2017-03-25T17:19:55-05:00 2015-09-30 202253063 TANNER LLC 36 S STATE STREET SUITE 600 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 990 2014-10-01 237147797 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY BEST 4356442001 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 PAUL ALTHERR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4356442001 2017-03-23 1 DAVID SPERRY P00176382 8015327444 2014 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z GREGORY CASTLE 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 96503676 0 X WWW.BESTFRIENDS.ORG X 1984 UT TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. 9 5 779 12900 290047 37411 51031351 85484292 2960159 3325318 621857 1140700 1828114 1556136 56441481 91506446 5110646 6438004 0 0 24525039 36499132 584398 479218 13612301 22188267 34028187 52408350 77444541 4033131 14061905 81423064 94111893 12725565 14915529 68697499 79196364 TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. WE DO THIS BY DEMONSTRATING AND PROMOTING EXEMPLARY ANIMAL CARE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 18072916 69585 426936 ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (SANCTUARY) - SEE SCHEDULE O 39252453 6368419 2277933 INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH - SEE SCHEDULE O 57325369 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 224 0 1 779 1 1 1 1 VI CJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AL AK AR CA CT DC GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY OK OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI X X PAUL E ALTHERR CFO 4356442001 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 GREGORY CASTLE CEO, BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X X 202428 0 12141 FRANCIS BATTISTA CHAIR OF BOARD 40.00 X 115381 0 12412 LYNN FLANDERS BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MEJIA BOARD SECRETARY 40.00 X 94172 0 12141 CYRUS MEJIA BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X 55983 0 12141 MOLLY JORDAN-KOCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRAIG BUTRUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL L JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMY SULLIVAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL ALTHERR CPO 40.00 X 180981 0 2619 VIRGINIA KILMER CFO 40.00 X 230160 0 5141 JULIANNE CASTLE CMO 40.00 X 166481 0 12412 ANGELA L EMBREE CIO 40.00 X 161194 0 4059 SUSAN M CITRO CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER 40.00 X 0 0 0 KARIN A BEAUCLAIR CRM MANAGER 40.00 X 105364 0 763 BARBARA J CAMICK DIRECTOR OF DIRECT RESPONSE 40.00 X 110277 0 9328 VICTORIA KILMER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 100900 0 11075 GRETA L PALMER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 105670 0 9941 MARC A PERALTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 132829 0 5141 1761820 0 109314 11 0 1 0 NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC 33 RAILROAD AVE DUXBURY MA 02332 CONSULTING / PRINTING 7438710 WALSWORTH PUBLISHING CO PO BOX 310287 DES MOINES IA 503310287 PRINTING 1122454 MAXWELL CONSTRUCTION INC PO BOX 129 GLENDALE UT 84729 CONSTRUCTION 897224 SOCIAL CAPITAL INC 980 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1610 CHICAGO IL 60611 CONSULTING 766726 PATH INTERACTIVE INC 915 BROADWAY 501 NEW YORK NY 10010 DIGITAL MARKETING 484510 18 85484292 5450079 85484292 PROGRAM EVENTS 900099 2416419 2416419 CLINIC REVENUE 541900 908899 908899 3325318 1112689 1112689 1533 1533 452496 0 452496 452496 361459 91037 4563481 33951 4560144 9277 3337 24674 28011 28011 1110516 427809 682707 599912 82795 MAGAZINE ADVERTISING 541800 207252 207252 CAFETERIA 722210 167261 167261 ANGELS REST 812900 43115 43115 1772 1772 419400 91506446 5641070 290047 91037 6086735 6086735 299320 299320 51949 51949 1187213 600552 413318 173343 27475678 21601967 2308271 3565440 893741 660770 93387 139584 4663670 3141911 1108043 413716 2278830 1782633 209926 286271 329223 113465 159908 55850 112215 111215 1000 167460 157460 10000 479218 479218 203506 63469 140037 3506753 2089697 474412 942644 4660366 3945141 126285 588940 8541317 2219193 432552 5889572 739488 70957 484152 184379 1812838 1718410 86680 7748 1823855 1336438 110072 377345 1909172 1812461 447 96264 21858 10696 11084 78 1736052 1699968 18579 17505 248581 117989 130592 ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES 7339560 7177185 64850 97525 MISCELLANEOUS 331126 218190 75464 37472 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 285321 200868 7472 76981 ANGELS REST/CAFETERIA C 170028 168642 247 1139 89468 42772 