2012-05-07T13:03:31-05:00 2011-12-31 133385019 O'CONNOR DAVIES MUNNS & DOBBINS LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2011-01-01 412055310 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS (HEART) HUMA 9143810309 PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG 9143810309 2012-05-03 1 GARRETT HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z BRAD GOLDBERG PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 506238 0 X WWW.TEACHHUMANE.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. 6 6 13 6 0 0 424085 506213 0 0 0 25 0 0 424085 506238 0 0 0 0 375741 424996 0 0 23361 38008 33260 413749 458256 10336 47982 132219 180201 0 0 132219 180201 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 324116 DIRECT HUMANE EDUCATION SERVICES TO YOUTH PROGRAMOUR OVER-ARCHING HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM IS OUR DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:- IN-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS A FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM COVERING THE FULL K-12 SPECTRUM IN FOUR AGE APPROPRIATE VERSIONS: K-3, 4TH - 6TH, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL. LESSONS ARE TAUGHT BY HEART'S STAFF OF SPECIALLY TRAINED EDUCATORS IN A FORMAT THAT IS CUSTOMIZED FOR THE PARTICULAR SCHOOL'S NEEDS. LESSONS ADDRESS SOCIAL JUSTICE ANIMAL WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUES. - AFTER SCHOOL & COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS HAVE A STRONG EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUS. IN ADDITION TO LEARNING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES TAUGHT IN THE IN-CLASS PROGRAMS, STUDENTS CONDUCT SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS AROUND THOSE ISSUES. - SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE CUSTOMIZED FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE AGENCY WE ARE WORKING WITH. FOR EXAMPLE WE RAN A CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUNT'S POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH BRONX IN 2011. 62000 TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HEART PROVIDES TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AS WAY OF LEVERAGING OUR HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM AND ULTIMATELY REACHING MANY MORE STUDENTS. ENGAGEMENTS IN 2011 INCLUDED A HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS OFFERED THROUGH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; A CONTINUATION OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION WHERE WE CONDUCTED A DAY-LONG WORKSHOP TO TRAIN VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH A 4-LESSON HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES; AND A WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANNAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL, AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE FOR 130 TEACHERS TO DELIVER 12 OF OUR LESSON PLANS DURING THEIR ADVISORY PERIODS. 25000 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES HEART PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES THAT SERVES TO BROADEN THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM FOR PARTICULAR NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2011 HEART PARTNERED WITH DARWIN ANIMAL DOCTORS TO BEGIN CONSULTING ON A HUMANE EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND WE PARTNERED WITH SERAPHIM 12 FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS RELATED TO HORSE PROTECTION. 411116 1 1 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY IL CT X X MR BRADLEY GOLDBERG 9143810309 141 HALSTEAD AVENUE SUITE 301 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY COLLINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY LEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERYL PIPE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LENA TOWNSEND 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZOE WEIL 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY CRAIG 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEENA ALAGAPPAN ESQ 40.00 X 81750 0 3895 81750 0 3895 0 0 0 0 0 32762 473451 506213 25 25 506238 0 0 25 83544 67193 12263 4088 278782 259737 3364 15681 2089 2089 27328 27328 33253 31452 1186 615 4140 4140 76 38 38 18498 15772 917 1809 2428 1942 243 243 2451 2451 380 266 38 76 4082 2042 1469 571 MISCELLANEOUS 868 608 87 173 MEALS 337 236 34 67 458256 411116 23779 23361 45232 104359 81373 1141 5614 74701 132219 180201 0 0 X 107219 85201 25000 95000 132219 180201 132219 180201 47982 0 X 0 1 0 X 0 X 246258 253608 336738 424085 506213 1766902 246258 253608 336738 424085 506213 1766902 689970 1076932 25 25 18503 6805 8057 33365 1800292 0.59820 0.50560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1200 1200 457056 458256 91651 22913 0 