2021-08-05T12:43:54-05:00 2020-12-31 111986323 Marcum LLP 1899 L Street NW Suite 850 Washington DC 20036 990 2020-01-01 530114930 Consumer Brands Association GROC 5713786760 1001 19th Street North 7th Floor Arlington VA 22209 Ms Stacy Papadopoulos GC & Sr. VP-Ops & Initiatives 5713786740 2021-08-05 1 Ms Stacy Papadopoulos 999009999 Thomas J Raffa P00916458 2022274000 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Mr Geoff Freeman 1001 19th Street North 7th Floor Arlington VA 22209 19836042 0 X www.consumerbrandsassociation.org X 1909 VA CBA represents the world's leading consumer packaged good companies. 37 37 47 0 101577 82411 248705 1034000 13595491 11197804 2062565 1165286 1732521 43632 17639282 13440722 248854 89500 0 0 10083265 10274988 0 0 0 10006950 6417630 20339069 16782118 -2699787 -3341396 38332998 36237260 19043209 19745240 19289789 16492020 X The Consumer Brands Association represents the world's leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. From household products and personal care to food and beverage products, the CPG industry plays a vital role in powering the U.S. economy. The Association's mission is to champion growth and innovation for the industry whose products consumers depend on every day. 0 0 Advocacy: Through this program, the Association monitors and advocates for public policy issues affecting the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. The Association provides a link between the CPG industry and federal and state policy makers and regulators to champion smart regulations and policies that enhance consumer safety and wellness and maintain product affordability and accessibility. Additionally, by creating a clear, compelling narrative about the industry, the Association works to change perceptions, generate stronger political and public support for the industry and shape policy for the benefit of its members and consumers. Industry Engagement - Through this program, the Association seeks to retain existing members, recruit new members and create a forum for gathering the most influential leaders from the consumer packaged goods industry for collaborative learning, trend-spotting, and problem solving, all with the goal of ensuring a bright and vibrant future for the industry and the consumers served. This initiative also provides forums such as conferences, workshops and webinars to exchange industry ideas and insights. Regulatory Compliance: Through this program, the Association works to protect public health and assure consumer confidence in the consumer packaged goods industry and its products. The team is comprised of subject-matter experts with extensive networks within key government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Regulatory Compliance staff monitor regulatory issues affecting the consumer packaged goods industry and develop strategies to advance regulations that are science-based and protect public health through engagement with the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This initiative also provides forums such as conferences, workshops and webinars to exchange industry ideas and insights. SmartLabel: This program is a voluntary digital transparency initiative that allows consumers to find more detailed information about the products they use and consume, beyond the printed label. The initiative spans food, beverage, personal care, household, supplement, over-the-counter, and pet care products. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 45 0 1 47 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 37 37 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Stacy Papadopoulos Gen CounselSr VP-Operations 5713786760 1001 19th Street North 7th Floor Arlington VA 20005 Jeff Harmening General Mills Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolyn Tastad Procter Gamble; Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Benno Dorer Clorox Vice Chair (thru 9/2020) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 William Cyr Freshpet Inc Treasurer (thur 6/2020); Director 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Linda Rendle Clorox Co Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roger Bird Abbott Nutrition Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Chibe Ferrero USA Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sean Connolly Conagra Brands, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Dhillon Ocean Spray Cranberries; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Hayes Ocean Spray Cranberries; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James L Dinkins The Coca- Cola Co.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stanley K Dunbar Moody Dunbar, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Farrell Church Dwight Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Friedman Post Holdings; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephan Fuesti-Molnar Henkel Corp.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Gamgort Keurig Dr Pepper; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Louie Gentine Sargento Foods; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 William G Gisel Jr Rich Products Corp.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Fernando Gonzalez Georgia- Pacific Consumer Products; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Louis C Gottsponer Jr Morgan Foods, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hendrik Hartong III Sunny Delight Beverages Co.