2021-05-13T10:39:23-05:00 2020-12-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2020-01-01 412055310 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HUMA 9143810309 PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 9143810309 2021-05-13 1 BRAD GOLDBERG XXX-XX-XXXX GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2021-05-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SEE SCHEDULE O BRAD GOLDBERG PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 530086 0 X WWW.TEACHHEART.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. 10 10 9 20 0 0 650516 530084 0 0 3 2 0 0 650519 530086 500 0 0 0 496770 438059 0 0 73907 153201 112784 650471 550843 48 -20757 428231 489095 7000 88621 421231 400474 X HEART'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE YOUTH WHO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL WORLD. 0 0 135417 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION IN 2020, HEART CREATED THREE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. 1) WE DEVELOPED A K-3 RESOURCE GUIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FARM SANCTUARY CALLED "EXPLORING THE LIVES OF FARM ANIMALS: LESSONS THAT TEACH COMPASSION." THIS CURRICULUM HELPS CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS, NEEDS, AND NATURAL BEHAVIORS OF FARM ANIMALS AND DEVELOP A CONNECTION WITH THEM. THE GUIDE INCLUDES LEARNING STATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 WITH MODIFICATIONS FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING. 2) IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE CREATED A ROBUST AND GROWING REMOTE LEARNING COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES TO NURTURE KINDNESS AND CALM THAT TEACHERS AND PARENTS COULD USE DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE ART, READING, WRITING, SELF-CARE, AND FAMILY TIME. 3) WE RELEASED AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE CLIMATE LITERACY TOOLKIT WITH EARTH CHARTER INDIANA THAT IS AVAILABLE AT TEACHCLIMATE.ORG. IT PROVIDES TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF K-12 STUDENTS WITH DOZENS OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES IN SUBJECT AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ART, AND FEATURES AN INTUITIVE SEARCH FUNCTION THAT ENABLES USERS TO FILTER CONTENT BY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (SCHOOL OR HOME), STUDENT AGE RANGE, AND LESSON DURATION.WE CONTINUED TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE OUR FOUR OTHER RESOURCE MANUALS: OUR K-5 AND SECONDARY SCHOOL JUSTICE FOR ALL GUIDES, TOTALING 49 LESSONS; OUR K-12 HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE, WITH 40 ANIMAL PROTECTION LESSONS; AND OUR PRE-K GUIDE, KINDNESS FOR ALL, WITH A 7-LESSON CURRICULUM. WE ALSO DISSEMINATED OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES CARDS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACE LEARNING CENTER. THIS TOOLKIT OF 180 HUMANE EDUCATION/SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITY CARDS IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PROBLEM SOLVING THAT BECOMES PART OF A DAILY PRACTICE TAKING 20 MINUTES OR LESS. STUDENTS ARE LED THROUGH A PURPOSEFUL PATH BEGINNING WITH INCLUSION, INFLUENCE, AND THEN COMMUNITY ISSUES PERTAINING TO A RANGE OF ANIMAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TOPICS.WE EXPANDED OUR DIGITAL INITIATIVES THROUGH POPULAR LESSON-SHARING PLATFORMS FOR TEACHERS, INDEXING OUR LESSONS TO NUMEROUS NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, WE USED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS POPULAR WITH TEACHERS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF HUMANE EDUCATORS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HEART'S LESSONS. THESE DIGITAL EXPANSIONS HAVE ENABLED OUR RESOURCES TO REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. 114898 MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ADVOCACY A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HUMANE EDUCATION AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE HUMANE EDUCATION LAW WAS RAISING AWARENESS OF THE MANY BENEFITS THAT HUMANE EDUCATION OFFERS AND PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO OUR TEACHING RESOURCES ACROSS A VARIETY OF WEB-BASED PLATFORMS. HEART CONTINUED TO MARKET OUR RESOURCES TO GAIN AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE FOR OUR MATERIALS AS POSSIBLE. WE REFRESHED AND IMPROVED OUR WEBSITE, UPGRADING THE SITE'S DESIGN, NAVIGATION, AND LOAD SPEED, MAKING IT MORE RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT FOR OUR AUDIENCES, AND IMPROVING SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION. AFTER THE REFRESH, OUR TRAFFIC STATISTICS INDICATED THAT THE SITE WAS MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY, STREAMLINED, AND ENGAGING. WE ALSO BUILT IN A MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS AND PARENTS TO SIGN UP ONLY ONCE IN EXCHANGE FOR FREE ONGOING ACCESS TO ANY HEART RESOURCES POSTED TO OUR ONLINE LIBRARY, WHICH WE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HEART CONTINUED ITS CONTRACT WITH A SERVICE TO MANAGE ITS GOOGLE AD GRANT, THE LEADING SOURCE OF OUR EVER-INCREASING WEBSITE TRAFFIC, CURRENTLY ATTRACTING NEARLY 10,000 VISITS PER MONTH.WE ALSO OPTIMIZED OUR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND STRENGTHENED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND CREATE A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. WE DEDICATED MORE STAFF TIME TOWARD SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES, WHICH HELPED US DETERMINE WHICH KINDS OF CONTENT WORK BEST ON WHICH PLATFORMS, CREATE POSTS THAT RESONATED MORE STRONGLY WITH OUR FOLLOWERS, IDENTIFY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WHOM WE COULD EXTEND OUR REACH, AND ANALYZE SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT METRICS ACROSS OUR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE REGULARLY POSTED BLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES ON OUR PROGRAMS AND ON THE SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDED IN OUR LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES. 106695 TEACHER TRAINING WE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED OUR COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AWARD (CCA) PROGRAM TO 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN DISTRICTS 15 AND 16 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS. IN THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM, SCHOOLS COMPETED FOR CASH PRIZES AWARDED FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE PROJECTS INSTILLING COMPASSION AND STUDENT STEWARDSHIP IN THE SCHOOL AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY. WE REGULARLY CONSULTED WITH TEACHERS AND HELPED GUIDE THE SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING OR EXPANDING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE, PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE TRANSITIONED TO A REMOTE FORMAT IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE YEAR-LONG CONTEST AND STUDENTS SUBMITTED MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS ON THEIR PLANNED OR COMPLETED SERVICE PROJECTS. THE CULMINATING CELEBRATION THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL WAS INSTEAD HELD VIRTUALLY WITH AN INSPIRING VIDEO MESSAGE TO STUDENTS FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A CCA WEBSITE TO CONNECT CURRENT AND PAST PARTICIPANTS AND TO CONTINUE SHARING IDEAS AND RESOURCES.THROUGH VARIOUS COLLABORATIONS, HEART DIRECTLY REACHED 270 TEACHERS IN OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. ONE OF OUR MAJOR TEACHER TRAINING PROJECTS WAS A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR ONLINE HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE NYC DOE THAT QUALIFIED SCHOOLTEACHERS TOWARD A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA IN LOS ANGELES TO TRAIN 100 OF THEIR HEAD START TEACHERS IN JANUARY 2020 TO IMPLEMENT OUR 7-LESSON KINDNESS FOR ALL PRE-K CURRICULUM. IN ADDITION, WE DEVELOPED AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO TRAINING FOR THIS CURRICULUM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRAIN MORE OF THEIR HEAD START TEACHERS VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN CHICAGO, WE CONDUCTED ONLINE CREDIT-BEARING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THROUGH WITS (WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS) AND THE ROCHELLE LEE TEACHER AWARD SUMMER INSTITUTE. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE IN NYC, IN FEBRUARY 2020 WE TRAINED STAFF AT ONE OF ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS THAT ACCEPTS PETS TO IMPLEMENT A HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM USING OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES CARDS. WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR REACH NATIONALLY BY CONTINUING TO OFFER OUR FREE ONLINE VIDEO PRESENTATION SERIES IN WHICH WE TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION.WE CONTINUED TO OFFER GUIDANCE TO MEMBERS OF OUR HEART NETWORK, WHICH SINCE ITS INCEPTION HAD ATTRACTED OVER 380 REGISTRATIONS AS OF YEAR-END, SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT ANIMAL SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS, AND SANCTUARIES NATIONWIDE. MEMBERS RECEIVED ACCESS TO CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES FROM OUR LIBRARY OF FREE LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GAMES, AND VIDEOS; TIPS, TOOLS, IDEAS, AND INSPIRATION TO SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND MODERATED CONTENT ON THE MADDIE'S FUND ONLINE COMMUNITY PLATFORM. 53345 STUDENT PROGRAMS HEART'S CCA CONTEST DESCRIBED ABOVE TAKES A DISTRICT-WIDE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING STUDENT-LED PROJECTS THAT CREATE A SCHOOL COMMUNITY OF COMPASSION, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESPECT. FOLLOWING OUR SUCCESSFUL CCA PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NYC MAYOR'S OFFICE AND NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR THAT REACHED 14,000+ STUDENTS AT 21 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BRONX DISTRICT 8, WE HAVE BEEN EXPANDING THE CCA PROGRAM TO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS REACHING THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS. IN THE SPRING TERM OF 2019, WE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT THE CCA PROGRAM TO LONG ISLAND'S NASSAU COUNTY, ENGAGING 6,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE VALLEY STREAM, HEMPSTEAD, MINEOLA, AND ROOSEVELT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, WE ROLLED OUR CONTEST OUT TO BROOKLYN DISTRICTS 15 AND 16 AND REACHED 10,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.HEART INSTRUCTORS ALSO TAUGHT MULTI-LESSON PROGRAMS TO 580 STUDENTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, AND INDIANAPOLIS AREAS BOTH IN-PERSON PRE-COVID AND VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE TAUGHT SUMMER PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO, AND IN INDIANAPOLIS WE CO-LED A SUCCESSFUL CLIMATE CAMP. BY TRAINING HEAD START TEACHERS IN LOS ANGELES TO OFFER OUR KINDNESS FOR ALL 7-LESSON PROGRAM, AND BY TRAINING SCHOOLTEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF INDIANA TO IMPLEMENT OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES TOOLKIT, WE INDIRECTLY REACHED OVER 3,000 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN 2020 WITH OUR CURRICULUM. 