0 51637 68777 74510 91651 286575 429863 3631 2880 1520 1200 9231 12909 17194 18628 22913 71644 107466 PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1B IN 2011 HEART WORKED ON GARNERING SUPPORT FOR THREE STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES: 1) NYS ASSEMBLY MEMBER KAVANAGH'S BILL A. 5962, WHICH INCLUDES A 2-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT, A NOTIFICATION PROVISION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE HUMANE EDUCATION STATUTE, AND A PROVISION AUTHORIZING GRANTS TO TEACHERS FOR COSTS INCURRED WITH HUMANE EDUCATION TRAINING; 2) NYS ASSEMBLYWOMAN ROSENTHAL'S BILL A. 1925 THAT WOULD EXPAND THE HUMANE EDUCATION MANDATE TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, INSTEAD OF JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING MANDATORY HUMANE EDUCATION AT ALL GRADE LEVELS; AND 3) NYS ASSEMBLYWOMAN ROSENTHAL'S BILL A. 1664, WHICH AMENDS THE HUMANE EDUCATION LAW BY REQUIRING THE AUDITING OF STATE SCHOOLS TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE AND DETERMINE IF ACTION IS NEEDED. 0 506238 458256 47982 47982 506238 0 506238 0 506238 458256 0 458256 0 458256 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: 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, 2008. ORGANIZATION'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS: NEW YORK WE COMPLETED MULTI-LESSON SEMESTER-LONG PROGRAMS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS: PS 171, MOTHER CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL, WADLEIGH HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL, PS 163, ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMY, CHILDREN'S STOREFRONT, AND THE MUSEUM SCHOOL (IN MANHATTAN); PS 36, JVL WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS, PS 85, AND PS 107 (IN THE BRONX); PS 206, PS 721, COMMUNITY VOICES MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL (IN QUEENS); BERKELEY CARROLL SCHOOL, PS 15, BROOKLYN STUDIO SCHOOL, FORT GREENE PREPARATORY ACADEMY, MOTT HALL BRIDGES ACADEMY, AND LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL (IN BROOKLYN). WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING BY WORKING WITH A CORE SET OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT THE SUBJECT AREAS OF HUMANE EDUCATION TO OFFER OUR PROGRAMS TO THEIR PARTICIPANTS. HEART PARTNERED WITH, AMONG OTHERS, GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES, MORNINGSIDE CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, 82ND STREET ACADEMICS, HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN, CITY YEAR, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, ANIMAL HAVEN, MCBURNEY YMCA AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. WE CONDUCTED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH A STRONG EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUS AT THE FOLLOWING SITES IN NY: 1) HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN/CITY YEAR AT MS 424 IN THE BRONX FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS; 2) THE POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE BRONX FOR 2ND-4TH GRADERS; 3) JVL WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE BRONX FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; 4) GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT PS 15 IN BROOKLYN FOR 3RD GRADERS; 5) BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BRONX FOR 9TH - 12TH GRADERS; 6) MS 127 IN THE BRONX FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS; 7) PS 721, A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL IN QUEENS, FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS; 8) MAMARONECK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WESTCHESTER FOR 5TH GRADERS; 9) PS 36 FOR 5TH GRADERS IN THE BRONX; 10) ARCHIMEDES ACADEMY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE BRONX; AND 11) 82ND STREET ACADEMICS AT PS 69 FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS; AND 12) ANIMAL HAVEN'S CARING KIDS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH FROM K-12 IN MANHATTAN. CHICAGO DURING 2011, HEART OFFERED OVER 400 IN-CLASS SESSIONS IN CHICAGO. IN ADDITION TO OUR IN-CLASS LESSONS, WE HELPED STUDENTS MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY FACILITATING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. WE ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY (ACS) TO BRING HUMANE EDUCATION TO MORE YOUTH IN CHICAGO. WE OFFERED AFTER-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING A SUMMER PROGRAM, AND ALSO SKETCHING OUT A TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP. WE SERVED MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, OFFERING AN AFTER SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. STUDENTS DEVELOPED PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WE