2016-04-18T00:00:00-05:00 2015-12-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2015-01-01 412055310 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HUMA 9143810309 PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 9143810309 2016-04-11 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2016-04-11 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z SEE SCHEDULE O BRAD GOLDBERG PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 610660 0 X WWW.TEACHHUMANE.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. 7 7 14 25 0 0 556112 610654 0 0 4 6 0 0 556116 610660 0 0 0 0 471480 481747 0 0 51404 73248 69055 544728 550802 11388 59858 223099 286248 0 3291 223099 282957 X HEART'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING YOUTH AND TEACHERS IN HUMANE EDUCATION. 0 0 213137 STUDENT PROGRAMS: HEART'S HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM IS A FLEXIBLE HUMANE EDUCATION CURRICULUM THAT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION ISSUES. WE OFFER THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN K-12 IN FOUR AGE-APPROPRIATE VERSIONS: K-2ND GRADE; 3RD-5TH GRADE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; AND HIGH SCHOOL. HEART'S SPECIALLY TRAINED EDUCATORS TEACH THESE LESSONS IN A FORMAT THAT IS ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND STUDENT POPULATIONS. IN 2015, HEART REACHED MORE THAN 5,300 STUDENTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS AND PORTLAND (OREGON) AREAS. WE OFFERED MULTI-LESSON IN-CLASS PROGRAMS AT OVER 50 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ALSO FACILITATED MANY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS, WHERE STUDENTS PUT THEIR VALUES INTO ACTION THROUGH OUR SERVICE LEARNING CURRICULUM CONDUCTED IN BOTH SCHOOL-BASED AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, WE CONDUCTED CUSTOMIZED SUMMER CAMPS: A 1-WEEK "HAVE A HEART CAMP" AT ANIMAL HAVEN SHELTER IN MANHATTAN; A 3-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM WITH THE ACADEMY FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP IN CHICAGO, AND A 2-WEEK "CLIMATE CHANGE CAMP" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEACE LEARNING CENTER IN INDIANAPOLIS. 142091 TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: HEART REACHED COUNTLESS TEACHERS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS THROUGH NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS. ONE OF OUR MAJOR TEACHER TRAINING PROJECTS WAS A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WE CONDUCTED FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS THROUGH THE NYC DOE THAT QUALIFIED THEM TOWARD A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL. THIS COURSE HAD THE RIGOR OF A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE AND WAS OFFERED ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2015. ANOTHER MAJOR TRAINING INITIATIVE IN 2015 WAS THE LAUNCH OF OUR HEART-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM. WE DEVELOPED A RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND EXPANDED OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH TO FL, WA AND CA WHERE OUR CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS ARE TEACHING PART-TIME FOR HEART. WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR NATIONAL REACH THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING WITH THE LAUNCH LAST YEAR OF OUR FREE WEBINAR SERIES IN WHICH WE TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION. THROUGH VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS WE TRAINED VOLUNTEER TEACHERS, ATTORNEYS, LAW STUDENTS, ANIMAL ACTIVISTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO CONDUCT LESSONS AT SCHOOLS AND IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL VENUES LIKE LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE EXPANDED OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION TO MICHIGAN TO TRAIN ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH ANIMAL PROTECTION LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. WE OFFERED A WORKSHOP FOR CHICAGO AREA LAW STUDENTS TO GUIDE THEM IN TEACHING OUR LESSONS AND ADVOCATING FOR HUMANE EDUCATION LAWS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE ANIMAL PROTECTORATES IN LOS ANGELES TO TRAIN A NETWORK OF 40 VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION. WE TEAMED UP WITH TRIBES LEARNING COMMUNITY TO ADD A HUMANE EDUCATION COMPONENT TO ITS EXISTING 24 HOUR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING TRAINING AND PILOTED THIS PROGRAM IN INDIANAPOLIS. WE OFFERED A HUMANE EDUCATION WORKSHOP THROUGH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO SHOW TEACHERS HOW TO IMPLEMENT SELECTED LESSONS FROM OUR HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE. WE PARTNERED INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL WITH UNIVERSIDAD COOPERATIVA, A LAW SCHOOL IN COLOMBIA, TO CONDUCT A 3-DAY TRAINING WEBINAR FOR LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH ANIMAL WELFARE LESSONS IN HIGH SCHOOLS. 