2020-01-24T18:49:47-06:00 2019-08-31 473535842 DAVIS FARR LLP 2301 DUPONT DRIVE SUITE 200 IRVINE CA 92612 990 2018-09-01 951738153 LOS ANGELES SPCA LOSA 8887722521 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 8887722521 2020-01-24 1 TRITIA FOSTER P02164134 9494742020 4.53.180.254 2020-01-24 18:22:11 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 3CA04E7BE7BF2B42156A332E3B083524EED3DD18 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z MADELINE BERNSTEIN 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 10592029 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. 7 7 117 411 518218 -160429 8824301 4956329 1591284 1615713 1200513 2117660 154947 162575 11771045 8852277 0 0 0 0 4785127 4995803 0 0 794112 2897037 3232552 7682164 8228355 4088881 623922 41210458 39726678 6586107 6559687 34624351 33166991 X SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 4726451 897699 ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDE SHELTER, VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION AND SOCIALIZATION FOR HOMELESS AND ABUSED ANIMALS. SPCALA ADOPTED OUT 3,153 ANIMALS, REUNITED 390 PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FOSTERED 733 ANIMALS IN TEMPORARY HOMES, AND TRANSFERRED 99 ANIMALS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.AFTER HAVING FOUND FOREVER HOMES FOR 1,536 ANIMALS SINCE OPENING IN 2014, THE PETSMART CHARITIES EVERYDAY ADOPTION CENTER (EAC) IN PICO RIVERA OPERATED BY SPCALA CLOSED JANUARY 1, 2019. HOWEVER, IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING AT OUR HAWTHORNE FACILITY, SPCALA REFURBISHED AND REOPENED ITS LOS ANGELES SHELTER FACILITY AS A PET ADOPTION CENTER ON JULY 20, 2019. DURING FY2019, SPCALA HELD OR PARTICIPATED IN 15 SPECIAL ADOPTION EVENTS RESULTING IN 858 ANIMALS FINDING FOREVER HOMES.BEHAVIOR, TRAINING, AGILITY AND SPECIALTY CLASSES INCREASE THE ABILITY OF ADOPTERS TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PET, ENHANCING THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO HELP SHELTER ANIMALS COPE WITH THE STRESS AND ANXIETY OF LIFE IN A KENNEL. OUR BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT ENROLLED 2,236 STUDENTS (NEW AND CONTINUING) DURING FY2019, SPENT CONCENTRATED TIME WITH 764 DOGS AND CATS, PERFORMED ASSESSMENTS OF 175 DOGS FOR THE SHELTERS AND HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS 155 HANDLING ASSESSMENTS, ANSWERED 1,370 BEHAVIOR HOTLINE CALLS AND E-MAILS, TAUGHT 61 HEAL LEVEL TRAINING CLASSES FOR VOLUNTEERS, 12 STAFF TRAININGS COVERING MULTIPLE DOG HANDLING TECHNIQUES. IN TOTAL, 361 VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS WERE TRAINED IN FY2019. 729022 5000 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. THIS YEAR THE APS STAFF FIELDED 2,660 CALLS THAT RESULTED IN 966 FORMAL COMPLAINTS. OFFICERS CHECKED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OVER 3,270 ANIMALS. THIS YEAR SAW TWO CONVICTIONS FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY BECAUSE OF INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING SPCALA OFFICERS. THE FIRST IN JUNE 2019 CONCLUDED A TWO-YEAR-OLD SPCALA INVESTIGATION THAT FOUND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF ONE MISDEMEANOR COUNT OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE SECOND, A FELONY CONVICTION, CAME IN JULY 2019 ON CHARGES RESULTING FROM AN INVESTIGATION OF A DEAD OPOSSUM. A THIRD INVESTIGATION THAT UNCOVERED A MYRIAD OF VIOLATIONS AT A SOUTH LOS ANGELES ANIMAL HOSPITAL IS ONGOING BUT HAS RESULTED IN THE REVOCATION OF THE VETERINARY LICENSE OF A DOCTOR IN CHARGE OF THE DERELICT FACILITY.SPCALA DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (DART) MEMBERS RESPONDED IN SUPPORT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OPERATIONS FOR THE DEVASTATING WOOLSEY FIRE THAT ULTIMATELY BURNED MORE THAN 96,000 ACRES IN MALIBU AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES IN NOVEMBER 2018. DURING THE COURSE OF THE FOUR-DAY DEPLOYMENT, DART MEMBERS WORKED TIRELESSLY AND WERE INVOLVED DIRECTLY WITH ANIMAL RESCUES, PET OWNER ESCORTS, WELFARE CHECKS, ANIMAL CARE, ANIMAL TRANSPORT, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES.THE ANIMAL SAFETY NET PROGRAM PROVIDES AN UNDISCLOSED SAFE HAVEN FOR PETS OF BATTERED INDIVIDUALS WHO FEAR LEAVING THEIR PETS BEHIND WHERE THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO HARM BY A VIOLENT PARTNER. THIS YEAR THE ASN INFO LINE RECEIVED 155 INQUIRIES THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. THIRTY-THREE CLIENTS/FAMILIES (INCLUDING 30 CHILDREN) UTILIZED THE PROGRAM, AND 55 PETS (35 DOGS, 20 CATS) WERE HOUSED. THIS IS A 15% DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S 183 INQUIRIES, A 29% DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S 46 CLIENTS/FAMILIES, AND A 20% DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S 69 PETS (43 DOGS, 17 CATS, SEVEN RABBITS, TWO GUINEA PIGS). AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 70 DAYS, WHICH IS A 67% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE STAY OF 42 DAYS.ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN VARIED WAYS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE SCOPE OF HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT. HUMANE OFFICERS STAFFED A BOOTH IN JANUARY AT THE LOS ANGELES LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING EXPO IN WESTCHESTER AS WELL AS A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT WITHIN THE CRENSHAW COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE YEARLY KLOS ADOPTION DAY EVENT, THE SUBARU LOVES PETS DAY, AND THE HISTORIC RE-OPENING OF THE LOS ANGELES ADOPTION CENTER, WHICH COMBINED RESULTED IN THE ADOPTION OF MORE THAN 140 ANIMALS.ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS' LANDMARK DOG BEHAVIOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (DBLE) TRAINING NOT ONLY BROADENED ITS SCOPE BUT ALSO ITS REACH IN FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 BY PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL POLICE FOUNDATION IN RELEASING A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT ON REDUCING DOG SHOOTINGS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTERS. THE REPORT, TITLED, "AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO REDUCING DOG SHOOTINGS IN ROUTINE POLICE ENCOUNTERS: REGULATIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND TRAINING IMPLICATIONS" WAS SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL CANINE RESEARCH COUNCIL TO THE NATIONAL POLICE FOUNDATION. 969493 347199 THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TEACHING LOVE AND COMPASSION (TLC) IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INSTILL EMPATHY INTO AT-RISK YOUTH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TOOLS TO USE IN LIEU OF VIOLENCE. THIS PROGRAM USES SHELTER DOGS AS THE MEDIUM FOR THESE EFFECTS, 36 DOGS AND 80 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF 7 SESSIONS HELD THIS YEAR. IT IS A CURE FOR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AS IT AIMS TO RESTORE EMPATHY WHERE IT HAS LAPSED. WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE JUDICIARY, THE DEFENSE BAR AND THE PROBATIONS DEPARTMENT, THE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH, A SHORTER VERSION OF TLC, IS A COURT-MANDATED PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED TO QUALIFIED CONVICTED JUVENILE OFFENDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ANIMAL ABUSE OR SOME KIND OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION, HUMANE EDUCATION CONTINUED TEACHING THE ELECTIVE PROGRAMS (EP). THE EP IS A 16-WEEK, IN-SCHOOL ELECTIVE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8 AND TEACHES THE POWER OF EMPATHY AND NON-VIOLENT CHOICES THROUGH LESSONS ON RESPONSIBILITY, DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE, AND KINDNESS. THIS YEAR, 55 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. NOW IN ITS 16TH YEAR, FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP HAD 323 CAMPERS (AGES 8-13) AND 78 COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING (AGES 14-17) LEARNING RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING THINGS. CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HANDS-ON DOG TRAINING-AN ACTIVITY THAT MAKES SHELTER DOGS MORE ADOPTABLE-AS WELL AS PUPPY AND KITTEN HANDLING. ON-LINE PRESENTATIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR TEACHERS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES REPORTEDLY REACHING 2,379 STUDENTS DURING FY2019. THE GIRL SCOUT MERIT BADGE PET CARE WORKSHOPS (PCWS) CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND, WITH 21 WORKSHOPS REACHING 272 CHILDREN AGES 6-12 IN FY2019. 79453 APPROXIMATELY 411 VOLUNTEERS DONATED A TOTAL OF 49,067 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. MANY PARTICIPATED IN THE HEAL (HELPING ENHANCE ANIMALS' LIVES) AND THE CAT CARE PROGRAMS PROMOTING GOOD MANNERS AND OBEDIENCE WITH OUR DOGS AND CLICKER-TRAINING WITH THE CATS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE STIMULATION FOR THE SHELTER ANIMALS, HELPING REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY, THEREBY MAKING THE ANIMALS MORE ATTRACTIVE TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS. OTHER VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM BY OPENING THEIR HOMES TO CARE FOR BOTTLE FED NEWBORN KITTENS AND PUPPIES OR SICK, INJURED, OR ABUSED ANIMALS; THE ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM , BRINGING ANIMALS TO VISIT WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN HOSPITALS, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER FACILITIES SERVING THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED, ILL, AGED, AND CONFINED; AND HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THE DAY TO DAY CARE OF SHELTER ANIMALS THROUGH CLEANING, FEEDING AND, GROOMING LAUNDRY VOLUNTEERS WASHED MOUNTAINS OF TOWELS AND BLANKETS REGULARLY. STILL MORE VOLUNTEERS DID ISOLATION PUPPY/DOG SOCIALIZATION, LOW COST VACCINE CLINICS, MOBILE ADOPTIONS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS. FINALLY, VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED OFFICE ACTIVITIES. 