2024-11-14T07:15:29-06:00 2023-12-31 440160260 FORVIS MAZARS LLP 135 WEST 50TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100200002 990 2023-01-01 542076145 MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC MERC 8666326446 8033 SUNSET BLVD 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 LEAH GARCES CEO AND PRESIDENT 8666326446 2024-11-14 1 0 TAMAR PLOTZKER P02047230 2128127000 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LEAH GARCES 8033 SUNSET BLVD 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 40246100 0 X WWW.MERCYFORANIMALS.ORG X 2002 DE TO END INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE BY CONSTRUCTING A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. 9 9 132 162 0 0 28845377 9484043 0 0 567435 695807 -176710 47090 29236102 10226940 2530076 4606210 0 0 8712453 13195940 104550 163007 3053280 3209835 5925125 14556914 23890282 14679188 -13663342 40579555 29513719 850361 1813482 39729194 27700237 X MERCY FOR ANIMALS' MISSION IS TO CONSTRUCT A COMPASSIONATE FOOD SYSTEM THAT IS NOT JUST KIND TO ANIMALS BUT ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET AND ALL WHO SHARE IT. OUR VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ANIMALS ARE RESPECTED, PROTECTED, AND FREE DRIVES THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY. 0 0 3595526 588729 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT:IN 2023, MERCY FOR ANIMALS' PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT EXPANDED ITS REACH, SHARING MESSAGES OF COMPASSION THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA, VIDEO CONTENT, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE HELPED ADVANCE CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE PROTECTIONS FOR FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTE PLANT-BASED EATING. OUR CONTENT REACHED MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS, HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE ACTION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE GLOBALLY. WE ALSO SUPPORTED SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE AND LEGISLATIVE WINS, ENSURING ONGOING PROGRESS FOR FARMED ANIMALS. 1272630 245072 MERCY FOR ANIMALS RELEASED 7 INVESTIGATIONS, 3 DRONE INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS, SPANNING SEVERAL COUNTRIES COMBINED. IN THE US, WE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION SHOWING THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE TREATMENT OF PIGS, PAVING THE WAY FOR A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE EATS ACT AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S LANDMARK DIVISION TO UPHOLD PROP 12. THE INVESTIGATION LANDED COVERAGE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. WE ALSO RELEASED A TURKEY INVESTIGATION TIED TO OUR PARDON A TURKEY HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN AND OUR DRONES REVEALED MASSIVE OPEN-AIR PITS OF COW WASTE NEAR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN WISCONSIN. IN LATIN AMERICA, A DRONE INVESTIGATION EXPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL FARMS IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ITS IMPACT ON MAYAN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 3205082 1009569 THE CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN WORKING WITH MAJOR FOOD COMPANIES TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE SUFFERING AND CRUEL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN, AND TO INCREASE ADOPTION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PLANT-BASED PRODUCTS. THIS PROGRAM CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH FOOD COMPANY EXECUTIVES AND RUNS PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS AND IMPROVED WELFARE FOR FARMED ANIMALS. 9678919 2762841 MERCY FOR ANIMALS OPERATES A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS; INCLUDING, ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS TO BUILD A STRONGER MOVEMENT; LEGAL ADVOCACY: THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY TEAM FOCUSES ON POLICY MEASURES TO REDUCE SUFFERING FOR FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTE PLANT-BASED EATING; AND TRANSFARMATION, WHICH IS DEVELOPING MODELS TO HELP FACTORY FARMERS TRANSITION TO PLANT-CENTERD BUSINESSES AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT WILL EMPOWER THE FARMED ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT. 9678919 2762841 17752157 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 69 0 1 132 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL IN KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TX TN UT VA WA WV WI X SHAHID MAQSOOD 8666326466 8033 SUNSET BLVD STE 864 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 NEYSA COLIZZI BOARD CHAIR 3.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA FERIA VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PELLMAN ROWLAND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY BUGEJA VUU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK COONS DIRECTOR (THROUGH 2/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS FOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIDDHARTH HARIHARAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA HEAVENER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYSON-LORD GRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME SURENKAMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODI MEDOFF SECRETARY / GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 147102 0 5816 LEAH GARCES CEO AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X 192974 0 6283 SHAHID MAQSOOD SVP, GLOBAL FINANCE 40.00 X 121762 0 3424 KELCEY MEADOWS-LUCAS SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 40.00 X 176603 0 8363 SUSAN LANE GLOBAL SVP OF PHILANTHROPY 40.00 X 155704 0 40071 