EMPOWERED THEM TO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS PROBLEM SOLVERS AND FUTURE LEADERS. THE STUDENTS FOCUSED ON ISSUES SUCH AS: ANIMAL ABUSE, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS, POVERTY, RACISM, AND CHILD ABUSE. WE OFFERED A WORKSHOP AT THE SKOKIE SPRING GREENING IN APRIL 2011 ENTITLED "THE POWER OF ONE" WHERE WE TAUGHT ATTENDEES HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THEIR EVERY DAY CHOICES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE HAD A STUDENT WORKS DISPLAY AT THE TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FAIR. STUDENTS FROM STOCKTON ELEMENTARY ENGAGED FAIR ATTENDEES EDUCATING THEM ON ISSUES RELATED TO HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING. WE ONCE AGAIN WORKED WITH A DEDICATED GROUP OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT NORTHBROOK ELEMENTARY IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE THE STUDENTS CREATED AND SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A FUNDRAISER TO HELP A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER. THROUGHOUT 2011, HEART CHICAGO WORKED ON A NUMBER OF SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: STOCKTON ELEMENTARY - 8TH GRADE STUDENTS 1) AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE RASH OF YOUTH SUICIDES RELATED TO HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING, ORGANIZED AN ASSEMBLY ON THE TOPIC. STUDENTS READ POETRY, ESSAYS, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, ASSEMBLED A PANEL CONSISTING OF MANY PROMINENT PROFESSIONALS FROM THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND PRODUCED AND SHOWED THEIR VERY OWN VIDEO. 2) COLLECTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TOYS FOR CHILDREN IN IRAQ. 3) ORGANIZED TWO NEIGHBORHOOD LITTER CLEANUP DAYS. 4) VISITED THE BRIGHTVIEW NURSING HOME AND MET WITH SHUT-IN RESIDENTS. 5) PUT TOGETHER A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ON RACISM. 6) HELD FUNDRAISERS FOR PAWS CHICAGO. 7) ESTABLISHED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CLUB, WHICH REINVIGORATED THE SCHOOL'S RECYCLING PROGRAM. 8) RAISED OVER $500 FOR PAWS ANIMAL SHELTER. 9) CONVINCED THE CITY TO PUT UP "NO ENGINE IDLING" SIGNS IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. 10) HELD AN ENVIRONMENTAL FAMILY NIGHT WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE. 11) MADE HOMEMADE ECO-FRIENDLY BIRD FEEDERS AND INSTALLED ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS. WESTCOTT ELEMENTARY - 8TH GRADE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CREATING AN ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD IN MID-JANUARY OF 2012. THE ASSEMBLY FOCUSES ON REDUCING GANG VIOLENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. STUDENTS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN PLAY, INVITING SPEAKERS WHO ARE WORKING TO END GANG VIOLENCE, AND WRITING ESSAYS AND POEMS WHICH WILL BE READ AT THE ASSEMBLY. SUMMER CAMPS WE CONDUCTED SUMMER PROGRAMS WITH A STRONG EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMPONENT AT POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PARK SLOPE DAY CAMP, MCBURNEY YMCA, GROUNDWORK, INC. AND HEWITT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. IN CHICAGO, WE CONDUCTED A SUMMER CAMP AT THE CHICAGO AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, A CLEAN & GREEN SUMMER PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT UPLIFT, AND A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR K-3 STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR SUMMER WAS OUR HAVE A HEART CAMP IN THE BRONX. HEART PARTNERED WITH THE HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN (HPAC) TO PILOT A TWO-WEEK HUMANE EDUCATION SUMMER CAMP WHICH INCORPORATED THE HEART CURRICULUM AND HELPED STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC SKILLS WHILE GIVING THE KIDS WONDERFUL FIELD TRIPS. TEACHER TRAINING: IN ADDITION TO BROADENING OUR PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, HEART INCREASED HUMANE EDUCATION TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS BY CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN NYC AND PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO TEACHERS TO HELP THEM IMPLEMENT HUMANE EDUCATION INTO THEIR DAILY LESSONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, HEART REACHED COUNTLESS TEACHERS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS. WE CONDUCTED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS, LAWYERS, STUDENTS, ACTIVISTS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, HEART OFFERED A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE 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 VERY WELL RECEIVED. WE ALSO PRESENTED A WORKSHOP COVERING A RANGE