2025-05-14T15:31:30-05:00 2024-12-31 873707167 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2024-01-01 042718182 WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION WORL 6467832200 535 8TH AVENUE 3FL NEW YORK NY 10018 ELIZABETH QUICK-CORRAL INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6467832200 2025-05-14 1 1 MAGDALENA CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2025-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH QUICK-CORRAL 535 8TH AVENUE 3FL NEW YORK NY 10018 7273221 0 X WORLDANIMALPROTECTION.US X 1980 DC SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION. 3 3 27 3 0 0 5475014 6495173 0 0 277712 537111 0 218579 5752726 7250863 1114800 3167202 0 0 2297711 2691646 0 0 1093357 2319519 2444128 5732030 8302976 20696 -1052113 14870660 13833273 2340678 2140785 12529982 11692488 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION. 0 0 6607656 3167202 95000 SEE SCHEDULE O. 6607656 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV DC X NICOLE RICKETTS DIRECTOR OF FINANC 6467832202 535 8TH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 CARTER LUKE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET PATTERSON-KANE TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJESH K REDDY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA BERETI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONYA MARQUES-CORREIA TREASURER (OUTGOING) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY OLIVER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 188067 0 24020 NICOLE RICKETTS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 123628 0 34148 STEVE MCIVOR GLOBAL CEO (OUTGOING) 1.00 40.00 X 0 148181 0 TRICIA COADSDELL GLOBAL CEO (INCOMING) 1.00 40.00 X 0 138600 0 ARI SOLOMON COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 126981 0 4769 CAMERON HARSH PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135531 0 22766 ELIZABETH QUICK-CORRAL FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 147475 0 39496 MONICA LIST HEAD OF RESEARCH & ANIMAL 40.00 X 139137 0 4347 NAOMI H SILVERMAN SENIOR 40.00 X 125040 0 21850 985859 286781 151396 10 0 1 0 0 6495173 50297 6495173 509172 509172 123579 0 123579 123579 123579 50297 22358 27939 27939 27939 IRS REFUND 900099 95000 95000 95000 7250863 95000 0 660690 X 21543 21543 3145659 3145659 369865 78889 78889 212087 1838943 1529443 198114 111386 48949 39379 5466 4104 266274 207252 24784 34238 167615 118377 21244 27994 69549 40895 7860 20794 53685 31567 6067 16051 14412 14412 350 350 946093 535931 112511 297651 165190 128476 8 36706 169762 76798 29498 63466 270312 172238 7694 90380 317199 194031 65564 57604 131248 85367 18455 27426 13398 8196 2769 2433 40905 11488 9481 19936 EDUCATION AWARENESS 195079 151721 10 43348 MISCELLANEOUS 33179 9318 7691 16170 MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSOR 14010 3935 3247 6828 EQUIPMENT PURCHASES 8031 2256 1861 3914 1726 485 400 841 8302976 6607656 601963 1093357 X 631569 364839 0 266730 874182 957879 9457476 7236787 108400 1382509 64595 88261 426721 413821 26298 12900 1986530 2247419 2353179 1907518 14870660 13833273 312935 405023 2027743 1735762 2340678 2140785 X 10847256 8379725 1682726 3312763 12529982 11692488 14870660 13833273 -1052113 214619 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5415127 4838046 12987155 5475014 6495173 35210515 5415127 4838046 12987155 5475014 6495173 35210515 8199319 27011196 36527 37761 25218 295109 632751 1027366 27487 7403 95000 129890 36367771 0.74270 0.75780 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 27,379. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,403. SUNDRY INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 108. IRS REFUND - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 95,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 1 3000 0 0 1 11412 14412 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2024, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION US TEAM MEMBERS DEVELOPED AND PROMOTED SEVERAL ALERTS FOR OUR LIST URGING OUR NETWORK TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES VIA CONTACTING THEIR LEGISLATORS BY PHONE OR EMAIL. THIS FOCUSED ON SEVERAL KEY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT WERE DEEMED STRATEGIC TO OUR INITIATIVES AND FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING BILLS AFTER THEY WERE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS, INCLUDING: THE MINK VIRUS ACT, THE SWIMS ACT, THE CAPTIVE PRIMATE SAFETY ACT, AND THE OCTOPUS ACT. OUR TEAM