AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 13-6146744)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-13
IRS object ID: 201703179349303105
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-13T10:53:59-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EAST	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136146744	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2035320000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 HIGH RIDGE ROAD NO W200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06905	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT L VETERE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2035320000	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2033232400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-11-12	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.51.112.58	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-11-12	IPDt
IP Tm	12:09:10	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C63E204139530C7A73D948D9DBE25A8631A7AD1B	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	45D10729E84C80409783239EA0C370A8A08632B7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	ROBERT L VETERE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 HIGH RIDGE ROAD NO W200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,856,835	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AMERICANPETPRODUCTS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1959	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FOUNDED IN 1958, APPA IS THE LEADING NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF OVER 1,000 PET PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, IMPORTERS AND LIVESTOCK SUPPLIERS. OUR MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF A DIVERSE GROUP REPRESENTING BOTH LARGE CORPORATIONS AND GROWING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WORLDWIDE.APPA'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE PET PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO HELP ITS MEMBERS PROSPER. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES AND TO PROVIDE APPA MEMBERS WITH VALUABLE BENEFITS, THE ASSOCIATION WORKS HARD TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH SERVE OUR MEMBERS' UNIQUE NEEDS. BY CONDUCTING INDUSTRY-RELATED MARKET RESEARCH AND HOLDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND TELECONFERENCES, APPA HELPS KEEP YOU IN THE KNOW ABOUT IMPORTANT INDUSTRY INFORMATION, AND GIVES YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE IMPORTANT BUSINESS DECISIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	23	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,600	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,600	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,601,906	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$11,099,562	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$584,715	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$408,442	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,821	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$723	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$11,199,042	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,515,327	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$826,124	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,173,115	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,298,697	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,433,869	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,237,023	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,541,942	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$10,361,844	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,148,926	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$837,198	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$366,401	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$19,652,429	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$21,424,183	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,810,181	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$10,943,453	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,842,248	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,480,730	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	APPA'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE PET PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO HELP ITS MEMBERS PROSPER.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	GLOBAL PET EXPO:GLOBAL PET EXPO, THE PET INDUSTRY'S LARGEST ANNUAL TRADE SHOW, IS PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION (APPA) AND PET INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION (PIDA). THE 2016 GLOBAL PET EXPO FEATURED APPROXIMATELY 1,100 EXHIBITORS, 3,200 BOOTHS AND MORE THAN 3,000 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES. MORE THAN 6,200 PET PRODUCT BUYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ATTENDED.IN 2017, GLOBAL PET EXPO ONCE NAMED "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" BY TRADE SHOW EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE, WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 22-24 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE BUYERS AND EXHIBITORS, THE SHOW FOLLOWS A WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY FORMAT. GLOBAL PET EXPO IS OPEN TO INDEPENDENT RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, MASS-MARKET BUYERS, AND OTHER QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.GLOBALPETEXPO.ORG	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INDUSTRY GROUP SUPPORT:APPA PROVIDES ANNUAL SUPPORT TO VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS. IN 2016, APPA GAVE AWARDS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: THE PET CARE TRUST, THE PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOUNDATION, PET LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. OVER THE YEARS APPA SUPPORTED THE PET INDUSTRY IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROMOTING PET OWNERSHIP & THE PET INDUSTRY: IN 2005, APPA IMPLEMENTED THE PAL (PETS ADD LIFE) PSA CAMPAIGN. THE PALCAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF PET OWNERSHIP, TEACH PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS, AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF PET OWNERSHIP TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH, COMPANIONSHIP AND LOVE. THE PAL CAMPAIGN DELIVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF IMPORTANT PET RELATED MESSAGES TO A VAST AUDIENCE USING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, DISPLAY ADS, POSTERS, BROCHURES, AND NEWS STORIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.PETSADDLIFE.ORG.TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE PET INDUSTRY AND TO MORE CLEARLY DEFINE ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, APPA HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING PET LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, A GROUP COMPRISED OF A COLLABORATION OF DIVERSE LEADERS WITHIN THE PET INDUSTRY. THIS GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED KEY ISSUES FACING THE INDUSTRY AND IS CURRENTLY TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	23	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIRANDA JAFFE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2035320000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 HIGH RIDGE ROAD NO W200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06905	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT MERAR
CHAIRMAN	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE WARE
SECRETARY & TREASURER THRU JAN. 2016	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN FICK
SECRETARY & TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM HEIM
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FARMER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENT WEINMANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TED MISCHAIKOV
DIRECTOR THRU MARCH 2016	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLYSON PARK
DIRECTOR THRU JUNE 2016	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL COOKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK LATHAM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS MONDZELEWSKI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MORRIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L VETERE
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$457,045	$0	$86,570
ANDREW DARMOHRAJ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO	40.00		Yes (X)	$273,947	$0	$99,304
EINAR ROD
SR. VICE PRESIDENT GOV AFFAIRS	40.00		Yes (X)	$218,624	$0	$67,748
ANNE FERRANTE
SR VP MEMBER RELATIONS & BUS. DEV.	40.00		Yes (X)	$154,656	$0	$43,204
EDITH MARTIGNETTI
ASSOC. VP OF HR	40.00			$117,687	$0	$32,962	Yes (X)
TRACEY M WILSON
SENIOR SHOW MANAGER	40.00			$100,108	$0	$31,228	Yes (X)
MARIAN T THIELSEN
ASSO. VP SALES & MARKETING	40.00			$104,473	$0	$31,662	Yes (X)
MIRANDA JAFFE
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT	40.00			$102,514	$0	$57,231	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,529,054	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$449,909	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THE IMPETUS AGENCY
661 SIERRA ROSE DRIVE	RENO	NV	89511	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$400,650
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS INC
7000 LINDELL ROAD	LAS VEGAS	NV	89118	TRADE SHOW SERVICES	$253,165
ECHO MARKETING LLC
1700 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 207	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	MARKETING	$208,255
DENTONS US LLP
1900 K STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	LEGAL CONSULTANTS	$175,965
PPN LLC
333 SEVENTH AVENUE 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10001	ADVERTISEMENT (MAGAZINE)	$109,221

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,600	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,600	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRADE SHOW REVENUE	900099	$8,617,682	$8,617,682
MEMBERSHIP DUES & INITIATION FEES	900099	$2,368,080	$2,368,080
MARKET RESEARCH REVENUE	900099	$88,800	$88,800
PROSPECTIVE MEMBER SERVICES	900099	$25,000	$25,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,099,562	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$369,329	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$369,329	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,380,621	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,341,508	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$39,113	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$39,113	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$39,113	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$723	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$723	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$723	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,515,327	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,099,562	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$409,165	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,173,115	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,420,238	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,411,293	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,539	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,091	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$227,708	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,880	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,402	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,777	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,514	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,333	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,051,765	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$404,906	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,263	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,868	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$386,899	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,331,939	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,282	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,631	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
TRADE SHOW REVENUE SHAR	$1,088,889
MARKET RESEARCH	$210,657
STAFF AND PROGRAM DEVEL	$55,980
CONTINUING EDUCATION	$52,351

