CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (EIN 53-0114930)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-13
IRS object ID
201921339349307407
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-05-13T17:22:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11899 L Street NW Suite 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN530114930EIN

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Phone5713786760PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11001 19th Street North 7th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMr Bill PappasPersonNm
Person TitleControllerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5713786740PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonThomas J RaffaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00916458PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address47.19.127.190IPv4AddressTxt
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMr Geoff FreemanPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11001 19th Street North 7th FloorAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$26,603,097GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.gmaonline.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1909FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$676,438CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$16,557,324CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,059,041PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,725,858CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$858,668PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$640,506CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$19,600,126CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$11,182,190CYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$951,866PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,404,002CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$43,021,800TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$49,379,495TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,727,484TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$30,302,456TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$30,294,316NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,077,039NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Grocery Manufacturers Association represents the world's leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. The CPG industry plays a unique role as the single largest U.S. manufacturing employment sector, delivering products vital to the wellbeing of people's lives every day. The Association's mission is to empower the industry to grow and thrive. For more information, visit www.gmaonline.org.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPublic Affairs and Advocacy: Through this program, the Association monitors and advocates public policy issues affecting the consumer products industry and provides a link between the consumer products industry and federal and state policy makers and regulators to ensure that public policy does not unnecessarily burden member companies or create obstacles for consumers.Desc

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DescScientific and Regulatory Affairs (SRA) - 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 multidisciplinary advocacy professionals widely recognized as subject-matter experts with extensive networks within key government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGO's). SRA monitors regulatory issues affecting the consumer products industry and develops strategies to advance regulations that are science based and to protect the public health through engagement with the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The SRA program also provides forums to exchange ideas and knowledge related to the consumer products industry. Conferences, workshops and webinars are also provided which increase the overall awareness of the industry to regulatory changes.Desc

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DescIndustry Affairs: Through this program, the Association seeks to create member value by enabling growth, lowering costs and improving industry performance on issues best solved through trading partner collaboration in the areas of supply chain, customer service, transportation and joint business planning.Desc

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DescSmartLabel: This program is a voluntary digital transparency initiative that allows consumers to find more detailed information about the products they use and consume. The initiative spans food, beverage, personal care, household, supplement, over-the-counter, and pet care products.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document58IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee72EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Vivek Sankaran Frito-Lay NA
Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benno Dorer The Clorox Co
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Cyr Freshpet Inc
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad Geise Furmano Foods
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roger Bird Abbott Nutrition
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Cantwell BG Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bobby Chacko Ocean Spray
Cranberries, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul D Chibe Ferrero USA
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark A Clouse Pinnacle
Foods; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Connolly Conagra
Brands, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Darragh Reily Foods
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James L Dinkins Coca-
Cola North Am.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanley K Dunbar Moody
Dunbar, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Dwyer Michael Foods
Post Holdings; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Ferriter Bush Brothers
& Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Seth French Lassonde
Pappas & Co., Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Ford Land O'Lakes
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephan Fusti-Molnar Henkel
Consumer Goods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert J Gamgort Keurig
Green Mountain; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William G Gisel Jr Rich
Products Corp.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louis C Gottsponer Jr
Morgan Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Guise Knouse Foods
Cooperative, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Harmening General Mills
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hendrik Hartong III Sunny
Delight Beverages Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Hood Kellogg Co
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Irwin Welch Foods Inc
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rahul Kadyan Reckitt
Benckiser Group PLC; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawrence Kurzius McCormick
& Co., Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Lischewski Bumble
Bee Foods; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory N Longstreet Del
Monte Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark McNeil Lassonde Pappas
& Co., Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Papadellis Ocean
Spray Cranberries, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fred Penny Bimbo Bakeries
USA; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Policinski Land O'Lakes
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony B Sarsam Ready Pac
Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen L Shiver Flowers
Foods, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
P Justin Skala Colgate-
Palmolive Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Smucker The JM Smucker
Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James P Snee Hormel Foods
Corp.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn M Tastad The Procter
& Gamble Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glen Tellock Lakeside Foods
Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glen Walter Mondelez
Internat'l, Inc.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathleen A Walters Georgia-
Pacific Consumer Products; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Zhogbi The Kraft
Heinz Co.; Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Geoff Freeman
President & CEO (beg. Aug)37.00Yes (X)$530,551$0$450,7690.50
Pamela Bailey
President & CEO (Jan-July)37.00Yes (X)$4,689,270$0$535,7340.50
Steve McCroddan
Senior VP & CFO (Jan-Oct)37.50Yes (X)$352,789$0$172,993
Bill Pappas
VP & Corporate Controller36.50Yes (X)$187,497$0$55,6041.00
James Flannery
Sr. VP-Operations (Jan-Oct)37.50$666,062$0$55,203Yes (X)
Leon Bruner
Chief Science Officer (Jan-Oct)37.50$414,462$0$237,883Yes (X)
Brian Folkerts
Exec. VP Gov't Affairs (Jan-Sept)37.50$346,992$0$2,623Yes (X)
Roger Lowe Exec VP-
Strategic Communications (Jan-Oct)37.50$309,088$0$156,874Yes (X)
Karin Moore
General Counsel37.50$278,410$0$65,910Yes (X)
Michael Gruber
VP, Gov't Affairs37.50$271,897$0$70,817Yes (X)
Carla Mitchell
Senior VP HR (Jan-Sept)37.50$258,068$0$130,073Yes (X)
Mary Sophos Exec VP-
Policy & Strategic Planning (Jan)37.50$244,304$0$829Yes (X)
Denzel McGuire
Exec. VP Gov't Affairs (Jan)37.50$186,614$0$8,147Yes (X)
Shannon Cooksey
VP, Science Policy & Prog. Mgm't37.50$183,949$0$87,308Yes (X)
Basu Manojit
VP, Regulatory Affairs37.50$179,958$0$30,854Yes (X)
John Hewitt
Sr. Dir., State Affairs37.50$168,680$0$46,572Yes (X)
Greg Costa
Sr. Dir., State Affairs37.50$160,907$0$45,781Yes (X)
Zachary You
Chief Technology Officer (Jan-Nov)37.50$154,096$0$76,896Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SSI (US) Inc
PO Box 98991ChicagoIL60693Executive search$482,215
Hogan & Lovells US LLP
555 13th Street NWWashingtonDC20004Legal counsel$230,037
Hazel Productions
PO Box 122Glen EchoMD20812Conf. production$224,135
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide Inc
10520 7 Mile RdCaledoniaWI53108Conf. production$211,216
Vision Technologies Inc
530 McCormick Drive Suite JGlen BurnieMD21061Consulting$191,919
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Membership dues900099$14,344,930$14,344,930
Conf's/conventions900099$1,716,106$1,716,106
Smart Label subscriptions900099$271,400$271,400
Publications900099$118,646$118,646
Project funding900099$106,242$106,242
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Exclusion$16,550ExclusionAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$814,647TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$814,647ExclusionAmt

