BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-7147797)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-08-13
IRS object ID: 201242269349302669
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-08-13T16:48:38-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	178 S RIO GRANDE STREET SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	SALT LAKE CITY	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84101	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237147797	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Best Friends Animal Society	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% DEBORAH MORRISON CFO	InCareOfName
Name Control	BEST	NameControl
Phone	4356442001	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 Angel Canyon Road	AddressLine1
City	Kanab	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	847415000	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBORAH MORRISON	Name
Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Title
Date Signed	2012-08-09	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8013503300	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	GREGORY CASTLE CEO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KANAB	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84741	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	52541977	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Year Formation	1984	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	UT	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	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.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	10	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	6	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	604	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	11408	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	218326	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-24245	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	42515999	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	45864300	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Investment Income Current Year	744962	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	822326	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1623502	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	44870004	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	49749941	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1200652	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1389902	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	276652	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	6926408	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Prior Year	38942161	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	46503541	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	5927843	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	3246400	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	49820974	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	53009335	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	5163175	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	5742345	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	44657799	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	47266990	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	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.	MissionDescription
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
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Description	ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (SANCTUARY) - SEE SCHEDULE O	Description

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Description	CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH - SEE SCHEDULE O	Description

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
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Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	604	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
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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
Form1098 C Filed	true	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
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Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Changes To Organizing Docs	true	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DEBORAH MORRISON CFO	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4356442001	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5001 ANGEL CANYON ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KANAB	City
State	UT	State
ZIP Code	84741	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	FormerFormer
JOHN FRIPP
CHAIRMAN	20.0	X	X	60611	0	11009
S LOUISE PHANSTIEL
VICE CHAIRPERSON	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
JAMES F RODGERS
TREASURER	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
CELESTE FRIPP
SECRETARY	5.0	X	X	27421	0	4759
GREGORY CASTLE
BOARD MEMBER AND CEO	40.0	X	X	153199	0	10313
BRIAN WOLF
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X		0	0	0
MOLLY JORDAN KOCH
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X		0	0	0
PETER WARSHAW
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X		0	0	0
FRANCIS BATTISTA
BOARD MEMBER	40.0	X		86851	0	10313
KRAIG BUTRUM
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X		0	0	0
DEBORAH MORRISON
CFO	40.0		X	129013	0	1983
RANA SMITH
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.0		X	91877	0	1701
MARVA SADLER
FORMER BOARD OF NMHPU	40.0			113559	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	662531	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	40078	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	3	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC
33 RAILROAD AVENUE	DUXBURY	MA	02332	CONSULTING/PRINTING	3526964
DESERT MESA CONSTRUCTION LLC
1739 S HWY 89A PO BOX 30	KANAB	UT	84741	CONSTRUCTION	1093257
PGI COMPANIES INC
11354 K-TEL DRIVE	MINNETONKA	MN	55343	PRINTING	374969
WALSWORTH PUBLISHING CO
PO BOX 310287	DES MOINES	IA	503310287	PRINTING	882539
MADISON HENRY GROUP LLC
4780 ASHFORD-DUNWOODY RD A-411	ATLANTA	GA	30338	SOFTWARE CONSULTING	423348

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	17	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	45864300	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	2714022	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	45864300	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PROGRAM EVENTS	900099	891395	891395
NMHPU VETERANARY CLINIC REVENUE	541900	625782	625782

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1517177	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	639695	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$639,695	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	509335	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	216973	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	292362	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	292362	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	163851	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$128,511	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1665129	Securities
Other	275000	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1560060	Securities
Other	274802	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	105069	Securities
Other	198	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	105267	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$105,267	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1409730	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	740201	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	669529	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	451203	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	218326	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING	541800	64367	$64,367
CAFETERIA & VENDING REVENUE	722210	90144	$90,144
MERGER WITH NMHPU (UTAH COALITION FOR ANIMALS)	900099	472447		472447

