PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC (EIN 52-1218336)
Tax period
2018-08-01 to 2019-07-31
Filed
2020-03-11
IRS object ID
202030719349300528
Schema version
2018v3.2
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DescINTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS PETA ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ABUSE AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, AMONG OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THEY'RE TREATED CRUELLY. IN 2019, PETA ORGANIZED AND LED MORE THAN 3,400 DEMONSTRATIONS AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS THROUGH PETA'S ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO URGE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHANGES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS. TEACHKIND, PETA'S HUMANE EDUCATION DIVISION, PARTNERED WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI TO TRAIN TEACHERS IN HUMANE EDUCATION AND HELP THEM IMPLEMENT THEIR "SHARE THE WORLD" PROGRAM IN CLASSROOMS TO FOSTER EMPATHY FOR ALL SENTIENT BEINGS. PETA'S YOUTH DIVISION, PETA FUTURE, GAVE VEGAN DEMONSTRATIONS TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS AND TOURED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH CARLY THE LIFE-SIZE- ANIMATRONIC COW TO TEACH MORE THAN 13,000 CHILDREN HOW COWS SUFFER IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY AND DISTRIBUTE FREE VEGAN ICE CREAM. PETA FUTURE ALSO WORKED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO HOLD TABLING EVENTS ON ISSUES INCLUDING SHOPPING CRUELTY-FREE, DISSECTION- CHOICE POLICIES, AND GETTING MORE VEGAN OPTIONS IN SCHOOL CAFETERIAS. AS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL NATION TOUR, PETA FUTURE BROUGHT THEIR "COMPASSION IS MAGICAL" MESSAGE TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE U.S. AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 100,000 COPIES OF THEIR "GUIDE TO GOING VEGAN," LOTS OF VEGAN FOOD SAMPLES, AND OTHER PRO-ANIMAL MATERIALS. PETA FUTURE'S CAMPUS REP NETWORK-THE LARGEST STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF ANY ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION-HELPED STUDENTS TAKE NEARLY 1,400 ACTIONS FOR ANIMALS AT MORE THAN 100 COLLEGES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE REPS SCREENED ANIMAL RIGHTS FILMS, PROTESTED OUTSIDE CAMPUS LABORATORIES, CAMPAIGNED TO END SEAWORLD TICKET SALES, AND HOSTED VEGAN FOOD AND DRINK GIVEAWAYS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY AFTER HEARING FROM PETA AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES, PHARMACEUTICAL GIANTS BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ABBVIE INC., AND DUTCH INGREDIENT MANUFACTURER DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS ENDED THEIR USE OF THE CRUEL FORCED SWIM TEST, IN WHICH SMALL ANIMALS ARE DROPPED INTO INESCAPABLE BEAKERS OF WATER AND MUST FRANTICALLY SWIM TO KEEP FROM DROWNING. PETA PERSUADED DOZENS OF FOOD AND DRINK COMPANIES TO STOP ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW-MANY OF WHICH INVOLVED HARMFUL AND DEADLY PROCEDURES-AND/OR IMPLEMENT POLICIES AGAINST FUNDING OR CONDUCTING SUCH TESTS. SOME OF THESE COMPANIES INCLUDE THE HERSHEY COMPANY, LINDT & SPRNGLI, THE KELLOGG COMPANY, MCCAIN FOODS, THE CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. (THE OWNER OF TOP RAMEN), SUNTORY HOLDINGS (WHOSE BRANDS INCLUDE JIM BEAM, MAKER'S MARK, CRUZAN RUM, AND HORNITOS TEQUILA), KIRIN HOLDINGS CO., AND THE MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY. TWO MAJOR PERSONAL-CARE BRANDS JOINED PETA'S BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES LIST OF CRUELTY-FREE COMPANIES AFTER YEARS OF WORKING WITH US: PROCTER & GAMBLE'S ICONIC HERBAL ESSENCES BRAND AND DOVE-ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY AVAILABLE PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCT BRANDS IN THE WORLD. FOLLOWING TALKS WITH PETA, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER WILL NO LONGER USE ANIMALS DURING ITS ANNUAL PEDIATRIC FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY POSTGRADUATE COURSE. THIS WILL PREVENT CABLES FROM BEING INSERTED INTO THE THROATS AND LUNGS OF HUNDREDS OF LIVE CATS, MANY OF WHOM WOULD SUFFER FROM POSSIBLY PAINFUL AND SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND CARDIAC ARREST. FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR PETA CAMPAIGN TO END TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S CRUEL CANINE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTS, THE SCHOOL STOPPED BREEDING GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND OTHER DOGS TO DEVELOP THE DEADLY DISEASE. PETA'S DETERMINED EFFORTS INCLUDED NUMEROUS BOLD PROTESTS, THREE LAWSUITS, A COMPLAINT TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, MOBILE BILLBOARDS AND ADVERTISEMENTS, TV COMMERCIALS, SUCCESSFUL STUDENT PETITIONS, A BULK DELIVERY OF MORE THAN 40,000 POSTCARDS FROM PETA SUPPORTERS, MEDIA COVERAGE IN MAJOR OUTLETS, AND SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS, AND CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING PAUL MCCARTNEY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, PETA TABLED AT BEAUTYCON-THE MASSIVE BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE CONVENTION-IN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES. MORE THAN 5,200 ATTENDEES SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM PETA AND PLEDGED TO SHOP CRUELTY-FREE. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY TO PROMOTE VEGAN EATING, PETA HELD MANY CREATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PLACED BILLBOARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY-INCLUDING IN STATES WHERE MILLIONS OF ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD DIED IN THE FLOODING CAUSED BY HURRICANE FLORENCE; AN "I'M ME, NOT MEAT" LOBSTER AD IN ADVANCE OF THE MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL; AND BILLBOARDS IN MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF COWS, PIGS, CHICKENS, AND LOBSTERS WHO WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN TRANSPORT TRUCK CRASHES. FOR THANKSGIVING, PETA ARRANGED A DONATION OF 100 TOFURKY ROASTS FOR THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS TO DISTRIBUTE TO FAMILIES IN NEED, COORDINATED THE RESCUE OF 16 TURKEYS FROM A SLAUGHTERHOUSE, AND DONATED HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF VEGAN FOODS TO A CHARITY AFTER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK THEIR VEGAN "PERSUASION PLEDGE." FOR NATIONAL BURGER MONTH (MAY) AND NATIONAL HOT DOG MONTH (JULY), PETA RANKED THE TOP 10 VEGAN BURGERS AND THE TOP 10 VEGAN HOT DOGS, RESPECTIVELY, FROM RESTAURANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AFTER PETA ALERTED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, TO A PLANNED ILLEGAL FOIE GRAS DINNER EVENT, IT WAS CANCELED. AND THANKS TO PETA'S PUSHING, SHAKE SHACK CANCELED PLANS TO SERVE FOIE GRAS AT A SPECIAL ONE-DAY EVENT AT ONE OF ITS LOCATIONS. FOLLOWING TALKS AND URGING FROM PETA, CHOBANI ADDED VEGAN YOGURTS, CARL'S JR. AND DEL TACO ADDED BEYOND MEAT PRODUCTS TO THEIR MENUS NATIONWIDE, AND BASKIN-ROBBINS RELEASED ITS FIRST VEGAN ICE CREAM FLAVORS. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY FOLLOWING A STRONG, MONTHS-LONG PUSH BY PETA THAT INCLUDED THEIR ATTENDANCE AT MULTIPLE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BAN THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF FUR CITYWIDE. PETA ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTED NEW YORK CITY'S PROPOSED BAN ON SELLING FUR- WITH OP-EDS BY ANJELICA HUSTON AND TIM GUNN, SUPPORT FROM MORRISSEY, DEMONSTRATIONS OF STEEL-JAW TRAPS, AND MORE. A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE BLOCKED CALIFORNIA'S SCHEDULED BAN ON IMPORTING AND SELLING CROCODILE AND ALLIGATOR SKINS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2020, FAILED, FOLLOWING WORK BY PETA. AFTER YEARS OF PETA PRESSURE, NUMEROUS DESIGNERS AND BRANDS BANNED FUR, INCLUDING PRADA, BURBERRY (WHICH ALSO BANNED ANGORA), DIANE VON FURSTENBERG (WHICH ALSO BANNED ANGORA AND EXOTIC SKINS), CHANEL (WHICH ALSO BANNED EXOTIC SKINS), COACH, AND JEAN PAUL GAULTIER (WHO ADMITTED THAT THE WAYS IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE KILLED FOR THEIR FUR ARE "DEPLORABLE"). IN LIGHT OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING MOHAIR EXPOS, MORE THAN 330 BRANDS WORLDWIDE-INCLUDING RESTORATION HARDWARE, WILLIAMS SONOMA, BROOKS BROTHERS, AND RALPH LAUREN-HAVE BANNED THE MATERIAL. MULTIPLE COMPANIES BANNED BADGER HAIR FOLLOWING PETA'S VIDEO EXPOS OF CHINA'S BADGER-BRUSH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PROCTER & GAMBLE'S THE ART OF SHAVING LINE, THE NEW YORK SHAVING COMPANY, BEAU BRUMMELL, AND CASWELL- MASSEY. IN RESPONSE TO THEIR QUESTION AT TESLA'S ANNUAL MEETING, CEO ELON MUSK CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPANY WILL REPLACE THE ANIMAL LEATHER THAT IT CURRENTLY USES FOR THE STEERING WHEELS OF ITS MODEL 3 WITH VEGAN MATERIAL- AND THAT ITS MODEL Y WILL BE FULLY VEGAN. IN OTHER VICTORIES FOR PETA'S FASHION CAMPAIGN, VICTORIA BECKHAM AND AHOLD DELHAIZE PLEDGED TO STOP USING EXOTIC SKINS, H&M BANNED "CONVENTIONAL" CASHMERE (THE ONLY KIND IT SELLS) FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH PETA, AND AFTER PETA INFORMED AVOCADO GREEN MATTRESS ABOUT SHOCKING, SYSTEMIC CRUELTY IN THE WOOL INDUSTRY, THE COMPANY ADDED A VEGAN MATTRESS TO ITS PREVIOUSLY ALL-WOOL LINE. PETA KEPT THE PRESSURE ON CANADA