TY 2016 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

2016

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Humane Society International

Employer identification number

52-1769464

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,585,126 including grants of $ 277,241)(Revenue $ 0) (CONFRONTING CRUELTY) India's Supreme Court upheld a prohibition on Jallikattu, where bulls are subdued by young men, often resulting in injury to the bulls and people. HSI persuaded the state of Goa in India against legalizing bullfighting. In Assam, also in India, HSI succeeded in getting a court order to ban bulbul fights, where tiny songbirds are starved and forced to fight each other, and buffalo fights, where hundreds of bulls bleed profusely and are severely injured. HSI helped end the Kots Kaal Pato fiesta in Mexico - a 100-year-old festival in which animals were hung-up like pinatas and beaten to death, and have committed to collaborate on humane alternatives to celebrate the fiesta. We rescued 199 animals from cruelty situations in Mexico, and 300 animals from cruelty situations in Costa Rica. The Organization's work to close global markets for seal products kept seal fur prices depressed in Canada and another 330,000 baby seals survived the annual slaughter, as a result. The global outrage HSI helped generate in response to the gruesome spearing of a bear by a U.S. trophy hunter compelled the government of Alberta to ban spear hunting.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,295,350 including grants of $ 172,929)(Revenue $ 0) (ANIMAL TESTING) More than 100 million animals suffer and die each year in laboratories around the world. HSI's team of scientists and policy experts work with countries everywhere to replace outdated animal tests with cutting-edge non-animal techniques. This year, HSI successfully pushed in Europe for the adoption of an animal-free testing strategy for skin allergy based on the "Tox21" paradigm - a step-by-step plan to modernize toxicity testing and better predict human responses to chemicals without involving animals. HSI also helped enact a ban on cruel and obsolete rabbit eye and skin testing for drugs in India, and bans on animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Taiwan and the State of Para in Brazil. HSI received a commitment from the Australian government to follow suit in the coming year. HSI's extensive efforts in China to provide training in animal testing alternatives to companies and government authorities has borne fruit through the country's adoption of two alternative tests for cosmetics-an important step forward for a system that until now has only accepted animal test results.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS	Officers Rowan, Waite, Pacelle, Kindler, Karl, England, Barsness, Hart, Pena, and Deckert were employed by another tax-exempt organization, The Humane Society of the United States, on whose board HSI director Bernthal served. Therefore, these individuals had 'business relationships' with each other.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, APPOINTS OR CONFIRMS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, APPOINTS OR CONFIRMS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL AND CAN ALSO REMOVE THEM AT WILL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body	THE BOARD OF HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL HAS NO COMMITTEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	AFTER INTERNAL ACCOUNTING STAFF DRAFTS THE 990, THE DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO HSI'S INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND REVISION, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN GIVEN TO HSI'S TREASURER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. ONCE ALL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS/REVISIONS ARE DONE, THE TREASURER SENDS THE PROPOSED FINAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE HSI BOARD FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. ONCE THE BOARD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT, THE FINALIZED VERSION IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	HSI RELIES UPON AND FOLLOWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. THE MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE PROCESS IS FACILIATED BY THE OVERLAP IN STAFF AND BOARDS BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EMPHASIZES AVOIDING CONFLICTS TO BEGIN WITH. THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE FIELDS AND USUALLY RESOLVES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND QUESTIONS RAISED BY STAFF OR BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	HSI MAKES COPIES OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO DONORS FREE OF CHARGE UPON REQUEST. FORMAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH STATE CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATIONS, ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MAJOR DONORS, ARE POSTED ON HSI'S WEBSITE AND, WHERE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MAIL UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF HSI'S FORM 1023 APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BOTH BY MAIL AND IN PERSON AT HSI'S OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND. HSI MAKES COPIES OF THE THREE MOST RECENTLY-FILED FORMS 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST BY MAIL AND IN PERSON AT HSI'S OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (A) Officers	The list includes officers elected by the board of directors, although slightly different from the bylaws.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Animal protection campaigns - Total Expense: 3054803, Program Service Expense: 2788177, Management and General Expenses: 112383, Fundraising Expenses: 154243; Communication and Planning Expenses - Total Expense: 569274, Program Service Expense: 519587, Management and General Expenses: 20943, Fundraising Expenses: 28744; Veterinary/Medical Expenses - Total Expense: 611800, Program Service Expense: 558402, Management and General Expenses: 22507, Fundraising Expenses: 30891; Other Expenses - Total Expense: 113653, Program Service Expense: 103733, Management and General Expenses: 4181, Fundraising Expenses: 5739;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Investment in HSI India and HSI Mexico - -10368;
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c AUDIT OVERSIGHT	CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS), THROUGH ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE, PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (WHICH INCLUDES HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL) AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT (APPOINTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF HSUS) THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1f Grants to other organizations	HSI MADE GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(e) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN REGION	REGION: NORTH AMERICA (CANADA AND MEXICO ONLY) (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: EFFORTS TO IMPROVE LIVES OF HENS & FARM ANIMALS; SUPPORT ANTI-SEALING COALITION
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(e) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN REGION	REGION: RUSSIA & THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAMS
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(e) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN REGION	REGION: SOUTH AMERICA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAMS; ANIMAL RESCUE OPERATIONS; VETERINARY CARE FOR HORSES
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(e) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN REGION	REGION: SOUTH ASIA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: PROMOTE ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL (ABC) PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OTHER SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAMS; DISASTER RELIEF MEASURES IN INDIA; STUDENT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ON WORKING TOWARDS WELFARE OF ANIMALS
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(e) PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN REGION	REGION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: PROMOTE AWARENESS OF BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION; PROMOTE HUMANE ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION AND WELFARE OF APES
Schedule F, Part II GRANT INFORMATION	THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE F REQUIRE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO RECIPIENTS OVER $5,000 BE REPORTED IN DETAIL. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE THE USERS OF THE FORM WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, MANAGEMENT HAS CHOSEN TO LIST THE GRANTS OF $500 OR GREATER IN DETAIL ON SCHEDULE F OF THE HSI'S FORM 990.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS	HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL USES A COMBINATION OF MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, WHICH OUTLINE SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, SITE VISITS TO MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS ARE PERFORMED. RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED THROUGH THE RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS FROM GRANTEES.