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

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Total Revenue Column	34653	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	34653	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	661611	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income	2639331	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	218326	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,027,984	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1255601	Total
Program Services	1255601	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	124301	Total
Program Services	124301	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10000	Total
Program Services	10000	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	589049	Total
Program Services	227512	ProgramServices
Management And General	220249	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	141288	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19559839	Total
Program Services	16846919	ProgramServices
Management And General	1054867	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1658053	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total	473554	Total
Program Services	391635	ProgramServices
Management And General	34916	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	47003	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total	2107954	Total
Program Services	1797407	ProgramServices
Management And General	100246	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	210301	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total	2102917	Total
Program Services	1767425	ProgramServices
Management And General	170201	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	165291	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	225799	Total
Program Services	194639	ProgramServices
Fundraising	31160	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	208720	Total
Program Services	15670	ProgramServices
Management And General	193050	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	74491	Total
Program Services	74491	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	276652	Total
Fundraising	276652	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58216	Total
Program Services	41	ProgramServices
Management And General	27740	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	30435	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1322163	Total
Program Services	764563	ProgramServices
Management And General	427046	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	130554	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1243014	Total
Program Services	1237680	ProgramServices
Management And General	2874	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2460	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	707222	Total
Program Services	267648	ProgramServices
Management And General	406319	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	33255	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	487017	Total
Program Services	449296	ProgramServices
Management And General	23897	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13824	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	647771	Total
Program Services	640041	ProgramServices
Fundraising	7730	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	686747	Total
Program Services	538808	ProgramServices
Management And General	24615	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	123324	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	551667	Total
Program Services	540443	ProgramServices
Management And General	213	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11011	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15745	Total
Program Services	3958	ProgramServices
Management And General	6024	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5763	Fundraising

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1238786	Total
Program Services	1175678	ProgramServices
Management And General	13354	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	49754	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18220	Total
Program Services	17134	ProgramServices
Management And General	1086	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
SUPPLIES	2440552	2394617	15434	30501
PRINTING, COPYING, PUBLICATION	3033917	879525	3599	2150793
POSTAGE & SHIPPING	2226773	662653	3855	1560265
ANIMAL FOOD, MED CARE, & OTHER	2341592	2308770	34	32788

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2475262	Total
Program Services	2143518	ProgramServices
Management And General	117541	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	214203	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46503541	Total
Program Services	36729973	ProgramServices
Management And General	2847160	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6926408	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1356648	BOY
EOY	3560139	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5626368	BOY
EOY	6031981	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1213701	BOY
EOY	1141038	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	428178	BOY
EOY	2769533	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	323365	BOY
EOY	580485	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	173097	BOY
EOY	245630	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	27167960	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	9955998	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15869233	BOY
EOY	17211962	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15455743	BOY
EOY	12118226	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8395448	BOY
EOY	8616808	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	979193	BOY
EOY	733533	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	49820974	BOY
EOY	53009335	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2507800	BOY
EOY	3114778	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2655375	BOY
EOY	2627567	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5163175	BOY
EOY	5742345	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36840912	BOY
EOY	38936619	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6012167	BOY
EOY	5918827	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1804720	BOY
EOY	2411544	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	44657799	BOY
EOY	47266990	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	49820974	BOY
EOY	53009335	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	3246400	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-637209	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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	34248460	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	37188499	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	43293127	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	42528599	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	46065283	CurrentTaxYear
Total	203323968	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	34248460	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	37188499	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	43293127	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	42528599	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	46065283	CurrentTaxYear
Total	203323968	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	203323968	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	683197	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	769756	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	582808	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	719731	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	768207	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3523699	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	53474	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	13683	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	218326	CurrentTaxYear
Total	285483	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	103537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	158911	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	222816	CurrentTaxYear
Total	485264	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	207618414	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	8816858	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.97932	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.97964	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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	124452	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	82783	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	207235	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	35799062	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	36006297	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1000000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	250000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	1000000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	1000000	CurrentYear
Total	2000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$3,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	279952	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	207235	CurrentYear
Total	487187	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	250000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	250000	CurrentYear
Total	500000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$750,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	267194	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	124452	CurrentYear
Total	391646	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2522756	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1287155	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-83970	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	27187	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	3698754	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	765581	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1649765	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	119002	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	11592	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2522756	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	67386	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	716218	Contributions
Administrative Expenses	637	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	782967	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	61786	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	5600	Contributions
End Of Year Balance	67386	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.35000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.65000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4707117	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	4707117	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	16495501	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6809452	Depreciation
Book Value	9686049	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4730320	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3146546	Depreciation
Book Value	1583774	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1235022	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1235022	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	17211962	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivatives
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterests

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
ANNUITIES	4132067	F
SHS IN HEDGE FUND PARTNERSHIPS	4484741	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	8616808	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$1,841,033
OTHER LIABILITY - 5 ACRE AGREEMENT	$674,034
CAPITAL LEASES PAYABLE	$112,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2627567	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	49749941	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	46503541	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	3246400	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-637209	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-637209	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	2609191	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	50330384	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	50330384	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-580443	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-580443	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	49749941	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	47721193	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	1217652	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1217652	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	46503541	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	46503541	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	PART V, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE THE INCOME GENERATED FROM THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS.
OTHER REVENUE - INCLUDED ON RETURN IN REVENUE, NOT ON BOOKS IN REVENUE	PART XII, LINE 4B	STORE COGS $-468,712 GIFT SHOP COGS -271,489 GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSES -216,974 REALIZED GAIN ON INVEST 103,717 IMPAIRMENT OF PLEDGE -200,983 ACQUISITION OF NMHPU 472,447 GAIN ON DISPOSAL ASSETS 1,551 TOTAL $-580,443
OTHER EXPENSE - INCLUDED ON BOOKS, NOT ON RETURN	PART XIII, LINE 2D	STORE EXPENSES $468,712 GIFT SHOP COGS 271,489 GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSES 216,974 REALIZED GAIN ON INVEST -103,717 IMPAIRMENT OF PLEDGE 200,983 ACQUISITION OF NMHPU -472,447 UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVEST 637,209 NET GAIN ON DISPOSAL ASSET -1,551 TOTAL $1,217,652

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (3 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	GRANT/SUPPORT	3500
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	GRANT/SUPPORT	1000
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	GRANT/SUPPORT	5500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	0	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	0	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	10000	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	10000	TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 K	X	NoRecipientOver5K
Transfer To Foreign Corp	true	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	true	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	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.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual	Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor
NEWPORT CREATIVE	33 RAILROAD AVE	DUXBURY	MA	02332	CONSULTING	false	221512
DIRECT MAIL PROCESSING INC	1150 CONRAD CT	HAGERSTOWN	MD	21740	Cash RECPT	true	36891
T HANDLER CONSULTING INC	4551 CHES MAR DR	EAGAN	MN	55123	Consulting	false	18211

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	276614	TotalRetainedByContractors
All States	All States	AllStates