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Hood The Kellogg Co.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rahul Kadyan Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Kurzius McCormick & Co., Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gregory N Longstreet Del Monte Foods, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ryals McMullian Flowers Foods, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gregg Roden Pepsico Inc Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Romanzi BG Foods, Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Schiller Hain Celestial Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Smucker The JM Smucker Co.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Al Williams Bush Brothers & Co., Inc.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jean-Luc Fischer Colgate- Palmolive Co.; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Beth Ford Land O'Lakes Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Clouse Campbell Soup Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Seth French Lassonde Pappas; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Penny Bimbo Bakeries; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Sarsam Borden Dairy Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Snee Hormel Foods Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Glen Walter Mondelez Internat'l; Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allan Wolpert Henkel Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Geoff Freeman President & CEO 37.00 0.50 X 1886131 0 832708 Stacy Papadopoulos SecTreas & GC & Sr. VP-Op's 25.50 12.00 X 458334 0 251077 Bill Pappas Treas VP, Acc't & Finance 36.50 1.00 X 117879 0 5937 Eden Legesse Ass't Treas. & Dir., Acc't 37.50 X 118066 0 33250 Joseph Aquilina Ass't Sec. & Dir. /Counsel 37.50 X 106729 0 14481 Bryan Zumwalt Exec. VP-Public Affairs 37.50 X 580420 0 38201 Betsy Booren Sr. VP-Regulatory & Tech. Affairs 37.50 X 388498 0 179120 Ellen Davis Sr. VP-Member Engagement 37.50 X 326084 0 175360 Katie McBreen VP-Communications & Research 37.50 X 356199 0 104017 Michael Gruber VP-Regulatory & Gov't Relations 37.50 X 334328 0 102028 Spencer Pederson VP-Federal Affairs 37.50 X 280357 0 109006 Kathryn Denis Sr. Dir.-Industry Narrative 37.50 X 229101 0 78028 John Hewitt Sr. Dir.-State Affairs 37.50 X 227105 0 68343 Steve McCroddan Former Officer - Sr. VP & CFO 0.00 X 194553 0 0 Leon Bruner Former Key Employee - Exec. VP 0.00 X 173517 0 0 Karin Moore Former Key Employee - Sr. VP & GC 0.00 X 113269 0 0 5890570 0 1991556 28 1 1 0 Jones Lang LaSalle Mgm't LLC 2020 K St NW Suite 11000 Washington DC 20006 Broker - office space 510710 High Lantern Group 685 Third Ave 22nd Floor New York NY 10017 Strategic communications 413881 S-3 Group 418 C Street NE Washington DC 20002 Fed. advocacy strategic counsel 192500 Deloitte Consulting LLP PO Box 844717 Dallas TX 75284 Consulting - Packaging Disposal 183683 Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street NW Washington DC 20004 Consulting - FSMA & Labeling 179332 15 1034000 1034000 Membership dues 900099 10127833 10127833 Smart Label subscriptions 900099 498990 498990 Project funding 900099 271833 271833 Conf's/conventions 900099 253251 253251 Publications 900099 45897 45897 11197804 813247 813247 19051 19051 6747359 6395320 352039 352039 352039 Prof. services & exp. reimb's 900099 248460 248460 Advertising 541800 101577 101577 Exempt pass-thru K-1 invest. loss 900099 -330437 -330437 4981 4981 24581 13440722 11120808 101577 1184337 X 89500 4701390 4324737 343597 469316 435948 259121 84108 1055000 102364 1690277 122188 182480 307832 879572 200978 364567 351336 98276 Broker commissions 388931 Excise tax provision 186087 Dues 75073 UBI exp. provision 29961 39479 16782118 660687 2026255 5275497 1200395 367276 559522 619867 642054 4502660 1457751 3297411 3044909 6125793 6523807 14199358 14810571 7787109 7429747 38332998 36237260 3247763 2744008 1728573 3416453 14066873 13584779 19043209 19745240 X 19289789 16492020 19289789 16492020 38332998 36237260 X -3341396 786454 -242827 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Consumer Brands PAC 1001 19th St N Arlington VA 22209 911981944 53453 0 0 1 10127833 1934705 390518 2325223 3615636 -1290413 2363984 333778 2030206 760701 364696 396005 1377975 759277 618698 3044909 Institutional funds (partnerships) 14810571 F 14810571 Office lease security deposit 100000 Right of use asset 7329747 7429747 Accrued pension and post-retirement benefits 3241106 Lease liability 10343673 13584779 X 14393772 786454 268960 1055414 13338358 102364 102364 13440722 17045304 365550 365550 16679754 102364 102364 16782118 Part X, Line 2: Management reviews and assesses all activities annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertainty in income tax. For the year ended December 31, 2020, management did not identify any uncertainty in income tax requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Revenue of entities other than CBA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 268,960. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Expenses of entities other than CBA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 365,550. 