2024-02-12T17:47:12-06:00 2023-08-31 953001179 WINDES INC PO BOX 87 LONG BEACH CA 90801 990 2022-09-01 951738153 LOS ANGELES SPCA LOSA 3237305300 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 3237305300 2024-02-12 1 MADELINE BERNSTEIN 999009999 1 DONITA JOSEPH P00286656 5624351191 2024-02-12 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SPCALA MADELINE BERNSTEIN 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 19257035 0 X WWW.SPCALA.COM X 1877 CA SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION, AND ADVOCACY. 10 10 80 360 0 0 7811375 6777717 1131079 1387274 5306299 43043 207945 -40589 14456698 8167445 0 0 0 0 4502180 4212992 0 0 703086 3527205 3844949 8029385 8057941 6427313 109504 53003702 55563998 7153819 6769125 45849883 48794873 X SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 4836854 1039692 COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES: SPCALA COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER, NOURISHING FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, AND ENRICHMENT TO THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS, ABUSED, AND OTHERWISE IN-NEED ANIMALS ANNUALLY. VETERINARY SERVICES:IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE VETERINARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 19,721 SHELTER PET EXAMS, PROCEDURES, AND TREATMENTS, INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WOUND CARE, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA PROVIDED CARE FOR 423 COMMUNITY ANIMALS AT PUBLIC LOW-COST VACCINE CLINICS.TRAINING & ENRICHMENT:ENRICHMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES HELP ANIMALS COPE WITH THE INEVITABLE STRESS AND ANXIETY INHERENT IN SHELTER LIFE - MOST STRIKINGLY IMPORTANT TO SURVIVORS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE SPCALA ANIMAL BEHAVIOR & TRAINING DEPARTMENT WORKED DIRECTLY WITH SHELTER DOGS AND CATS, MANAGED PROTECTIVE CUSTODY DOGS, AND CONDUCTED ASSESSMENTS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION HUMANE EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMS. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CANINE BODY LANGUAGE, TRAINING METHODS USED AND EXERCISES TAUGHT BY CONDUCTING HELPING ENHANCE ANIMALS' LIVES (HEAL) AND OTHER TRAINING CLASSES.ADOPTION, REUNIFICATION, & RETENTION:FINDING - AND KEEPING - NEW HOMES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS AND RETURNING LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS REMAINS PARAMOUNT. A TOTAL OF 2,401 ANIMALS FOUND NEW HOMES, REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, OR TRANSFERRED TO CREDIBLE RESCUE GROUPS, THANKS TO SPCALA'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FURTHER, SPCALA PROVIDED FOSTER HOMES FOR 468 ANIMALS IN NEED OF TEMPORARY PLACEMENT. TRAINING, AGILITY, AND SPECIALTY CLASSES INCREASE THE ABILITY OF ADOPTERS TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PETS AND ENHANCE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. TO THAT END, SPCALA ENROLLED 10,566 (NEW AND CONTINUING) STUDENTS IN DOG TRAINING CLASSES. 801749 509 ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICE PROGRAM (APS):SPCALA IS THE ONLY ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES THAT IS ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS IN WHICH SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ASSIST IN THE PROSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEGLECT OR ABUSE ANIMALS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, APS STAFF FIELDED 5,058 CALLS WHICH RESULTED IN 91 FORMAL COMPLAINTS. IN THE COURSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS, SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS CHECKED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OVER 1,125 ANIMALS. MOST COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO VIOLATION, OR WERE RESOLVED THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, OR REFERRAL TO ANOTHER AGENCY. NO NEW CRIMINAL CASES WERE SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTION CONSIDERATION. SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS FREQUENTLY AID IN OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS, WHEN ANIMALS ARE KNOWN TO BE PRESENT OR ANIMAL CRUELTY IS SUSPECTED. NON-ANIMAL CRUELTY RELATED WARRANTS INCLUDE NARCOTICS RAIDS AND CHOP SHOPS, AMONG OTHER CRIMES. IN THESE CASES, SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ENTRY TEAM AND TASKED WITH THE CONTAINMENT AND CONFINEMENT OF ANY DOGS ON THE PROPERTY. SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS SERVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY BOTH OF THE DOGS AND THE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE, MITIGATING THE DANGER OF PETS AND GUARD DOGS BEING SHOT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO MAY BE INEXPERIENCED IN THE HANDLING OF ANIMALS IN SUCH SITUATION. IN OTHER INSTANCES, SPCALA EXPERTISE IN INVESTIGATING ANIMAL CRUELTY IS REQUESTED, FREQUENTLY INVOLVING BLOODSPORTS (E.G. COCKFIGHTING, DOGFIGHTING). SPCALA'S DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (DART) IN WHICH SPCALA RESCUES AND PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND FRONT-LINE VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS DURING EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS ON A LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. 