MERCY FOR ANIMALS: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- MERCY FOR ANIMALS (EIN 54-2076145)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-08-12
- IRS object ID
- 201302249349301320
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-08-12T11:43:21-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ROBERT GILLETTE CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4170 OXFORD DR | AddressLine1 |
| City | COLUMBUS | City |
| State | OH | State |
| ZIP Code | 43220 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 542076145 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MERCY FOR ANIMALS | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | MERC | NameControl |
| Phone | 8666326446 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 363 | AddressLine1 |
| City | COLUMBUS | City |
| State | OH | State |
| ZIP Code | 432160363 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | DEREK COONS | Name |
| Title | TREASURER | Title |
| Phone | 8666326446 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-08-12 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | ROBERT G GILLETTE | Name |
| Phone | 6144597864 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2013-08-12 | DatePrepared |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | NATHAN RUNKLE PRESIDENT | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 363 | AddressLine1 |
| City | COLUMBUS | City |
| State | OH | State |
| ZIP Code | 432160363 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 3291070 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.MERCYFORANIMALS.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2002 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | OH | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | MERCY FOR ANIMALS (MFA) IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CRUELTY TO FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTING COMPASSIONATE FOOD CHOICES AND POLICIES. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 3 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 1 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 20 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 500 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 1682987 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 2318281 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | -13911 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 102780 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 6072 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 19524 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 1675148 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2440585 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 2876 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 77532 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 324496 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 577504 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 165654 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 1041911 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 974144 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 1369283 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 1629180 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 305865 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 811405 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 1219838 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 2017763 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 19419 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 5939 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 1200419 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 2011824 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | MERCY FOR ANIMALS (MFA) IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CRUELTY TO FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTING COMPASSIONATE FOOD CHOICES AND POLICIES. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 848290 | Expense |
| Grants | 77532 | Grants |
| Description | EDUCATION. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED AGAINST ANIMALS WITHIN FACTORY FARMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A VEGAN DIET, BY ENGAGING IN PRO-VEGAN TELEVISION ADVERTING CAMPAIGNS; LEAFLETING; TABLING AT VEGETARIAN, EARTH DAY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER TYPES OF RELATED EVENTS; PRESENTING OVER 100 "HUMANE EDUCATION" TALKS; APPEARING IN PRIDE PARADES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND LAUNCHING A SUCCESSFUL VEGAN THANKSGIVING CAMPAIGN INCLUDING A WEBSITE FILLED WITH HELPFUL RESOURCES. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 280968 | Expense |
| Description | CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS. OVER THE LAST YEAR, MFA'S CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT EXPOSED CHRISTENSEN FARMS, A PORK SUPPLIER, AND FOUND RAMPANT ANIMAL ABUSE INCLUDING WORKERS SLAMMING BABY PIGLETS INTO THE FLOOR AND MUTILATING THEIR BODIES WITHOUT PAINKILLERS. MFA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF BETTENCOURT DAIRIES, WHERE WE CAPTURED FOOTAGE OF SICK AND INJURED COWS LEFT UNTREATED; WORKERS HITTING, KICKING, AND OTHERWISE ABUSING THE COWS; AND A DOWNED COW, UNABLE TO WALK, BEING PULLED BY HER NECK WITH A TRACTOR. MFA ALSO COMPLETED SEVERAL OTHER INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING ONE OF A BUTTERBALL TURKEY FACTORY FARM, WHICH LED TO NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUE OF FARMED ANIMAL WELFARE AND FOOD SAFETY. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 87605 | Expense |
| Description | LEGAL ADVOCACY. MFA'S LEGAL ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT SECURED THE FIRST-EVER FELONY CONVICTION FOR CRUELTY TO FACTORY-FARMED POULTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION OF A BUTTERBALL TURKEY FACILITY IN NORTH CAROLINA. MFA'S LEGAL TEAM ALSO SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED THE CONVICTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL RUNNING AN ILLEGAL BACKYARD SLAUGHTER OPERATION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY; AND SECURED 21 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AGAINST THE OWNER AND 7 EMPLOYEES OF ONTARIO LIVESTOCK SALES IN CALIFORNIA. | Description |
Activity Other ActivityOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 83476 | Expense |