OF HUMAN, ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HUMANE EDUCATORS (APHE) CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA. APHE LATER CO-SPONSORED TWO 90-MINUTE HEART WEBINARS THROUGH PETSMART CHARITIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 PARTICIPANTS NATIONWIDE. HUMANE EDUCATION MADE A DEBUT AT THE WNET CELEBRATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE, WHICH ATTRACTS OVER 20,000 EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE. WE CONDUCTED A 75-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSION FOR TEACHERS TO GUIDE THEM ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. WE PARTNERED WITH ANNAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL, AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) SCHOOL, IN BALTIMORE TO TRAIN 130 TEACHERS TO DELIVER 12 OF OUR LESSON PLANS DURING THEIR ADVISORY PERIODS. WE DEMONSTRATED THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HUMANE EDUCATION AND THE IB'S MISSION OF CREATING A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD THROUGH INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT. FINALLY, WE EXPANDED OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA, WHERE WE CONDUCTED A DAY-LONG WORKSHOP, HOSTED BY COMPASSION OVER KILLING, TO TRAIN VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH A 4-LESSON HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO LOCAL 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. WE ALSO OFFERED ON A SEPARATE DAY A SIMILAR WORKSHOP FOR ACTIVISTS. ADVOCACY HEART IS ACTIVE IN ADVOCATING FOR HUMANE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. IN THE PAST YEAR WE WORKED ON GARNERING SUPPORT FOR THREE STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES: 1) NYS ASSEMBLY MEMBER KAVANAGH'S BILL A. 5962, WHICH INCLUDES A 2-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT, A NOTIFICATION PROVISION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE HUMANE EDUCATION STATUTE, AND A PROVISION AUTHORIZING GRANTS TO TEACHERS FOR COSTS INCURRED WITH HUMANE EDUCATION TRAINING; 2) NYS ASSEMBLYWOMAN ROSENTHAL'S BILL A. 1925 THAT WOULD EXPAND THE HUMANE EDUCATION MANDATE TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, INSTEAD OF JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING MANDATORY HUMANE EDUCATION AT ALL GRADE LEVELS; AND 3) NYS ASSEMBLYWOMAN ROSENTHAL'S BILL A. 1664, WHICH AMENDS THE HUMANE EDUCATION LAW BY REQUIRING THE AUDITING OF STATE SCHOOLS TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE AND DETERMINE IF ACTION IS NEEDED. ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 HEART'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING YOUTH AND TEACHERS IN HUMANE EDUCATION. OUR SERVICES ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMBINED FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS. HEART IS DEDICATED TO HELPING SCHOOLS COMPLY WITH STATE HUMANE EDUCATION LAWS, ESPECIALLY SECTION 809 OF NEW YORK STATE'S EDUCATION LAW, WHICH REQUIRES THAT ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OFFER INSTRUCTION IN THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. BY LINKING OUR AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM TO OUR SERVICE-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM, WE GIVE STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES. HEART'S PROGRAMS HELP: CREATE BETTER STUDENTS, COMPASSIONATE CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY; FOSTER A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN TO ACT UPON THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS; CULTIVATE EMPATHY FOR ANIMALS, AND AS A RESULT, DECREASE ANIMAL ABUSE IN OUR SOCIETY; ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO STRIVE FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY WHILE PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND OFFER AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE AND PREVENT VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME. OUR TEACHER TRAINING AND DIRECT STUDENT SERVICE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES. 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 HEART CHAIR MAKES RECOMMENDATION ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE PAY INCREASE AND BONUS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT THE FOURTH QUARTER BOARD MEETING. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS SENT TO THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES AND THE RATIONALE FOR THOSE CHANGES. THE BOARD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE INPUT INTO THE RECOMMENDATION AND SUCH POLICY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 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 BY POSTING IT 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.