1030860 275989 VIOLENCE PREVENTION HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AS ONE WAY TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM DOES THIS BY:*ENGAGING YOUTH AND CHILDREN IN EMPATHY-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING;*ENCOURAGING YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS, OTHERS, AND THEMSELVES;*OFFERING VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES.IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SPCALA EXTENDED CONCEPTS OF EMPATHY AND COMPASSION TO OVER 1,900 YOUTH, ADULTS, AND CHILDREN THROUGH A HOST OF OFFERINGS.TEACHING LOVE & COMPASSION (TLC) AND THE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH:TLC IS A PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT OFFERS A SMALL-GROUP FORMAT WHICH COMBINES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH ANIMAL WELFARE LESSONS AND HANDS-ON POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING WITH SHELTER DOGS. SPCALA DEVELOPED TLC OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO AND HAS SUCH SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS WITH IT WE NOW ALSO OFFER THE SPCALA COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. THE DIVERSION PROGRAM IS AN ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION PROGRAM MODELED AFTER TLC BUT SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH REFERRED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' OFFICE AND OTHER JUVENILE JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS. LAUNCHED IN 2011, THE DIVERSION PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY A POST-CONVICTION REHABILITATION INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE DIVERSION PROGRAM HAS SINCE FOCUSED ON PRE-ARREST DIVERSION IN THE HOPES OF PREVENTING YOUTH FROM ENTERING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SPCALA RESUMED TLC PROGRAMMING (PREVIOUSLY ON-HOLD DUE TO THE PANDEMIC) AND HELD TWO SESSIONS AT GRAVES MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SOUTH WHITTIER. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA OFFERED THREE DIVERSION SESSIONS FOR JUSTICE-SYSTEM INVOLVED YOUTH.ANIMAL SAFETY NET (ASN):DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WILL OFTEN NOT LEAVE A SITUATION OF ABUSE IF IT MEANS THEY MUST LEAVE THEIR PETS BEHIND. ABUSERS OFTEN THREATEN, HARM, OR KILL PETS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. SINCE 1998, THE SPCALA ANIMAL SAFETY NET (ASN) PET HOUSING PROGRAM HAS WORKED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING SAFE, TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR THE PETS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, SPCALA TOOK STEPS TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO OTHERS IN CRISIS INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY HOMELESSNESS, OR THOSE ENTERING TREATMENT FACILITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SPCALA HOUSED 66 ASN PETS HELPING 47 FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDED 35 CHILDREN. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR ASN PETS WAS 72 DAYS. OUT OF THE 47 CLIENTS HELPED, 25 WERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, 12 WERE UNHOUSED, 9 WERE IN TREATMENT OR RECOVERY AND ONE WAS A VETERAN.ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING:SPCALA FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP RETURNED, HOSTING 210 YOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF SIX, ONE-WEEK SESSIONS. SPCALA OFFERED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 40 LONG BEACH AREA YOUTH FOR A SPECIAL SEVENTH WEEK OF CAMP, WITH EXPANDED HOURS, CURRICULUM, MEALS, AND TRANSPORTATION, MADE POSSIBLE BY A PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING GRANT. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA CONTINUES TO OFFER PET CARE PATCH WORKSHOPS, ONLINE PRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS. 101974 2360 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ALL ASPECTS OF SPCALA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SPCALA MAINTAINED ITS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATING A ROBUST VOLUNTEER BASE, RECRUITING 209 NEW VOLUNTEERS. NEW AND RETURNING VOLUNTEERS DONATED A TOTAL OF 29,956 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF SPCALA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.PETS WHO NEEDED TEMPORARY IN-HOME CARE (INCLUDING ASN PROGRAM PETS AND SURVIVORS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY) WERE CARED FOR BY FOSTER VOLUNTEERS, WHO DONATED 15,599 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.IN THE SHELTERS, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE INVALUABLE ENRICHMENT TO SHELTER PETS, REDUCING THEIR STRESS AND MAKING THEM MORE DESIRABLE TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS. SHELTER DOGS ENJOYED 10,640 HOURS OF TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING WITH VOLUNTEERS, WHILE SHELTER CATS BENEFITTED FROM 4,308 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH SPECIFIC TYPES OF ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY CARE OF SHELTER ANIMALS THROUGH CLEANING, FEEDING AND, GROOMING; ASSISTED IN OFFICE ACTIVITIES; DID MOUNTAINS OF LAUNDRY; AND ASSISTED VETERINARY SERVICES. 