2022-07-01T12:56:45-05:00 2021-08-31 473535842 DAVIS FARR LLP 18201 VON KARMAN AVE SUITE 1100 IRVINE CA 92612 990 2020-09-01 951738153 LOS ANGELES SPCA LOSA 8887722521 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 8887722521 2022-07-01 1 MADELINE BERNSTEIN 999009999 TRITIA FOSTER P02164134 9494742020 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MADELINE BERNSTEIN 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 20628645 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. 8 8 100 305 0 0 7437987 11992977 1327714 893980 1591057 2961508 186695 181174 10543453 16029639 0 0 0 0 5416553 4503132 0 0 987704 2797398 3261126 8213951 7764258 2329502 8265381 44575633 57063115 7602621 7840130 36973012 49222985 X SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 3761480 861884 COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES: AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SLOWLY EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC, SO TOO DID SPCALA, OFFERING MODIFIED IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, IN-SHELTER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPANDED PET ADOPTIONS. ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDE SHELTER, VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION, AND SOCIALIZATION FOR HOMELESS AND ABUSED ANIMALS. VETERINARY SERVICESIN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SPCALA VETERINARIANS AND STAFF PERFORMED A TOTAL OF 1,994 EXAMS AND 6,850 VETERINARY PROCEDURES FOR SHELTER PETS, INCLUDING VACCINATIONS, WOUND CARE, MEDICATED BATHS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND SURGERY, AMONG OTHERS. SPCALA HELD LOW-COST VACCINE CLINICS IN OCTOBER 2020 AND JUNE 2021, HELPING COMMUNITY ANIMALS WHOSE OWNERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE SERVICE OTHERWISE.TRAINING & ENRICHMENTENRICHMENT 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 475 DOGS, 12 CATS, MANAGED 16 PROJECT AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY DOGS, ASSESSED 30 DOGS FOR HUMANE EDUCATION AND SHELTER PROGRAMS, AND CONDUCTED 23 HANDLING ASSESSMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CANINE BODY LANGUAGE, TRAINING METHODS USED AND EXERCISES TAUGHT. ADOPTION, REUNIFICATION, & RETENTIONFINDING AND KEEPING NEW HOMES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS AND RETURNING LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS REMAINS PARAMOUNT. SPCALA FOUND ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR 1,122 SHELTER PETS, REUNITED 192 LOST PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES, PLACED 90 ANIMALS WITH TRUSTED RESCUE PARTNERS, AND PROVIDED FOSTER HOMES FOR 438 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 9,141 (NEW AND CONTINUING) STUDENTS IN DOG TRAINING CLASSES. SPCALA ALSO OFFERED ONLINE PRIVATE TRAINING CLASSES AND A SERIES OF FREE WEBINARS FOR DOG OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED 1,409 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES VIA SPCALA'S FREE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE. 846186 32096 ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICE PROGRAM: ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICE PROGRAM (APS) INVESTIGATES ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, AND ASSISTS IN THE PROSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEGLECT OR ABUSE ANIMALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, APS STAFF FIELDED 4,744 CALLS, WHICH RESULTED IN 26 FORMAL COMPLAINTS. IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES, ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS CHECKED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OVER 1,661 ANIMALS. MOST COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO VIOLATION, OR WERE RESOLVED THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, OR REFERRAL TO ANOTHER AGENCY. HOWEVER, THREE NEW CRIMINAL CASES WERE FILED, AND TWO OTHERS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS. SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS FREQUENTLY AID OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS, WHEN ANIMALS ARE KNOWN TO BE PRESENT OR ANIMAL CRUELTY IS SUSPECTED. IN SOME CASES, SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ENTRY TEAM AND TASKED WITH THE CONTAINMENT AND CONFINEMENT OF ANY DOGS ON THE PROPERTY TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY BOTH OF THE DOGS AND THE OFFICERS. IN OTHER INSTANCES, SPCALA EXPERTISE IN INVESTIGATING ANIMAL CRUELTY IS REQUESTED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SPCALA ASSISTED IN THE EXECUTION OF ONE SUCH SEARCH WARRANT. SPCALA'S DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (DART), HEADED BY SPCALA'S CAPTAIN OF ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS, RESPONDS TO THE CALL FOR AID FROM LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE WAKE OF DISASTERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, DART MEMBERS RESPONDED TO A STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CALOES) REQUEST INITIATED BY EL DORADO COUNTY OFFICIALS AND DEPLOYED TO THE DEVASTATING CALDOR FIRE NEAR LAKE TAHOE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEVEN (7) DAY DEPLOYMENT, DART MEMBERS WORKED TIRELESSLY AND WERE INVOLVED DIRECTLY WITH ANIMAL SERVICES COORDINATION, ANIMAL RESCUES, PET OWNER ESCORTS, WELFARE CHECKS, ANIMAL CARE, ANIMAL TRANSPORT, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES. 831157 165108 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES: SPCALA HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHETHER DELIVERED IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY, AIM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AS ONE WAY TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. WE DO 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 2021, SPCALA CONTINUED TO EXTEND CONCEPTS OF EMPATHY AND COMPASSION TO YOUTH, CHILDREN, AND ADULTS THROUGH A RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING: TEACHING LOVE AND COMPASSION (TLC); COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH; ANIMAL SAFETY NET; FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP; CUSTOM PRESENTATIONS BY REQUEST; AND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ONLINE. TLC & THE SPCALA COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTHTLC IS A PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT OFFERS A SMALL-GROUP FORMAT THAT COMBINES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH ANIMAL WELFARE LESSONS AND HANDS-ON POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING WITH SHELTER DOGS. SPCALA DEVELOPED TLC 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 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OTHER JUVENILE JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SPCALA OFFERED VIRTUAL FORMATTING FOR TLC, AND IMPLEMENTED A VIRTUAL FAMILY NIGHT FOR TLC PARTNER SCHOOLS INVOLVING PARTICIPANTS, THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS, AND PETS. SPCALA RAN FOUR IN-PERSON SESSIONS OF THE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM, REACHING 14 STUDENTS. 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. SPCALA HOUSED 28 ASN PETS 16 DOGS, 10 CATS, AND ONE OTHER FROM 23 FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDED 37 CHILDREN, IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR ASN PETS WAS 66 DAYS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMINGSPCALA CREATED A BEVY OF PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES - ALL DELIVERED VIRTUALLY INCLUDING WOOF & WIFI (IN WHICH KIDS LEARN TO TRAIN THEIR OWN PET DOGS), WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA OFFERED A MODIFIED IN-PERSON FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP, REACHING 75 YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 9 AND 13. 12385 VOLUNTEER SERVICES: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE MAJORITY OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY WAS RELEGATED FOSTER AND REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES. HOWEVER, SPCALA BEGAN STRATEGICALLY PHASING VOLUNTEERS BACK TO IN-SHELTER WORK TOWARD THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2021.FOSTER VOLUNTEERS BECAME A LIFELINE TO MANY ANIMALS IN OUR CARE DURING THE PANDEMIC PROVIDING THEM SAFE, TEMPORARY SHELTER AS SPCALA WORKED TO FIND THEM FOREVER HOMES OR RETURN THEM TO THEIR FAMILIES, AS IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL SAFETY NET (ASN) PETS. FOSTER VOLUNTEERS DONATED 16,163 HOURS OF THEIR TIME, CARING FOR 435 PETS.SHELTER DOGS ENJOYED 388 HOURS TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING WITH VOLUNTEERS. SHELTER CATS BENEFITTED FROM 122 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME SOCIALIZING AND TRAINING, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FOOD AND CLEANING THEIR ENCLOSURES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE INVALUABLE ENRICHMENT TO SHELTER PETS: REDUCING STRESS AND HELPING TO MAKE PETS MORE DESIRABLE TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS. 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. 