GOOSE TO STOP USING FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS WITH DOZENS OF PROTESTS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING A FUR CRAWL, DIE-INS, AND OTHER CREATIVE VISUALS. PETA PLACED AN ENORMOUS WALLSCAPE BILLBOARD NEAR CANADA GOOSE'S FLAGSHIP STORE IN CHICAGO, RELEASED BILL MAHER'S "NEW RULES" VIDEO SLAMMING THE COMPANY FOR USING FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS, AND ORGANIZED MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CANADA GOOSE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING-DURING WHICH MODEL AND ACTOR IRELAND BASINGER-BALDWIN DEMANDED TO KNOW WHY THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO USE COYOTE FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS DESPITE KNOWING HOW ANIMALS SUFFER FOR THEM. PETA'S MULTIFACETED CAMPAIGN URGING FOREVER 21 TO BAN WOOL INCLUDED PROTESTS AT CHAIN LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, OP-EDS PRINTED IN MULTIPLE NEWSPAPERS, AND OVER 60 COMPELLING ADS ON BILLBOARDS, BUSES, AND TAXIS ACROSS THE U.S., INCLUDING A "WOOL: THE NAKED TRUTH" BILLBOARD STARRING SUPERMODEL AND ACTOR JOANNA KRUPA IN TIMES SQUARE NEAR NEW YORK CITY'S LARGEST FOREVER 21 STORE. PETA COLLABORATED WITH MENSWEAR DESIGNER STEPHEN F ON A VEGAN, ECO-FRIENDLY MEN'S COLLECTION, AND THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR AT THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA ASKED PETA TO SPEAK AT ITS ANNUAL FASHION EDUCATION SUMMIT, WHICH DREW 100 FASHION PROFESSORS FROMDesc

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DescRESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESCUES RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT EACH WEEK, PETA WORKS TO RESCUE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND AT-RISK ANIMALS AND TO ORGANIZE CARE FOR THEM. PETA ALSO INVESTIGATES CRUELTY CASES, CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS, GATHERS EVIDENCE OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS, AND TAKES ACTIONS TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, PETA OBTAINED AND RELEASED VIDEO FOOTAGE REVEALING CRUEL AND SCIENTIFICALLY WORTHLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS CONDUCTED ON MICE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH). THESE INCLUDE THE WIDELY DISCREDITED FORCED SWIM TEST, THE TAIL SUSPENSION TEST (IN WHICH MICE ARE HUNG UPSIDE DOWN BY THEIR TAILS), THE FOOT SHOCK TEST (IN WHICH MICE OR RATS ARE LOCKED INSIDE A CHAMBER WITH AN ELECTRIFIED GRID FLOOR AND SHOCKED), AND THE SOCIAL DEFEAT TEST (IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE PUT IN A SITUATION THAT COMPELS ONE TO ATTACK ANOTHER REPEATEDLY). PETA WROTE TO NIMH DIRECTOR JOSHUA GORDON DEMANDING THAT THE INSTITUTE STOP CONDUCTING AND FUNDING THESE TESTS AND REDIRECT FUNDS TO SUPERIOR, NON-ANIMAL RESEARCH METHODS THAT BENEFIT HUMANS. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER A WHISTLEBLOWER INFORMED PETA OF ALLEGED NEGLECT, INCOMPETENCE, AND INDIFFERENCE TOWARD ANIMALS IN THE SCHOOL'S LABORATORIES, INCLUDING INSTANCES IN WHICH AN EXPERIMENTER PLAYED ON HIS PHONE AS A DOG WHO'D BEEN USED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY HOWLED IN PAIN AND MICE WERE LEFT TO DROWN OR DIE OF HYPOTHERMIA AS THEIR FAULTY AND LEAKY WATER BOTTLES FLOODED THEIR CAGES. PETA FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS CALLING ON THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S OFFICE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER YEARS OF PUSHING FROM PETA, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED TWO MORE NON-ANIMAL METHODS FOR TESTING COSMETICS PRODUCTS IN CHINA: THE DIRECT PEPTIDE REACTION ASSAY FOR SKIN SENSITIZATION AND THE SHORT TIME EXPOSURE ASSAY FOR EYE IRRITATION. THESE METHODS WILL SPARE COUNTLESS ANIMALS THE AGONY OF SUBSTANCES BEING APPLIED TO THEIR EYES AND RUBBED ONTO THEIR SKIN. THIS MAJOR PROGRESS IS THANKS TO THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK OF THE EXPERT SCIENTISTS AND REGULATORY SPECIALISTS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR IN VITRO SCIENCES (IIVS), TO WHOM PETA GAVE INITIAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE CHINESE SCIENTISTS AND OFFICIALS WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN USING MODERN, NON-ANIMAL METHODS. IN A PUSH FOR TRANSPARENCY ABOUT EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS, PETA FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST AFTER IT REFUSED TO RELEASE VIDEO RECORDS OF EXPERIMENTS ON MONKEYS DESPITE BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE STATE. THE SCHOOL SETTLED, AGREEING TO PROVIDE PETA WITH ALL OF ITS VIDEOS OF PRIMATE EXPERIMENTS FROM A 17-YEAR STUDY EXAMINING WHY AND HOW MONKEYS CONFINED TO LABORATORY CAGES ENGAGE IN SELF-MUTILATION. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ALSO AGREED TO SETTLE TWO PETA LAWSUITS BY TURNING OVER PUBLIC RECORDS ABOUT THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS USED IN CRUEL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE LABORATORY. THE PETA INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM LTD. (THE "SCIENCE CONSORTIUM"), OF WHICH PETA IS A MEMBER, CO-ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP AT WHICH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS BRAINSTORMED THE BEST WAY TO REPLACE THE USE OF RABBITS AND HORSESHOE CRABS IN PAINFUL TESTS FOR FEVER-CAUSING CONTAMINANTS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM ALSO SPONSORED AND PRESENTED INFORMATION AT A WORKSHOP TO REPLACE THE KILLING OF AN ESTIMATED 50,000 TO 70,000 MICE EACH YEAR IN RABIES VACCINE TESTS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTED SEVERAL EARLY-CAREER SCIENTIST AWARDS TO INNOVATIVE YOUNG RESEARCHERS ADVANCING NON-ANIMAL APPROACHES. THESE INCLUDE ONE TO A TOXICOLOGIST DEVELOPING A 3-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN LIVER TO REPLACE THE USE OF RATS IN LIVER-TOXICITY TESTING, ONE TO A RESEARCHER FROM ARGENTINA TO ATTEND A PRESTIGIOUS TOXICOLOGY WORKSHOP WHERE SHE RECEIVED TRAINING TO HELP HER ESTABLISH THE FIRST LABORATORY IN HER COUNTRY DEDICATED TO PROMOTING NON-ANIMAL TESTS, AND ONE TO A PH.D. STUDENT FROM THE NOVA UNIVERSITY OF LISBON TO ATTEND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE'S SUMMER SCHOOL?PROGRAM ON NON-ANIMAL TESTS. TEAMING UP WITH BIOTECH COMPANY EPITHELIX, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AWARDED INNOVATIVE RESEARCHERS WITH 10,000 WORTH OF FREE 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT. THESE MODELS, WHICH ARE MADE FROM HUMAN CELLS, CAN BE USED TO TEST COSMETICS, PHARMACEUTICALS, INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES, AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. TO PREVENT RATS FROM BEING TRAPPED IN NARROW TUBES AND FORCED TO INHALE TOXIC SUBSTANCES FOR HOURS BEFORE BEING KILLED, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM DONATED 50,000 IN EQUIPMENT TO IIVS. THE EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCES ON THE LUNGS AND YIELDS MORE HUMAN-RELEVANT RESULTS THAN THE USE OF RATS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM ORGANIZED A WEBINAR TO TRAIN TAIWANESE REGULATORS ON USING ANIMAL-FREE METHODS TO TEST FOR SKIN IRRITATION INSTEAD OF SMEARING TOXIC CHEMICALS ONTO ANIMALS' SKIN. MORE THAN 160 GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS ATTENDED THE FREE WEBINAR, AND OTHER TAIWANESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ATTENDING FUTURE WEBINARS. SEVERAL HUNDRED SCIENTISTS ALSO TUNED IN TO A WEBINAR PRESENTED BY THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AND AN AGROCHEMICAL COMPANY ON TESTING THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON HUMAN LUNGS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. AND THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM WORKED WITH THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) AND THE PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE TO ORGANIZE A SERIES OF WEBINARS ON NEW APPROACHES FOR TESTING CHEMICALS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATORS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY CONFERENCE-THE LARGEST TOXICOLOGY CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD-AND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR A PAPER THAT IT HAD CO-AUTHORED ON TESTING THE EFFECTS OF INHALED SUBSTANCES ON THE LUNGS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. COLLABORATING WITH THE EPA, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PUBLISHED A PAPER SHOWING THAT THE AGENCY CAN CONFIDENTLY ASSESS THE RISK OF PESTICIDES TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT POISONING BIRDS IN A CRUEL TEST. THIS TEST INVOLVES FEEDING BIRDS PESTICIDE-LACED FOOD FOR DAYS AND THEN MONITORING THEM FOR DISTRESS OR DEATH. THE EPA IS EXPECTED TO USE THE PAPER'S FINDINGS TO ALLOW COMPANIES TO SUBMIT A WAIVER FOR THIS TEST, SPARING HUNDREDS OF MALLARDS AND QUAILS EACH YEAR. PETA ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE CALIFORNIA CRUELTY-FREE COSMETICS ACT, WHICH WAS PASSED AFTER A DEDICATED CAMPAIGN. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY A PETA EYEWITNESS EXPOS OF REITZ DAIRY FARM-A NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FARM THAT KEPT APPROXIMATELY 300 ADULT COWS AND SCORES OF CALVES-REVEALED THAT COWS BEING MILKED WERE DENIED CARE FOR PAINFUL GRAPEFRUIT-SIZE MASSES THAT OOZED BLOOD AND PUS, WERE STRUCK OVER AND OVER ON THEIR SENSITIVE UDDERS, AND WERE FOUND LYING DEAD IN MANURE. A PETA EYEWITNESS INVESTIGATION INTO A FILTHY EGG FACTORY FARM NEAR SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA, THAT SUPPLIED EGGS TO COMPANIES INCLUDING THE KROGER CO.