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,606	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,148,926	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,874,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,150,225	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,366,066	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,766,041	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,784	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,268,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,172,636	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,874,675	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$807,250	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,123,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,067,425	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,006,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,264,522	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,334	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,652,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,424,183	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$266,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$571,583	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,544,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,371,870	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,810,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,943,453	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,842,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,480,730	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,842,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,480,730	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,652,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,424,183	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$366,401	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$272,081	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$2,368,080	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$145,777	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$145,777	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$473,616	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$327,839	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$289,035	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$289,035	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,407,957	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$653,758	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,754,199	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$177,683	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$153,492	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,191	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,067,425	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,728,894	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$272,081	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$272,081	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,456,813	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$58,514	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$58,514	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,515,327	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,090,412	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,090,412	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$58,514	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$58,514	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,148,926	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2013.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
PET LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
255 GLENVILLE ROAD	GREENWICH	CT	06831	472941934	501(C)(4)	$771,291	ADVOCATE PET OWNERSHIP
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (HABRI) FOUNDATION
1615 M STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	274159453	501(C)(3)	$200,824	SUPPORT RESEARCH
THE PET CARE TRUST
3465 BOX HILL CORPORATE CENTER DR	ABINGDON	MD	21009	521684353	501(C)(3)	$201,000	SUPPORT PET CARE PROGRAMS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS TO INDUSTRY RELATED GROUPS. APPA IS A MEMBER OF THE PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FORMATION OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOUNDATION ("HABRI"). AS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT OF THESE INDUSTRY RELATED GROUPS, APPA IS ABLE TO SEE HOW THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT TO FURTHER THE PET PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBERT L VETERE
PRESIDENT & CEO	$348,330	$0	$106,000	$0	$2,715	$0	$26,500	$0	$60,070	$0	$543,615	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW DARMOHRAJ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO	$227,450	$0	$46,000	$0	$497	$0	$26,500	$0	$72,804	$0	$373,251	$0	$0	$0
EINAR ROD
SR. VICE PRESIDENT GOV AFFAIRS	$182,960	$0	$33,500	$0	$2,164	$0	$22,550	$0	$45,198	$0	$286,372	$0	$0	$0
ANNE FERRANTE
SR VP MEMBER RELATIONS & BUS. DEV.	$132,399	$0	$22,000	$0	$257	$0	$16,450	$0	$26,754	$0	$197,860	$0	$0	$0
EDITH MARTIGNETTI
ASSOC. VP OF HR	$103,899	$0	$13,500	$0	$288	$0	$11,950	$0	$21,012	$0	$150,649	$0	$0	$0
MIRANDA JAFFE
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT	$91,127	$0	$11,000	$0	$387	$0	$11,200	$0	$46,031	$0	$159,745	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOSHUA VETERE	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	JOSHUA VETERE IS THE SON OF THE PRESIDENT OF APPA, ROBERT L. VETERE.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$103,198	TransactionAmt
Transaction	JOSHUA VETERE IS EMPLOYED AS THE SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER OF APPA. THE AMOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION CONSISTS OF BASE SALARY, NON-TAXABLE HEALTH BENEFITS AND COMPANY FUNDED RETIREMENT PLAN.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION USES AN OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, ADP TOTALSOURCE, INC., A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION ("PEO") AS A CO-EMPLOYER. THE FOUR OFFICERS LISTED IN PART VII, ROBERT L. VETERE, ANDREW DARMOHRAJ, EINAR ROD, AND ANNE FERRANTE AS WELL AS EDITH MARTIGNETTI AND TRACEY M. WILSON ARE PAID BY THE PEO. THEIR CALENDAR YEAR 2015 COMPENSATION IS REPORTED IN PART VII, SECTION A AS WELL AS SCHEDULE J, PART II (AS APPLICABLE).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CLASSIFICATION. MEMBERSHIP IN THIS ASSOCIATION SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP CLASS AND SUCH OTHER MEMBERSHIP CLASSES AS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ESTABLISH OTHER MEMBERSHIP CLASSES, HAVING NO VOTE, WHICH THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE INDUSTRY. DESIGNATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS FOR SUCH CLASSES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD. QUALIFICATION FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. (A) ANY FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT-VENTURE, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF WHOSE WORLDWIDE PET PRODUCT REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURING OR IMPORTING OF PET PRODUCTS (WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, TRADE AND CONSUMER PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE PET INDUSTRY SO LONG AS SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF SAID PUBLICATION'S REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM THE PET INDUSTRY), AND HAS MANUFACTURING OR WAREHOUSING FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES OR ITS POSSESSIONS (COLLECTIVELY HEREINAFTER CALLED A BUSINESS ENTITY), MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THIS ASSOCIATION, PROVIDED THAT IT FURNISHES SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), (C) AND (D) OF THIS SECTION. (B) THAT SUCH APPLICANT'S PET PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS OR DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS BY THE APPLICANT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND/OR POSSESSIONS OR TERRITORIES FOR USE AS PET PRODUCTS PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP. (C) THAT THE BUSINESS ENTITY DERIVES NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF ITS REVENUE AS A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE, BROKER, COMMISSION MERCHANT, AGENT, WHOLESALER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR RETAILER. (D) THAT AT THE TIME APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IS MADE, SUCH APPLICANT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED (I.E., MAKING BONA FIDE SALES AND SHIPMENTS EXCLUSIVE OF SAMPLES AND CONSIGNMENTS) IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING OR IMPORTING TRADEMARKED PET PRODUCTS, WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ITS TERRITORIES AND/OR ITS POSSESSIONS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS ASSOCIATION. (E) A FULLY COMPLETED, WRITTEN APPLICATION OR REAPPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE ASSOCIATION WITHIN A TIME FRAME ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL NOMINATE AND ELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO REPLACE ALL DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS ARE EXPIRING, AND SHALL TRANSACT SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. EACH ACTIVE MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE WHICH MAY BE CAST BY PROXY OR IN PERSON BY THE MEMBER OR A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF UPON ANY QUESTION COMING BEFORE ANY MEETING OF THE MEMBERS EXCEPT THAT NO PROXY VOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED UPON DEMAND OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS MAY BE PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR UPON THE WRITTEN AND SIGNED PETITION OF TWENTY (20) MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS MAY BE ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS VOTING AT ANY MEMBERSHIP MEETING PROVIDED THAT EACH SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL HAVE FIRST BEEN SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH SUCH AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE VOTED UPON. AMENDMENTS MAY ALSO BE ADOPTED BY A MAIL BALLOT OF THE MEMBERSHIP PROVIDED THAT EACH SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP IN WRITING AND SHALL BE MAILED TO THE MEMBERSHIP NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS BEFORE SUCH MAIL BALLOTS ARE TO BE COUNTED. THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THOSE RESPONDING BY MAIL (WHICH MUST BE AT LEAST TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THE MEMBERSHIP), SHALL BE NECESSARY FOR THE ADOPTION OF ANY AMENDMENT BY MAIL BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC. HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE DRAFT DOCUMENT. WHEN THE FORM IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ANY COMMENTS OR CLARIFICATION ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN. ONCE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE RETURN IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IN CARRYING OUT THEIR FUNCTIONS FOR APPA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO A DUTY OF LOYALTY, WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO ACT IN THE INTEREST OF APPA, NOT IN THEIR OWN INTEREST, OR IN THE INTEREST OF ANOTHER ENTITY OR PERSON. NO OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE MAY ENGAGE IN ANY TRANSACTION OR UNDERTAKE ANY POSITIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE ARE NOT INHERENTLY ILLEGAL NOR ARE THEY TO BE CONSIDERED AS A REFLECTION ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED. EVERY PERSON COVERED BY THIS POLICY SHALL: DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ALL RELEVANT FACTS OF ANY ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON OR APPROVING ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE A DISINTERESTED REVIEW OF THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	APPA USES AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, JER HR GROUP LLC, THAT PREPARES A COMPENSATION STUDY FOR THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND INDUSTRY TYPE. THE CONSULTANT'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE DECISION REGARDING COMPENSATION TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND COO'S COMPENSATION AND BONUS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY. IN ADDITION, THEY APPROVE THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR THE REMAINING STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND FORM 1024 ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT APPA HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 225 HIGH RIDGE ROAD, SUITE W200, STAMFORD, CT 06905. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM AUDITORS. THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE AUDITOR AND OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.