| Description | CORPORATE OUTREACH. MFA'S NEWEST DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE OUTREACH, WORKED BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH SEARS/KMART AND COSTCO TO SECURE THEIR COMMITMENT TO PHASE OUT CRUEL GESTATION CRATES (CRATES THAT DISALLOW PREGNANT PIGS FROM MOVING OR EVEN BEING ABLE TO TURN AROUND) FROM THEIR PORK SUPPLY. IN 2012, MERCY FOR ANIMALS ACCOMPLISHED NUMEROUS SUCCESSES FOR FARMED ANIMALS IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR PROGRAM WORK. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 83476 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Program Service Expense | 1300339 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | true | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | true | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 9 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | true | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 20 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 3 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 1 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | OH | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | DEREK COONS TREASURER | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 8666326446 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 363 | AddressLine1 |
| City | COLUMBUS | City |
| State | OH | State |
| ZIP Code | 43216 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW RICE | ||||||
| SECRETARY | 40.00 | X | X | 42167 | 0 | 0 |
| NATHAN RUNKLE | ||||||
| PRESIDENT | 50.00 | X | X | 2773 | 0 | 0 |
| DEREK COONS | ||||||
| TREASURER | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DANIEL HAUFF | ||||||
| SECRETARY | 40.00 | X | 10006 | 0 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 54946 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| All Other Contributions | 2318281 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 1014 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 2318281 | TotalContributions |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 9806 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $9,806 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 922689 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 829715 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 92974 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 92974 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $92,974 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 40294 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 20770 | CostOfGoodsSold |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 19524 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $19,524 | ExclusionAmount |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2440585 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $122,304 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 77532 | Total |
| Program Services | 77532 | ProgramServices |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 54946 | Total |
| Management And General | 54946 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 479192 | Total |
| Program Services | 408232 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8156 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 62804 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3600 | Total |
| Program Services | 1200 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2400 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 39766 | Total |
| Program Services | 30088 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4873 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4805 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6834 | Total |
| Fundraising | 6834 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 953 | Total |
| Management And General | 953 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10168 | Total |
| Management And General | 10168 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 203285 | Total |
| Program Services | 172751 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 17504 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 13030 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 106399 | Total |
| Program Services | 106351 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 48 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 208621 | Total |
| Program Services | 193281 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3243 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 12097 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 20304 | Total |
| Program Services | 15991 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2099 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2214 | Fundraising |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 107101 | Total |
| Program Services | 89684 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8247 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9170 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 123801 | Total |
| Program Services | 110642 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 6776 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6383 | Fundraising |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 62396 | Total |
| Program Services | 25655 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 36741 | Fundraising |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18066 | Total |
| Program Services | 2807 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 15259 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17693 | Total |
| Program Services | 162 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 17531 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPLIES | 73606 | 65413 | 4087 | 4106 |
| TAXES AND FEES | 14917 | 550 | 6945 | 7422 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1629180 | Total |
| Program Services | 1300339 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 163187 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 165654 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 313538 | BOY |
| EOY | 839431 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 336116 | BOY |
| EOY | 1076651 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 26835 | BOY |
| EOY | 49548 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 13825 | BOY |
| EOY | 4603 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 61607 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 37422 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 38401 | BOY |
| EOY | 24185 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 491123 | BOY |
| EOY | 23345 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1219838 | BOY |
| EOY | 2017763 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 19419 | BOY |
| EOY | 5939 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 19419 | BOY |
| EOY | 5939 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1200419 | BOY |
| EOY | 2011824 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1200419 | BOY |
| EOY | 2011824 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1219838 | BOY |