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	TEN HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMNS (IV) AND (VI)	ReturnReference
Explanation	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE DESIGN OF DIRECT MAIL SOLICITATION MATERIALS, AND OTHER SERVICES. 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. IN 2011. THEREFORE, ONLY THE AMOUNTS PAID TO NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SPECIFICALLY FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES IN 2011 WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES IN 2011 (E.G. PRINTING, POSTAGE, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT) WHICH IS WHY THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION B OF THE CORE FORM 990 IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B. PART I, LINE 2B COLUMN iii - CUSTODY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH DIRECT MAIL PROCESSING INC TO PROCESS ENVELOPES, DEPOSIT CASH RECEIPTS, ENTER DATA INTO A DATABASE, AND PROVIDE REPORTING. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS BEST FRIENDS PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THEIR PROCESS AND CONTROLS. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTED WITH T HANDLER CONSULTING INC FOR CONSULTING TO IMPROVE THE FUNDRAISING EFFICIENCY.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
FIRST COAST NMHP
1125 AKERS DR	JACKSONVILLE	FL	32225	010709158	501(C)(3)	340000	GRANT/SUPPORT
FIX NATION INC
PO BOX 26	WOODLAND HILLS	CA	91365	830452460	501(C)(3)	109053	GRANT/SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
2100 L ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	530225390	501(C)(3)	177500	GRANT/SUPPORT
DOG ADOPTION & WELFARE GROUP
N WESTSHORE	CHICAGO	IL	60601	364366285	501(C)(3)	45000	GRANT/SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR CONTRACEPTION IN CATS & DOGS
14245 NW BELLE CT	PORTLAND	OR	97229	412185841	501(C)(3)	15000	GRANT/SUPPORT
AUSTIN PETS ALIVE
PO BOX 6247	AUSTIN	TX	78762	742893360	501(C)(3)	300000	GRANT/SUPPORT
LIFETIME ANIMAL PROJECT INC
129 LAKE ST	AVONDALE ESTATES	GA	30002	010599278	501(C)(3)	25000	GRANT/SUPPORT
LA DEPT OF ANIMAL SERVICES
221 N FIGUEROA ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90012	956000735	501(C)(3)	19700	GRANT/SUPPORT	5TH FLOOR
UT FACES
C/O 511 W 3900 S	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84123	743257520	501(C)(3)	12500	GRANT/SUPPORT
BADGER RESCUE ANIMAL TRANSPORT
PO BOX 555	GERMANTOWN	WI	53022	264557461	501(C)(3)	10000	GRANT/SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE
1200 15TH STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	943371620	501(C)(3)	10000	GRANT/SUPPORT
PEARL RIVER COUNTY SPCA INC
1700 PALESTINE RD	PICAYUNE	MS	39466	640798887	501(C)(3)	10000	GRANT/SUPPORT
SHADOW'S FUND
PO BOX 1472	LOMPOC	CA	93438	271239123	501(C)(3)	10000	GRANT/SUPPORT
FERAL FANCIERS INC
PO BOX 92330	LAKELAND	FL	33804	320225046	501(C)(3)	9000	GRANT/SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF WICHITA CNTY
4360 OLD IOWA PARK	WICHITA FALLS	TX	76305	751154363	501(C)(3)	9000	GRANT/SUPPORT
DADE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM
PO BOX 534	TRENTON	GA	30752	205380076	501(C)(3)	8000	GRANT/SUPPORT
LOVING COMPANIONS ANIMAL RESCUE INC
1360 Old Richardson Hwy	NORTHPOLE	AK	99075	721578941	501(C)(3)	6500	GRANT/SUPPORT
OPERATION CATNIP OF GAINESVILLE
PO BOX 141023	GAINESVILLE	FL	32614	593522372	501(C)(3)	5123	GRANT/SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	18	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	VETERINARY EXPENSES	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	176	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	124301	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE RESEARCHED PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUNDS. 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.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
GREGORY CASTLE
151726	0	1473	0	7000	3313	163512	0	0	0
MARVA SADLER
113559	0	0	0	0	0	113559	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	ReturnReference
Explanation	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.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (6 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
CYNTHIA BATHURST - MGR SAFE HUMANE
SPOUSE: BD MEMBER RODGERS	66407	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false
JULIE CASTLE - SR DIRECTOR COMMUNIC
SPOUSE: BD MEMBER CASTLE	92975	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false
SILVA BATTISTA - CELEBRITY RELATION
SPOUSE: BD MEMB BATTISTA	68328	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false
JUDAH BATTISTA
SON; BD MEMBER BATTISTA	84192	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false
CARRAGH GLOVER
DAUGHTER BD MEMB CASTLE	69241	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false
LYNN BATTISTA
DAUGH-IN-LAW BD BATTISTA	26856	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	false

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArt
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoods

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehicles

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	2	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	21486	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	17	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	250014	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOther
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles

Food Inventory FoodInventory

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	27	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	1554603	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	COMPARABLE SALES	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSupplies

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	4	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	2797	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	COMPARABLE SALES	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	VARIOUS GOODS	Description
Number Of Contributions	2732	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	885122	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	COMPARABLE SALES	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
USE OF THIRD PARTIES TO SOLICIT, PROCESS, OR SELL NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS	PART I, LINE 32B	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN AUTOMOBILE BROKER TO SELL DONATED VEHICLES.
NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS	PART I, COLUMN B	BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY SHOWS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS COLUMN.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (14 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS	990, PART III, LINES 4A, 4B & 4C	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.
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS	990, PART III, LINES 4A	ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (Expenses $19,860,444) For more than a quarter of a century, the sanctuary run by Best Friends Animal Society has provided excellent veterinary care, rehabilitation and love to homeless, abandoned, abused and neglected animals. About 1,700 animals are being cared for at the sanctuary at any given time. Every animal who comes to the sanctuary receives the necessary treatment and care to recover and heal from life's hard journey, and in the vast majority of cases, the animal eventually moves on to a forever home. Best Friends' commitment to each animal lasts a lifetime. Every animal at the sanctuary is welcome to stay for as long as it takes to find the right family, and a few will call the sanctuary their home for life. Highlights from 2011 include: * 932 animals were admitted to the sanctuary. * 902 animals found homes-including 523 dogs, 301 cats, 7 horses, 10 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, 2 pot-bellied pigs, 52 parrots and 4 domesticated animals from Wild Friends. * 241 injured wild animals were taken in and cared for by our Wild Friends Department and 145 were released back to their natural habitats after full recovery. Best Friends' state and federally licensed program also provides lifetime care for wildlife unable to return to the wild. * Animal care facilities were built or improved to make Best Friends' care even better. The new Cat World Headquarters opened in August with special accommodations for unsocial cats who need their own space and for newly arrived groups of cats who are used to living together. In addition, the Piggy Park was put in place, and other improvements to Piggy Paradise have been started. * The Best Friends Clinic also had another busy year: Spay/Neuter procedures 2,952 (includes 929 for the public) Dentals 295 (3 public) Other Miscellaneous Surgeries 369 (47 public) After-hours Emergencies 150 (28 public) * "No More Homeless Pets in Utah" officially became part of Best Friends on January 1, 2011. Partnering closely with animal shelters and other members of a no-kill coalition throughout Utah, they participated in sterilizing more than 24,000 dogs and cats and helping more than 1,850 pets to find loving homes. As a result of this collaborative effort, Salt Lake County Animal Services, the largest municipal shelter in Utah, had an 82 percent save rate, as of November 2011. Reconciliation of Audited Financial Statement, Supplemental Information, Page 33, Program 1 - Animal Care Activities to 990, Part III, 4a Audited Financial Statement, Page 33 - 19,136,768 Operational Expense Gift Shop, Store = 723,676 (not included in Program 1 on page 33) __________ 990, Part III, 4a Cost - 19,860,444
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS	990, PART III, LINES 4B	INITIATIVES AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH (Expenses: $16,371,451) While the sanctuary demonstrates Best Friends' commitment to caring for and rehabilitating animals with special needs, our outreach programs, special events, magazine and extensive web network demonstrate our commitment to the people and organizations who are helping to bring about a time of No More Homeless Pets all around the nation. Many of these activities fall under one of our four national initiatives, with each targeting a pet population which is particularly at-risk for being euthanized in our nation's shelters: Pit bull initiatives * The Shelter Partners Program for Pit Bulls, a lifesaving program in which Best Friends, Community Training Partners, volunteers and municipal shelters in five cities work together to save the lives of pit bull terrier-type dogs, produced positive outcomes (adoptions, transfers to rescue or return to families) for 3,355 dogs. * Best Friends gathered hundreds of people and their pit bull terrier-type dogs to participate in family-oriented, educational Neighborhood Pit Bull Days and other pit bull awareness events in several cities across the country. In addition to providing free spay/neuter, micro-chipping and other services, these events helped showcase the positive qualities of America's dog. * Strong advocacy work to fight breed-discriminatory legislation helped tens of thousands of pit bull type dogs to remain in loving homes during 2011. * Best Friends spearheaded the passage of Florida Senate Bill 722 which removed the stigma of "dangerous" from victims of cruelty seized by law enforcement, allowing for the evaluation and possible placement of these dogs. Puppy mill initiatives * During 2011, Best Friends saved 714 puppy mill dogs through the Pup My Ride transport program. In addition, the Pup My Ride program delivered 1,653 dogs from Los Angeles area shelters to shelters in other parts of the country, where small dogs are in high demand. * To increase awareness of puppy mill puppies sold in pet stores and on the Internet, and encourage people to adopt instead of buy, Best Friends' updated "Puppies Aren't Products" public service announcements that ran in movie theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas during the holiday season. Billboards, mall posters and bus signs also helped educate the public. * As a result of the concerted programmatic, public education and advocacy efforts of Best Friends and other organizations, many USDA-licensed commercial breeding facilities are no longer in business. In June 2007, before the launch of Best Friends' puppy mill initiatives, there were 6,022 USDA-licensed commercial breeding facilities, as compared to 2,517 as of December 2011. Cat initiatives * More than 2,000 cats were helped through Best Friends' Southern Utah Community Cat Program (formerly known as Four Directions), which provides trap/neuter/return (TNR) services and cat food to community cat caregivers. Across the country, nearly 15,000 cats were helped through Best Friends' cat initiatives. * Best Friends ran 16 trap/neuter/return (TNR) "boot camps" that provided training to 790 community cat caregivers and volunteers in a dozen locations around the country. * Best Friends continued to support the Feral Freedom program in Jacksonville, Florida, which worked with residents and the City shelter to trap, neuter and return more than 4,100 community cats to their territories, instead of euthanizing them. "Pets are family" initiatives * Once again, Best Friends partnered with the PETCO Foundation in a national pet food drive that resulted in the collection of 169 tons of pet food. The food was donated to pet food pantries that distributed it to low income families with pets in need, helping to keep pets and people together during tough economic times. Other National Outreach * The number of No More Homeless Pets Network Partners-nonprofit rescue groups and shelters working with Best Friends to bring about a time of No More Homeless Pets-more than tripled in 2011, totaling 861 groups by year's end. * Best Friends awarded over $750,000 in grants and in-kind services to nonprofits and shelters across the country through the No More Homeless Pets Network. * Best Friends' Community Animal Assistance department, now part of the No More Homeless Pets Network team, helped thousands of people across the country with pet-related problems-from finding new homes for pets with special needs to solving behavior issues, helping pets stay with their families and out of shelters. During 2011, the staff handled over 10,000 cases involving more than 30,000 animals. * One hundred and twenty rescue groups and shelters participated in Best Friends' Pet Super Adoption events in New York, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. These events gave nearly 1,600 pets a second chance for a happy life with a loving family. And more than 1,800 dogs and cats found homes through other innovative Best Friends-sponsored adoption events such as Back in Black and $5 Felines. * Nearly 7,000 people participated in Best Friends' Strut Your Mutt pledge walks in Los Angeles, New York City, and the first virtual Strut Across America. Participants raised $700,000, including $428,000 for No More Homeless Pet Network Partners in their communities. * In February 2011, Best Friends submitted a proposal to the City of Los Angeles to operate the never-before-opened Northeast Valley Shelter in Mission Hills. Throughout the year, Best Friends worked to build a coalition of some 40 rescue groups in and around LA who are helping in this important work. Our goal is to end the killing of 19,000 shelter animals annually through an organized effort to increase adoptions and offer more opportunities for people to spay and neuter their pets. The renamed Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center officially opened on February 16, 2012. In addition to saving the lives of homeless pets, Best Friends' programs in Los Angeles will serve as a national model for achieving no-kill status in a major city. * Best Friends organizes an annual conference focused on bringing about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. A record-breaking 1,300 people participated in the 2011 No More Homeless Pets National Conference in Las Vegas, including registrants, speakers, volunteers, vendors, and a small number of staff. Attendees returned to their communities with new ideas, connections and inspiration to help them save even more animals.
EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS	990, PART III, LINES 4C	EMERGENCY RESPONSE (Expenses: $498,078) * In July, 2011, the Best Friends Emergency Response team responded to severe flooding in Pierre, South Dakota, directly helping 179 animals. * Best Friends Emergency Response team conducted training for 70 volunteers in New York City and Los Angeles, who are now prepared to help in future emergency situations. * Best Friends sent funds to Tanzania, Africa to assist animals who had been abandoned due to political unrest, as well as to Egypt to provide food and medical care for camels, horses and donkeys near Gaza.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	990, PART VI, LINE 4	THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION WERE INCREASED FROM TWO TO FOUR. THE ORIGINAL OFFICERS WERE 1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND 2) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ARE 3) CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND 4) CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS: CHANGED TO THE BOARD SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, AND THE CEO SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND REPORTING THAT COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD.
990 REVIEW PROCESS	990, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CONTROLLER, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR), AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED.
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	990, PART VI, 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.
CEO COMPENSATION PROCESS	990, PART VI, LINE 15A	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. THIS REVIEW OCCURRED ON 11/18/2011, AS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES	990, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PROPOSED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CFO AND THE CDO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD CHAIR REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE SALARIES PRIOR TO THE 2011 HIRING OF BOTH THE CFO AND THE CDO, FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2011 RESPECTIVELY. CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AFTER JUNE 2011 WILL RESULT IN A CHANGE IN THIS PROCESS.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY	990, PART VI, 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.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE	990, PART XI, LINE 5	UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS - $637,209.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION OFFICERS	990 PART VI, LINE 2	JOHN FRIPP, CHAIRMAN, AND CELESTE FRIPP, SECRETARY, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
LOCAL BRANCHES	990 PART VI, LINE 10A	WITH THE MERGER WITH THE UTAH COALITION FOR ANIMALS ON JANUARY 1, 2011; BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY BEGAN OPERATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH IN SALT LAKE CITY.
MERGER WITH UTAH COALITION FOR ANIMALS	PART VIII, LINE 11C	ON JANUARY 1, 2011, BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY MERGED WITH UTAH COALITION FOR ANIMALS (NMHPU), WITH BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY BEING THE SURVIVING ENTITY. THE REVENUE SHOWN ON THIS LINE FOR "MERGER WITH NMHPU" REPRESNTS THE ABSORPTION OF THE ASSETS OF NMHPU.