Client Note 1 |
Client Note 1 - Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements----------------------------------------------Property, equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following at December 31, 2014 and 2013: 2014 2013 ----------- ----------Land $ 777,754 777,754Building 1,240,240 1,240,240Computers, office equipment and furniture 475,213 468,683Leasehold improvements 479,675 457,648Vehicles 91,300 91,300Accumulated depreciation/amortization (1,054,956) (976,921) ----------- ---------- $2,009,226 2,058,704 ----------- ----------Total depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $78,035 and $73,377 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There were no disposals of property and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. |
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description |
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: IN SUMMARY, IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS PROTECTS THE RIGHTS, HABITATS AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, LOBBYING, BOYCOTTING AND DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNING. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Continuation of discussion from Form 990, Page 2, Part 4aIDA works tirelessly on these projects:* Anti-Vivisection: End Animal experimentation; seek alternatives Educate the general public about unnecessary animal experiments. * Fur: Educate the public about the cruelty of the fur industry, here in the US and in Korea and China. Organizer for annual Fur Free Friday international day of protest against the fur trade. Holds rallies in San Francisco, Los Angeles & Portland in November each year.* Investigations: Work with law enforcement on cruelty cases to bring justice to companion animals and to farm animals in rural Mississippi. Investigate conditions of Elephants in zoos across the states, and is committed to end suffering for Elephants in zoos and circuses. Strives to relocate elephants to sanctuaries when ever possible.* Sanctuary: Provide sanctions for rescued and abused animals and give lifetime care when needed, in the U.S. and abroad. Support IDA Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada MS & support IDA Africa Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center for orphaned chimpanzees deep in the forest of Cameroon. Additionally, IDA provides veterinary care for the street dogs of Mumbai.Over the years, IDA has won some precedent setting victories for our animal friends, both here at home, and around the world. They include:* Closing down what once was the largest experimental center for chimpanzees in the world, the hideous Coulston Foundation. In doing so, hundreds of chimpanzees were freed from the horrors of vivisection.* Creating a chimpanzee sanctuary and education center in the West African Republic of Cameroon, providing a safe haven for severely abused adult chimpanzees and for babies orphaned by a thriving bushmeat trade.* Closing down New York University's gruesome crack cocaine experiments on monkeys ... and Rockefeller Universitys horrific vomiting experiments on cats.* Saving the lives of 180 "research" beagles at the University of California after an employee tipped us off they were about to be killed.* Helping pass a law that, for the first time, protects Korea's 1.7 million stray dogs from cruelty, abandonment, and exploitation.* Canceling a proposed slaughter of thousands of baby seals off the coast of South Africa.* Rescuing hundreds of dogs and cats after a devastating firestorm swept through the Oakland/Berkeley hills, destroying more than 3,500 homes.* Liberating 40 dolphins when an IDA investigator flew to Japan and swam underwater in the dead of night to cut the nets that imprisoned the terrified animals.* Filing five lawsuits that resulted in the freeing of 42 racing greyhounds from Army, University of California and Arizona research laboratories. Many were already in the midst of painful research. The lawsuits successfully prevented horrific bone breaking experiments on 120 retired racing greyhounds.* Conducting undercover investigations that exposed the cruelties of the puppy mill industry ... rescuing thousands of starving and abused animals, and developing a 64-acre abused animal sanctuary in rural Mississippi. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Project Hope (Continuation of discussion from Form 990, Page 2, Part 4b)HAS also conducts undercover investigations, coordinates raids with local law enforcement, and ultimately rescues animals suffering from starvation, disease, violent abuse and extreme neglect. From rescues involving animals suffering at the mercy of puppy mill operators, animal collectors, animal dealers and dog fighting rings (where emaciated dogs with swollen and bleeding heads were tightly bound to chains), to the rescue of exotic species, farm animals, and companion animals in trouble, we are there. We also go the distance to provide the necessary evidence to ensure every abuser is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We do so despite death threats and acts of physical violence against us. We do so for the animals. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process |
FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THEN DISCUSSES THE CONTENTS OF THE RETURN WITH THE OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. AFTER A FULL REVIEW, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE FINAL FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN E-FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management |
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL PERIODICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS GUIDELINES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees |
COMPENSATION OF OTHER HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND ALL RELATED BENEFITS. ALL DECISIONS ARE THEN DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available |
ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGALFILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BYTAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ANNUALLY TOWWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG (WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AS ELECTRONIC COPIES) AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE IN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA. |
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases |
Income = -$3587 |