Return Reference

Explanation

Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services

(Expenses $ 1,585,126 including grants of $ 277,241)(Revenue $ 0) (CONFRONTING CRUELTY) India's Supreme Court upheld a prohibition on Jallikattu, where bulls are subdued by young men, often resulting in injury to the bulls and people. HSI persuaded the state of Goa in India against legalizing bullfighting. In Assam, also in India, HSI succeeded in getting a court order to ban bulbul fights, where tiny songbirds are starved and forced to fight each other, and buffalo fights, where hundreds of bulls bleed profusely and are severely injured. HSI helped end the Kots Kaal Pato fiesta in Mexico - a 100-year-old festival in which animals were hung-up like pinatas and beaten to death, and have committed to collaborate on humane alternatives to celebrate the fiesta. We rescued 199 animals from cruelty situations in Mexico, and 300 animals from cruelty situations in Costa Rica. The Organization's work to close global markets for seal products kept seal fur prices depressed in Canada and another 330,000 baby seals survived the annual slaughter, as a result. The global outrage HSI helped generate in response to the gruesome spearing of a bear by a U.S. trophy hunter compelled the government of Alberta to ban spear hunting.

Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services

(Expenses $ 1,295,350 including grants of $ 172,929)(Revenue $ 0) (ANIMAL TESTING) More than 100 million animals suffer and die each year in laboratories around the world. HSI's team of scientists and policy experts work with countries everywhere to replace outdated animal tests with cutting-edge non-animal techniques. This year, HSI successfully pushed in Europe for the adoption of an animal-free testing strategy for skin allergy based on the "Tox21" paradigm - a step-by-step plan to modernize toxicity testing and better predict human responses to chemicals without involving animals. HSI also helped enact a ban on cruel and obsolete rabbit eye and skin testing for drugs in India, and bans on animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Taiwan and the State of Para in Brazil. HSI received a commitment from the Australian government to follow suit in the coming year. HSI's extensive efforts in China to provide training in animal testing alternatives to companies and government authorities has borne fruit through the country's adoption of two alternative tests for cosmetics-an important step forward for a system that until now has only accepted animal test results.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

Officers Rowan, Waite, Pacelle, Kindler, Karl, England, Barsness, Hart, Pena, and Deckert were employed by another tax-exempt organization, The Humane Society of the United States, on whose board HSI director Bernthal served. Therefore, these individuals had 'business relationships' with each other.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, APPOINTS OR CONFIRMS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, APPOINTS OR CONFIRMS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL AND CAN ALSO REMOVE THEM AT WILL.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body

THE BOARD OF HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL HAS NO COMMITTEES.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body

AFTER INTERNAL ACCOUNTING STAFF DRAFTS THE 990, THE DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO HSI'S INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND REVISION, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN GIVEN TO HSI'S TREASURER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. ONCE ALL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS/REVISIONS ARE DONE, THE TREASURER SENDS THE PROPOSED FINAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE HSI BOARD FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. ONCE THE BOARD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT, THE FINALIZED VERSION IS FILED WITH THE IRS.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy

HSI RELIES UPON AND FOLLOWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. THE MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE PROCESS IS FACILIATED BY THE OVERLAP IN STAFF AND BOARDS BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EMPHASIZES AVOIDING CONFLICTS TO BEGIN WITH. THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE FIELDS AND USUALLY RESOLVES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND QUESTIONS RAISED BY STAFF OR BOARD MEMBERS.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public

HSI MAKES COPIES OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO DONORS FREE OF CHARGE UPON REQUEST. FORMAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH STATE CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATIONS, ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MAJOR DONORS, ARE POSTED ON HSI'S WEBSITE AND, WHERE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MAIL UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF HSI'S FORM 1023 APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BOTH BY MAIL AND IN PERSON AT HSI'S OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND. HSI MAKES COPIES OF THE THREE MOST RECENTLY-FILED FORMS 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST BY MAIL AND IN PERSON AT HSI'S OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (A) Officers

The list includes officers elected by the board of directors, although slightly different from the bylaws.

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees

Animal protection campaigns - Total Expense: 3054803, Program Service Expense: 2788177, Management and General Expenses: 112383, Fundraising Expenses: 154243; Communication and Planning Expenses - Total Expense: 569274, Program Service Expense: 519587, Management and General Expenses: 20943, Fundraising Expenses: 28744; Veterinary/Medical Expenses - Total Expense: 611800, Program Service Expense: 558402, Management and General Expenses: 22507, Fundraising Expenses: 30891; Other Expenses - Total Expense: 113653, Program Service Expense: 103733, Management and General Expenses: 4181, Fundraising Expenses: 5739;

Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances

Investment in HSI India and HSI Mexico - -10368;

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c AUDIT OVERSIGHT

CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS), THROUGH ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE, PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (WHICH INCLUDES HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL) AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT (APPOINTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF HSUS) THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1f Grants to other organizations

HSI MADE GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION.