2021-06-21T12:33:19-05:00 2020-12-31 232896692 BBD LLP 1835 MARKET STREET 3RD FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2020-01-01 237206884 RODALE INSTITUTE RODA 6106831400 611 SIEGFRIEDALE ROAD KUTZTOWN PA 19530 JEFF MOYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6106831400 2021-06-21 1 JEFF MOYER 999009999 ALICIA N KIEFER P01682531 2155677770 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JEFF MOYER 611 SIEGFRIEDALE ROAD KUTZTOWN PA 19530 29319335 0 X WWW.RODALEINSTITUTE.ORG X 1947 PA TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHIP. 12 11 94 15 0 0 6621554 8902303 0 0 735161 842555 404468 310830 7761183 10055688 0 0 0 0 3238170 4403749 0 116277 1030086 2779007 3127542 6017177 7647568 1744006 2408120 33604191 38124687 668369 845182 32935822 37279505 X RODALE INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS, RODALE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES [CONT. ON SCHED. O.]FOR MANAGING PESTS AND DISEASES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE WHILE PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND ADAPTING TO AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. OUR FINDINGS, SHARED WITH FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT SUPPORT FARMERS AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW ORGANIC IS THE HEALTHIEST OPTION. THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHIP, WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 0 0 5014691 193239 STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS TEAM (SST)(1) RESEARCH: RODALE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH FOCUSES ON THREE PRIMARY AREAS: GROWING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, MITIGATING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SOLVING FOOD INSECURITY BY GROWING NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 25 RESEARCH PROJECTS TAKING PLACE AT OUR 333-ACRE EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN KUTZTOWN, PA. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE ORGANIC SOIL IMPROVEMENT AND FERTILITY, CROP NUTRIENT DENSITY, WEED MANAGEMENT, NO-TILL PRODUCTION, COVER CROPS, CROP-LIVESTOCK INTEGRATION, AND WATER QUALITY. INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS OF SOIL CARBON ACCRUAL, PRODUCTION AND USE OF MYCORRHIZAL INOCULUM, NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC SYSTEMS, AND IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR COMPOST MANAGEMENT [CONT. ON SCHED. O.]AND PEST AND DISEASE PREVENTION. RODALE INSTITUTE OPERATES SIX SATELLITE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THREE OF THESE CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND INCLUDE AN ORGANIC FARM AT A ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NETWORK LOCATION, A FARM-TO-TRACK ORGANIC MODEL AT POCONO RACEWAY CALLED POCONO ORGANICS, AND THE HISTORIC RODALE INSTITUTE FOUNDERS FARM IN EMMAUS, PA. RODALE INSTITUTE ALSO HAS THREE REGIONAL RESOURCES CENTERS, LOCATED IN IOWA, GEORGIA, AND CALIFORNIA, WHICH OPERATE AS EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH HUBS IN AGRICULTURAL STRONGHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OUR FARMING SYSTEMS TRIAL, INITIATED IN 1981, IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC GRAIN CROPPING SYSTEMS. OUR RESEARCH COMPARES THE NUTRIENT DENSITY, ECONOMICS, ENERGY USE, AND SOIL HEALTH OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING TECHNIQUES, AMONG OTHER VARIABLES.THROUGH A GRANT PROVIDED BY THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER, IN 2018 WE BEGAN A SIMILAR SIDE-BY-SIDE TRIAL AT THE NATURAL LANDS TRUST STROUD PRESERVE. THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS LAND ENABLE US TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL RUN-OFF TO THE DELAWARE WATERSHED FROM CONVENTIONAL VS. ORGANIC SYSTEMS.IN 2016, WE INITIATED THE VEGETABLE SYSTEMS TRIAL, A LONG-TERM, SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL VEGETABLE SYSTEMS. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY VIABLE SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE SOIL, PLANT, HUMAN, AND PLANETARY HEALTH THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF REGENERATIVE ORGANIC MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON HUMAN CONSUMABLE CROPS. WE EXPECT THE STUDY TO CONTINUE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, ENABLING US TO MONITOR SOIL HEALTH, VEGETABLE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE, AND THE ECONOMICS OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTION OVER TIME WHILE ASSESSING HOW DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH. (2) ON OUR FARM: OUR FARM IS A DIVERSE OPERATION INCLUDING HERITAGE BREED LIVESTOCK, ORGANIC APPLE PRODUCTION, NO-TILL ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF GRAIN AND VEGETABLE CROPS, COMPOSTING, GREENHOUSE OPERATIONS, A TREATMENT-FREE HONEYBEE CONSERVANCY, AND INTEGRATION OF PASTURE INTO ORGANIC CROP ROTATIONS. AMONG OTHER FOCUS AREAS, WE OFFER HANDS-ON EDUCATION TO BEGINNING FARMERS THROUGH SEVERAL INTERNSHIP PAYWAYS: OUR VETERAN FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM IS A FLEXIBLE, 2-4 MONTH PROGRAM SERVING MILITARY VETERANS, AND THE RODALE INSTITUTE FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO BRING HIGH-QUALITY ORGANIC FOOD TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHILE TRAINING NEW FARMERS ON EVERYTHING FROM ORGANIC GROWING TO MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION. ADDITIONAL INTERNSHIPS IN COMMUNICATIONS, GARDENING, MULTIMEDIA, LIVESTOCK, AND RESEARCH GIVE TRAINEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON AN AREA OF THEIR CHOOSING.RODALE INSTITUTE ALSO OPERATES AN ORGANIC CONSULTING SERVICE, HELPING FARMERS ALL AROUND THE U.S. TRANSITION TO ORGANIC, AND A VIRTUAL CAMPUS OFFERING DIGITAL COURSES IN ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING. (3) HUMAN HEALTH: WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL LINKS BETWEEN SOIL HEALTH AND HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH OUR VEGETABLE SYSTEMS TRIAL AND HAVE EMBARKED ON SEVERAL PARTNERSHIPS TO FURTHER OUR WORK IN THIS AREA. THE ST. LUKE'S-RODALE INSTITUTE ORGANIC FARM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN RODALE INSTITUTE AND THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, PROVIDING ORGANIC PRODUCE TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND STAFF AT TEN HOSPITALS IN THE ST. LUKE'S NETWORK. PARTNERSHIPS WITH PENN STATE HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE PLANTRICIAN PROJECT ENABLE US TO DEEPEN OUR INVESTIGATION OF THE SOIL-HUMAN HEALTH CONNECTION. 730299 COMMUNICATIONSOUTREACH AND EDUCATION: OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE SHARED WITH FARMERS, EXTENSION AGENTS, STUDENTS, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL MARKETING, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, WEBINARS, VIRTUAL PANELS, EVENTS, MEDIA OUTREACH AND OUR WEBSITE, RODALEINSTITUTE.ORG, WHICH SEES MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. 5744990 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 48 0 1 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MD MA ME MI MN MS NC NE ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6106831400 611 SIEGFRIEDALE ROAD KUTZTOWN PA 19530 MAYA RODALE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTA LANG CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE E TAYLOR RECORDING SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS ELY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO LANDA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK OBERHOLTZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTER PARK HALLAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA RODALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SHERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOREN SPEZIALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TAYLOR PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MOYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 184138 0 24959 ELAINE MACBETH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 134812 0 26434 JEFF TKACH CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER 40.00 X 144308 0 22565 ANNIE BROWN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 102988 0 24528 ANDREW SMITH COO/CHIEF SCIENTIST 40.00 X 119320 0 25507 685566 0 123993 5 0 1 0 STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER 970 SPENCER ROAD AVONDALE PA 19311 WATER RESEARCH SVCS 396701 GRENZEBACH GLIER ASSOCIATES PO BOX 775324 CHICAGO IL 60677 FUNDRAISING 116277 2 1852232 7050071 328310 8902303 534174 534174 39394 0 39394 39394 39394 19544937 19236556 308381 308381 308381 220330 27091 193239 193239 OTHER INCOME 900099 78197 78197 78197 10055688 193239 0 960146 370342 273401 53424 43517 3137105 2318289 453181 365635 71797 52777 10296 8724 574146 422345 82420 69381 250359 184201 35949 30209 49999 49999 116277 116277 186431 124095 40214 22122 