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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. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (EXPENSES $17,400,952) FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, THE SANCTUARY RUN BY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED EXCELLENT VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION AND LOVE TO HOMELESS, ABANDONED, ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS. ABOUT 1,700 ANIMALS ARE BEING CARED FOR AT THE SANCTUARY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. EVERY ANIMAL WHO COMES TO THE SANCTUARY RECEIVES THE NECESSARY TREATMENT AND CARE TO RECOVER AND HEAL FROM LIFE'S HARD JOURNEY, AND IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES, THE ANIMAL EVENTUALLY MOVES ON TO A FOREVER HOME. BEST FRIENDS' COMMITMENT TO EACH ANIMAL LASTS A LIFETIME. EVERY ANIMAL AT THE SANCTUARY IS WELCOME TO STAY FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO FIND THE RIGHT FAMILY, AND A FEW WILL CALL THE SANCTUARY THEIR HOME FOR LIFE. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2010 INCLUDE: * 792 ANIMALS WERE ADMITTED TO THE SANCTUARY. * 754 ANIMALS FOUND HOMES-INCLUDING 435 DOGS, 252 CATS, 3 HORSES, 14 RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS, 3 PIGS, 45 PARROTS AND 2 ANIMALS FROM WILD FRIENDS: A CHICKEN AND A RAT. * 189 INJURED WILD ANIMALS WERE CARED FOR IN OUR WILD FRIENDS DEPARTMENT AND 106 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 IMPROVED TO MAKE BEST FRIENDS' CARE EVEN BETTER. VAL'S PUPPY CARE CENTER, A NEW BUILDING ESPECIALLY FOR PUPPIES, AND THE EXPANDED, REMODELED CLINIC BECAME OPERATIONAL DURING THE YEAR. WORK WAS ALSO COMPLETED ON UPDATES TO THE BUNNY HOUSE AND CAT BUILDING EXPANSIONS. IN ADDITION, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CAT HEADQUARTERS BEGAN, WITH SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR UNSOCIAL CATS WHO NEED THEIR OWN SPACE AND FOR NEWLY ARRIVED GROUPS OF CATS WHO ARE USED TO LIVING TOGETHER. * THE BEST FRIENDS CLINIC ALSO HAD ANOTHER BUSY YEAR: SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES 2,109 (INCLUDES 676 PUBLIC SERVICES) DENTALS 396 (2 PUBLIC) MISCELLANEOUS SURGERIES 412 (64 PUBLIC) AFTER-HOURS EMERGENCIES 112 (24 PUBLIC) * "NO MORE HOMELESS PETS IN UTAH" OFFICIALLY BECAME PART OF BEST FRIENDS ON JANUARY 1, 2011. IN 2010, PARTNERING CLOSELY WITH ANIMAL SHELTERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF A NO-KILL COALITION THROUGHOUT UTAH, THEY PARTICIPATED IN STERILIZING MORE THAN 34,000 DOGS AND CATS AND HELPING NEARLY 25,000 PETS TO FIND LOVING HOMES. SINCE THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK BEGAN IN 2000, FEWER UTAH PETS ARE NOW ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND THE EUTHANASIA RATE FOR THOSE WHO DO ENTER SHELTERS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY NEARLY HALF. * FIVE OF THE 22 "VICKTORY DOGS," WHO CAME TO BEST FRIENDS FROM MICHAEL VICK'S PROPERTY, HAVE BEEN ADOPTED INTO LOVING HOMES, ONE IS IN A FOSTER-TO-ADOPT HOME, AND THE REST CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AT THE SANCTUARY. THESE HIGH-PROFILE DOGS ARE LIVING PROOF THAT EVERY DOG DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE, AND ARE HELPING TO CHANGE THE WAY THE PUBLIC VIEWS PIT BULLS. EMERGENCY RESPONSE (EXPENSES: $643,716) IN 2010, THE BEST FRIENDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DIRECTLY SAVED 217 DOGS AND 300 PARROTS, SUPPORTED TRAINING FOR 34 VETERINARIANS AND UNDERTOOK 700 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES THROUGH GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: * BEST FRIENDS JOINED 21 OTHER GROUPS IN THE ANIMAL RELIEF COALITION FOR HAITI (ARCH) WHICH MOBILIZED RESCUE EFFORTS THAT PROVIDED LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE AND AID TO 49,506 ANIMALS FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE. * TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND LONG-TERM WELFARE OF ANIMALS IN HAITI, BEST FRIENDS AND HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI) PARTNERED TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST ANIMAL CARE AND TRAINING CENTER IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH IS NEARLY COMPLETED. * WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE GILCREASE NATURE SANCTUARY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WAS DEPLOYED AND STABILIZED SOME 300 PARROTS AND OTHER COMPANION BIRDS. * BEST FRIENDS PARTNERED WITH PETS ALIVE, A NO-KILL SHELTER IN NEW YORK, TO RESCUE 88 BEAGLES ABANDONED AT A RESEARCH FACILITY IN NEW JERSEY. RESCUED JUST IN TIME FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY, ALL HAVE SINCE BEEN PLACED IN GOOD HOMES. * BEST FRIENDS PARTNERED WITH ASPCA AND THE POPE COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE TO RESCUE 125 DOGS FROM A HOARDING SITUATION IN ARKANSAS IN AN EFFORT CALLED THE "RAZORBACKS RESCUE." TWENTY-FOUR OF THE MOST SEVERELY NEGLECTED DOGS CAME TO THE SANCTUARY FOR SPECIALIZED CARE. * TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS INTERNATIONALLY, BEST FRIENDS PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING FOR SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND RELATED VETERINARY TRAINING IN COSTA RICA, ETHIOPIA AND PERU. BEST FRIENDS ALSO SPONSORED ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AFRICA, ASIA, INDONESIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. * IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE SEASON, BEST FRIENDS SENT A TRAILER FILLED WITH BOATS, EMERGENCY SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT, HUMANE TRAPS, KENNELS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MORE TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. INITIATIVES AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH (EXPENSES: $12,505,556) WHILE THE SANCTUARY DEMONSTRATES BEST FRIENDS' COMMITMENT TO CARING FOR AND REHABILITATING ANIMALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, MAGAZINE AND EXTENSIVE WEB NETWORK DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE HELPING TO BRING ABOUT A TIME OF NO MORE HOMELESS PETS ALL AROUND THE NATION. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ACTIVITIES FALL UNDER ONE OF OUR FOUR NATIONAL INITIATIVES: PIT BULL INITIATIVES * STRONG ADVOCACY WORK TO FIGHT BREED-DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION HELPED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PIT BULL TYPE DOGS REMAIN IN LOVING HOMES DURING 2010. * AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, BEST FRIENDS' LEGAL TEAM PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON BENEFICIAL DANGEROUS-DOG LAWS TO 350 ATTORNEYS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGED THE USE OF OUR FISCAL IMPACT CALCULATOR-AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE TOOL THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES ASSESS THE HIGH COST OF BREED-DISCRIMINATORY LAWS. * THANKS TO THE SHELTER PARTNERS PROGRAM FOR PIT BULLS, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS AND SALT LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES, NO ADOPTABLE PIT-BULL-TYPE DOGS WERE EUTHANIZED IN SLC COUNTY SHELTERS IN 2010! THIS LIFESAVING MODEL PROGRAM IS NOW BEING INTRODUCED IN FIVE OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PUPPY MILL INITIATIVES * DURING 2010, BEST FRIENDS SAVED 643 PUPPY MILL DOGS, AND ASSISTED IN 20 CRUELTY CASES. * BEST FRIENDS' "PUP MY RIDE" PROGRAM DELIVERED 809 DOGS FROM LOS ANGELES AREA SHELTERS TO SHELTERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WHERE SMALL DOGS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. * MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE LEARNED ABOUT PUPPY MILLS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTION BY DOWNLOADING ACTION KITS OR PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS AND LECTURES. * BEST FRIENDS WAS PART OF A COALITION OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS THAT SUPPORTED PASSAGE OF A NEW LAW WHICH IMPROVES CONDITIONS FOR DOGS IN MISSOURI'S PUPPY MILLS. CAT INITIATIVES * BEST FRIENDS RAN NINE TRAP/NEUTER/RELEASE (TNR) "BOOT CAMPS" THAT PROVIDED TRAINING TO NEARLY 500 FERAL CAT CAREGIVERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP CATS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. * 1,200 CATS WERE HELPED THROUGH BEST FRIENDS' FOUR DIRECTIONS COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM IN UTAH, WHICH PROVIDES TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN (TNR) SERVICES AND CAT FOOD TO COMMUNITY CAT CAREGIVERS. * BEST FRIENDS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE FERAL FREEDOM PROGRAM IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WHICH SPARED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 3,200 CATS DURING 2010 BY WORKING WITH RESIDENTS AND THE CITY SHELTER TO TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN COMMUNITY CATS TO THEIR TERRITORIES, INSTEAD OF EUTHANIZING THEM. * BEST FRIENDS' FISCAL CALCULATOR-AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE TOOL-HELPS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY REALIZE THAT TRAP/NEUTER/RELEASE (TNR) PROGRAMS CAN SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY AS WELL AS CATS' LIVES. EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS 990, PART III, LINES 4A, 4B & 4C "PETS ARE FAMILY" INITIATIVES * BEST FRIENDS MARSHALED 334 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED COLLECT 182,090 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AT 198 PETCO STORES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE FOOD WAS DONATED TO PET FOOD PANTRIES THAT DISTRIBUTED IT TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH PETS IN NEED, HELPING TO KEEP PETS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. * BEST FRIENDS SENT AN ADDITIONAL 82,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED BY DEL MONTE FOODS TO THE GULF COAST REGION, WHERE FISHING FAMILIES WERE DEVASTATED BY THE BRITISH PETROLEUM OIL SPILL AND NEEDED HELP FEEDING THEIR PETS. OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH * BEST FRIENDS' COMMUNITY ANIMAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT HELPED MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH PET-RELATED PROBLEMS-FROM FINDING NEW HOMES FOR PETS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO SOLVING BEHAVIOR ISSUES, WHICH HELPED PETS STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. * BEST FRIENDS ORGANIZES AN ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON BRINGING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. MORE THAN 1,125 PEOPLE-A RECORD NUMBER-PARTICIPATED IN THE 2010 NO MORE HOMELESS PETS CONFERENCE, INCLUDING REGISTRANTS, SPEAKERS, VOLUNTEERS, VENDORS, AND A SMALL NUMBER OF STAFF. * SAFE HUMANE CHICAGO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BEST FRIENDS, SERVED MORE THAN 2,700 YOUTH AND PROVIDED TRAINING ON ANIMAL-RELATED LAW TO MORE THAN 2,000 POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES. * BEST FRIENDS' HUMANE EDUCATION AMBASSADORS HELPED EDUCATE 2,180 CHILDREN ABOUT KINDNESS TO ANIMALS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE DOWNLOADED HUMANE EDUCATION ACTION KITS, LESSON PLANS, AND PROJECTS/PLEDGES FROM OUR WEBSITE. * BY YEAR'S END, MORE THAN 900 GROUPS AND 100,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE PART OF THE BEST FRIENDS NETWORK, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE AND GROUPS WORKING TO SAVE ANIMALS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. * BEST FRIENDS' NETWORK CHARITIES SUPPORTS GRASS-ROOTS NON-PROFIT ANIMAL GROUPS WORKING TO CREATE A TIME OF NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. FOR EXAMPLE, BEST FRIENDS' STRUT YOUR MUTT PLEDGE WALKS ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS RAISED NEARLY $199,000 FOR PARTICIPATING NETWORK CHARITIES-LOCAL RESCUE GROUPS AND SHELTERS-IN THE L.A. AND NEW YORK CITY AREAS. * BEST FRIENDS' SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN L.A. AND NEW JERSEY ATTRACTED 11,500 PEOPLE AND FOUND HOMES FOR 575 PETS. * THE MESSAGE OF NO MORE HOMELESS PETS WENT VIRAL, AS BEST FRIENDS CONTINUED TO USE THE WORLDWIDE WEB AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. A HOLIDAY VIDEO ENCOURAGING PET ADOPTION WAS VIEWED NEARLY 500,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE ALONE AND A NEW BEST FRIENDS BLOG HAS GENERATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. AS OF THE END OF 2010, BEST FRIENDS HAD MORE THAN 137,000 FACEBOOK FANS AND 32,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NUMBERS. 