ALSO URGED OUR SUPPORTERS TO CONTACT LEGISLATORS OPPOSING THE INCLUSION OF LANGUAGE FROM THE ENDING AGRICULTURAL TRADE SUPPRESSION (EATS) ACT IN THE NEXT US FARM BILL. IN ADDITION, WE SENT EMAIL ALERTS TO MEMBERS IN SPECIFIC STATES URGING THEM TO TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF LOCAL POLICY INITIATIVES UNDERWAY IN THEIR AREAS, INCLUDING STATE BILLS IN WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, NEW YORK, AND MASSACHUSETTS RELATED TO ENDING THE USE OF ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES OR TRAVELING SHOWS AND ENDING THE USE OF ANIMALS IN TEXTILES (FUR, LEATHER). WE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TEAM MEMBER TIME AND IN PERSON CAPACITY VIA CANVASSING TO DENVER INITIATIVES TO END LOCAL SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND FARMING OF MINK FOR FUR, AND VIA IN PERSON TESTIMONY FOR A BAN ON SELLING GUINEA PIGS IN PET STORES AT THE ALLENTOWN, PA CITY COUNCIL. WE SUPPORTED LOCAL GROUPS ORGANIZING ON BEHALF OF ANIMAL INITIATIVES IN SAN DIEGO AND IN SONOMA COUNTY. LASTLY, AS PART OF A GRANT WE ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN NEW YORK CITY TO SHARE INFORMATION AND DATA EVIDENCING THE NEED FOR BANNING THE SALE OF ANIMALS IN LOCAL PET STORES, WHICH PROGRESSED TOWARDS LEGISLATION BUT DID NOT REACH THE STAGE OF INTRODUCTION IN 2024. 1076867 9254 1086121 1060811 16056 1076867 1078287 -17476 1060811 1066021 12266 1078287 1053430 12591 1066021 0.99148 0.00852 1 0 98127 91041 7086 284007 278193 5814 44587 44587 0 12900 SECURITY DEPOSITS 108171 DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES 234750 LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 1564597 1907518 PROVISION FOR CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES 8761 LEASE LIABILITY 1727001 1735762 X 7500182 214619 35050 249669 7250513 350 350 7250863 8337676 35050 35050 8302626 350 350 8302976 PART V, LINE 4: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION HOLDS AN ENDOWMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS. THE ENDOWMENT IS INTENDED TO LAST IN PERPETUITY WITH THE INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENTS BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES", WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS 3110800 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS 17136 0 0 0 0 0 0 3127936 0 3127936 SOUTH ASIA ANIMAL WELFARE 17136 WIRE 0 EUROPE ANIMAL WELFARE 3110800 WIRE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL, HAVE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO REFLECT THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SUPPORTS AN EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND INTEGRATED GLOBAL ORGANIZATION BEST ABLE TO REALIZE OUR VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ANIMALS LIVE FREE FROM CRUELTY AND SUFFERING. THIS AGREEMENT REFLECTS THE "ONE WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION" APPROACH, THROUGH WHICH ALL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL'S GLOBAL STRATEGY AND POLICIES, AND ACHIEVE A CONSISTENCY OF BRAND, MESSAGE, AND OBJECTIVES. GRANTS TO THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION ARE ROUTINELY MONITORED AS THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WORK HAND-IN-HAND ON THEIR COMMON MISSION. 1 LUVIN ARMS ANIMAL SANCTUARY 3470 CO RD 7 ERIE CO 80516 474769645 501(C)(3) 10000 0 TO PROVIDE CARE TO RESCUED FARM ANIMALS. 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE RECIPIENT PROVIDES AN ACCOUNTING REPORT ON HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LINDSAY OLIVER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 188067 0 0 0 0 0 5670 0 18350 0 212087 0 0 0 ELIZABETH QUICK-CORRAL FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR 147292 0 0 0 183 0 4599 0 34897 0 186971 0 0 0 CAMERON HARSH PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 135419 0 0 0 112 0 4172 0 18594 0 158297 0 0 0 NICOLE RICKETTS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 123628 0 0 0 0 0 3901 0 30247 0 157776 0 0 0 X 392 50297 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TO END FACTORY FARMING AND WILDLIFE EXPLOITATION. WE EXPOSE CRUEL SYSTEMS, PROMOTE ANIMAL-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY CHANGE. FOR OVER 75 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN REWRITING THE STORY FOR ANIMALS. WORKING ACROSS ALMOST 50 COUNTRIES WITH OFFICES IN 12, ENABLES US TO ENGAGE WITH AND INFLUENCE GLOBAL DECISION MAKERS. WE PRIORITIZE HELPING ANIMALS IN FARMING AND WILD ANIMALS EXPLOITED FOR USE IN ENTERTAINMENT, AS PETS, AND IN FASHION. OUR VALUES OUR GLOBAL VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS SHAPE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. WE HAVE SEVEN VALUES THAT FORM A CENTRAL PART OF HOW WE WORK TOGETHER. 