| EOY | 2017763 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 811405 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 334438 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 461381 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1293195 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1682987 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2318281 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 6090282 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 334438 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 461381 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1293195 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1682987 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2318281 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 6090282 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 1683001 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 4407281 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 5751 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 6210 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 9806 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 21767 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 23227 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 25318 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 40294 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 88839 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 6200888 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.71070 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.78920 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers | false | Volunteers |
| Paid Staff Or Management | true | PaidStaffOrManagement |
| Media Advertisements | false | MediaAdvertisements |
| Mailings Members | true | MailingsMembers |
| Mailings Members | $2,400 | MailingsMembersAmount |
| Publications Or Broadcast | false | PublicationsOrBroadcast |
| Grants Other Organizations | false | GrantsOtherOrganizations |
| Direct Contact Legislators | false | DirectContactLegislators |
| Rallies Demonstrations | true | RalliesDemonstrations |
| Rallies Demonstrations | $1,692 | RalliesDemonstrationsAmount |
| Other Activities | false | OtherActivities |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB | 4092 | TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB |
| Not Described In501c3 | false | NotDescribedIn501c3 |
Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Reference | SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | ACTION ALERT EMAILS | Explanation |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 18940 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 12053 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 6887 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 42667 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 25369 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 17298 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 24185 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2440585 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2440585 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2440585 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1629180 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | 1629180 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 1629180 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Region | NORTH AMERICA | Region |
| Number Of Offices | 1 | NumberOfOffices |
| Number Of Employees | 1 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Type Of Activities Conducted | CHARITY | TypeOfActivitiesConducted |
| Specific Services Provided | ANIMAL PROTECTION | SpecificServicesProvided |
| Total Expenditures | 77532 | TotalExpenditures |
Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose Of Grant | START UP | PurposeOfGrant |
| Amount Of Cash Grant | 77532 | AmountOfCashGrant |
| Manner Of Cash Disbursement | WIRE TRANSFER | MannerOfCashDisbursement |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | false | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | false | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | false | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | false | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | false | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | false | BoycottCountries |
Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 | REVIEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MFA CANADA |
| ACTIVITIES PER REGION | SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 | NORTH AMERICA 77,532 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | CORPORATE OUTREACH. MFA'S NEWEST DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE OUTREACH, WORKED BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH SEARS/KMART AND COSTCO TO SECURE THEIR COMMITMENT TO PHASE OUT CRUEL GESTATION CRATES (CRATES THAT DISALLOW PREGNANT PIGS FROM MOVING OR EVEN BEING ABLE TO TURN AROUND) FROM THEIR PORK SUPPLY. IN 2012, MERCY FOR ANIMALS ACCOMPLISHED NUMEROUS SUCCESSES FOR FARMED ANIMALS IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR PROGRAM WORK. |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | ALL OFFICERS OF THE MFA ARE EMAILED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH ITS RELATED STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT TO THE IRS. THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FORM 990 ARE ENCOURAGED. |
| ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | IF AN ISSUE IS TO BE DECIDED BY THE BOARD THAT INVOLVES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A BOARD MEMBER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD MEMBER TO: 1.IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2.NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM OR MOTION BEING CONSIDERED. 3.NOT VOTE ON THE ISSUE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD TO: 1.ONLY DECIDE TO HIRE OR CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD MEMBER IF THEY ARE THE BEST QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO PROVIDE THE GOODS OR SERVICES NEEDED AT THE BEST PRICE. 2.RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE PRESIDENT WAS PAID MINIMUM WAGE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS IS MADE BY THE IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND INCLUDES ANALYZING THE COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | TO THE EXTENT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND CONSTITUTION) AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF OUR ORGANIZATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL OR STATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RULES, THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE LAW MAY REQUIRE. OTHERWISE, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT. |
| OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES | FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT LABOR 127,026 1,900 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 45,725 15,604 13,030 |
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