONATE KITTENS THAT MANY SHELTERS DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 2,000 KITTENS, NURSING MOTHERS AND PUPPIES WERE SAVED. - THE GOAL OF THE NKLA (NO-KILL LOS ANGELES) INITIATIVE IS WELL WITHIN REACH. THE INITIATIVE LED BY BEST FRIENDS AND 74 AND COUNTING DEDICATED COALITION PARTNERS AIMS TO END THE KILLING OF PETS IN LOS ANGELES SHELTERS BY 2017. WHEN THE INITIATIVE FIRST BEGAN IN 2012, MORE THAN 23,000 ANIMALS WERE BEING KILLED PER YEAR IN CITY SHELTERS. TODAY, THAT NUMBER HAS DECREASED BY AN AMAZING 39 PERCENT. THAT'S THANKS TO THE STRONG COALITION OF L.A. BASED ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS TO WHOM BEST FRIENDS AWARDED ABOUT $958,000 IN GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES IN 2013. IT'S ALSO THANKS TO THE NEW NKLA PET ADOPTION CENTER, WHICH OPENED LAST AUGUST IN THE HEART OF WEST LOS ANGELES. THE BRIGHT AND MODERN ADOPTION CENTER HAS 59 DOG KENNELS AND 32 CAT CONDOS, THE MOST-UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND PERSONALIZED MATCHMAKING SERVICES. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 2013, THE CENTER HELPED FIND HOMES FOR NEARLY 450 PETS, EXCEEDING OUR ANNUAL GOAL BY 45 PERCENT. - TOGETHER, BEST FRIENDS AND 110 NETWORK PARTNERS HELPED TO SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES IN NEW YORK. AT THE SPRING AND FALL SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN WHITE PLAINS LAST YEAR, 764 PETS FOUND HOMES FROM 31 PARTICIPATING NEW YORK SHELTERS AND RESCUES GROUPS IN THE FALL AND 34 IN THE SPRING. AND AT NEW YORK CITY'S BEST FRIENDS STRUT YOUR MUTT EVENT, ENTHUSIASTIC STRUTTERS RAISED MORE THAN $186,880 FOR 29 NETWORK PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR SUPPORT FOR THE ANIMALS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE SANDY, PROVIDING RECONSTRUCTION GRANTS TOTALING $18,870 TO SIX SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, INCLUDING THREE NETWORK PARTNERS. THAT'S A TOTAL OF $140,070 GIVEN TO 35 SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS SINCE THE DISASTER STRUCK IN 2012. - WHEN RAGING WILD FIRES HIT HARD IN ARIZONA AND COLORADO LAST YEAR, BEST FRIENDS GAVE MORE THAN 18,500 POUNDS OF PET FOOD DONATED BY BLUE BUFFALO AND DEL MONTE TO NETWORK PARTNERS. - BY THE END OF 2013, BEST FRIENDS' NO MORE HOMELESS PETS (NMHP) NETWORK A NETWORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS COMMITTED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS THROUGH EFFECTIVE ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS HAD MORE THAN 800 MEMBER GROUPS. LAST YEAR ALONE, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED $1,796,765 IN GRANTS TO NETWORK PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENABLING THEM TO SAVE AS MANY HOMELESS PETS AS POSSIBLE. IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA ALONE, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED MORE THAN $550,000 IN GRANTS TO JACKSONVILLE ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (JACPS) AND OTHER AREA PARTNERS WHO WORK TO FIND HOMES FOR AT-RISK CATS AND DOGS. THESE EFFORTS HELPED TO INCREASE JACPSS SAVE RATE FROM 54.54 PERCENT IN 2010 TO 83.63 PERCENT IN 2013. - BEST FRIENDS ALSO CONTINUED GROWING ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NO MORE HOMELESS PETS NETWORK PARTNERS IN SAN ANTONIO. IN 2013, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED $550,000 IN GRANTS TO SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE (SAPA) TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK FINDING HOMES FOR AT-RISK CATS AND DOGS AT THE CITY SHELTER. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS SINCE 2011 WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM PETSMART CHARITIES THE NUMBER OF PETS KILLED IN SAN ANTONIO SHELTERS DECREASED FROM 18,955 IN 2011 TO 6,510 IN 2013. - MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN STRUT YOUR MUTT EVENTS IN ELEVEN CITIES AND IN A VIRTUAL STRUT YOUR MUTT CHALLENGE, RAISING NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR 230 PARTICIPATING NETWORK PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. - LAST NOVEMBER, BEST FRIENDS LAUNCHED THE GROUNDBREAKING SAVE THEM ALL INSTAGRAM PSA CAMPAIGN CREATED BY LOS ANGELES AGENCY TBWACHIATDAY LA. THE CAMPAIGN FEATURES FOUR FAMOUS PETS WHO HAVE MORE THAN 2 MILLION DEDICATED INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF PETS FROM SHELTERS IN HOPES OF BRINGING ABOUT A TIME WHEN NO MORE PETS ARE KILLED SIMPLY FOR NOT HAVING HOMES. AN ESTIMATED 27 MILLION PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TO THE INSTAGRAM VIDEOS JUST LAST YEAR. - BEST FRIENDS HELD SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, SALT LAKE CITY, AND ST. GEORGE, UTAH. WITH 215 PARTICIPATING SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, MORE THAN 2,600 WONDERFUL DOGS AND CATS FOUND THEIR FOREVER HOMES. AND AT OTHER BEST FRIENDS ADOPTION EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS LIKE BACK IN BLACK, 9 LIVES FOR $9, LOVE IS SPECIAL AND THE HOLIDAY ADOPTION PROMOTION, MORE THAN 8,700 PETS FOUND HOMES. - AT BEST FRIENDS' 2013 NO MORE HOMELESS PETS CONFERENCE, HELD IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, MORE THAN 1,500 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 340 NETWORK PARTNERS, LEARNED INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND FOUND INSPIRATION TO HELP END THE KILLING OF PETS IN OUR NATION'S SHELTERS.