1 Senate Presidents' Forum 579 Broadway HastingsonHudson NY 10706 223284046 501(c)(3) 35500 General support The Recycling Partnership 125 Rowell Court Falls Church VA 22046 371622018 501(c)(3) 15000 General support The National Democratic Club 30 Ivy Street SE Washington DC 20003 530233594 501(c)(7) 6500 General support 2 1 Part I, Line 2: Contributions are made with the general understanding that funding will be used to support a specific program (general contribution) or research grant (with an expected deliverable) that is aligned with the interests of the consumer packaged goods industry and/or their customers. General contributions are made to well-established organizations known for successfully accomplishing specific goals of interest while research grants are made by program managers who receive updates and monitor progress to ensure research deliverables are completed. X 1 1 X X X X X X 1 1 0 Geoff Freeman President & CEO 1243324 0 621577 0 21230 0 812290 0 20418 0 2718839 0 618154 0 Stacy Papadopoulos SecTreas & GC & Sr. VP-Op's 387180 0 71154 0 0 0 228885 0 22192 0 709411 0 46154 0 Eden Legesse Ass't Treas. & Dir., Acc't 111412 0 6654 0 0 0 27306 0 5944 0 151316 0 6654 0 Bryan Zumwalt Exec. VP-Public Affairs 550420 0 30000 0 0 0 37290 0 911 0 618621 0 30000 0 Betsy Booren Sr. VP-Regulatory & Tech. Affairs 313498 0 75000 0 0 0 173362 0 5758 0 567618 0 75000 0 Ellen Davis Sr. VP-Member Engagement 326084 0 0 0 0 0 173877 0 1483 0 501444 0 0 0 Katie McBreen VP-Communications & Research 315574 0 40625 0 0 0 86816 0 17201 0 460216 0 40625 0 Michael Gruber VP-Regulatory & Gov't Relations 296828 0 37500 0 0 0 83007 0 19021 0 436356 0 37500 0 Spencer Pederson VP-Federal Affairs 280357 0 0 0 0 0 94290 0 14716 0 389363 0 0 0 Kathryn Denis Sr. Dir.-Industry Narrative 204101 0 25000 0 0 0 63327 0 14701 0 307129 0 25000 0 John Hewitt Sr. Dir.-State Affairs 212492 0 14613 0 0 0 51495 0 16848 0 295448 0 14613 0 Steve McCroddan Former Officer - Sr. VP & CFO 0 0 0 0 194553 0 0 0 0 0 194553 0 0 0 Leon Bruner Former Key Employee - Exec. VP 0 0 0 0 173517 0 0 0 0 0 173517 0 0 0 Karin Moore Former Key Employee - Sr. VP & GC 0 0 0 0 113269 0 0 0 0 0 113269 0 113269 0 Part I, Line 1a First class travel for the President and CEO was provided in accordance with the employment agreement. Such costs were required to be substantiated via receipts and itinerary submitted. All travel was business related. Part I, Lines 4a-b Geoff Freeman: CBA provides a 457(f) Plan for its President and CEO. The employer's contribution to this Plan in 2020, in accordance with the employment contract and as approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors of CBA, was $150,000. Karin Moore: Severance of $190,000 of which $76,731 was paid in 2019 and $113,269 was paid in 2020. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 At the January 23, 2020 meeting of the Board of Directors, amended bylaws were approved with an effective date of January 1, 2021 though the Association began implementing several of the changes in 2020. Changes meeting the criteria for disclosure on this form include the following: 1. Mission/objectives: Removal of "conduct and promote scientific and technical research". 2. Classes of membership and voting rights redefined: Previously the 3 membership classes included general members, associate members and chain restaurant corporate headquarter members and both general and chain restaurant corporate headquarter members had voting rights. New membership classes include core, retailer and ally members. Voting members include only core members with annual total sales of at least $1 billion in addition to 1-10 directors who many be elected from other core members to increase balance and representation in terms of size and product categories. The classes of membership are outlined in more detail in the response to the question on the Form 990 in Part VI, Section A, line 6. 3. Terms of office: Chair and Vice Chair were previously limited to one term of two years; Secretary and Treasurer were previously stated to have a 2 year term. 4. Only core members will be eligible to serve on board committees including the executive, compensation, finance and audit and nominating and membership committees. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 There are three categories of membership in CBA: Under the terms of the bylaws approved in January 2020 with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2021, membership classes include the following: 1. Core members: Entities engaged in the manufacture of consumer packaged goods. 2. Retailer members: Entities engaged in the sale of products to consumers. Retailer members also may engage in the manufacturer of consumer packaged goods for their owned brands. 3. Ally members: Entities engaged in providing products, services and/or solutions to Core members or the consumer packaged goods industry generally and interested in the well-being and success of Core members and the industry. Under the terms of the prior bylaws, membership classes include the following: 1. General members: General membership is limited to 1) entities engaged in the manufacture of food, beverage and consumer products; 2) sales agencies engaged in sales and marketing or merchandising of food, beverage and consumer products; and 3) suppliers by invitation only. General members can participate on councils and committees, ultimately helping to drive CBA's agenda. 