-WHICH SOLD THEM AS KROGER-BRAND EGGS-REVEALED THAT NEARLY 8,000 HENS SUFFERED AND DIED IN JULY AND AUGUST 2018, WHEN TEMPERATURES IN THE FARM'S SHEDS REACHED 106 DEGREES. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY AUGUST, WORKERS YANKED MORE THAN 49,000 UNWANTED HENS OUT OF THEIR CAGES, BEAT THEIR HEADS AGAINST METAL BOXES, STUFFED THEM INSIDE THE BOXES, AND THEN CRUDELY GASSED THEM WITH CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE EXTREME PAIN. COUNTLESS HENS SURVIVED THE ABUSE AND WERE THEN DUMPED INTO TRUCKS, SO THEY WERE BEATEN AGAIN WITH A PIECE OF WOOD OR SLAMMED AGAINST THE TRUCKS. THOSE WHO REMAINED ALIVE WERE LEFT TO DIE SLOWLY AND IN AGONY. IN A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY PETA AND OTHERS, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA STRUCK DOWN THE STATE'S "AG-GAG" LAW, WHICH CRIMINALIZED UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS OF FACTORY FARMS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES. THE COURT AGREED THAT IT WAS AN UNLAWFUL RESTRICTION ON SPEECH AND VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT. IOWA IS NOW THE THIRD STATE, FOLLOWING UTAH AND IDAHO, WHOSE ATTEMPT TO PUNISH WITNESSES WHO EXPOSE ILLEGAL AND INHUMANE CONDUCT ON FACTORY FARMS WAS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY PETA EXPOSED A SHEEP FARM IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, REVEALING THAT THE FARM MANAGER AND WORKERS MUTILATED TERRIFIED LAMBS IN ASSEMBLY-LINE FASHION. AN EYEWITNESS WORKED FOR A SHEEP-SHEARING CONTRACTOR IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AND FOUND THAT WORKERS STRUCK GENTLE, FRIGHTENED SHEEP IN THE FACE WITH SHARP METAL CLIPPERS-SHOWING, YET AGAIN, THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMANELY PRODUCED WOOL. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY A FEDERAL JUDGE FOR THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ISSUED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RULING ON PETA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, FINDING THAT TRI-STATE ZOOLOGICAL PARK'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE A NOW-DECEASED TIGER NAMED CAYENNE WITH ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE HARMED HEDesc

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Expense$421,266ExpenseAmt
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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PersonKELLY FIDLERPersonNm
Phone7579628364PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 FRONT STAddressLine1Txt
CityNORFOLKCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
INGRID NEWKIRK
PRESIDENT/SE40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,182$0$989
JEANNE ROUSH
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RODMAN
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY REIMAN
VICE PRESIDE40.00Yes (X)$97,188$0$5,503
JEFF KERR
ASST. SECRETYes (X)$0$145,667$9,71340.00
ROSALIND ZAYAS
VETERINARIAN40.00$117,303$0$2,877Yes (X)
KATHLEEN GUILLERMO
SR. VICE PRE40.00$118,751$0$11,256Yes (X)
LISA LANGE
SR. VICE PRE40.00$100,022$0$5,437Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$145,667TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$35,775TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
RWT PRODUCTION
5624 BELLINGTON AVESPRINGFIELDVA22151MAILING & POSTA$5,217,099
KT PRODUCTION
810 SE SHERMAN STPORTLANDOR97214PRINTING & POST$786,665
COMMUNICATION CORP OF AMERICA
13195 FREEDOM WAYBOSTONVA22713PRINTING & POST$778,513
MAL WARWICK DONORDIGITAL
2550 NINTH STREET SUITE 103BERKELEYCA94710MAIL MANAGEMENT$698,960
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP
1800 M ST NWWASHINGTONDC20036LEGAL SERVICES$462,395
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K28CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$339,893FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$856,698FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$45,581,725AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,727,699NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$46,778,316TotalContributionsAmt

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SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM900099$420,217$420,217
ADVERTISING INCOME900004$89,681$89,681
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$509,898TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$408,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$408,176ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,485TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,485ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$17,940RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$10,356RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,584RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,584TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,584ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,571,647SecuritiesAmt
Other$14,231OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,409,979SecuritiesAmt
Other$173,671OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$161,668SecuritiesAmt
Other-$159,440OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,228TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,228RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$24,195FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$856,698ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$201,772FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$177,577TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$177,577ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$107,869GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$60,186CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,532RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$4,151UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME900099$478,154$478,154
PARTNERSHIP INCOME531120$4,236$4,236
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$482,390OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,135,183TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$792,822ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,760TotalAmt
Program Services$85,760ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,720,430TotalAmt
Program Services$2,720,430ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,344TotalAmt
Program Services$137,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,386,410TotalAmt
Program Services$11,349,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,508FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,994TotalAmt
Program Services$126,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$206FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,067TotalAmt
Program Services$26,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$781,984TotalAmt
Program Services$779,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,271FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,346,623TotalAmt
Program Services$3,072,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,196,111FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,083TotalAmt
Program Services$85,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,739FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,097TotalAmt
Fundraising$536,097FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,890,827TotalAmt
Program Services$10,602,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,085,400FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,339,818TotalAmt
Program Services$1,073,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$263,853FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,494,699TotalAmt
Program Services$1,453,543ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$41,156FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,041,515TotalAmt
Program Services$972,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,771FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,274TotalAmt
Program Services$100,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,287FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$651,859TotalAmt
Program Services$500,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,396FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATION, PROM, COMM.$5,568,539$3,220,205$140,839$2,207,495
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING$3,506,921$2,863,282$311$643,328
MEDIA & PRESS SUPPORT$1,877,924$1,452,174$39,522$386,228
PRINTING$1,854,191$978,088$42,778$833,325

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,843,537TotalAmt
Program Services$1,451,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$388,199FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,465,896TotalAmt
Program Services$43,051,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$537,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,876,640FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,324,182TotalAmt
Program Services$6,146,370ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,177,812FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,747,238BOYAmt
EOY$841,759EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,988BOYAmt
EOY$582,367EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$621,060BOYAmt
EOY$777,995EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,252BOYAmt
EOY$45,583EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,272BOYAmt
EOY$50,423EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$692,409BOYAmt
EOY$751,866EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,733,339LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,599,062LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,341,572BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,277EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,879,605BOYAmt
EOY$10,163,580EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,126,169BOYAmt
EOY$1,298,475EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,120,565BOYAmt
EOY$15,646,325EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,510,422BOYAmt
EOY$4,709,892EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,073,591BOYAmt
EOY$2,503,514EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,584,013BOYAmt
EOY$7,213,406EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,510,355BOYAmt
EOY$3,078,993EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,798,524BOYAmt
EOY$2,065,863EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,227,673BOYAmt
EOY$3,288,063EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,536,552BOYAmt
EOY$8,432,919EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,120,565BOYAmt
EOY$15,646,325EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,330,713ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$227,079NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,758,684CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,070,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,332,789CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,580,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,778,316CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$246,520,375TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,758,684CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,070,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,332,789CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,580,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,778,316CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$246,520,375TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$25,461,779SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$221,058,596PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,507CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$412,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$485,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$428,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$502,601CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,372,999TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$248,893,374TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,472,434GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86430PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,596FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$100,431FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$146,027FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,319,868FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,465,895FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$120,007CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$161,047CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$150,677CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$146,027CurrentYearAmt
Total$577,758TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,948CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$5,029CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$13,668CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$45,596CurrentYearAmt
Total$70,241TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,026,197BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,879,546ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,390InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,572,207OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,353,926EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,413,914BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,360,481ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$25,784InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,773,982OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,026,197EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,491,318BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,452,564ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$22,561InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$552,529OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,413,914EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,133,376BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,107,033ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,928InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,754,019OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,491,318EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,343,966BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,762,849ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$22,039InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,995,478OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,133,376EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.61000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.39000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$91,170InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$91,170BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$141,382InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,575OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$146,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,207BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,430,212OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,452,312DepreciationAmt
Book Value$977,900BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,134,277TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PROPERTY HELD FOR RESALE$1,278,403
DEPOSITS$20,072
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,298,475TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$2,481,664
DEFERRED RENT$21,850
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,503,514TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,871,312TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$227,079NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,257,533DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$251,517OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,736,129RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$48,135,183RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$48,135,183TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$55,974,945TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,257,533DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$251,516OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,509,049ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$53,465,896ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$53,465,896TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4PURPOSE RESTRICTED FUNDS OF 2,065,863 ARE AVAILABLE FOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING, FACTORY FARMING, AND ANIMAL CRUELTY. ENDOWMENTS ARE COMPRISED OF FIVE SEPARATE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF 3,288,061 AS OF JULY 31, 2019. UNDER TERMS OF THE FIRST ENDOWMENT FUND, 20% OF THE ORDINARY EARNINGS FROM INVESTMENTS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED WHILE 35% ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE AND THE REMAINING 45% ARE DONATED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SECOND ENDOWMENT FUND ORDINARY EARNINGS FROM ONE HALF OF THE ENDOWMENT SHALL BE USED FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE THIRD ENDOWMENT 10% OF THE EARNINGS IS RETAINED TO GROW THE FUND, THE REMAINING 90% IS AVAILABLE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE. EARNINGS ON THE REMAINING TWO ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE UNRESTRICTED.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DCOST OF GOODS SOLD 60,186 RENTAL EXPENSES 10,356 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 180,975
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DCOST OF GOODS SOLD 60,186 RENTAL EXPENSES 10,356 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 180,975 ROUNDING -1

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
AFRICAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSANIMAL PROTECTION$7,010
ASIAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSANIMAL PROTECTION$2,381,079
AUSTRALIAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSANIMAL PROTECTION$251,530
EUROPEGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSANIMAL PROTECTION$51,000
NORTH AMERICAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSANIMAL PROTECTION$29,812
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$2,720,431SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,720,431TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
NORTH AMERICAANIMAL PROTECTION$25,000SIMULATORSFMV
ASIAANIMAL PROTECTION$2,364,003WIRE
AUSTRALIAANIMAL PROTECTION$251,530WIRE
EUROPEANIMAL PROTECTION$50,000WIRE
ASIAANIMAL PROTECTION$14,125SOFTWAREFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2PETA MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THROUGH AN INTERNAL DONATION REQUEST FORM SPECIFYING INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THAT THE RECIPIENT WILL USE THE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES.
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3AFRICA 7,010 0 ASIA 2,381,079 0 AUSTRALIA 251,530 0 EUROPE 51,000 0 NORTH AMERICA 29,812 0

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
DONOR SERVICES
6715 SUNSET BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90028TELEFUNDRAfalse$96,114$260,354-$164,240
SD&A
5757 WEST CENTURY BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90045TELEFUNDRAfalse$61,246$214,821-$153,575STE 300
MAL WARWICK
1625 K ST NW 300WASHINGTONDC20006PROF FUNDRfalse$49,300-$49,300
ROI
1 ALEWIFE CENTER 210CAMBRIDGEMA02140TELEFUNDRAfalse$7,600-$7,600
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$157,360TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$532,075TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$374,715TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NEW YORK CITY FEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$308,710GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$308,710CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$305NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,585RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$7,000FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,836OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LOS ANGELES FUNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$161,543GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$161,543CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$11,078NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$8,376FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$5,548EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$15,085OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total10OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$410,640GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$386,445CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$24,195GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$13,806NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$17,369RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$45,564FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$66,220OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$880,893GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$856,698CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$24,195GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$25,189NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$18,954RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$60,940FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,548EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$91,141OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$201,772DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$177,577NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
PAWS
PO BOX 1037LYNNWOODWA98046916073154501C3$15,292ANIMAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL COMPASSION
PO BOX 1125LAGUNA BEACHCA92652208067041501C3$47,000ANIMAL PROTECTION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPETA MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S. THROUGH AN INTERNAL DONATION REQUEST FORM SPECIFYING INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THAT THE RECIPIENT WILL USE THE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFF KERRPersonNm
TitleASST. SECRETARYTitleTxt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$145,667CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$4,651DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$5,062NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$155,380TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,356NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$28,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution165ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,536,878NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution36ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$18,035NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescVARIOUSDesc
Contribution160ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$140,430NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEBAY IS USED TO SELL NONCASH DONATIONS (ART, CONCERT TICKETS) AND CHARITY BUZZ IS USED TO AUCTION NONCASH DONATIONS SUCH AS CELEBRITY EXPERIENCESExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4APUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMATION PETA CONDUCTS INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND PROVIDES CHILDREN, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND EDUCATORS WITH MATERIALS. PETA PUBLISHES FACTSHEETS, BOOKLETS, FLIERS, POSTERS, AND A MAGAZINE CALLED PETA GLOBAL FOR THE PUBLIC AND THEIR SUPPORTERS. PETA'S CAMPAIGNS-WHICH REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND RECEIVE EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE-INVOLVE RENOWNED CELEBRITIES, INTERACTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING, WEBSITE FEATURES, BLOG POSTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS), WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PLACED FOR FREE IN HIGH EXPOSURE OUTLETS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, PETA SECURED FREE ADVERTISING SPACE WORTH 680,858 AND LOGGED MORE THAN 4,200 INTERACTIONS WITH THE MEDIA, INCLUDING RADIO, TV, AND PRINT INTERVIEWS. PETA'S WEBSITES RECEIVED MORE THAN 91 MILLION PAGE- VIEWS, THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS RECEIVED OVER 2 BILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND VIDEOS WERE VIEWED OVER 498 MILLION TIMES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BINTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS PETA ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ABUSE AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, AMONG OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THEY'RE TREATED CRUELLY. IN 2019, PETA ORGANIZED AND LED MORE THAN 3,400 DEMONSTRATIONS AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS THROUGH PETA'S ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO URGE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHANGES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS. TEACHKIND, PETA'S HUMANE EDUCATION DIVISION, PARTNERED WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI TO TRAIN TEACHERS IN HUMANE EDUCATION AND HELP THEM IMPLEMENT THEIR "SHARE THE WORLD" PROGRAM IN CLASSROOMS TO FOSTER EMPATHY FOR ALL SENTIENT BEINGS. PETA'S YOUTH DIVISION, PETA FUTURE, GAVE VEGAN DEMONSTRATIONS TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS AND TOURED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH CARLY THE LIFE-SIZE- ANIMATRONIC COW TO TEACH MORE THAN 13,000 CHILDREN HOW COWS SUFFER IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY AND DISTRIBUTE FREE VEGAN ICE CREAM. PETA FUTURE ALSO WORKED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO HOLD TABLING EVENTS ON ISSUES INCLUDING SHOPPING CRUELTY-FREE, DISSECTION- CHOICE POLICIES, AND GETTING MORE VEGAN OPTIONS IN SCHOOL CAFETERIAS. AS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL NATION TOUR, PETA FUTURE BROUGHT THEIR "COMPASSION IS MAGICAL" MESSAGE TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE U.S. AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 100,000 COPIES OF THEIR "GUIDE TO GOING VEGAN," LOTS OF VEGAN FOOD SAMPLES, AND OTHER PRO-ANIMAL MATERIALS. PETA FUTURE'S CAMPUS REP NETWORK-THE LARGEST STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF ANY ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION-HELPED STUDENTS TAKE NEARLY 1,400 ACTIONS FOR ANIMALS AT MORE THAN 100 COLLEGES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE REPS SCREENED ANIMAL RIGHTS FILMS, PROTESTED OUTSIDE CAMPUS LABORATORIES, CAMPAIGNED TO END SEAWORLD TICKET SALES, AND HOSTED VEGAN FOOD AND DRINK GIVEAWAYS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY AFTER HEARING FROM PETA AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES, PHARMACEUTICAL GIANTS BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ABBVIE INC., AND DUTCH INGREDIENT MANUFACTURER DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS ENDED THEIR USE OF THE CRUEL FORCED SWIM TEST, IN WHICH SMALL ANIMALS ARE DROPPED INTO INESCAPABLE BEAKERS OF WATER AND MUST FRANTICALLY SWIM TO KEEP FROM DROWNING. PETA PERSUADED DOZENS OF FOOD AND DRINK COMPANIES TO STOP ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW-MANY OF WHICH INVOLVED HARMFUL AND DEADLY PROCEDURES-AND/OR IMPLEMENT POLICIES AGAINST FUNDING OR CONDUCTING SUCH TESTS. SOME OF THESE COMPANIES INCLUDE THE HERSHEY COMPANY, LINDT & SPRNGLI, THE KELLOGG COMPANY, MCCAIN FOODS, THE CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. (THE OWNER OF TOP RAMEN), SUNTORY HOLDINGS (WHOSE BRANDS INCLUDE JIM BEAM, MAKER'S MARK, CRUZAN RUM, AND HORNITOS TEQUILA), KIRIN HOLDINGS CO., AND THE MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY. TWO MAJOR PERSONAL-CARE BRANDS JOINED PETA'S BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES LIST OF CRUELTY-FREE COMPANIES AFTER YEARS OF WORKING WITH US: PROCTER & GAMBLE'S ICONIC HERBAL ESSENCES BRAND AND DOVE-ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY AVAILABLE PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCT BRANDS IN THE WORLD. FOLLOWING TALKS WITH PETA, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER WILL NO LONGER USE ANIMALS DURING ITS ANNUAL PEDIATRIC FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY POSTGRADUATE COURSE. THIS WILL PREVENT CABLES FROM BEING INSERTED INTO THE THROATS AND LUNGS OF HUNDREDS OF LIVE CATS, MANY OF WHOM WOULD SUFFER FROM POSSIBLY PAINFUL AND SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND CARDIAC ARREST. FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR PETA CAMPAIGN TO END TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S CRUEL CANINE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTS, THE SCHOOL STOPPED BREEDING GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND OTHER DOGS TO DEVELOP THE DEADLY DISEASE. PETA'S DETERMINED EFFORTS INCLUDED NUMEROUS BOLD PROTESTS, THREE LAWSUITS, A COMPLAINT TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, MOBILE BILLBOARDS AND ADVERTISEMENTS, TV COMMERCIALS, SUCCESSFUL STUDENT PETITIONS, A BULK DELIVERY OF MORE THAN 40,000 POSTCARDS FROM PETA SUPPORTERS, MEDIA COVERAGE IN MAJOR OUTLETS, AND SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS, AND CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING PAUL MCCARTNEY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, PETA TABLED AT BEAUTYCON-THE MASSIVE BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE CONVENTION-IN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES. MORE THAN 5,200 ATTENDEES SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM PETA AND PLEDGED TO SHOP CRUELTY-FREE. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY TO PROMOTE VEGAN EATING, PETA HELD MANY CREATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PLACED BILLBOARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY-INCLUDING IN STATES WHERE MILLIONS OF ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD DIED IN THE FLOODING CAUSED BY HURRICANE FLORENCE; AN "I'M ME, NOT MEAT" LOBSTER AD IN ADVANCE OF THE MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL; AND BILLBOARDS IN MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF COWS, PIGS, CHICKENS, AND LOBSTERS WHO WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN TRANSPORT TRUCK CRASHES. FOR THANKSGIVING, PETA ARRANGED A DONATION OF 100 TOFURKY ROASTS FOR THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS TO DISTRIBUTE TO FAMILIES IN NEED, COORDINATED THE RESCUE OF 16 TURKEYS FROM A SLAUGHTERHOUSE, AND DONATED HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF VEGAN FOODS TO A CHARITY AFTER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK THEIR VEGAN "PERSUASION PLEDGE." FOR NATIONAL BURGER MONTH (MAY) AND NATIONAL HOT DOG MONTH (JULY), PETA RANKED THE TOP 10 VEGAN BURGERS AND THE TOP 10 VEGAN HOT DOGS, RESPECTIVELY, FROM RESTAURANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AFTER PETA ALERTED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, TO A PLANNED ILLEGAL FOIE GRAS DINNER EVENT, IT WAS CANCELED. AND THANKS TO PETA'S PUSHING, SHAKE SHACK CANCELED PLANS TO SERVE FOIE GRAS AT A SPECIAL ONE-DAY EVENT AT ONE OF ITS LOCATIONS. FOLLOWING TALKS AND URGING FROM PETA, CHOBANI ADDED VEGAN YOGURTS, CARL'S JR. AND DEL TACO ADDED BEYOND MEAT PRODUCTS TO THEIR MENUS NATIONWIDE, AND BASKIN-ROBBINS RELEASED ITS FIRST VEGAN ICE CREAM FLAVORS. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY FOLLOWING A STRONG, MONTHS-LONG PUSH BY PETA THAT INCLUDED THEIR ATTENDANCE AT MULTIPLE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BAN THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF FUR CITYWIDE. PETA ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTED NEW YORK CITY'S PROPOSED BAN ON SELLING FUR- WITH OP-EDS BY ANJELICA HUSTON AND TIM GUNN, SUPPORT FROM MORRISSEY, DEMONSTRATIONS OF STEEL-JAW TRAPS, AND MORE. A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE BLOCKED CALIFORNIA'S SCHEDULED BAN ON IMPORTING AND SELLING CROCODILE AND ALLIGATOR SKINS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2020, FAILED, FOLLOWING WORK BY PETA. AFTER YEARS OF PETA PRESSURE, NUMEROUS DESIGNERS AND BRANDS BANNED FUR, INCLUDING PRADA, BURBERRY (WHICH ALSO BANNED ANGORA), DIANE VON FURSTENBERG (WHICH ALSO BANNED ANGORA AND EXOTIC SKINS), CHANEL (WHICH ALSO BANNED EXOTIC SKINS), COACH, AND JEAN PAUL GAULTIER (WHO ADMITTED THAT THE WAYS IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE KILLED FOR THEIR FUR ARE "DEPLORABLE"). IN LIGHT OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING MOHAIR EXPOS, MORE THAN 330 BRANDS WORLDWIDE-INCLUDING RESTORATION HARDWARE, WILLIAMS SONOMA, BROOKS BROTHERS, AND RALPH LAUREN-HAVE BANNED THE MATERIAL. MULTIPLE COMPANIES BANNED BADGER HAIR FOLLOWING PETA'S VIDEO EXPOS OF CHINA'S BADGER-BRUSH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PROCTER & GAMBLE'S THE ART OF SHAVING LINE, THE NEW YORK SHAVING COMPANY, BEAU BRUMMELL, AND CASWELL- MASSEY. IN RESPONSE TO THEIR QUESTION AT TESLA'S ANNUAL MEETING, CEO ELON MUSK CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPANY WILL REPLACE THE ANIMAL LEATHER THAT IT CURRENTLY USES FOR THE STEERING WHEELS OF ITS MODEL 3 WITH VEGAN MATERIAL- AND THAT ITS MODEL Y WILL BE FULLY VEGAN. IN OTHER VICTORIES FOR PETA'S FASHION CAMPAIGN, VICTORIA BECKHAM AND AHOLD DELHAIZE PLEDGED TO STOP USING EXOTIC SKINS, H&M BANNED "CONVENTIONAL" CASHMERE (THE ONLY KIND IT SELLS) FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH PETA, AND AFTER PETA INFORMED AVOCADO GREEN MATTRESS ABOUT SHOCKING, SYSTEMIC CRUELTY IN THE WOOL INDUSTRY, THE COMPANY ADDED A VEGAN MATTRESS TO ITS PREVIOUSLY ALL-WOOL LINE. PETA KEPT THE PRESSURE ON CANADA GOOSE TO STOP USING FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS WITH DOZENS OF PROTESTS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING A FUR CRAWL, DIE-INS, AND OTHER CREATIVE VISUALS. PETA PLACED AN ENORMOUS WALLSCAPE BILLBOARD NEAR CANADA GOOSE'S FLAGSHIP STORE IN CHICAGO, RELEASED BILL MAHER'S "NEW RULES" VIDEO SLAMMING THE COMPANY FOR USING FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS, AND ORGANIZED MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CANADA GOOSE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING-DURING WHICH MODEL AND ACTOR IRELAND BASINGER-BALDWIN DEMANDED TO KNOW WHY THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO USE COYOTE FUR AND DOWN FEATHERS DESPITE KNOWING HOW ANIMALS SUFFER FOR THEM. PETA'S MULTIFACETED CAMPAIGN URGING FOREVER 21 TO BAN WOOL INCLUDED PROTESTS AT CHAIN LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, OP-EDS PRINTED IN MULTIPLE NEWSPAPERS, AND OVER 60 COMPELLING ADS ON BILLBOARDS, BUSES, AND TAXIS ACROSS THE U.S., INCLUDING A "WOOL: THE NAKED TRUTH" BILLBOARD STARRING SUPERMODEL AND ACTOR JOANNA KRUPA IN TIMES SQUARE NEAR NEW YORK CITY'S LARGEST FOREVER 21 STORE. PETA COLLABORATED WITH MENSWEAR DESIGNER STEPHEN F ON A VEGAN, ECO-FRIENDLY MEN'S COLLECTION, AND THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR AT THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA ASKED PETA TO SPEAK AT ITS ANNUAL FASHION EDUCATION SUMMIT, WHICH DREW 100 FASHION PROFESSORS FROM
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CRESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESCUES RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT EACH WEEK, PETA WORKS TO RESCUE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND AT-RISK ANIMALS AND TO ORGANIZE CARE FOR THEM. PETA ALSO INVESTIGATES CRUELTY CASES, CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS, GATHERS EVIDENCE OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS, AND TAKES ACTIONS TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, PETA OBTAINED AND RELEASED VIDEO FOOTAGE REVEALING CRUEL AND SCIENTIFICALLY WORTHLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS CONDUCTED ON MICE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH). THESE INCLUDE THE WIDELY DISCREDITED FORCED SWIM TEST, THE TAIL SUSPENSION TEST (IN WHICH MICE ARE HUNG UPSIDE DOWN BY THEIR TAILS), THE FOOT SHOCK TEST (IN WHICH MICE OR RATS ARE LOCKED INSIDE A CHAMBER WITH AN ELECTRIFIED GRID FLOOR AND SHOCKED), AND THE SOCIAL DEFEAT TEST (IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE PUT IN A SITUATION THAT COMPELS ONE TO ATTACK ANOTHER REPEATEDLY). PETA WROTE TO NIMH DIRECTOR JOSHUA GORDON DEMANDING THAT THE INSTITUTE STOP CONDUCTING AND FUNDING THESE TESTS AND REDIRECT FUNDS TO SUPERIOR, NON-ANIMAL RESEARCH METHODS THAT BENEFIT HUMANS. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER A WHISTLEBLOWER INFORMED PETA OF ALLEGED NEGLECT, INCOMPETENCE, AND INDIFFERENCE TOWARD ANIMALS IN THE SCHOOL'S LABORATORIES, INCLUDING INSTANCES IN WHICH AN EXPERIMENTER PLAYED ON HIS PHONE AS A DOG WHO'D BEEN USED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY HOWLED IN PAIN AND MICE WERE LEFT TO DROWN OR DIE OF HYPOTHERMIA AS THEIR FAULTY AND LEAKY WATER BOTTLES FLOODED THEIR CAGES. PETA FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS CALLING ON THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S OFFICE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER YEARS OF PUSHING FROM PETA, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED TWO MORE NON-ANIMAL METHODS FOR TESTING COSMETICS PRODUCTS IN CHINA: THE DIRECT PEPTIDE REACTION ASSAY FOR SKIN SENSITIZATION AND THE SHORT TIME EXPOSURE ASSAY FOR EYE IRRITATION. THESE METHODS WILL SPARE COUNTLESS ANIMALS THE AGONY OF SUBSTANCES BEING APPLIED TO THEIR EYES AND RUBBED ONTO THEIR SKIN. THIS MAJOR PROGRESS IS THANKS TO THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK OF THE EXPERT SCIENTISTS AND REGULATORY SPECIALISTS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR IN VITRO SCIENCES (IIVS), TO WHOM PETA GAVE INITIAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE CHINESE SCIENTISTS AND OFFICIALS WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN USING MODERN, NON-ANIMAL METHODS. IN A PUSH FOR TRANSPARENCY ABOUT EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS, PETA FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST AFTER IT REFUSED TO RELEASE VIDEO RECORDS OF EXPERIMENTS ON MONKEYS DESPITE BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE STATE. THE SCHOOL SETTLED, AGREEING TO PROVIDE PETA WITH ALL OF ITS VIDEOS OF PRIMATE EXPERIMENTS FROM A 17-YEAR STUDY EXAMINING WHY AND HOW MONKEYS CONFINED TO LABORATORY CAGES ENGAGE IN SELF-MUTILATION. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ALSO AGREED TO SETTLE TWO PETA LAWSUITS BY TURNING OVER PUBLIC RECORDS ABOUT THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS USED IN CRUEL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE LABORATORY. THE PETA INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM LTD. (THE "SCIENCE CONSORTIUM"), OF WHICH PETA IS A MEMBER, CO-ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP AT WHICH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS BRAINSTORMED THE BEST WAY TO REPLACE THE USE OF RABBITS AND HORSESHOE CRABS IN PAINFUL TESTS FOR FEVER-CAUSING CONTAMINANTS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM ALSO SPONSORED AND PRESENTED INFORMATION AT A WORKSHOP TO REPLACE THE KILLING OF AN ESTIMATED 50,000 TO 70,000 MICE EACH YEAR IN RABIES VACCINE TESTS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTED SEVERAL EARLY-CAREER SCIENTIST AWARDS TO INNOVATIVE YOUNG RESEARCHERS ADVANCING NON-ANIMAL APPROACHES. THESE INCLUDE ONE TO A TOXICOLOGIST DEVELOPING A 3-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN LIVER TO REPLACE THE USE OF RATS IN LIVER-TOXICITY TESTING, ONE TO A RESEARCHER FROM ARGENTINA TO ATTEND A PRESTIGIOUS TOXICOLOGY WORKSHOP WHERE SHE RECEIVED TRAINING TO HELP HER ESTABLISH THE FIRST LABORATORY IN HER COUNTRY DEDICATED TO PROMOTING NON-ANIMAL TESTS, AND ONE TO A PH.D. STUDENT FROM THE NOVA UNIVERSITY OF LISBON TO ATTEND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE'S SUMMER SCHOOL?PROGRAM ON NON-ANIMAL TESTS. TEAMING UP WITH BIOTECH COMPANY EPITHELIX, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AWARDED INNOVATIVE RESEARCHERS WITH 10,000 WORTH OF FREE 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT. THESE MODELS, WHICH ARE MADE FROM HUMAN CELLS, CAN BE USED TO TEST COSMETICS, PHARMACEUTICALS, INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES, AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. TO PREVENT RATS FROM BEING TRAPPED IN NARROW TUBES AND FORCED TO INHALE TOXIC SUBSTANCES FOR HOURS BEFORE BEING KILLED, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM DONATED 50,000 IN EQUIPMENT TO IIVS. THE EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCES ON THE LUNGS AND YIELDS MORE HUMAN-RELEVANT RESULTS THAN THE USE OF RATS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM ORGANIZED A WEBINAR TO TRAIN TAIWANESE REGULATORS ON USING ANIMAL-FREE METHODS TO TEST FOR SKIN IRRITATION INSTEAD OF SMEARING TOXIC CHEMICALS ONTO ANIMALS' SKIN. MORE THAN 160 GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS ATTENDED THE FREE WEBINAR, AND OTHER TAIWANESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ATTENDING FUTURE WEBINARS. SEVERAL HUNDRED SCIENTISTS ALSO TUNED IN TO A WEBINAR PRESENTED BY THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM AND AN AGROCHEMICAL COMPANY ON TESTING THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON HUMAN LUNGS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. AND THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM WORKED WITH THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) AND THE PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE TO ORGANIZE A SERIES OF WEBINARS ON NEW APPROACHES FOR TESTING CHEMICALS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATORS. THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY CONFERENCE-THE LARGEST TOXICOLOGY CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD-AND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR A PAPER THAT IT HAD CO-AUTHORED ON TESTING THE EFFECTS OF INHALED SUBSTANCES ON THE LUNGS WITHOUT USING ANIMALS. COLLABORATING WITH THE EPA, THE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PUBLISHED A PAPER SHOWING THAT THE AGENCY CAN CONFIDENTLY ASSESS THE RISK OF PESTICIDES TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT POISONING BIRDS IN A CRUEL TEST. THIS TEST INVOLVES FEEDING BIRDS PESTICIDE-LACED FOOD FOR DAYS AND THEN MONITORING THEM FOR DISTRESS OR DEATH. THE EPA IS EXPECTED TO USE THE PAPER'S FINDINGS TO ALLOW COMPANIES TO SUBMIT A WAIVER FOR THIS TEST, SPARING HUNDREDS OF MALLARDS AND QUAILS EACH YEAR. PETA ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE CALIFORNIA CRUELTY-FREE COSMETICS ACT, WHICH WAS PASSED AFTER A DEDICATED CAMPAIGN. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY A PETA EYEWITNESS EXPOS OF REITZ DAIRY FARM-A NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FARM THAT KEPT APPROXIMATELY 300 ADULT COWS AND SCORES OF CALVES-REVEALED THAT COWS BEING MILKED WERE DENIED CARE FOR PAINFUL GRAPEFRUIT-SIZE MASSES THAT OOZED BLOOD AND PUS, WERE STRUCK OVER AND OVER ON THEIR SENSITIVE UDDERS, AND WERE FOUND LYING DEAD IN MANURE. A PETA EYEWITNESS INVESTIGATION INTO A FILTHY EGG FACTORY FARM NEAR SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA, THAT SUPPLIED EGGS TO COMPANIES INCLUDING THE KROGER CO.-WHICH SOLD THEM AS KROGER-BRAND EGGS-REVEALED THAT NEARLY 8,000 HENS SUFFERED AND DIED IN JULY AND AUGUST 2018, WHEN TEMPERATURES IN THE FARM'S SHEDS REACHED 106 DEGREES. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY AUGUST, WORKERS YANKED MORE THAN 49,000 UNWANTED HENS OUT OF THEIR CAGES, BEAT THEIR HEADS AGAINST METAL BOXES, STUFFED THEM INSIDE THE BOXES, AND THEN CRUDELY GASSED THEM WITH CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE EXTREME PAIN. COUNTLESS HENS SURVIVED THE ABUSE AND WERE THEN DUMPED INTO TRUCKS, SO THEY WERE BEATEN AGAIN WITH A PIECE OF WOOD OR SLAMMED AGAINST THE TRUCKS. THOSE WHO REMAINED ALIVE WERE LEFT TO DIE SLOWLY AND IN AGONY. IN A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY PETA AND OTHERS, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA STRUCK DOWN THE STATE'S "AG-GAG" LAW, WHICH CRIMINALIZED UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS OF FACTORY FARMS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES. THE COURT AGREED THAT IT WAS AN UNLAWFUL RESTRICTION ON SPEECH AND VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT. IOWA IS NOW THE THIRD STATE, FOLLOWING UTAH AND IDAHO, WHOSE ATTEMPT TO PUNISH WITNESSES WHO EXPOSE ILLEGAL AND INHUMANE CONDUCT ON FACTORY FARMS WAS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY PETA EXPOSED A SHEEP FARM IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, REVEALING THAT THE FARM MANAGER AND WORKERS MUTILATED TERRIFIED LAMBS IN ASSEMBLY-LINE FASHION. AN EYEWITNESS WORKED FOR A SHEEP-SHEARING CONTRACTOR IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AND FOUND THAT WORKERS STRUCK GENTLE, FRIGHTENED SHEEP IN THE FACE WITH SHARP METAL CLIPPERS-SHOWING, YET AGAIN, THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMANELY PRODUCED WOOL. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY A FEDERAL JUDGE FOR THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ISSUED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RULING ON PETA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, FINDING THAT TRI-STATE ZOOLOGICAL PARK'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE A NOW-DECEASED TIGER NAMED CAYENNE WITH ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE HARMED HE
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DCRUELTY-FREE MERCHANDISE PROGRAM PETA ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES CRUELTY-FREE LIVING BY LETTING COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT AVAILABLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS-SUCH AS COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS THAT AREN'T TESTED ON ANIMALS, ANIMAL-CARE PRODUCTS, AND ANIMAL RIGHTS T-SHIRTS-INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS AND BOOKS, ANIMAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT, AND CAMPAIGN MATERIALS. SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE SOLD ONLINE THROUGH THE PETA MALL AND THE PETA SHOP. THIS FISCAL YEAR, PETA ADDED 745 COMPANIES TO THEIR BEAUTY WITHOUT BUNNIES CRUELTY-FREE LIST (AND 398 OF THEM ARE ALSO VEGAN), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES ON THE LIST TO 4,195.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4BCANADA
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. PETA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE FORM 990 WITH ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND IF SATISFIED, APPROVES THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO THE SAME. PETA FILES THE FORM 990 AFTER ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW, AND IF SATISFIED, APPROVE THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CREGULAR CONFIRMATION AND CERTIFICATION BY BOARD MEMBERS AND THROUGH INTERNAL CONTROLS PUT INTO PLACE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ADATA IS REVIEWED FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY. DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE HR COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST OF A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BPERSONS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION ARE PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THEIR COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT AND THE HR COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST OF A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF OFFICERS' COMPENSATION, WHICH IS BASED ON COMPARABLE REMUNERATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN SIMILARLY SITUATED ENVIRONMENTS. DELIBERATIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE VERBAL WITH DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17ILLINOIS, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS 10,602,087 203,340 3,085,400
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9COST OF GOODS SOLD 60,186 RENTAL EXPENSES 10,356 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 180,975 COST OF GOODS SOLD -60,186 RENTAL EXPENSES -10,356 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES -180,975 ROUNDING 1 TOTAL 1

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtBusiness Name Line2DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine2TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC
501 FRONT STREETNORFOLKVA23510521842274SUPPORTDE501C312 TYPE IN/Afalse
ANIMAL RAHAT
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalsePO BOX NO 3SANGLIMAHARASHTRAIN416 415IN
PETA ASIA
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalseROOM 706 FEDMAN BLDG199 SALCEDO STMAKATILEGASPI VILLAGERP1229RP
PETA DEUTSCHLAND EV
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalseFRIOLZHEIMER STR 3ASTUTTGARTGM70499GM
PETA FOUNDATION UK
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalsePO BOX 70315LONDONUKN1P 2RGUK
PETA FRANCE
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalseBP 90316 CEDEX 10PARISFR75464FR
PETA INDIA
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalsePO BOX NO 28260MUMBAIJUHUIN400 049IN
STITCHING PETA NEDERLAND
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalsePO BOX 2570AMSTERDAMNL1000 CNNL
PETA SCHWEIZ
PROTECTIONNANAN/AfalseHAUPTSTRASSE 72KREUZLINGENSZCH-8280SZ

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PETA EUROPE LIMITED
PO BOX 36668LONDONUKSE1 1WAPROTECTIONUKN/AC CORPfalse
PETA AUSTRALIA
PO BOX 20308 WORLD SQUARESYDNEYASNSW 2002PROTECTIONASN/AC CORPfalse
PETA CANADA
40 KING STREET WEST SUITE 5800TORONTOCAM5H 3S1PROTECTIONCAN/AC CORPfalse
PETA INT'L SCIENCE CONSORTIUM LTD
ALL SAINTS BLDG 8 ALL SAINTS STLONDONUKN1 9 RLPROTECTIONUKN/AC CORPfalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PETA INTL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM
B$50,000CASH
ANIMAL RAHAT
B$506,556CASH
PETA AUSTRALIA
B$251,529CASH
PETA ASIA
B$724,447CASH
PETA INDIA
B$1,106,076CASH & FMV
FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC
K$1,289,310CASH
FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC
M$14,237,846CASH
FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC
C$1,250CASH

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