101974 2360 6771437 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X X MADELINE BERNSTEIN 3237305300 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 ROLLIN RANSOM ESQ CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE G STRONG JR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BART ZITNITSKY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLETTE MAGNETTA SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EVE M CODDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD B TUROVSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS PAINTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TEENA HOSTOVITCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN CRISOLOGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 280296 0 35415 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 161477 0 14117 MIRIAM DAVENPORT VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 137255 0 41171 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES 40.00 X 141142 0 25107 KOREY DAVIS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 108211 0 21842 828381 0 137652 5 0 1 0 NEWPORT ONE 21 RAILROAD AVENUE SUITE 1 DUXBURY MA 02332 DIRECT MAILING SERVICES 592140 MJ JURADO INC 10552 CHESNUT AVENUE STATON CA 90680 BUILDING REPAIR AND MAINTENCE 171305 ROTH STAFFING 450 N STATE COLLEGE BLVD ORANGE CA 92868 TEMPORARY SERVICES 158766 BLACKBAUD INC PO BOX 930256 ATLANTA GA 31193 FINANCIAL AND FUND SOFTWARE 153324 4 6777717 226963 6777717 ANIMAL SHELTER CONTRACTS 812900 568123 568123 OTHER ADOPTION CENTER CHARGES 812900 332101 332101 ANIMAL PLACEMENT FEE 812900 210064 210064 MISCELLANEOUS 812900 170285 170285 OTHER SHELTER CHARGES 812900 106373 106373 328 328 1387274 2081042 2081042 28135 28135 8762204 5100 10805303 0 -2043099 5100 -2037999 -2037999 215563 284287 -68724 -68724 8167445 1318550 0 71178 678429 614695 41188 22546 3249333 2944079 197269 107985 31021 28107 1883 1031 134800 122136 8184 4480 119409 108192 7249 3968 143153 102064 33049 8040 116338 98400 17938 62994 62994 541702 511374 19298 11030 26581 10624 15957 1142199 702276 16080 423843 457456 410953 37628 8875 13646 10127 2539 980 14678 14502 117 59 395645 372787 20532 2326 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 244256 163034 31631 49591 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 145270 119559 18109 7602 541031 438528 67730 34773 8057941 6771437 583418 703086 3305526 3070973 2322993 2502604 160980 252184 307233 122276 79645 129595 14561781 7700289 6735775 6861492 40072085 42609031 17715 14093 1750 1750 53003702 55563998 953819 569125 6200000 6200000 7153819 6769125 X 45123430 48616261 726453 178612 45849883 48794873 53003702 55563998 109504 2835486 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4956329 7437987 11992977 7811375 6777717 38976385 4956329 7437987 11992977 7811375 6777717 38976385 4785862 34190523 802721 770103 724136 1526851 2109177 5932988 388576 213059 601635 22761 69712 37773 130246 45641254 6684570 0.74910 X 0.88290 0.10190 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 178582 1.00000 0 0 799204 799204 10650489 5478258 5172231 1560232 849010 711222 1278363 1153240 125123 273493 219781 53712 6861492 X 10939937 2835486 2835486 8104451 62994 62994 8167445 7994947 0 7994947 62994 62994 8057941 PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48: SPCALA IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO SPCALA'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR SPCALA AT AUGUST 31, 2023 AND 2022. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. PART V, LINE 4 INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 223200 0 57096 0 0 0 12462 0 22953 0 315711 0 0 0 MIRIAM DAVENPORT VICE PRESIDENT 136000 0 1255 0 0 0 5490 0 35681 0 178426 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 160000 0 1477 0 0 0 9689 0 4428 0 175594 0 0 0 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES 138710 0 2432 0 0 0 8469 0 16638 0 166249 0 0 0 KOREY DAVIS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 106753 0 1458 0 0 0 6297 0 15545 0 130053 0 0 0 X 6 57978 MARKET VALUE X PET SUPPLIES 1060 168984 ESTIMATED MARKET VAL 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. PART I, LINE 32B: CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES & SERVICES, INC. SELLS USED VEHICLES, AND DONORS MAY DESIGNATE SPCALA AS THE CHARITABLE BENEFICIARY OF 80% OF THE NET PROCEEDS. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A: TAX-EXEMPT BONDS: THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND LIABILITIES REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET (PART X, LINE 20) WERE ISSUED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2002. AS SUCH, SCHEDULE K IS NOT REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DESCRIBE THE PROCESS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW THIS FORM 990. FORM 990 TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO APPROVAL FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LOS ANGELES SPCA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HUMANE SOCIETY THE LOS ANGELES SPCA/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HUMANE SOCIETY (HEREAFTER LASPCA) IS ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE COMMON GOAL OF PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LASPCA ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROGRAMS AND CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT INVOLVE OTHER PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE LASPCA'S REPUTATION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS ITS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ITS DIRECTORS AND DONORS, ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. IN ADDITION, THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE OFTEN THE PRODUCT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS OF THE LASPCA'S RESOURCES, ENERGIES AND EFFORTS. THE LASPCA THEREFORE HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND MUST MAINTAIN POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT ITS