1. WE ARE GLOBAL 2. WE ARE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE 3. WE ARE COLLABORATIVE 4. WE ARE AGILE 5. WE GROW OUR PEOPLE 6. WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE 7. WE ARE COURAGEOUS BY EMBRACING THESE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS WE WILL ACHIEVE OUR VISION AND MISSION FOR ANIMALS. OUR GLOBAL STRATEGY 2021-30 FOOD SYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE ARE TWO PILLARS OF OUR GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT DECADE THAT HAVE UNIQUE, INTERCONNECTED GOALS. FOOD SYSTEMS STRATEGY WE WILL END FACTORY FARMING BY DISRUPTING THE CRUEL AND DESTRUCTIVE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT ITS EXPANSION AND DRIVING GROWTH OF INNOVATIVE, ANIMAL-FREE FOODS. WILDLIFE STRATEGY WE WILL END THE EXPLOITATION OF WILD ANIMALS BY EXPOSING THE SUFFERING THEY ENDURE IN CAPTIVITY AND DISPELLING FALSE NARRATIVES. WE FOSTER STRATEGIES THAT PROTECT WILD ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: ANIMALS IN THE WILD: SHUTTING DOWN MIAMI SEAQUARIUM IN Q1 2024, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION TEAM MEMBERS MET WITH OFFICIALS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO SHUT DOWN THE MIAMI SEAQUARIUM, ENSURE ALL ANIMALS ARE SENT TO FACILITIES THAT DO NOT FORCE THEM TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS, AND UTILIZE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SANCTUARIES TO REHOME THE PARROTS AND TORTOISES. OUR PETITION EXCEEDED 50,000 SIGNATURES. THE COUNTY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EVICT THE OWNERS FROM THE VENUE AND GAVE THE COMPANY UNTIL MID-APRIL TO VACATE. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION LAUNCHED NEW ACTIONS URGING OUR SUPPORTERS TO EMAIL CEO OF THE DOLPHIN COMPANY, EDUARD ALBOR, DEMANDING THAT HE RESPECT THE EVICTION AND RELEASE ALL ANIMALS TO PLACES WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE BETTER CARE AND ATTENTION. WE ALSO CIRCULATED AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. ALBOR SIGNED BY SEVERAL PROMINENT CELEBRITIES. THE DOLPHIN COMPANY HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE EVICTION IN LOCAL COURTS SINCE APRIL 2024. ENDING THE SALE OF ANIMALS IN PET STORES WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S TOOLKIT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GRASSROOTS GROUPS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT LOCAL BANS ON SELLING ANIMALS IN PET STORES CONTINUES TO ADD VALUE AND STRENGTH TO THE MOVEMENT. A SUPPORTER IN ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS USED MANY OF THE MATERIALS IN THE TOOLKIT TO MOVE THE LOCAL COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE AND PASS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND BILL BANNING THE SALE OF ALL ANIMALS IN LOCAL PET STORES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A LOCAL RETAIL SALES BAN HAS INCLUDED FISHES. IN ADDITION, FOLLOWING TESTIMONY BY WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND PAST SUCCESS IN NEW YORK CITY, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA BANNED THE SALE OF GUINEA PIGS IN PET STORES. WE CONTINUE TO BE A THOUGHT LEADER AND EXPERT IN THE ISSUE OF PET SALES WITH SEVERAL GRASSROOTS GROUPS WORKING TO BUILD MOMENTUM IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS USING OUR RESOURCES AND ADVICE. SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM BRINGS ATTENTION TO JOYCE THE ELEPHANT AND CALL TO RELEASE HER TO SANCTUARY ON WORLD ELEPHANT DAY, AUGUST 12, WE LAUNCHED OUR SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM SHARING THE STORY OF JOYCE, AN ELEPHANT BROUGHT TO THE US IN THE 1980S ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHER CALVES ORPHANED BY THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT'S CULLING CAMPAIGN. MUNDI, AN ELEPHANT WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION HELPED REHOME TO A SANCTUARY IN 2023, WAS ALSO PART OF THIS GROUP WITH JOYCE. SINCE ARRIVING IN THE US, JOYCE HAS HAD A TUMULTUOUS AND TRAUMATIC HISTORY, BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN VARIOUS ZOOS, CIRCUSES, AND OTHER FACILITIES, BEFORE RELOCATING TO SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE IN NEW JERSEY IN 2010 AS PART OF ITS WILD SAFARI EXHIBIT. THE FILM LAUNCH COINCIDED WITH OUR PETITION TO SIX FLAGS DEMANDING THE COMPANY RELEASE JOYCE TO ONE OF THE THREE REPUTABLE SANCTUARIES IN THE US IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO PHASEOUT THE ELEPHANT EXHIBIT ALTOGETHER. BY THE END OF 2024 THE PETITION HAD COLLECTED OVER 25,000 SIGNATURES FROM THE US'S EFFORTS ALONE AND THE PETITION HAS BEEN SHARED GLOBALLY BY OTHER WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION COUNTRY OFFICES. WORKING WITH MORE TRAVEL COMPANIES TO PROMOTE ANIMAL-FRIENDLY TRAVEL WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION CONTINUES TO BE VIEWED AS A THOUGHT LEADER AND PRIME RESOURCE FOR TRAVEL COMPANIES SEEKING TO CREATE POLICIES AND EXPERIENCES GUIDED BY ETHICAL TRAVEL FRAMEWORKS. IN 2024, VEGGIES ABROAD AND KODAMA TRAVEL WORKED WITH OUR TEAMS TO CRAFT ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES AND KODAMA BECAME AN OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNER. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED TO TAKE ON SOME OF THE LARGEST TRAVEL BOOKING AND EXPERIENCE COMPANIES WHO HAVE YET TO ADOPT ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES. WE DISRUPTED THE ANNUAL STAFF MEETING OF GETYOURGUIDE AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN BERLIN AND IN FRONT OF ITS PEERS AT THE SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM IN NEW YORK CITY. THE LATTER, A DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE OF THE GLOBAL EVENT, WAS COVERED IN SKIFT'S OWN PUBLICATION ONLINE. ANIMALS IN FARMING: STOPPING THE EXPANSION OF MEGA MEAT COMPANY JBS JBS, THE LARGEST MEAT PRODUCER AND PROCESSOR IN THE WORLD, SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL IN 2023 TO LIST AS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE). THROUGHOUT 2024, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INDIVIDUALLY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DROPJBS COALITION, PROVIDED IN DEPTH INFORMATION TO THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DEMONSTRATING A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL RISKS IN THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS AND PRACTICES THAT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY DISCLOSING IN ITS FILINGS. IN PARTICULAR, THE COMPLAINTS WE FILED HIGHLIGHT THE COMPANY'S ROLE IN ONGOING DEFORESTATION AND HABITAT LOSS IN BRAZIL, WHERE IT IS HEADQUARTERED, AND ITS MISLEADING CLAIMS ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN. AT THE END OF 2024, THE SEC HAD DELAYED A DECISION ON JBS'S LISTING ATTEMPT FOR 18 MONTHS, AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF TIME BASED ON ADVOCATES UNDERSTANDING OF PREVIOUS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) ATTEMPTS. AMPLIFYING A BODEGA MENU THAT 'DOESN'T GRILL THE PLANET' DURING CLIMATE WEEK NYC WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION PARTNERED WITH PLANTEGA, A COMPANY PROVIDING FULLY PLANT-BASED MENUS AT BODEGAS AROUND NEW YORK CITY, FOR CLIMATE WEEK NYC 2024. WE KICKED OFF CLIMATE WEEK WITH A CO-BRANDED EVENT AT EBBS BREWING CO. IN BROOKLYN ATTENDED BY OVER 70 PEOPLE. ATTENDEES WERE TREATED TO FREE PLANTEGA CHOPPED CHEESE SANDWICHES, ONE FREE DRINK OF CHOICE, AND REMARKS BY PLANTEGA'S FOUNDER NIL ZACHARIAS, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION BRAZIL'S CAMPAIGNER KARINA RAE ISHIDA, AND WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION US'S DIRECT OF PROGRAMS CAMERON HARSH. VIDEO CONTENT PLAYED IN THE BACKGROUND DURING THE EVENT AND THE REMARKS CONCLUDED WITH A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING WHY PLANT-BASED DIET SHIFTS ARE CRUCIAL TO PROTECTING ANIMALS AND THE PLANET. THE VIDEO FEATURED EXCERPTS FROM TWO DOCUMENTARIES CREATED BY THE BRAZIL TEAM, FOREST FOR FEED AND BR163, SHOWING HOW EXPANSION OF FACTORY FARMING BY JBS AND OTHERS IS HARMING WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS IN BRAZIL. LATER IN THE WEEK, OUR TEAM HANDED OUT SAMPLES OF PLANT-BASED EGG AND CHEESE SANDWICHES OUTSIDE OF A PLANTEGA LOCATION IN MANHATTAN. FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE END OF 2024, SIGNAGE OUTSIDE OF ALL 57 PLANTEGA BODEGA LOCATIONS FEATURED WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S BRANDING WITH A MESSAGE STATING THAT THIS MENU "DOESN'T GRILL THE PLANET AND LINKING TO OUR PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE-FRIENDLY EATING. LAUNCHING THE GLOBAL JUST TRANSITION WHITE PAPER TO A US AUDIENCE DURING FOOD DAY AT CLIMATE WEEK NYC WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZED A PANEL SESSION DURING THE TILT COLLECTIVE'S FOOD DAY EVENT AS PART OF CLIMATE WEEK NYC 2024. THE PANEL, WHICH INCLUDED SPEAKERS FROM WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION US, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION BRAZIL, BRIGHTER GREEN, ACTIONAID USA, AND TAILORED FOOD, THE PANEL PRESENTED THE GLOBAL JUST TRANSITION WHITE PAPER TO A US AUDIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE WHITE PAPER, ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED DURING GLOBAL CLIMATE DISCUSSIONS IN BONN, GERMANY IN JUNE 2024, WILL SERVE TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ROADMAPS FOR PHASING OUT FACTORY FARMING AND SHIFTING TO A PRIMARILY PLANT-BASED FOOD SYSTEM. MOVING THE MENU RANKINGS AND RESTAURANT ENGAGEMENT HELP MAKE CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S THIRD VERSION OF THE MOVING THE MENU SCORECARD, PUBLISHED IN JULY, GROUPED 25 OF THE LARGEST US RESTAURANT CHAINS INTO 5 'PEER' CATEGORIES AND RANKED THEM BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY AND PROMOTION OF PLANT-BASED BY DEFAULT MENU ITEMS, PRICE PARITY OF PLANT-BASED OPTIONS, AND MESSAGING FROM THE COMPANY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING MEAT. IN OCTOBER, STARBUCKS, WITH WHOM WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION HAS MET CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND WHICH HAS BEEN SCORED IN MOVING THE MENU SINCE THE FIRST VERSION IN 2021, ANNOUNCED IT WAS ELIMINATING ITS SURCHARGE FOR PLANT-BASED DAIRY DRINKS. THIS IS JUST A SELECTION OF THE AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE ACHIEVED FOR ANIMALS IN 2024 THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IMPACT, VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.WORLDANIMALPROTECTION.US/ABOUT-US/ANNUAL-REPORTS-AND-FINANCI ALS/ FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PURSUANT TO ITS BYLAWS, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S SOLE MEMBER IS WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL LOCATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION'S SOLE MEMBER IS ITS ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE SOLE MEMBER SHALL EXERCISE ITS MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS BY APPOINTING AN AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF. THE SOLE MEMBER IS NOT A DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE ON THE US WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B DIRECTORS MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE AT ANY TIME FROM THE SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESIGNATES AUTHORIZATION TO FILE THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW CONTRACTS AND MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL. NEW EMPLOYEES UPON HIRE, AND EXISTING EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY. EVERY OFFICER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REAFFIRM THEIR INDEPENDENCE AT BOARD MEETINGS WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE REGISTER, AND ANNUALLY IN WRITING, BY RESPONDING TO A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION UNDERTAKES A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PAID TO ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TO ASSESS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM NON-PROFITS OF SIMILAR MISSION FOCUS, BUDGET SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION IS GATHERED FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SALARY SURVEYS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS THEN DISCUSSED AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND ANY POTENTIAL SALARY INCREASES ARE DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. AS A GENERAL RULE, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION CONDUCTS MARKET COMPARISON STUDIES EVERY THREE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT SALARIES ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION, IF REQUESTED. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 535,931. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 112,511. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 297,651. TOTAL EXPENSES 946,093. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL 222 GRAYS ROAD INN LONDON WC1X 8HB UK ANIMAL WELFARE UK N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0