2023-10-16T12:27:23-05:00 2022-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 2700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350 SAN RAMON CA 945835004 990 2022-01-01 680442399 ROOTS OF PEACE ROOT 4154558008 4000 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE 330 SAN RAFAEL CA 94903 TUCKER KUHN CEO 4154558008 2023-10-12 1 TUCKER KUHN 999009999 0 MATTHEW PETROSKI P00853132 9257902600 2023-10-12 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HEIDI KUHN 48 FERWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 23648226 0 X WWW.ROOTSOFPEACE.RG X 1999 CA ROOTS OF PEACE ("ROP") IS A POST-CONFLICT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. 8 5 26 5 0 0 15356296 22821698 0 784949 234 3500 13321 38079 15369851 23648226 140290 840040 0 0 6502815 7146388 0 0 25450 8918056 15386542 15561161 23372970 -191310 275256 2907440 8750641 3757589 9325535 -850149 -574894 X ROP SUPPORT THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE FARMERS AND TRADERS, REMOVING THE REMNANTS OF WAR AND RESTORING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY. 0 0 7405777 840040 THE COMMUNITY BASED AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS (CBARD) PROJECT CONNECTS CLIENTS, FARMERS AND AGRIBUSINESSES IN NANGARHAR, FARAH AND BADGHIS PROVINCES TO NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE HIGH VALUE LICIT CROPS AND THEREBY DETER THE CULTIVATION OF POPPY IN THESE PROVINCES. CBARD INSTUCTS FARMERS IN HOW TO PRODUCE HIGH VALUE FRUITS, NUTS & VEGETABLES, THEN ADDS VALUE TO THESE PRODUCTS THROUGH IMPROVED SORTING, GRADING & PACKAGING. SUPPLYING BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS WILL INCREASE INCOME TO CBARD SUPPORTED EXPORTERS & PROMOTE LICIT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN ACTIVE POPPY PRODUCING REGIONS. 10995786 784949 THE AGRICULTURE MARKETING PROGRAM (AMP) IS FUNDED BY USAID & WORKS IN 11 PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN, FOCUSING ON INCREASING FARM PRODUCTION & DOMESTIC SALES THROUGH INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT FARMERS & AGRIBUSINESS. AMP WORKS WITH LEADING AFGHAN PROCESSING & EXPORT FIRMS TO INCREASE EXPORT VOLUMES AND VALUES, INTRODUCE NEW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO THE MARKET, DIVERSIFY EXPORT MARKETS & INCREASE VALUE ADDED PROCESSING. THE PROGRAM'S MARKET BASED, DEMAND-DRIVEN APPROACH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY, THEREBY CREATING DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS THAT DRIVE JOB GROWTH IN RURAL AREAS. TOTAL 3 YEAR BUDGET: $33 MILLIONS. 2482332 THE "AREA-BASED APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY INITIATIVES" (ABADEI) IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDP, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE SPECIAL TRUST FUND FOR AFGHANISTAN. FUNDING PROVIDES SHORT-TERM, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AIMED AT SAFEGUARDING LIVELIHOODS AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. IN RESPONSE TO THE AUGUST 15TH EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN AND A UNDP STUDY THAT PROJECTED UP TO 97 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION COULD BE AT RISK OF SINKING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN DONATED NEARLY USD 3 MILLION TO THE UNDP ABADEIINITIATIVE. WITH THESE FUNDS, UNDP ADMINISTERED THE ABADEI PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTING PARTNER, ROOTS OF PEACE (ROP). THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 2021 THROUGH MARCH 2022. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE LIVELIHOOD NEEDS OF AFGHANISTAN'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT FOSTER RESILIENCE AND STRENGTHEN HUMAN SECURITY. 70850 SINCE 2010, ROOTS OF PEACE HAS WORKED IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE, VIETNAM. DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, MORE BOMBS WERE DROPPED IN THIS PROVINCE THAN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II COMBINED. OVER 75% OF THE LAND REMAINS CONTAMINATED BY EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR. FOR THE PAST DECADE, ROP HAS WORKED TO REPLACE THESE MINEFIELDS WITH FLOURISHING CROPS. OUR TEAM TRAINS FARMERS TO GROW HIGH VALUE CROPS & EXPORT TO NEW MARKETS, PLANTING PEACE FROM THE GROUND UP. 102039 POLIO - ROOTS OF PEACE INOCULATED CHILDREN FROM POLIO IN A REMOTE AREA OF AFGHANISTAN AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDED THE CHILDREN'S PARENTS WITH CHICKENS, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME STREAM FOR THE FAMILY THROUGH THE SALE OF EGGS.COORDINATION OF EVACUATION OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN BEFORE THE U.S. DEADLINE. ROOTS OF PEACE CONTINUED TO SEEK WAYS TO MOVE AFGHAN EMPLOYEES TO SAFETY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. 172889 21056784 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 26 1 0 1 AF VM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X TUCKER KUHN 4154558008 4000 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE 330 SAN RAFAEL CA 94903 HEIDI T KUHN FOUNDER AND CEO 40.00 X X 247607 0 66740 GARY A KUHN SENIOR ADVISOR TO CEO, PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 172847 0 2003 PATRICIA R SHEIKH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS 40.00 X X 105930 0 2697 JOE CRESALIA CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN LAURENCE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CECILE CHIQUETTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC B TRACHENBERG BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 09/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AG NAKAMURA BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 09/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TINA FORDHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL W LUSTENADER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 192303 0 7129 TUCKER KUHN CEO 40.00 X 132175 0 44677 TIMOTHY CARL BERGSTROM CHIEF OF PARTY 40.00 X 289718 0 9564 JEANNE-MARIE D CRESALIA HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108961 0 55515 CAMPO ELIAS OSORIO ROJAS COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 157891 0 4586 JOHN JOSEPH HAYDU CHIEF OF PARTY 40.00 X 137669 0 4798 WILLIAM EVERETT COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 137188 0 4086 1682289 0 201795 11 0 1 0 0 22643941 177757 22821698 COST SHARING REVENUE 900099 784949 784949 784949 3500 3500 THEFT RECOVERY 900099 179776 179776 FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS 900099 -141697 -141697 38079 23648226 784949 0 41579 840040 840040 1238009 710544 527465 4884126 4731217 145119 7790 27004 749 26255 851331 771753 79578 145918 52067 93851 41546 1458 40088 4928 38 4890 1054517 458059 578798 17660 956872 721268 235604 841262 600026 241236 824925 670139 154786 53327 41686 11641 63035 63035 PROCUREMENT 10651020 10651020 COST SHARE 784948 784948 OTHER EXPENSES 110162 21772 88390 23372970 21056784 2290736 25450 1907526 8113982 3149 2648 782584 71846 100043 100043 23800 30991 39000 39000 0 0 90338 431131 2907440 8750641 2607855 3898832 1149734 4346551 0 749900 0 330252 3757589 9325535 X -864943 -574894 14794 0 -850149 -574894 2907440 8750641 275256 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 8441786 14025263 9618467 15356296 22821698 70263510 8441786 14025263 9618467 15356296 22821698 70263510 70263510 1043 135 274 234 3500 5186 4429 -2756 1636 13321 38079 54709 70323405 784949 0.99910 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39000 39000 0 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 330252 330252 X 23648226 0 23648226 0 23648226 23372971 0 23372971 0 23372971 PART X, LINE 2: ROOTS OF PEACE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701D OF THE AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED, AND CHANGES IN RECOGNITION OR MEASUREMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGE IN JUDGMENT OCCURS. THE ALLIANCE HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 6 0 PROGRAM SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 20893493 6 0 0 0 6 0 20893493 0 20893493 GRANTS FOR FOOD PROCESSING SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 25 840040 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS ARE ENTERED INTO AND APPROVED BASED ON THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED UNDER RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND DONOR REQUIREMENTS. ALL GRANTS ARE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED AND MONITORED AS CALLED FOR UNDER THESE REGULATIONS AND AS REQUIRED UNDER ROOTS OF PEACE'S PROCUREMENT POLICY. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 0 0 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEIDI T KUHN FOUNDER AND CEO 247232 0 0 0 375 0 7181 0 59559 0 314347 0 0 0 TIMOTHY CARL BERGSTROM CHIEF OF PARTY 275704 0 0 0 14014 0 8679 0 885 0 299282 0 0 0 CAROL W LUSTENADER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 179928 0 0 0 12375 0 5621 0 1508 0 199432 0 0 0 TUCKER KUHN CEO 130610 0 0 0 1565 0 0 0 44677 0 176852 0 0 0 GARY A KUHN SENIOR ADVISOR TO CEO, PRESIDENT 172847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 0 174850 0 0 0 JEANNE-MARIE D CRESALIA HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 108586 0 0 0 375 0 3415 0 52100 0 164476 0 0 0 CAMPO ELIAS OSORIO ROJAS COMPLIANCE 130757 0 0 0 27134 0 4586 0 0 0 162477 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A TIM BERGSTROM RECEIVED SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (SMA), WHICH IS A TAXABLE CASH PAYMENT MADE WITH EACH PAYROLL AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER US DEPARTMENT OF STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS, DSSR 260. THE BENEFIT APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO A FOREIGN POST WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IS COMPELLED TO MAINTAIN ANY OR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE FOREIGN POST. THE BENEFIT IS 100% TAXABLE INCOME TO THE LISTED PERSON. PART I, LINE 4A PATRICIA SHEIKH, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $6,366.94 IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 HEIDI KUHN (FOUNDER AND CEO) IS MARRIED TO GARY KUHN (SENIOR ADVISOR TO CEO). TUCKER KUHN, CEO, IS THEIR SON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ROOTS OF PEACE'S ("ROP") FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GATHERING THE KEY COMPONENTS AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. ROP'S AUDIT FIRM OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ASSISTS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETED ACCURATELY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT FIRM THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE FINAL INFORMATIONAL RETURN WITH THE IRS. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLICLY POSTED IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON ROP'S WEBSITE WHERE IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE RETURNS ARE SENT TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT, FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ANYONE ELSE WHO REQUESTS A COPY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ROP HAS AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE AND MONITORS ALL HIRES TO INSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED AND REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ROP WILL MAKE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE AND POSTING ON CHARITABLE WATCH DOG ORGANIZATION WEBSITES.