1,125 PEOPLE-A RECORD NUMBER-PARTICIPATED IN THE 2010 NO MORE HOMELESS PETS CONFERENCE, INCLUDING REGISTRANTS, SPEAKERS, VOLUNTEERS, VENDORS, AND A SMALL NUMBER OF STAFF. * SAFE HUMANE CHICAGO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BEST FRIENDS, SERVED MORE THAN 2,700 YOUTH AND PROVIDED TRAINING ON ANIMAL-RELATED LAW TO MORE THAN 2,000 POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES. * BEST FRIENDS' HUMANE EDUCATION AMBASSADORS HELPED EDUCATE 2,180 CHILDREN ABOUT KINDNESS TO ANIMALS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE DOWNLOADED HUMANE EDUCATION ACTION KITS, LESSON PLANS, AND PROJECTS/PLEDGES FROM OUR WEBSITE. * BY YEAR'S END, MORE THAN 900 GROUPS AND 100,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE PART OF THE BEST FRIENDS NETWORK, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE AND GROUPS WORKING TO SAVE ANIMALS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. * BEST FRIENDS' NETWORK CHARITIES SUPPORTS GRASS-ROOTS NON-PROFIT ANIMAL GROUPS WORKING TO CREATE A TIME OF NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. FOR EXAMPLE, BEST FRIENDS' STRUT YOUR MUTT PLEDGE WALKS ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS RAISED NEARLY $199,000 FOR PARTICIPATING NETWORK CHARITIES-LOCAL RESCUE GROUPS AND SHELTERS-IN THE L.A. AND NEW YORK CITY AREAS. * BEST FRIENDS' SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN L.A. AND NEW JERSEY ATTRACTED 11,500 PEOPLE AND FOUND HOMES FOR 575 PETS. * THE MESSAGE OF NO MORE HOMELESS PETS WENT VIRAL, AS BEST FRIENDS CONTINUED TO USE THE WORLDWIDE WEB AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. A HOLIDAY VIDEO ENCOURAGING PET ADOPTION WAS VIEWED NEARLY 500,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE ALONE AND A NEW BEST FRIENDS BLOG HAS GENERATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. AS OF THE END OF 2010, BEST FRIENDS HAD MORE THAN 137,000 FACEBOOK FANS AND 32,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NUMBERS. RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMOUNG OFFICERS 990 PART VI, LINE 2 JOHN FRIPP, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND CELESTE FRIPP, SECRETARY, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS 990, PART VI, LINE 4 THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS WAS REDUCED AND THE BOARD IS NOW COMPRISED OF A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO LIST THE TEN BOARD MEMBERS, FOUR OF WHOM WERE FOUNDERS OF BEST FRIENDS AND SIX OF WHOM WERE NON-EMPLOYEE, NON-FOUNDER MEMBERS. 990 REVIEW PROCESS 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 2010 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE CONTROLLER, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING FILED. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY 990, PART VI, LINE 12C UPON BEING APPOINTED, ALL BOARD MEMBERS 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 AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS COMPLY WITH POLICY. CEO COMPENSATION PROCESS 990, PART VI, LINE 15A 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. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES 990, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CFO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. STATES WITH WHICH A COPY OF THIS FORM 990 IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED 990, PART VI, LINE 17 A COPY OF THIS FORM 990 IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY 990, PART VI, 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. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE 990, PART XI, LINE 5 UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS - $787,837.