53345 410355 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL NY OR FL CA X X MR BRADLEY GOLDBERG 9143810309 141 HALSTEAD AVENUE SUITE 301 MAMARONECK NY 10543 MEENA ALAGAPPAN ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 99496 0 15205 CLAIRE STERLING COO 40.00 X 70573 0 14337 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WHITMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICARL HILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILI LAWNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZI OPPENHEIMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN RAFFERTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LENA TOWNSEND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDY UDELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY WALLACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 170069 0 29542 0 0 0 0 0 530084 530084 2 2 530086 0 0 2 X 199611 98182 50517 50912 178735 178735 2942 2209 371 362 26672 25626 439 607 30099 22741 3716 3642 7165 7165 66553 53487 383 12683 6819 3409 1705 1705 17579 14567 970 2042 4345 3476 435 434 600 480 60 60 2307 1846 115 346 6718 5374 672 672 FUNDRAISING 375 375 MISCELLANEOUS 292 204 27 61 MEALS 31 19 6 6 550843 410355 66581 73907 394419 471900 11312 11314 22500 5881 428231 489095 7000 7584 0 81037 7000 88621 X 385731 367974 35500 32500 421231 400474 428231 489095 -20757 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 615617 625524 629670 650516 530084 3051411 615617 625524 629670 650516 530084 3051411 761325 2290086 3 3 3 3 2 14 229 229 3051654 0.75040 0.74900 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 229. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2000 2000 472189 474189 94838 23710 0 0 110828 106341 110285 94838 422292 633438 2000 2000 2000 2000 8000 27707 26585 27571 23710 105573 158360 0 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 81037 81037 X 530086 0 530086 0 530086 550843 0 550843 0 550843 PART X, LINE 2: HEART IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HEART RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HEART HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HEART IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2017. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: HEART IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION TO DEVELOP A GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE YOUTH WHO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR VISION IS THAT WE WILL MOVE TOWARD A FUTURE WHEN ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS COMPASSION AND PROMOTES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD ALL LIVING BEINGS AND THE NATURAL WORLD. HEART WILL PROVIDE A LEADERSHIP ROLE TO ENABLE THE INCLUSION OF HUMANE EDUCATION INTO SCHOOL CURRICULA AND ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BRAD GOLDBERG AND LILLI LAWNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER OF HEART, IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF HEART IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HEART, TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF HEART AND TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT BENEFIT PERSONALLY FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. THIS OBLIGATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INTO WHICH HEART ENTERS AND WITH RESPECT TO WHICH OFFICERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND TO PROTECT HEART'S INTERESTS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES OF OFFICERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL THEN DETERMINE, BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTERESTS AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART AND SHALL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTEREST, HEART SHALL REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COST OR BENEFIT OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, IF ANY. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE INTEREST OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CONTAIN: - THE NAMES OF THE INTEREST PERSON(S) WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTEREST, - THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST, - A RECORD OF ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART, NOTWITHSTANDING THE INTEREST, AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS SUPPORTING SUCH DETERMINATION, AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR OF HEART MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND A PHONE MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON REPORTS ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FROM A SPECIAL ANNUAL GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION STUDY. ONCE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FINAL SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING DISCUSSING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND GETTING THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER MEET WITH THE COO FOR A 12 MONTH AND YEAR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS A PHONE MEETING WHERE BOTH THE OUTCOME OF THAT REVIEW ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION AND BONUS AWARDS FOR BOTH THE COO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE STAFF WERE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED AS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MEETING THEN TOOK PLACE AND THERE WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THE MAIN BOARD MEETING WHEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. NO SEPARATE MINUTES WERE TAKEN OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING ALTHOUGH THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS REFERENCED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT P.O. BOX 738, MAMARONECK, NY 10543 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (914)-381-0309. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,808. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,918. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,726. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 383. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 765. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,827. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, BOX C: HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS ALSO CONDUCTS BUSINESS USING THE FOLLOWING D/B/A'S: (1)HEART (2)ANIMALS AWAKENING COMPASSION IN YOUTH