6446 40250 77444541 57325369 6506871 13612301 1236160 2681130 5656918 5568397 1782973 2701437 12470793 14353530 597548 482411 318171 1162623 40759823 15050893 24402051 25708930 24867968 31549021 8577012 8489484 1513470 1414930 81423064 94111893 9782891 8644529 0 3136695 2942674 3134305 12725565 14915529 X 51964787 55697746 11035159 10567214 5697553 12931404 68697499 79196364 81423064 94111893 X 14061905 -2412931 -1150109 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 46065283 60631180 61835173 52613136 86619224 307763996 46065283 60631180 61835173 52613136 86619224 307763996 2247244 305516752 768207 663841 778827 451437 1208596 3870908 218326 152692 66217 33591 38411 509237 222816 303150 315409 314205 376285 1531865 313676006 12995209 0.97400 0.94910 X ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CHANGED ITS FISCAL YEAR END TO SEPTEMBER 30TH BEGINNING IN 2014 AND FILED A SHORT YEAR RETURN FOR THE YEAR JANUARY 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. AS A RESULT, INFORMATION IN THE 2010 COLUMN IS FOR 2011, INFORMATION IN THE 2011 COLUMN IS FOR 2012, INFORMATION IN THE 2012 COLUMN IS FOR 2013, INFORMATION IN THE 2013 COLUMN IS FOR THE SHORT PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND THE INFORMATION IN THE 2014 COLUMN IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015. 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PART X, LINE 2: BEST FRIENDS HAS ANALYZED ALL TAX POSITIONS FOR APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINED OPEN, INCLUDING U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS. THE OPEN TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO SELECTION FOR EXAMINATION ARE 2012 THROUGH 2015. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AGENCY FUNDS -1,070,101. UNREALIZED CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -57,275. WELLNESS CENTER NET LOSS -30,658. EXPENSES INCLUDED IN REVENUE -9,338. RENT REVENUE ELIMINATION -6,000. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES INCLUDED IN INCOME -9,338. FITNESS EXPENSE ELIMINATION -13,515. MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENT -410. 0 ITALY - EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORT FOR CARE OF CATS 51949 0 0 0 0 0 0 51949 0 51949 ITALY - EUROPE SUPPORT FOR CARE OF CATS - DONOR DESIGNATED GRANT 51949 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE RESEARCHED PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUNDS. WHEN PROVIDING A LARGE GRANT, AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. FOR SMALLER GRANTS, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED NOTING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. 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NO AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN COLUMNS (IV) OR (VI) DUE TO THE FACT THAT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY DID NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE FUNDRAISING SERVICES PROVIDED BY NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ONLY THE AMOUNTS PAID TO NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SPECIFICALLY FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES (E.G. 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WHEN PROVIDYNG A LARGE GRANT, AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. FOR SMALLER GRANTS, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED NOTING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. X 1 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREGORY CASTLE CEO, BOARD MEMBER 194992 0 7436 0 0 0 7000 0 5141 0 214569 0 0 0 PAUL ALTHERR CPO 174331 0 6650 0 0 0 2619 0 0 0 183600 0 0 0 VIRGINIA KILMER CFO 154160 0 50000 0 26000 0 0 0 5141 0 235301 0 0 0 JULIANNE CASTLE CMO 160327 0 6154 0 0 0 7000 0 5412 0 178893 0 0 0 ANGELA L EMBREE CIO 158374 0 2820 0 0 0 0 0 4059 0 165253 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL PART I, LINE 1A BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY OWNS TWO SMALL, PISTON ENGINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT ARE USED FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT AND BY EMPLOYEES WHO OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL FOR WORK-RELATED PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT ARE FLOWN BY BEST FRIENDS' EMPLOYEES. BEST FRIENDS DOES NOT EMPLOY A FULL TIME PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. PART I, LINE 4A VIRGINIA KILMER RECEIVED $25,000 IN SEVERANCE UPON HER LEAVING BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. JULIANNE CASTLE SPOUSE: BD MEMBER CASTLE 