| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC, WORKS TO SECURE A FUTURE FOR ALL SPECIES, GREAT AND SMALL, HOVERING ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. WE DO SO THROUGH SCIENCE, LAW AND CREATIVE MEDIA, WITH A FOCUS ON PROTECTING THE LANDS, WATERS AND CLIMATE THAT SPECIES NEED TO SURVIVE. |
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VOLUNTEERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, TEXTING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE HELP. |
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INTERNATIONAL PROTECT GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY WHERE CURRENT U.S. LAW HAS THE POWER TO DO SO AND BY WATCHDOGGING U.S. ACTIONS AFFECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. OCEANS PROTECT AND RECOVER ALL MARINE SPECIES AND OCEAN HABITATS SUBJECT TO U.S. LAW. POPULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROTECT SPECIES AND HABITATS BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT RUNAWAY HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION. URBAN WILDLANDS THE CENTER'S URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PRIVATE LAND DEVELOPMENT, WATER-SUPPLY PROJECTS AND HIGHWAY BUILDING IN THE "WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE" - THE EDGES OF SPRAWLING URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS ADJACENT TO WILDLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH FROM TOXIC SUBSTANCES WHILE PROMOTING A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE INEXTRICABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF HUMANS AND ALL OTHER SPECIES. |
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AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
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NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AROSE DURING THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AS PART OF PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. |
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FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING. |
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FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S MEETING. |
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ON OUR WEBSITE, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING A STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND THE FORM 990. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.