2024-11-12T14:56:44-05:00 2023-12-31 824748087 MATTHEW J BERNIER CPA LLC 5 COMMONWEALTH RD STE 3A NATICK MA 01760 990 2023-01-01 261676217 GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES GLOB 2034945986 PO BOX 73308 PHOENIX AZ 85050 VALERIE TAYLOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2034945986 2024-11-04 true true MATTHEW J BERNIER P01985049 5088798840 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THE ASSOCIATION OF SANCTUARIES VALERIE TAYLOR PO BOX 73308 PHOENIX AZ 85050 462200 false X WWW.SANCTUARYFEDERATION.ORG X 2007 AZ TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS. 10 9 6 52 0 571968 416300 42200 45900 0 0 614168 462200 241792 216256 0 315205 314592 0 59209 141487 108904 698484 639752 -84316 -177552 242927 66897 5316 6838 237611 60059 X GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (GFAS) PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND COLLABORATION WHILE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF DISPLACED ANIMALS. false false 249224 140500 45900 ACCREDITATION: SINCE GFAS IS THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SANCTUARIES, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, SUCH AS DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC RELY ON GFAS STANDARDS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH TRUE SANCTUARIES. AT THE END OF 2023, THERE WERE 216 ACCREDITED OR VERIFIED SANCTUARIES, RESCUES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT 19 COUNTRIES AND 38 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS PART OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, 60 SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AT ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, SUPPORTING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ANIMAL CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE FURTHERING SANCTUARY CAPACITY BUILDING. A PRODUCT OF GFAS'S PIONEERING COLLABORATION WITH TOP CETACEAN EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE CREATION OF THE FIRST EVER SET OF STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR CETACEAN (WHALES AND DOLPHINS) SANCTUARIES WAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED. 281040 165825 OUTREACH: GFAS EDUCATES SANCTUARIES, THE PUBLIC, DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IN 2023 PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS FOR TRUE SANCTUARIES, ASSIST SANCTUARIES IN ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS, AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR CARE. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE PRESENTING AT SEVERAL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNER ALLIANCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON THE BENEFITS OF GFAS ACCREDITATION AND THE GFAS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. GFAS LED GIVING DAY OF APES, RAISING AWARENESS AND OVER 840,000 IN FUNDS, AND BUILDING OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR PRIMATE SANCTUARIES. GFAS PRESENTED THE CAROLE NOON AWARD FOR SANCTUARY LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING SANCTUARY AWARDS IN EQUINE, WILDLIFE, FARMED ANIMAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES. 530264 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X ROBIN MASON 6232525122 PO BOX 73308 PHOENIX AZ 85050 VALERIE TAYLOR EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 68500 0 0 KIM HADDAD DVM VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WIM DEKOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE LEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN E KORNBERG MD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL D NICOLL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM NIMMO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA RUBIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DARYL TROPEA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 68500 false false false 416300 416300 ACCREDITATION FEES 45900 45900 45900 462200 45900 42735 42735 173521 173521 68500 54800 6850 6850 217485 173988 21748 21749 5437 4350 544 543 23170 18536 2317 2317 2070 1656 414 250 200 50 10039 8031 2008 128 128 720 360 180 180 30499 3050 27449 51959 51959 11764 11764 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 1354 1354 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 121 121 639752 530264 50279 59209 234579 57443 893 8348 8561 242927 66897 5316 6838 5316 6838 X 94046 30059 143565 30000 237611 60059 242927 66897 -177552 X true X false false X 541121 540775 743011 571968 416300 2813175 541121 540775 743011 571968 416300 2813175 2813175 2813175 166433 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 20725 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 152796 173521 173521 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SANCTUARIES RESCUE 20725 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SANCTUARIES RESCUE 152796 WIRE TRANSFER 2 2 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO ACCREDITED ANIMAL SANCTUARIES. USE OF GRANT FUNDING IS REVIEWED DURING ACCREDITATION REVIEWS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC 20,725 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 152,796 0 true VARIOUS DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS 42735 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (GFAS) PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND COLLABORATION WHILE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF DISPLACED ANIMALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ACCREDITATION: SINCE GFAS IS THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SANCTUARIES, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, SUCH AS DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC RELY ON GFAS STANDARDS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH TRUE SANCTUARIES. AT THE END OF 2023, THERE WERE 216 ACCREDITED OR VERIFIED SANCTUARIES, RESCUES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT 19 COUNTRIES AND 38 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS PART OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, 60 SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AT ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, SUPPORTING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ANIMAL CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE FURTHERING SANCTUARY CAPACITY BUILDING. A PRODUCT OF GFAS'S PIONEERING COLLABORATION WITH TOP CETACEAN EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE CREATION OF THE FIRST EVER SET OF STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR CETACEAN (WHALES AND DOLPHINS) SANCTUARIES WAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B OUTREACH: GFAS EDUCATES SANCTUARIES, THE PUBLIC, DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IN 2023 PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS FOR TRUE SANCTUARIES, ASSIST SANCTUARIES IN ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS, AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR CARE. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE PRESENTING AT SEVERAL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNER ALLIANCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON THE BENEFITS OF GFAS ACCREDITATION AND THE GFAS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. GFAS LED GIVING DAY OF APES, RAISING AWARENESS AND OVER 840,000 IN FUNDS, AND BUILDING OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR PRIMATE SANCTUARIES. GFAS PRESENTED THE CAROLE NOON AWARD FOR SANCTUARY LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING SANCTUARY AWARDS IN EQUINE, WILDLIFE, FARMED ANIMAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS SIGN CONFLICT POLICY STATEMENTS ANNUALLY TO REAFFIRM COMPLIANCE AND ENSURE SUCH COMPLIANCE AT EACH QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE WRITTEN REQUEST.