79453 6504419 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 31 0 117 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X RANDY SHERIFF 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 EVE M CODDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD B TUROVSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS PAINTER DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BART ZITNITSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD BREWER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DE LA ROSA SR. VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 133954 0 27157 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 250974 0 38785 RANDY SHERIFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 86170 0 14685 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SER 40.00 X 107949 0 16083 JR SITMAN DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TE 40.00 X 110257 0 22781 CESAR A PEREA CAPTAIN OF INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 102788 0 19991 792092 0 139482 6 0 1 0 NEWPORT ONE 21 RAILROAD AVENUE SUITE 1 DUXBURY MA 02332 DIRECT MAILING SERVICES 461204 1 14349 4941980 170290 4956329 ANIMAL SHELTER CONTRACTS 900099 481120 481120 BOARD & GROOMING 812900 388576 388576 OTHER ADOPTION CENTER CHARGES 900099 347199 347199 ANIMAL PLACEMENT FEE 900099 326666 326666 OTHER SHELTER CHARGES 900099 67152 67152 5000 5000 1615713 792549 792549 10172 10172 2870557 1545446 1325111 1325111 1325111 0 14349 0 0 323948 194306 129642 129642 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 22761 22761 22761 8852277 1249898 518218 2127832 353110 278957 56498 17655 3344542 2775512 420991 148039 139067 112294 23117 3656 873728 729661 92058 52009 285356 248517 24993 11846 54700 9136 10308 35256 28660 28660 82854 82854 357832 331238 16243 10351 38499 37877 622 453765 423854 24647 5264 42929 42929 531103 496115 25671 9317 28867 23556 4660 651 34104 28733 17 5354 166021 166021 366123 343473 20768 1882 134293 105306 24721 4266 PRINTING 333219 29384 1854 301981 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 194183 120106 47407 26670 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 164244 137201 19484 7559 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 135693 5705 964 129024 85463 58844 3909 22710 8228355 6504419 929824 794112 491177 696611 3003602 2634652 142958 198739 143260 151622 74619 41168 14024735 6419445 7890522 7605290 20631074 18910706 8831496 9486140 1750 1750 41210458 39726678 386107 359687 6200000 6200000 6586107 6559687 X 33304102 32078548 1141667 1088443 178582 0 34624351 33166991 41210458 39726678 623922 -2081282 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4970538 5070394 7159097 8824301 4956329 30980659 1339468 1376346 1455539 1532185 1551085 7254623 1557 1557 6310006 6446740 8616193 10356486 6507414 38236839 15000 20075 15100 15284 25425 90884 25417 34521 185120 245058 15000 20075 40517 49805 210545 335942 37900897 433442 541294 532349 617904 802721 2927710 400985 457114 420970 400193 388576 2067838 834427 998408 953319 1018097 1191297 4995548 10336 12008 8743 10601 22761 64449 7154769 7457156 9578255 11385184 7721472 43296836 0.87540 0.88630 0.11540 0.10870 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 4468612 6181877 1305135 904181 400954 460240 411088 49152 809667 635564 174103 7605290 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 62269 F CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 9423871 F 9486140 X 6688141 -2081282 -2081282 8769423 82854 82854 8852277 8145501 0 8145501 82854 82854 8228355 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, 2019. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ELIZABETH DE LA ROSA SR. VICE PRESIDENT 133954 0 0 0 0 0 8471 0 18686 0 161111 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 201474 0 49500 0 0 0 11995 0 26790 0 289759 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 AS WITH HER SALARY, THE BONUS IS CALCULATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON HER PERFORMANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. X 3 42361 X PET SUPPLIES 1945 127929 FMV 0 1 1 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 OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.