2024-12-20T02:40:41-06:00 2024-08-31 953001179 WINDES INC 2050 MAIN ST STE 1300 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2023-09-01 951738153 LOS ANGELES SPCA LOSA 3237305300 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 3237305300 2024-12-18 1 1 ELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MST P00226461 9498529433 2024-12-18 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SPCALA MADELINE BERNSTEIN 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 30977878 0 X WWW.SPCALA.COM X 1877 CA SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION, AND ADVOCACY. 8 8 93 405 0 0 6777717 8714050 1387274 1354475 43043 1736741 -40589 148176 8167445 11953442 0 0 0 0 4212992 4907973 0 0 814780 3844949 4017280 8057941 8925253 109504 3028189 55563998 64280951 6769125 7034208 48794873 57246743 X SPCALA IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 6178948 1359744 COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES:SPCALA COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER, NOURISHING FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, AND ENRICHMENT TO THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS, ABUSED, AND OTHERWISE IN-NEED ANIMALS ANNUALLY.TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON SPCALA'S SHELTERS, AND OFFER PETS FOR ADOPTION TO A NEW COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES, SPCALA RE-OPENED THE SPCALA PET ADOPTION CENTER IN THE HISTORIC WEST ADAMS DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, LATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.VETERINARY SERVICES:SPCALA VETERINARIANS, REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, AND VETERINARY ASSISTANTS PERFORMED THOUSANDS OF INTAKES, PRE/POST SURGERY, FOSTER, AND RE-CHECK EXAMINATIONS OF SHELTER ANIMALS. FURTHER, VETERINARY STAFF PERFORMED 11,736 PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS, INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND MICROCHIPPING. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA PROVIED CARE FOR 370 COMMUNITY ANIMALS AT PUBLIC LOW-COST VACCINE CLINICS.TRAINING & ENRICHMENT: ENRICHMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES HELP ANIMALS COPE WITH THE INEVITABLE STRESS AND ANXIETY INHERENT IN SHELTER LIFE - MOST STRIKINGLY IMPORTANT TO SURVIVORS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE SPCALA ANIMAL BEHAVIOR & TRAINING DEPARTMENT WORKED DIRECTLY WITH SHELTER DOGS AND CATS, MANAGED PROTECTIVE CUSTODY DOGS, AND CONDUCTED ASSESSMENTS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION HUMANE EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMS. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CANINE BODY LANGUAGE, TRAINING METHODS USED AND EXERCISES TAUGHT BY CONDUCTING HELPING ENHANCE ANIMALS' LIVES (HEAL) AND OTHER TRAINING CLASSES. ADOPTION, REUNIFICATION, & RETENTION:FINDING - AND KEEPING - NEW HOMES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS AND RETURNING LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS REMAINS PARAMOUNT. A TOTAL OF 2,467 ANIMALS FOUND NEW HOMES, REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, OR TRANSFERRED TO CREDIBLE RESCUE GROUPS, THANKS TO SPCALA'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FURTHER, SPCALA PROVIDED FOSTER HOMES FOR 686 ANIMALS IN NEED OF TEMPORARY PLACEMENT. TRAINING, AGILITY, AND SPECIALTY CLASSES INCREASE THE ABILITY OF ADOPTERS TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PETS AND ENHANCE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. TO THAT END, SPCALA ENROLLED 11,220 (NEW AND CONTINUING) STUDENTS IN DOG TRAINING CLASSES. 405643 ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICE PROGRAM (APS): SPCALA IS THE ONLY ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES THAT IS ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS IN WHICH SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ASSIST IN THE PROSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEGLECT OR ABUSE ANIMALS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, APS STAFF FIELDED 4,490 CALLS WHICH RESULTED IN 44 FORMAL COMPLAINTS. IN THE COURSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS, SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS CHECKED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OVER 660 ANIMALS. MOST COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO VIOLATION, OR WERE RESOLVED THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, OR REFERRAL TO ANOTHER AGENCY. NO NEW CRIMINAL CASES WERE SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTION CONSIDERATION. SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS FREQUENTLY AID OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS, WHEN ANIMALS ARE KNOWN TO BE PRESENT OR ANIMAL CRUELTY IS SUSPECTED. NON-ANIMAL CRUELTY RELATED WARRANTS INCLUDE NARCOTICS RAIDS AND CHOP SHOPS, AMONG OTHER CRIMES. IN THESE CASES, SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ENTRY TEAM AND TASKED WITH THE CONTAINMENT AND CONFINEMENT OF ANY DOGS ON THE PROPERTY. SPCALA HUMANE OFFICERS SERVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY BOTH OF THE DOGS AND THE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE, MITIGATING THE DANGER OF PETS AND GUARD DOGS BEING SHOT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO MAY BE INEXPERIENCED IN THE HANDLING OF ANIMALS IN SUCH SITUATIONS. IN OTHER INSTANCES, SPCALA EXPERTISE IN INVESTIGATING ANIMAL CRUELTY IS REQUESTED, FREQUENTLY INVOLVING BLOODSPORTS (E.G. COCKFIGHTING, DOGFIGHTING). APS ALSO OPERATES SPCALA'S DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (DART), IN WHICH SPCALA RESCUES AND PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND FRONT-LINE VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS DURING EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS ON A LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. 538614 94558 VIOLENCE PREVENTION HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS:SPCALA AIMS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AS ONE WAY TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM DOES THIS BY:*ENGAGING YOUTH AND CHILDREN IN EMPATHY-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.*ENCOURAGING YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS, OTHERS, AND THEMSELVES.