JESSE MARKS SVP OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 141017 0 12923 MAMTA VALDERRAMA GLOBAL SVP OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 145757 0 29669 CAITLIN OATES SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICE 40.00 X 135635 0 12526 1216554 0 119075 35 0 1 0 EVENTIQUE 333 WEST 52ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 EVENT PRODUCTION AND PLANNING 517246 CAROLINA GREENHOUSE PLANTS INC 1504 CUNNINGHAM ROAD KINGSTON NC 28501 CONSTRUCTION 243656 MADISON HABIB IMPACT PHILANTHROPY 31 PLUMMER AVENUE NEWBURYPORT MA 01950 FUNDRAISING 163007 SALESFORCEORG PO BOX 39000 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94139 SOFTWARE AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT 154798 BAKER & MCKENZIE LTD 990 ABDULRAHIM PLACE RAMA IV ROAD BANGKOK BANGKOK TH 10500 LEGAL SERVICES 150647 8 9484043 287037 9484043 269647 269647 30363309 29937149 426160 426160 426160 129101 82011 47090 47090 10226940 47090 0 695807 294826 294826 81342 81342 4230042 4230042 476338 326006 75642 74690 9525436 6519210 1512638 1493588 225517 154344 35812 35361 2135197 1461328 339070 334799 833452 570415 132352 130685 279152 191052 44329 43771 228048 228048 163007 163007 36749 36749 1927238 1587165 139452 200621 494074 338144 78459 77471 572520 393685 89984 88851 917645 628036 145722 143887 930545 636864 147770 145911 42811 42811 59940 41023 9518 9399 86404 59135 13721 13548 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 349999 239540 55579 54880 23890282 17752157 3084845 3053280 16650264 3004053 539181 5346136 9793746 3466082 94 731490 942783 686329 139065 98946 547264 6048001 15981414 6545753 172080 225987 40579555 29513719 850361 1659055 62500 0 91927 850361 1813482 X 27931507 22360795 11797687 5339442 39729194 27700237 40579555 29513719 -13663342 1634385 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15054268 12174988 17626828 28845377 9484043 83185504 15054268 12174988 17626828 28845377 9484043 83185504 4862162 78323342 334166 213723 276351 320577 269647 1414464 656533 2945 60000 57464 776942 85376910 566056 0.91740 0.91240 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SPECIAL EVENT INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82574 167782 250356 23639926 23890282 1000000 250000 0 0 714875 804225 877846 1000000 3396946 5095419 27555 49231 255673 250356 582815 178719 201056 219462 250000 849237 1273856 18387 23253 187474 82574 311688 442058 5012 437046 244271 134053 110218 547264 LEASE LIABILITY 91927 91927 11825341 1634385 765 1635150 10190191 36749 36749 10226940 23854298 765 765 23853533 36749 36749 23890282 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 2113325 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 2070460 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECEIPIENTS LOCATDD IN THE REGION 46250 0 0 0 0 0 0 4230035 0 4230035 SOUTH AMERICA OPERATING EXPENSES 2113325 WIRE 0 NORTH AMERICA OPERATING EXPENSES 1486604 WIRE 0 NORTH AMERICA OPERATING EXPENSES 583856 WIRE 0 SOUTH ASIA OPERATING EXPENSES 46250 WIRE 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DEPARTMENT LEADERS REVIEW GRANTEE OBJECTIVES TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH MERCY FOR ANIMALS' OBJECTIVES. 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X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEAH GARCES CEO AND PRESIDENT 192352 0 0 0 622 0 5312 0 971 0 199257 0 0 0 SUSAN LANE GLOBAL SVP OF PHILANTHROPY 149004 0 0 0 6700 0 4669 0 35402 0 195775 0 0 0 KELCEY MEADOWS-LUCAS SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 174840 0 0 0 1763 0 5312 0 3051 0 184966 0 0 0 MAMTA VALDERRAMA GLOBAL SVP OF OPERATIONS 145445 0 0 0 312 0 4448 0 25221 0 175426 0 0 0 JESSE MARKS SVP OF PROGRAMS 139462 0 0 0 1555 0 4230 0 8693 0 153940 0 0 0 JODI MEDOFF SECRETARY / GENERAL COUNSEL 146649 0 0 0 453 0 4230 0 1586 0 152918 0 0 0 X 1 3500 FMV REPORTED BY DONOR X 6495 FMV REPORTED BY DONOR X 37 242042 SALES AMOUNT X 5 35000 FMV REPORTED BY DONOR 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS OF NON-CASH ITEMS DURING THE YEAR. PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN ARRANGEMENT WITH DONATE FOR CHARITY TO PROCESS VEHICLE DONATIONS. DONATE FOR CHARITY ARRANGES THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE AND DISTRIBUTES THE NET PROCEEDS TO MERCY FOR ANIMALS, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL DIRECTORS OF MFA ARE EMAILED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH ITS RELATED STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT TO THE IRS. THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FORM 990 ARE ENCOURAGED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH EDUCATING THE DIRECTORS AND COVERED EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY AND THEIR ONGOING OBLIGATION TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AS REQUIRED BY THE POLICY. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS ANY SUCH ISSUES AND ADDRESSES THEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCESSES SET OUT IN THE POLICY. EACH COVERED PERSON IS ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS DECIDED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD, BASED ON INPUT FROM THE PEOPLE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS DECIDED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND BASED ON INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 TO THE EXTENT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND CONSTITUTION), CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL OR STATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RULES, THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE LAW MAY REQUIRE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT. 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