FINANCIAL INTERESTS. A KEY POLICY IS THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS FIDUCIARIES OF THE LASPCA, MUST COMPLY WITH THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY RECOGNIZES THAT THE LASPCA HAS THE OBLIGATION AND THE RIGHT TO INSIST UPON THE UNDIVIDED LOYALTY OF ITS DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THEIR SERVICE. IN KEEPING WITH THIS OBLIGATION, THE LASPCA REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING COMMITMENTS FROM ITS DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS: 1. EVERY DIRECTOR HAS A LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROMOTE THE LASPCA'S BEST INTERESTS. NO DIRECTOR MAY ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LASPCA'S BEST INTERESTS OR THAT IN ANY MANNER DISRUPTS, UNDERMINES OR IMPAIRS THE LASPCA'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANY LASPCA SUPPORTER OR DONOR, OR ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, PERSON OR ENTITY WITH WHICH THE COMPANY HAS OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO AN ARRANGEMENT, AGREEMENT OR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP OF ANY KIND. 2. DIRECTORS MUST NOT, EITHER DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE TERM OF THEIR SERVICE, INTERFERE WITH, DISRUPT OR IMPAIR ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LASPCA AND ANY EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT, REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THE LASPCA HAS OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT OR PROGRAM. 3. DIRECTORS, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, MAY NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY OR ACCEPT A POSITION IN ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT EITHER INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO DEVOTE THEIR FULL AND BEST EFFORTS TO THE LASPCA'S INTERESTS OR RAISES AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBLE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY RAISE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (A) ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM, SERVING ON THE BOARD OF OR PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION, OR ANY ORGANIZATION OR PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF SUCH CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION, WHOSE INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA; (B) HAVING A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION WHOSE INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA, EXCEPT THAT OWNERSHIP OF LESS THAN 1% OF THE PUBLICLY TRADED STOCK OF A CORPORATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT; (C) ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY HAVING THE EFFECT OF DIVERTING ANY OPPORTUNITY DUE THE LASPCA TO ANY OTHER CHARITABLE, HUMANE OR OTHER ORGANIZATION OR PERSON; (D) COMMITTING THE LASPCA TO GIVE ITS FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUPPORT TO ANY OUTSIDE CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER GROUP OR ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROPER APPROVAL; OR (E) USING PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL LASPCA INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR TO THE LASPCA'S DETRIMENT. AS USED HEREIN, "DIRECTOR", INCLUDES THE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LASPCA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THAT OTHER RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY THIS POLICY REPRESENT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 4. DIRECTORS HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF THE DIRECTOR (OR THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER) BECOMES INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY THAT MIGHT RAISE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIRECTORS WHO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THIS POLICY OR THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES ON THEIR POSITION AS DIRECTORS SHOULD CONTACT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BEFORE ENGAGING IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND DETERMINE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. THE REVIEW SHALL BE MADE A MATTER OF RECORD. ANY DIRECTOR (INCLUDING ANY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER) WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY VOTE ON THE MATTER OR BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR ANY BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE DISCLOSURE IS CONSIDERED. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING WILL REFLECT THE DISCLOSURE AND THE RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & REVIEW. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DIRECTOR (INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER) AND AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL PRESENTS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BRING THE ISSUE TO A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MAY BY MAJORITY VOTE TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IT DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE TO AVOID OR PREVENT THE CONTINUATION OF THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH ACTION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES PERFORMANCES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. THE ENTITY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ITS FORM 990, AND ITS DETERMINATION LETTER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.