176103 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/2015 0 SILVA BATTISTA SPOUSE: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 77882 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 JUDAH BATTISTA SON: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 105007 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 CARRAGH MALONEY DAUGHTER: BD MEMBER CASTLE 83165 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 LYNN BATTISTA DAUGH-IN-LAW: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 32580 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 X 27 28272 FMV X 66 679472 FMV X 1668 4330142 FMV X 220 7070 FMV X ANIMAL AND CLEANING SUPPLIES 9173 341269 FMV 0 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS. PART I, LINE 32B: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN AUTOMOBILE BROKER TO SELL DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNE MEJIA, SECRETARY AND CYRUS MEJIA, BOARD MEMBER, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS PREPARED BY TANNER LLC AND REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE RETURN IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UPON BEING APPOINTED, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICIERS, AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT ACKNOWLEDGES ACCEPTANCE OF BEST FRIENDS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL AFFILIATIONS WITH ENTITIES IN WHICH A FINANCIAL INTEREST IS HELD BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF BEST FRIENDS, INCLUDING THE CFO AND CONTROLLER,ROUTINELY MONITOR ALL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS COMPLY WITH POLICY. THIS POLICY IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE GREATER STRUCTURE; INCLUDING REQUIRING MORE FREQUENT SIGN-OFF ON POLICY,MORE REPORTING, AND RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION BY RELEVANT BOARD AND STAFF IN THE DEALING WITH THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CFO, CPO, CMO AND THE CDO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEO REVIEWS THOSE SALARIES WITH THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE FORM 990, FORM 990-T, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ON THE BEST FRIENDS' WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: AGENCY FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -1,070,101. UNREALIZED CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT -57,275. WELLNESS CENTER NET LOSS -30,658. ELIMINATION OF RENTAL INCOME -6,000. ELIMINATION OF FITNESS EXPENSES 13,515. MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENT 410. 990 PART XII LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 990 PART III LINE 4A 4B NATURE OF ACTIVITIES BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY (BEST FRIENDS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS NO-KILL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT A DAY WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. BEST FRIENDS' LEADING INITIATIVES IN ANIMAL CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED FROM ITS KANAB, UTAH, HEADQUARTERS; ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST NO-KILL SANCTUARIES. BEST FRIENDS DEVELOPS AND REFINES MODEL PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE, SO THAT MORE ANIMALS CAN BE SAVED. THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION. 990 PART III LINE 4A 4B ANIMAL CARE ACTIVIES AT THE HEART OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY'S WORK LIES BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY - THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST NO-KILL SANCTUARY FOR COMPANION ANIMALS NESTLED IN THE MAJESTIC RED ROCK CANYONS OF SOUTHERN UTAH. FOUNDED IN 1984, THE SANCTUARY WAS CREATED ON ONE SIMPLE BELIEF: THAT EVERY ANIMAL DESERVES LOVE, RESPECT AND A SECOND CHANCE. SINCE THEN, THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS WHO HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE HERE HAVE RECEIVED EXACTLY THAT. TODAY, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, SOME 1,700 DOGS, CATS, BUNNIES, BIRDS, HORSES AND OTHER BARNYARD ANIMALS CALL THE SANCTUARY THEIR HOME-BETWEEN-HOMES, EACH ONE RECEIVING ALL THE AFFECTION AND CARE NEEDED TO HEAL, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. BEST FRIENDS IS COMMITTED TO FINDING EVERY ANIMAL AT THE SANCTUARY HIS OR HER PERFECT FOREVER HOME. BUT EVEN IF THAT RIGHT HOME NEVER COMES ALONG, THE ANIMALS ARE WELCOME TO CALL THE SANCTUARY HOME FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. AT THE SANCTUARY IN FISCAL YEAR 2015: - 1,340 ANIMALS WERE WELCOMED. - 1,436 ANIMALS FOUND LOVING FOREVER HOMES - 29% HAD SPECIAL NEEDS. - WILD FRIENDS, BEST FRIENDS' UNIQUE STATE AND FEDERALLY LICENSED WILDLIFE REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION CENTER, SUCCESSFULLY REHABILITATED 246 INJURED WILD ANIMALS. AND 116 WERE RELEASED BACK TO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AFTER FULL RECOVERY. FOR THOSE ANIMALS TOO INJURED OR ACCLIMATED TO PEOPLE TO GO BACK INTO THE WILD, THEY GET A LIFETIME OF CARE AND BECOME TREASURED TEACHERS, EDUCATING VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS ABOUT WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION ISSUES. - NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE VISITED, AND 8,922 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED 104,846 HOURS TO HELP THE ANIMALS. - ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES WERE BUILT OR RENOVATED TO MAKE BEST FRIENDS' CARE EVEN BETTER: - THE NEW DOG ADMISSIONS FACILITY WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER. THE BUILDING FEATURES MORE NATURAL LIGHT, EXTRA SPACE AND EASY ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS, ENSURING EVERY DOG, REGARDLESS OF HIS OR HER SPECIAL NEED, A STRESS-FREE TRANSITION TO LIVING AT BEST FRIENDS. - IN MAY, BEST FRIENDS COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRAND NEW WILD FRIENDS ISOLATION FACILITY. THE ISOLATION ROOMS ENSURE ALL THE ANIMALS A SAFE, QUIET PLACE TO HEAL UNDER THE CARE OF STATE AND FEDERALLY LICENSED WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS. THE BUILDING ALSO SAFEGUARDS THE ANIMALS' HEALTH AND HAPPINESS BY PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. - BEST FRIENDS OPENED THE NEW BEST FRIENDS VISITOR CENTER, LOCATED JUST FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE SANCTUARY IN THE HEART OF KANAB. AT THE VISITOR CENTER, KANAB VISITORS, TOURISTS, AND PEOPLE JUST PASSING THROUGH CAN GET ACQUAINTED WITH BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SANCTUARY AND THE ANIMALS. SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS ON AUGUST 20, MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED IN THE VISITOR CENTER. - AT THE BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CLINIC, A FABULOUS DONOR PARK WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF ALL THE WONDERFUL FOLKS WHO HELPED MAKE THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINIC A REALITY. THE 1,870 SQUARE-FOOT PARK, COMPLETE WITH TWO PAVILIONS, MIMICS THE CLINIC'S BEAUTY AND CREATES A RELAXING SPACE WHERE EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE ANIMALS, CAN FIND A LITTLE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. - MORE THAN 2,000 FEET OF PVC PIPE WAS INSTALLED ALONG THE UPPER CANYON, CREATING A WATER MAIN TO THE BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CLINIC. - BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CLINIC HAD ANOTHER BUSY YEAR: - SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES 4,210 (INCLUDES 579 FOR THE PUBLIC) - DENTALS 374 (10 PUBLIC) - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SURGERIES 556 (47 PUBLIC) - AFTER-HOURS EMERGENCIES 126 (21 PUBLIC) 990 PART III LINE 4B INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH WHEN BEST FRIENDS WAS FIRST FOUNDED, AROUND 17 MILLION DOGS AND CATS WERE BEING KILLED IN AMERICA'S SHELTERS EVERY YEAR, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE HOMES. TOGETHER, WE HAVE REDUCED THAT NUMBER TO AN ESTIMATED FOUR MILLION. THAT'S TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, BUT WE WON'T STOP UNTIL, TOGETHER, WE SAVE THEM ALL. THROUGH LIFESAVING PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, TARGETED INITIATIVES, LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS, AND A NETWORK OF VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 1,400 ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, BEST FRIENDS IS WORKING TO END THE KILLING OF DOGS AND CATS IN SHELTERS FOR GOOD. FISCAL YEAR 2015 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: PIT BULL INITIATIVES: - PIT-BULL-TERRIER-LIKE DOGS BECAME MUCH SAFER IN RHODE ISLAND AFTER LEGISLATION WAS PASSED THAT ALLOWS DOGS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF CRUEL DOG-FIGHTING RINGS TO BE EVALUATED AND ADOPTED INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY DEEMED DANGEROUS. THE NEW BILL CAME INTO LAW BECAUSE OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE SINCE 2008, BEST FRIENDS AND THE VICKTORY DOGS - 22 OF THE MOST TRAUMATIZED DOGS RESCUED FROM