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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$614,168
Total expenses
$698,484
Contributions and grants received
$571,968
Grants paid
$241,792
Program service revenue
$42,200
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$242,927
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,316
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$237,611
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$581,946
Management and general expenses
$50,447
Fundraising expenses
$66,091
Program service expenses (Part III)
$581,946

Program services were 83.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $76,907

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $495,061

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ACCREDITATION FEES

    total $42,200 · related or exempt $42,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $85,720 · program services $85,720

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $156,072 · program services $156,072

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $68,500 · program services $54,800 · management and general $6,850 · fundraising $6,850

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $218,181 · program services $174,545 · management and general $21,818 · fundraising $21,818

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,504 · program services $3,604 · management and general $450 · fundraising $450

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,020 · program services $19,216 · management and general $2,402 · fundraising $2,402

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $5,665 · program services $4,531 · management and general $1,134

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,582 · program services $10,866 · management and general $2,716

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,872 · program services $7,872

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,363 · program services $681 · management and general $341 · fundraising $341

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,922 · management and general $3,792 · fundraising $34,130

  • 17 · Travel

    total $64,039 · program services $64,039

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,188 · management and general $9,188

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $1,756 · management and general $1,756

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $100 · fundraising $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $221,211 · end of year $234,579

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,006 · end of year $8,348

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,290 · end of year $5,316

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $171,006 · end of year $94,046

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,921 · end of year $143,565

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (GFAS) PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND COLLABORATION WHILE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF DISPLACED ANIMALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS.

  • ACCREDITATION: SINCE GFAS IS THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SANCTUARIES, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, SUCH AS DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC RELY ON GFAS STANDARDS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH TRUE SANCTUARIES. AT THE END OF 2022, THERE WERE 215 ACCREDITED OR VERIFIED SANCTUARIES, RESCUES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT 18 COUNTRIES AND 37 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS PART OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, 75 SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AT ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, SUPPORTING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ANIMAL CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE FURTHERING SANCTUARY CAPACITY BUILDING. GFAS ALSO CONVENED AN EXPERT GROUP THAT BEGAN WORK ON STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF CETACEAN SANCTUARIES IN RECOGNITION OF GROWING INTEREST TO RESCUE WHALES AND DOLPHINS FROM POOR CONDITIONS IN CAPTIVITY.

    Expenses $274,022 · Grants $206,138 · Revenue $42,200

  • OUTREACH: GFAS EDUCATES SANCTUARIES, THE PUBLIC, DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IN 2022 PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS FOR TRUE SANCTUARIES, ASSIST SANCTUARIES IN ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS, AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR CARE. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE PRESENTING AT SEVERAL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNER ALLIANCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON THE BENEFITS OF GFAS ACCREDITATION AND THE GFAS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. GFAS LED GIVING DAY OF APES, RAISING AWARENESS AND 938,567 IN FUNDS, AND BUILDING OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR PRIMATE SANCTUARIES. GFAS PRESENTED THE CAROLE NOON AWARD FOR SANCTUARY LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING SANCTUARY AWARDS IN EQUINE, WILDLIFE, FARMED ANIMAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES. GFAS ALSO ESTABLISHED THE ADAM ROBERTS SANCTUARY SUPPORT FUND TO PROVIDE TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SANCTUARIES.

    Expenses $307,924 · Grants $295,830

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • VALERIE TAYLOR

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $68,500
    From this org
    $68,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KIM HADDAD DVM

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUE LEARY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALLAN E KORNBERG MD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • KATIE MOORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JILL D NICOLL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM NIMMO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MELISSA RUBIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR DARYL TROPEA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • VARIOUS DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS

    $85,720

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
3 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333129349302608

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