71045 RESOURCE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: HEART WORKED ON DEVELOPING NUMEROUS RESOURCES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE DISTRIBUTED OUR EXTENSIVE 160 PAGE RESOURCE GUIDE OF 40 LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH SEASONED AND LESS EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT IN K-12 PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND NON-TRADITIONAL VENUES. MANY OF THE LESSONS IN THIS GUIDE WERE ALSO TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH FOR USE BY PARTICIPANTS WE TRAINED IN COLOMBIA. WE PROVIDED SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TO EXPAND THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS. WE WORKED WITH ANIMAL HAVEN SHELTER TO DEVELOP A NEW SUMMER CAMP FOR 5-8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN EMPHASIZING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SERVICE PROJECTS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A THIRD 10-LESSON UPPER ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON EMPATHY, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ASSEMBLY, LIBRARY AND CAMP PROGRAMMING. WE PROVIDED RESOURCE SUPPORT ON THE ANIMAL WELFARE THEME FOR THE GAMES FOR CHANGE STUDENT CHALLENGE WHERE PUBLIC NYC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A DIGITAL GAME THAT ADDRESSES THE CAT AND DOG OVERPOPULATION CRISIS. WE ALSO ADDED RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING OUR HUMANE RESOURCE GUIDE, A HUMANE BOOKLIST REVIEW, AND A LIBRARY OF ARCHIVED HEART WEBINARS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. FINALLY, IN APRIL 2015 WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING OF BE THE CHANGE, WHICH IS AN INTERACTIVE HUMANE EDUCATION MUSEUM WITHIN THE PEACE LEARNING CENTER IN INDIANAPOLIS WITH OVER 30 ENGAGING EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES TO DELVE DEEPER INTO ISSUES LIKE LITTERING, SPAYING AND NEUTERING, FOOD CHOICES, WATER USAGE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND TRANSPORTATION. 40177 RAISING AWARENESS FOR HUMANE EDUCATION: HEART WORKS TO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF HUMANE EDUCATION AND TO ARGUE FOR THE ADHERENCE TO EXISTING HUMANE EDUCATION STATE MANDATES, PARTICULARLY IN NEW YORK STATE. IN 2015 WE PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES INCLUDING THE HUMAN ANIMAL STUDIES COLLABORATIVE AT LEWIS AND CLARK IN MARCH AND WE GAVE A TALK TITLED "INSPIRING A CULTURE OF COMPASSION: PREVENTING ANIMAL CRUELTY THROUGH HUMANE EDUCATION" AT THE ANIMAL LAW GUILD'S SEPTEMBER 2015 CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES. HEART ALSO PROMOTED THE VALUE OF HUMANE EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOGS WHICH ARE ON OUR WEB SITE.HEART CONTINUED OUR EFFORT TO ARGUE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 809 OF THE NYS EDUCATION LAW WHICH CALLS FOR HUMANE EDUCATION TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL STATE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE MET WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DISCUSS STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN INCLUDING NOTIFICATION TO ADMINISTRATORS OF THE HUMANE EDUCATION MANDATE, INFORMING SCHOOLS ABOUT THE HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON THE HEART WEB SITE, AND CONSIDERATION OF A PLAN TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. ALL OF THESE SUGGESTIONS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH LITTLE OR NO BUDGET IMPACT. 40177 466450 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT IL NY OR FL CA X X MR BRADLEY GOLDBERG 9143810309 141 HALSTEAD AVENUE SUITE 301 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 LENA TOWNSEND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WHITMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDY UDELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZI OPPENHEIMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRUNO SARDA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MEENA ALAGAPPAN ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 96130 0 9674 96130 0 9674 0 0 0 0 0 25965 584689 610654 6 6 610660 0 0 6 105804 82527 14813 8464 315469 284298 31171 4469 4469 20610 20179 431 35395 26846 5554 2995 4895 4895 4388 878 1755 1755 100 50 50 33023 28019 1674 3330 6506 5130 651 725 6626 5300 663 663 4282 4282 300 210 30 60 7848 3924 2825 1099 FUNDRAISING 539 539 MEALS 319 223 32 64 MISCELLANEOUS 229 165 6 58 550802 466450 32948 51404 207147 269082 7280 11298 8672 5868 223099 286248 3291 0 3291 X 173099 222957 50000 60000 223099 282957 223099 286248 59858 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 506213 562711 575044 556112 610654 2810734 506213 562711 575044 556112 610654 2810734 894995 1915739 25 1 2 4 6 38 2810772 66561 0.68160 0.66520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4700 4700 546102 550802 107620 26905 0 0 108202 117719 106709 107620 440250 660375 4700 4700 27051 29430 26677 26905 110063 165095 0 X 610660 0 610660 0 610660 550802 0 550802 0 550802 PART X, LINE 2: HEART IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HEART RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HEART HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HEART IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2012. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 HEART'S HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS CULTIVATE COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES. HEART HAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS TAUGHT BY ITS OWN STAFF OF HUMANE EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS. HUMANE EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY STATE MANDATE TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK WITH A LOSS OF PUBLIC FUNDING FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. IN REALITY, FEW TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS ARE EVEN AWARE OF THE LAW AND HEART IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CRITICAL HUMANE EDUCATION SERVICES. IN 2015 THERE WAS A CONTINUED FOCUS ON INCORPORATING SERVICE LEARNING INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING BOTH THE IN-CLASS PROGRAM AND THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, HEART ALSO RAN SUMMER CAMPS IN NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, AND INDIANAPOLIS. THIS PAST YEAR WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR TEACHER TRAINING EFFORTS. WE LAUNCHED TWO MAJOR INITIATIVES LAST YEAR: OUR NEW HUMANE EDUCATION WEBINAR SERIES AND OUR RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR HUMANE EDUCATORS. WE AGAIN CO-SPONSORED A 36 HOUR CREDIT-BEARING HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS THROUGH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WE CONTINUED OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION BY TRAINING VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TEACH OUR LESSONS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE TEAMED UP WITH TRIBES LEARNING COMMUNITY TO ADD A HUMANE EDUCATION COMPONENT TO ITS EXISTING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING TRAINING. WE OFFERED A HUMANE EDUCATION WORKSHOP THROUGH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO SHOW TEACHERS HOW TO IMPLEMENT LESSONS FROM OUR HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE. WE PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS NON-PROFITS AND AGENCIES TO TRAIN NETWORKS OF VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION. HEART CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS NATIONAL REACH IN 2015 THROUGH OUR OFFICES IN CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS AND PORTLAND OREGON, OUR NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR RESOURCE MATERIALS, INCLUDING OUR HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE PUBLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASPCA AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE. HEART IS CONTINUING TO WORK TO FORM A NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THAT CAN LEVERAGE OUR EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES OVER 180 LESSONS AS WELL AS THE EXPERTISE OF OUR STAFF NOW LOCATED IN 8 CITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER OF HEART, IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF HEART IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HEART, TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF HEART AND TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT BENEFIT PERSONALLY FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. THIS OBLIGATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INTO WHICH HEART ENTERS AND WITH RESPECT TO WHICH OFFICERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND TO PROTECT HEART'S INTERESTS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES OF OFFICERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL THEN DETERMINE, BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTERESTS AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART AND SHALL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTEREST, HEART SHALL REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COST OR BENEFIT OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, IF ANY. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE INTEREST OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CONTAIN: - THE NAMES OF THE INTEREST PERSON(S) WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTEREST, - THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST, - A RECORD OF ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART, NOTWITHSTANDING THE INTEREST, AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS SUPPORTING SUCH DETERMINATION, AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR OF HEART MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER BOARD MEETING WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE BOTH SALARY CHANGES AND BONUS AWARDS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON REPORTS ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FROM A GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION STUDY. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE FOURTH QUARTER BOARD MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THESE COMPENSATION CHANGES. THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT P.O. BOX 738, MAMARONECK, NY 10543 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (914)-381-0309. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: IN 2015, HEART ESTABLISHED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. FORM 990, BOX C: HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS ALSO CONDUCTS BUSINESS USING THE FOLLOWING D/B/A'S: (1) HEART (2) ANIMALS AWAKENING COMPASSION IN YOUTH