THE PROPERTY OF NFL QUARTERBACK MICHAEL VICK, WHO RECEIVED LOVE AND TRAINING AT THE SANCTUARY - HAVE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND SHOWN THEM THAT EVERY DOG, NO MATTER BREED OR PAST, CAN BE A WONDERFUL, LOVING PET. - WITH THE HELP OF BEST FRIENDS' LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AND OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, BREED DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION WAS DEFEATED IN 20 CITIES AND ONE COUNTY. TODAY, A TOTAL OF 19 (AND COUNTING) STATES HAVE PROVISIONS AGAINST BREED DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION. - OVER 160,400 EMAILS RELATED TO OUR PIT BULL INITIATIVES WERE SENT BY CARING PEOPLE THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER. AND SINCE OUR PIT BULL INITIATIVES BEGAN IN 2009, NEARLY 1.8 MILLION PIT-BULL-TERRIER-LIKE DOGS HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY BEST FRIENDS. PUPPY MILL INITIATIVES: - BEST FRIENDS CONTINUES ITS WORK TO PUT AN END TO PUPPY MILLS BY FOCUSING ON THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM: RETAIL STORES THAT SELL MILL-BRED PETS. WE SPEARHEAD ORDINANCES AND ENCOURAGE PET STORES TO OFFER ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION RATHER THAN SELL MILL-BRED PETS. AND WE WORK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH MILL-BRED PETS LIVE, URGING THEM TO ADOPT INSTEAD OF BUY THEIR NEW BEST FRIENDS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, 41 NEW COMMUNITIES BANNED THE SALE OF MILL-BRED PETS IN RETAIL STORES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA TO 114. - MORE THAN 12,300 EMAILS FROM CONCERNED CONSTITUENTS WERE SENT TO LEGISLATORS THROUGH BEST FRIENDS' LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER, URGING THEM TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL BREEDING, AND SHOWING THEM THAT INHUMANE TREATMENT OF DOGS IN PUPPY MILLS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU DEEPLY CARE ABOUT. - AS PART OF BEST FRIENDS' PUP MY RIDE PROGRAM, 2,671 PETS WERE DELIVERED TO SAFETY - MANY OF THEM PUREBRED WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BORN IN PUPPY MILLS. THEY WERE GIVEN A LIFT TO PARTNERING SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SMALL DOGS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. CAT INITIATIVES: - BEST FRIENDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PETSMART CHARITIES, RUNS LIFESAVING COMMUNITY CATS PROJECTS IN MULTIPLE CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROJECTS WORK TO SAVE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY CATS (OR STRAY AND FREE-ROAMING CATS) THROUGH TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR), WHERE CATS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED, VACCINATED AND RETURNED TO THEIR OUTDOOR HOMES. OUR TNR PROGRAMS ARE CRUCIAL FOR SAVING CATS' LIVES BECAUSE CATS, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY CATS, ARE THE MOST AT-RISK PETS IN SHELTERS. THE PROGRAMS ARE NOW IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. - WITH THE HELP OF BEST FRIENDS' TNR AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS OUR ADVOCACY WORK, SENATE BILL 1260 SUCCESSFULLY PASSED IN ARIZONA. THE BILL ENSURES THAT COMMUNITY CATS WILL NOT BE HELD IN SHELTERS, WHERE THEY'RE IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED. INSTEAD, THEY WILL BE STERILIZED, VACCINATED AND RETURNED TO THEIR OUTDOOR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE OF THIS BILL AND OTHER LIFESAVING MEASURES, THE SAVE RATE FOR CATS IN PIMA COUNTY INCREASED TO 91 PERCENT - UP FROM 76 PERCENT IN 2014. - 50,490 COMMUNITY CATS WERE HELPED BY BEST FRIENDS' COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAMS AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HUMANE, EFFECTIVE TNR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION. AND MORE THAN 25,600 EMAILS WERE SENT BY COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH BEST FRIENDS' LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER ON BEHALF OF THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY CATS. PROGRAM CITIES, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH: - BEST FRIENDS' NKUT (NO-KILL UTAH) INITIATIVE - WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AND DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS TO END THE KILLING OF PETS IN UTAH'S SHELTERS BY 2019 - IS GAINING MORE MOMENTUM THAN EVER. IN 2015, THE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS DYING IN UTAH SHELTERS DECREASED BY AN AMAZING 33 PERCENT. THAT MEANS