12385 5451208 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 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 21 0 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X OCTASHA HYACINTH 8887722521 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 MIRIAM DAVENPORT VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 118699 0 36460 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 144851 0 40876 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 321769 0 35270 RANDY SHERIFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 91027 0 24340 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SER 40.00 X 131741 0 19263 JR SITMAN DIRECTOR OF IT 40.00 X 117162 0 25634 CESAR A PEREA CAPTAIN OF INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 121015 0 22414 ANWURI L BUNKLEY VETERINARIAN 40.00 X 123521 0 10416 1169785 0 214673 7 0 1 0 NEWPORT ONE 21 RAILROAD AVENUE SUITE 1 DUXBURY MA 02332 DIRECT MAILING SERVICES 556274 1 1025000 10967977 102219 11992977 ANIMAL SHELTER CONTRACTS 900099 491410 491410 OTHER ADOPTION CENTER CHARGES 900099 262373 262373 ANIMAL PLACEMENT FEE 900099 74850 74850 OTHER SHELTER CHARGES 900099 33251 33251 ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICES 812900 32096 32096 893980 708070 708070 16066 16066 6801692 4548254 2253438 2253438 2253438 178087 50752 127335 127335 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 37773 37773 37773 16029639 1059088 0 2977574 757615 496262 261353 2713601 2093558 414124 205919 125799 80173 34789 10837 660745 601757 1624 57364 245372 186666 43223 15483 108736 74966 21717 12053 29435 29435 119724 119724 377315 189903 174466 12946 31199 29986 1213 296911 278937 12090 5884 42973 42973 536314 464173 46808 25333 10408 7522 2886 1759 1759 74669 74669 356454 332569 22436 1449 159229 126584 28495 4150 PRINTING 466009 22467 7231 436311 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 222571 119797 61966 40808 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 210757 165024 38964 6769 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 122264 3650 477 118137 94399 57813 3538 33048 7764258 5451208 1325346 987704 626481 2801880 5016479 5236848 141987 257743 140701 172156 48088 106688 14065731 7104147 7274361 6961584 21264268 37202368 10061518 4322098 1750 1750 44575633 57063115 377621 697140 6200000 6200000 1025000 942990 7602621 7840130 X 36259224 48501567 713788 721418 36973012 49222985 44575633 57063115 8265381 3984592 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7159097 8824301 4956329 7437987 11992977 40370691 1455539 1532185 1551085 1346118 1072067 6956994 1557 1557 8616193 10356486 6507414 8784105 13065044 47329242 15100 15284 25425 10000 15000 80809 25417 34521 185120 344723 41910 631691 40517 49805 210545 354723 56910 712500 46616742 532349 617904 802721 770103 724136 3447213 420970 400193 388576 213059 1422798 953319 1018097 1191297 983162 724136 4870011 8743 10601 22761 69712 37773 149590 9578255 11385184 7721472 9836979 13826953 52348843 0.89050 0.87070 0.09300 0.11190 X 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 4973435 5677054 1340134 993756 346378 464691 450237 14454 811213 686719 124494 6961584 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 28795 F CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 4293303 F 4322098 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 942990 942990 X 19894507 3984592 3984592 15909915 119724 119724 16029639 7644534 0 7644534 119724 119724 7764258 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. PART X, LINE 2: 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, 2021. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 219769 0 102000 0 0 0 13182 0 22088 0 357039 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 144851 0 0 0 0 0 9434 0 31442 0 185727 0 0 0 MIRIAM DAVENPORT VICE PRESIDENT 118699 0 0 0 0 0 5193 0 31267 0 155159 0 0 0 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SER 131741 0 0 0 0 0 8102 0 11161 0 151004 0 0 0 X 7994 FMV X PET SUPPLIES 1412 94225 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): 1,412 REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL GIFTS RECORDED. MANY INDIVIDUAL GIFTS RECORDED INCLUDE DUPLICATES OF THE SAME ITEM. PART I, LINE 32B: DONORS CHOSE SPCALA AS THEIR CHARITY OF CHOICE AND DONATED THEIR VEHICLES USING EITHER CARS 4 CAUSES OR CHARITABLE AUTO RESOURCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD VIA EMAIL AND CONFERENCE CALL 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'S 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES PERFORMANCES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND SCHEDULE J, PART II DURING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 09/01/2018 - 8/31/2019, MADELINE BERNSTEIN EARNED A $50,000 BONUS WHICH WAS NOT PAID OUT UNTIL FY 19/20. DURING THE FY 20/21, MS. BERNSTEIN EARNED A BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,000 WHICH WAS PAID TO HER PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FY. THEREFORE, THE BONUS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J REPRESENTS BONUSES WHICH WERE EARNED OVER MULTIPLE YEARS AND PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 5 OFFICER COMPENSATION LISTED ON THE 990 STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES, LINE 5 REPRESENTS COMPENSATION FOR THE TAX YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 - AUGUST 31, 2021.