2. Associate members: Associate membership is limited to entities engaged in providing products or services to the food, beverage and consumer products industry and interested in the well-being and success of grocery product manufacturers. 3. Chain Restaurant Corporate Headquarters Members: Any company actively and regularly engaged in furnishing food and/or beverage retail services to the public at multiple locations ("chain restaurants") is qualified to become a Chain Restaurant Corporate headquarters member. During 2020, the Association began implementing the membership class changes. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the ally and retailer membership classes were eliminated and an individual member class created for any individual committed to the objectives of the Association and who satisfies the requirements which may be established by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The governing body of CBA is its Board of Directors. Under the bylaws effective in 2020, the directors of the Board are elected by the Members of the Association at an Annual Meeting of Members. The Nominating Committee, the members of which are elected by the Board, shall propose candidates for election as directors and shall propose candidates for election as officers. The Nominating Committee also proposes candidates for election by the Board to the Executive Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee as vacancies occur. Members of the Board are generally elected to two-year terms but there is no limit to the number of terms an individual director may serve. Officers, including the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, shall be elected for a term of two years. Under the bylaws approved January 2020 with an effective date of January 1, 2021, voting members include Core members with annual total sales of at least $1 billion. Each voting member in good standing shall be entitled to elect one director who will be its representative and to vote for the election of At-Large Directors. From one to ten At-Large Directors may be elected from the Core members who are not voting members to assure a balance of representation in terms of size and product categories. Voting members shall have terms of two years. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b CBA's Federal Form 990 is reviewed by the Director of Accounting and by general counsel. Such review takes place upon receipt of the draft Form 990 received from the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of CBA. The review involves comparison of financial data in the Form 990 with the audited financial statements and the books and records of CBA and review of all narrative information for accuracy and completeness by the appropriate CBA staff. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c CBA has a written conflict of interest policy for the board though members were not asked to sign the form. In addition to the written conflict of interest policy, CBA's in-house legal counsel regularly reviews antitrust and conflict of interest policies at board meetings and most committee meetings. Members of the CBA Finance and Audit Committee shall make an initial determination as to whether a conflict exists and what subsequent action is appropriate, if any. The CBA Finance and Audit Committee shall inform the Board of such determination and action. The Board shall retain the right to modify or reverse such determination and action, and shall retain the ultimate enforcement authority with respect to the interpretation and application of this policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Specific to the President and CEO, a salary survey was obtained in 2018. The total 2020 compensation was reviewed and approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors. Compensation recommendations for other officers and key employees are reviewed and approved by CBA's CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 CBA makes its Form 990 available upon request. Audited financial statements and governing documents may be made available upon CBA's consideration of the request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Temporary help 21,903. Payroll administrative fees 16,405. Recruiting fees 3,415. Other consulting fees 1,648,554. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Unrecognized actuarial loss -242,827. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Finance and Audit Committee of the Consumer Brands Association is responsible, annually, for the approval of the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of CBA and for the approval of the consolidated financial statements. This process is unchanged from the prior year. Consumer Brands Foundation 1001 19th St North 7th Fl Arlington VA 22209 522088235 Research, training & education programs to the CPG industry and consumers DC 501(c)(3) 12(a) N/A 1 Consumer Brands Political Action Committee 1001 19th St North 7th Fl Arlington VA 22209 911981944 Raises money to contribute to candidates that share CBA's goals DC 527 N/A N/A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Consumer Brands Foundation A 3793 Fair value Consumer Brands Foundation L 107583 Fair value Consumer Brands Foundation O 259626 Fair value Consumer Brands Foundation P 234146 Fair value Consumer Brands Foundation Q 161194 Fair value