TY 2014 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2014

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals Inc

Employer identification number

52-1218336

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Cruelty-Free Merchandise Program PETA encourages and facilitates cruelty-free living by providing educational materials and consumer products, such as cosmetics and household cleaners that are not tested on animals, animal-care products, message T-shirts, educational videos and books, animal rescue equipment, and campaign materials that are used by concerned people around the world. These items are available online through the PETA Mall and the PETA Catalog. PETAs online lists of cosmetics and household products companies that do and that dont test on animals are among the most visited pages on PETA.org, garnering well over 3 million views this year. PETA also works to persuade companies to enact bans on all animal tests, and this year, PETA added approximately 300 companies to the cruelty-free list, bringing the total number of companies that dont test on animals to nearly 1,800.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	PETA's audit committee and the Controller of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection (FSAP), a supporting organization, review the Form 990 with FSAP's General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. The audit committee and the supporting organization's Controller discuss the Form 990 with the organization's independent auditors. The organization files the Form 990 after Board of Director approval and acceptance.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Regular confirmation and certification by board members and through internal controls put into place.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	Lines 15a and 15b - Persons who receive compensation are precluded from voting on matters pertaining to their compensation. PETA's President and the Director of Human Resources of FSAP evaluate the reasonableness of Officers' compensation, which is based on comparable remuneration for similarly qualified persons with consideration of background, experience, education and organizational knowledge in similarly situated environments. Deliberations of the governing body are verbal with decisions regarding compensation arrangements documented in the personnel files.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The specified documents are made available at the Board of Director's discretion.

Return Reference

Explanation

Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Cruelty-Free Merchandise Program PETA encourages and facilitates cruelty-free living by providing educational materials and consumer products, such as cosmetics and household cleaners that are not tested on animals, animal-care products, message T-shirts, educational videos and books, animal rescue equipment, and campaign materials that are used by concerned people around the world. These items are available online through the PETA Mall and the PETA Catalog. PETAs online lists of cosmetics and household products companies that do and that dont test on animals are among the most visited pages on PETA.org, garnering well over 3 million views this year. PETA also works to persuade companies to enact bans on all animal tests, and this year, PETA added approximately 300 companies to the cruelty-free list, bringing the total number of companies that dont test on animals to nearly 1,800.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process

PETA's audit committee and the Controller of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection (FSAP), a supporting organization, review the Form 990 with FSAP's General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. The audit committee and the supporting organization's Controller discuss the Form 990 with the organization's independent auditors. The organization files the Form 990 after Board of Director approval and acceptance.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

Regular confirmation and certification by board members and through internal controls put into place.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

Lines 15a and 15b - Persons who receive compensation are precluded from voting on matters pertaining to their compensation. PETA's President and the Director of Human Resources of FSAP evaluate the reasonableness of Officers' compensation, which is based on comparable remuneration for similarly qualified persons with consideration of background, experience, education and organizational knowledge in similarly situated environments. Deliberations of the governing body are verbal with decisions regarding compensation arrangements documented in the personnel files.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

The specified documents are made available at the Board of Director's discretion.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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