ABOUT 4,200 FEWER PETS DIED IN UTAH SHELTERS THAN IN 2014, AND UTAH'S SAVE RATE HAS RISEN TO 84.2 PERCENT. (90 PERCENT IS CONSIDERED NO-KILL). - AT THE BEST FRIENDS PET ADOPTION CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY, WHICH SHOWCASES PETS FROM BEST FRIENDS, AS WELL AS THOSE FROM OUR SHELTER PARTNERS, 1,804 LUCKY DOGS AND CATS FOUND LOVING HOMES. AND AT THE BEST FRIENDS KITTEN NURSERY IN SALT LAKE CITY, MORE THAN 1,100 FRAGILE NEWBORN KITTENS WERE SAVED. - THE BEST FRIENDS SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC IN OREM, JUST SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY, SPAYED OR NEUTERED 11,449 PETS - MORE THAN 2,000 SURGERIES OVER OUR GOAL. AND WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY PETSMART CHARITIES , A NEW BEST FRIENDS SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC WILL SOON OPEN IN OGDEN, UTAH. THE CLINICS, WHICH OFFER FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, ARE HELPING FEWER PETS ENTER UTAH SHELTERS, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE KEYS TO TURNING UTAH NO-KILL. - A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF NKUT IN 2014, BEST FRIENDS' NKLA (NO-KILL LOS ANGELES) INITIATIVE WAS ALREADY IN FULL SWING. LED BY BEST FRIENDS, THE INITIATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 100 NKLA COALITION PARTNERS, CITY SHELTERS AND THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE L.A. NO-KILL BY THE END OF 2017. IN 2015, THE SAVE RATE AT L.A. CITY SHELTERS RAISED TO AN AMAZING 75.8 PERCENT - UP FROM 69.13 PERCENT IN 2013. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO NO-KILL IN L.A. - THE NKLA PET ADOPTION CENTER - L.A.'S CHICEST ADOPTION CENTER THAT SHOWCASES PETS FROM OUR NKLA COALITION PARTNERS - FOUND HOMES FOR NEARLY 2,500 DOGS AND CATS. - THE BEST FRIENDS PET ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER CENTER IN LOS ANGELES PULLED 5,850 PETS FROM L.A. ANIMAL SERVICE FACILITIES, FOUND HOMES FOR NEARLY 4,700 PETS, AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED NEARLY 6,500 PETS. AND IN THE CENTER'S KITTEN NURSERY, OVER 1,800 KITTENS, WERE SAVED - WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SINCE, IN L.A., KITTENS ARE THE MOST AT-RISK PETS IN SHELTERS. - BECAUSE NEWBORN KITTENS TRAGICALLY MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF ALL ANIMALS KILLED IN LOS ANGELES CITY SHELTERS, IN JULY, BEST FRIENDS RAN AN URGENT THREE-WEEK DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR THE KITTENS. BUT THE EMAILS WERE NOT JUST SENT TO MEMBERS IN L.A. - THEY WERE SENT NATIONWIDE. THE CAMPAIGN BECAME THE SINGLE LARGEST DIGITAL CAMPAIGN IN BEST FRIENDS HISTORY, MAKING 62 MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND RAISING $291,000 TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF NEWBORN KITTENS. - FOR YEARS, BEST FRIENDS HAS BEEN WORKING IN NEW YORK CITY TO SAVE THE LIVES OF PETS IN CITY SHELTERS. THROUGH ADOPTION AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AS WELL AS A FOSTER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL OF NYC, BEST FRIENDS DIRECTLY HELPED NEARLY 900 DOGS AND CATS IN 2015, AND PULLED 400 PETS FROM THE CITY'S SHELTERS WHO WERE IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED. - ALSO IN NEW YORK CITY, BEST FRIENDS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN A NEW PET ADOPTION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN IN A TRENDY SOHO LOCATION IN 2016. THE CENTER WILL SHOWCASE PETS FROM NEW YORK SHELTERS AND ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE IN THE AREA TO ADOPT INSTEAD OF BUY THEIR NEW BEST FRIENDS. - BEST FRIENDS' SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS ARE STILL THE LARGEST ADOPTION EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY. TAKING PLACE TWICE A YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE CITY, THE EVENTS BRING TOGETHER RESCUE GROUPS AND SHELTERS, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF ADOPTERS, TO FIND HOMES FOR AS MANY PETS AS POSSIBLE. IN 2015, 2,355 PETS FOUND HOMES AT THE EVENTS. - BEST FRIENDS' STRUT YOUR MUTT - A NATIONAL FUNDRAISER THAT HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS (AND THE ANIMALS) - NOW TAKES PLACE IN 12 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2015, STRUT YOUR MUTT RAISED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION FOR 284 PARTICIPATING BEST FRIENDS PARTNERS. - BEST FRIENDS' NO MORE HOMELESS PETS NETWORK - A NETWORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS COMMITTED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS THROUGH EFFECTIVE ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS - NOW HAS MORE THAN 1,400 PARTNERS IN ALL 50 STATES. IN 2015, NETWORK PARTNERS RECEIVED MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM BEST FRIENDS, ENABLING THEM TO SAVE AS MANY HOMELESS PETS AS POSSIBLE. BEST FRIENDS PRODUCTIONS LLC 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 472566720 PARTICIPATE IN JOINT VENTURE TO PRODUCE A FILM UT 0 400000 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY 1089 WYCKOFF LLC 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 810717002 HOLD LEASE ON BUILDING IN NEW YORK, NY UT 0 0 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY 307 WEST BROADWAY LLC 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 474201980 HOLD LEASE ON BUILDING IN MANHATTAN, NY UT 0 112571 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CHUFF LLC 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 474259736 PURCHASE PROPERTY IN KANAB, UT UT 0 93350 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY BEST FRIENDS WELLNESS CENTER INC 5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD KANAB UT 84741 473149724 OPERATE FITNESS CENTER UT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY C -23144 7381 1.00000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 BEST FRIENDS WELLNESS CENTER INC A 6000 ARM'S LENGTH ESTIMATE OF RENT THIS STATEMENT IS BEING INCLUDED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONICALLY FILED FORM 990 TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE CAUSE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE RETURN IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED LATE. THE ORGANIZATION ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED ITS FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 BY THE EXTENDED DUE DATE OF AUGUST 15, 2016. HOWEVER, THAT SUBMISSION WAS A PAPER FILING. THE RETURN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED ON 2014 FORMS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD PREVIOUSLY FILED A SHORT PERIOD RETURN ON 2014 FORMS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S YEAR END. AT THE TIME THE ORGANIZATION'S THIRD PARTY RETURN PREPARER WAS WORKING ON THE SECOND 2014 RETURN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THEIR SOFTWARE TO ACCEPT A SECOND 2014 FILING. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER, SO THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBMITTING ITS RETURN ELECTRONICALLY, IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY E-FILE THEIR FORM 990.SINCE THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT, WITH TWO FILINGS NEEDING TO BE SUBMITTED ON 2014 FORMS, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THIS SUBMISSION BE ACCEPTED AS TIMELY FILED AND THAT NO PENALTIES BE ASSESSED, AS THE ORGANIZATION ORIGINALLY MADE THE EFFORT TO COMPLY BY FILING A PAPER RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015. STARTING WITH THE 2015 RETURN, FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE BACK ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE OF BEING ABLE TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY.PART (20) 122 OF THE CONSOLIDATED PENALTY HANDBOOK OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE MANUAL OUTLINES THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSERTION OF A PENALTY. "THE FUNDAMENTAL REASON FOR HAVING PENALTIES IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. OTHER RESULTS MAY ARISE, SUCH AS BRINGING ADDITIONAL REVENUES INTO THE TREASURY, IMPOSING MONETARY CHARGES AGAINST TAXPAYERS, AND, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, GETTING REIMBURSED FOR ENFORCEMENT COSTS. HOWEVER, THESE OTHER RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE THE BASIS FOR CREATING OR IMPOSING A PENALTY." INTERNAL REVENUE POLICY STATEMENT P-1-18 IS CONSISTENT WITH PART (20) 122 OF THE CONSOLIDATED PENALTY HANDBOOK IN STATING, "PENALTIES SUPPORT THE SERVICE'S MISSION ONLY IF PENALTIES ENHANCE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE."SINCE THE FORM 990 IS BY NATURE AN INFORMATIONAL RETURN AND THE ORGANIZATION HAD TIMELY FILED ITS FORM 990-T AND PAID THE ASSOCIATED TAX, NEITHER TREASURY NOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER OFF HAD THEY RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL FILING OF THE FORM 990 ELECTRONICALLY. THE INABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE WAS DUE TO AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE OF THEIR PAID PREPARER AND NOT DUE TO WILLFUL NEGLECT.