510932 424493 63214 23225 759523 538127 41601 179795 115262 102830 11769 663 121320 112877 1295 7148 112548 107438 2375 2735 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONT 504083 504083 EQUIP RENTAL/MAINT 256273 207669 32646 15958 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 184011 43895 3738 136378 OTHER 180546 139032 33195 8319 146614 139439 7175 7647568 5744990 872492 1030086 1266870 2966294 417624 2734851 2437016 3933302 122816 144433 23930 15075 13394 100075 6523829 1733564 4692659 4790265 24060279 22803895 569603 636497 33604191 38124687 639480 783403 42738 28889 19041 668369 845182 X 16065255 17774277 16870567 19505228 32935822 37279505 33604191 38124687 X 2408120 1868669 66894 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1794743 2777356 4187388 6621554 8902303 24283344 1794743 2777356 4187388 6621554 8902303 24283344 6315479 17967865 277027 230397 523414 534138 573568 2138544 145249 198777 85809 113509 78197 621541 27043429 2612180 0.66440 0.67930 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INT INC - DISQ PERSON - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 73,668. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 71,196. OTHER REVENUES - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 71,581. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 127,581. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 85,809. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 113,509. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 78,197. 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PART X, LINE 2: UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC 740 GAAP REQUIRES ENTITIES TO EVALUATE, MEASURE, RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR TAX RETURNS. GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS - STORE, ORGANIC GRAIN AND ORGANIC VEGETABLES 27,091. INVESTMENT EXPENSES -186,431. CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 66,894. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS - STORE, ORGANIC GRAIN AND ORGANIC VEGETABLES 27,091. X X X X X X X 1 GRENZEBACH GLIER & ASSOCIATES PO BOX 775324 CHICAGO IL 60677 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL 0 0 116277 -116277 116277 -116277 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MD MA ME MI MN MS NC NE ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFF MOYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 184138 0 0 0 0 0 11048 0 13911 0 209097 0 0 0 JEFF TKACH CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER 144308 0 0 0 0 0 8659 0 13906 0 166873 0 0 0 ELAINE MACBETH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 134812 0 0 0 0 0 8089 0 18345 0 161246 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING OFFICER COMPENSATION IS HANDLED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CO-CHAIRS AND INCLUDES COMPARISONS WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, REVIEW OF SALARY SURVEYS, ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE GOALS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL. X 4 18396 FMV ON DATE OF DONATION X SUPPLIES 27 144093 FMV ON DATE OF DONAT X DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1 126000 FMV ON DATE OF DONAT X OTHER 70 39821 FMV ON DATE OF DONAT 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARIA RODALE, BOARD DIRECTOR AND MAYA RODALE, CO-CHAIR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B GOVERNING BODY REVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH DEFINES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE BOARD MONITOR THE POTENTIAL OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND AT ANY TIME A VOTING MEMBER CAN DISCLOSE A SUSPECTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO ANY OF THE OTHER VOTING MEMBERS OR CO-CHAIRS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE BOARD SHALL ASCERTAIN ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND DETERMINE DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; THE MAJORITY OF DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THEN IN OFFICE MAY APPROVE THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING OFFICER COMPENSATION IS HANDLED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CO-CHAIRS AND INCLUDES COMPARISON WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, REVIEW OF SALARY SURVEYS, ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE GOALS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 66,894. 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