*OFFERING VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, SPCALA EXTENDED CONCEPTS OF EMPATHY AND COMPASSION TO OVER 1,320 YOUTH, ADULTS, AND CHILDREN THROUGH A HOST OF OFFERINGS.TEACHING LOVE & COMPASSION (TLC) AND THE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH:TLC IS A PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT OFFERS A SMALL-GROUP FORMAT WHICH COMBINES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH ANIMAL WELFARE LESSONS AND HANDS-ON POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING WITH SHELTER DOGS. SPCALA DEVELOPED TLC OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO AND HAS SUCH SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS WITH IT WE NOW ALSO OFFER THE SPCALA COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. THE DIVERSION PROGRAM IS AN ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION PROGRAM MODELED AFTER TLC BUT SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH REFERRED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' OFFICE AND OTHER JUVENILE JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, SPCALA UPDATED THE PROGRAM'S CIRRICULUM, EXPANDING IT FROM A 16-HOUR TO 25-HOUR PROGRAM, HELD OVER FOUR DAYS, SPREAD OUT IN A TWO-MONTH PERIOD.SPCALA OFFERED TLC FIVE TIMES DURING THE YEAR, AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN WHITTIER, SOUTH WHITTIER, AND LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REACHING 41 STUDENTS. THE EXPANDED DIVERSION PROGRAM WAS OFFERED ONCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, REACHING SIX STUDENTS.ANIMAL SAFETY NET (ASN):DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WILL OFTEN NOT LEAVE A SITUATION OF ABUSE IF IT MEANS THEY MUST LEAVE THEIR PETS BEHIND. ABUSERS OFTEN THREATEN, HARM, OR KILL PETS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. SINCE 1998, THE SPCALA ANIMAL SAFETY NET (ASN): PET HOUSING PROGRAM HAS WORKED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING SAFE, TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR THE PETS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, SPCALA TOOK STEPS TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO OTHERS IN CRISIS INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY HOMELESSNESS, OR THOSE ENTERING TREATMENT FACILITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, SPCALA HOUSED 25 ASN PETS HELPING 21 FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDED 8 CHILDREN. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR ASN PETS WAS 120 DAYS. OUT OF THE 21 CLIENTS HELPED, 15 WERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, TWO WERE UNHOUSED, AND FOUR WERE IN TREATMENT OR RECOVERY.ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING:SPCALA FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP RETURNED, HOSTING 204 YOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF SIX, ONE-WEEK SESSIONS. SPCALA OFFERED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 41 LONG BEACH AREA YOUTH FOR A SPECIAL SEVENTH WEEK OF CAMP, WITH EXPANDED HOURS, CURRICULUM, MEALS, AND TRANSPORTATION, MADE POSSIBLE BY A PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING GRANT. ADDITIONALLY, SPCALA CONTINUES TO OFFER PET CARE PATCH WORKSHOPS, ONLINE PRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS. 217016 2773 OTHER PROGRAM SERVCES: VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ALL ASPECTS OF SPCALA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, SPCALA MAINTAINED ITS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATING A ROBUST VOLUNTEER BASE, RECRUITING 252 NEW VOLUNTEERS. NEW AND RETURING VOLUNTEERS DONATED A TOTAL OF 43,293 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF SPCALA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, A 29% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.PETS WHO NEEDED TEMPORARY IN-HOME CARE (INCLUDING ASN PROGRAM PETS AND SURVIVORS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY) WERE CARED FOR BY FOSTER VOLUNTEERS, WHO DONATED 18,298 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.IN THE SHELTERS, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE INVALUABLE ENRICHMENT TO SHELTER PETS, REDUCING THEIR STRESS AND MAKING THEM MORE DESIRABLE TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS. SHELTER DOGS ENJOYED 12,079 HOURS OF TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING WITH VOLUNTEERS, WHILE SHELTER CATS BENEFITTED FROM 4,789 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH SPECIFIC TYPES OF ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY CARE OF SHELTER ANIMALS THROUGH CLEANING, FEEDING, AND GROOMING, ASSISTED IN OFFICE ACTIVITIES, DID MOUNTAINS OF LAUNDRY, AND ASSISTED VETERINARY SERVICES. 217016 2773 7340221 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X MADELINE BERNSTEIN 3237305300 5026 W JEFFERSON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90016 ROLLIN RANSOM ESQ CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE G STRONG JR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BART ZITNITSKY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLETTE MAGNETTA SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD B TUROVSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS PAINTER DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TEENA HOSTOVITCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN CRISOLOGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 297729 0 31254 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. 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ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR SPCALA AT AUGUST 31, 2024 AND 2023. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. PART V, LINE 4 INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MADELINE BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT 226529 0 64000 0 7200 0 14630 0 16624 0 328983 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PELAYO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 166321 0 1000 0 0 0 10039 0 1469 0 178829 0 0 0 MIRIAM DAVENPORT VICE PRESIDENT 141388 0 1000 0 0 0 5696 0 25796 0 173880 0 0 0 BRITTIN ROSS DVM DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES 139805 0 1000 0 0 0 8448 0 12302 0 161555 0 0 0 X 573 70474 ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE X 21 40847 ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE X PET SUPPLIES 348 23928 ESTIMATED MARKET VAL 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. PART I, LINE 32B: CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES & SERVICES, INC. SELLS USED VEHICLES, AND DONORS MAY DESIGNATE SPCALA AS THE CHARITABLE BENEFICIARY OF 80% OF THE NET PROCEEDS. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A: THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND LIABILITIES REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET (PART X, LINE 20) WERE ISSUED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2002. AS SUCH, SCHEDULE K IS NOT REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO APPROVAL FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LOS ANGELES SPCA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HUMANE SOCIETY THE LOS ANGELES SPCA/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HUMANE SOCIETY (HEREAFTER LASPCA) IS ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE COMMON GOAL OF PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LASPCA ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROGRAMS AND CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT INVOLVE OTHER PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE LASPCA'S REPUTATION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS ITS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ITS DIRECTORS AND DONORS, ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. IN ADDITION, THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE OFTEN THE PRODUCT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS OF THE LASPCA'S RESOURCES, ENERGIES AND EFFORTS. THE LASPCA THEREFORE HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND MUST MAINTAIN POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT ITS FINANCIAL INTERESTS. A KEY POLICY IS THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS FIDUCIARIES OF THE LASPCA, MUST COMPLY WITH THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY RECOGNIZES THAT THE LASPCA HAS THE OBLIGATION AND THE RIGHT TO INSIST UPON THE UNDIVIDED LOYALTY OF ITS DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THEIR SERVICE. IN KEEPING WITH THIS OBLIGATION, THE LASPCA REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING COMMITMENTS FROM ITS DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS: 1. EVERY DIRECTOR HAS A LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROMOTE THE LASPCA'S BEST INTERESTS. NO DIRECTOR MAY ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LASPCA'S BEST INTERESTS OR THAT IN ANY MANNER DISRUPTS, UNDERMINES OR IMPAIRS THE LASPCA'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANY LASPCA SUPPORTER OR DONOR, OR ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, PERSON OR ENTITY WITH WHICH THE COMPANY HAS OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO AN ARRANGEMENT, AGREEMENT OR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP OF ANY KIND. 2. DIRECTORS MUST NOT, EITHER DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE TERM OF THEIR SERVICE, INTERFERE WITH, DISRUPT OR IMPAIR ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LASPCA AND ANY EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT, REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THE LASPCA HAS OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT OR PROGRAM. 3. DIRECTORS, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, MAY NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY OR ACCEPT A POSITION IN ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT EITHER INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO DEVOTE THEIR FULL AND BEST EFFORTS TO THE LASPCA'S INTERESTS OR RAISES AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBLE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY RAISE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (A) ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM, SERVING ON THE BOARD OF OR PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION, OR ANY ORGANIZATION OR PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF SUCH CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION, WHOSE INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA; (B) HAVING A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION WHOSE INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE LASPCA, EXCEPT THAT OWNERSHIP OF LESS THAN 1% OF THE PUBLICLY TRADED STOCK OF A CORPORATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT; (C) ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY HAVING THE EFFECT OF DIVERTING ANY OPPORTUNITY DUE THE LASPCA TO ANY OTHER CHARITABLE, HUMANE OR OTHER ORGANIZATION OR PERSON; (D) COMMITTING THE LASPCA TO GIVE ITS FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUPPORT TO ANY OUTSIDE CHARITABLE OR HUMANE ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER GROUP OR ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROPER APPROVAL; OR (E) USING PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL LASPCA INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR TO THE LASPCA'S DETRIMENT. AS USED HEREIN, "DIRECTOR", INCLUDES THE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LASPCA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THAT OTHER RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY THIS POLICY REPRESENT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 4. DIRECTORS HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF THE DIRECTOR (OR THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER) BECOMES INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY THAT MIGHT RAISE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIRECTORS WHO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THIS POLICY OR THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES ON THEIR POSITION AS DIRECTORS SHOULD CONTACT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BEFORE ENGAGING IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND DETERMINE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. THE REVIEW SHALL BE MADE A MATTER OF RECORD. ANY DIRECTOR (INCLUDING ANY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER) WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY VOTE ON THE MATTER OR BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR ANY BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE DISCLOSURE IS CONSIDERED. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING WILL REFLECT THE DISCLOSURE AND THE RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & REVIEW. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DIRECTOR (INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER) AND AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL PRESENTS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BRING THE ISSUE TO A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MAY BY MAJORITY VOTE TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IT DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE TO AVOID OR PREVENT THE CONTINUATION OF THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH ACTION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES PERFORMANCES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. THE ENTITY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ITS FORM 990, AND ITS DETERMINATION LETTER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.