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Advertising541800$174,281$174,281
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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,319RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$623,956OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,006,999RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$1,742,408ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,500TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,652,598TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,212,682TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,064,129TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$706,830TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$631,199TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,360TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,623TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$719,198TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,626TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,358,045TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,884TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,065TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,580TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,991,548TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,882TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,372,794TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,318TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,170TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Excise tax provision$870,509
Broker commission$455,857
UBI exp. provision$68,815
Dues$55,195

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,234,393BOYAmt
EOY$1,071,284EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$8,393,733BOYAmt
EOY$4,484,996EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$685,540BOYAmt
EOY$978,686EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$1,129,076BOYAmt
EOY$1,602,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$821,609LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,572BOYAmt
EOY$3,685,010EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,497,503BOYAmt
EOY$6,049,466EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,561,663BOYAmt
EOY$18,065,732EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,320BOYAmt
EOY$13,441,729EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,021,800BOYAmt
EOY$49,379,495EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,798,953BOYAmt
EOY$4,494,850EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,799,486BOYAmt
EOY$2,707,804EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,129,045BOYAmt
EOY$23,099,802EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,727,484BOYAmt
EOY$30,302,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,294,316BOYAmt
EOY$19,077,039EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,294,316BOYAmt
EOY$19,077,039EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,021,800BOYAmt
EOY$49,379,495EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$6,404,002ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,790,292NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,022,983OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GMA Political Action CommitteeBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 19th St NAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911981944EIN
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr$13,868ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$14,344,930DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$1,950,559NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$111,061NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$2,061,620NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$2,926,366AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$864,746TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,735,054OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,530DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,698,524BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$706,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$182,463DepreciationAmt
Book Value$523,685BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,065,417OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$602,616DepreciationAmt
Book Value$462,801BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,685,010TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInstitutional funds (partnerships)Desc
Book Value$18,065,732BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$18,065,732TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Office lease security deposit$100,000
Right of use asset$13,341,729
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$13,441,729TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued pension and post-retirement benefits$5,412,903
Lease liability$17,686,899
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,099,802TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,476,294TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,790,292NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$828,086OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,962,206RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,438,500RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$161,626InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$161,626RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,600,126TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,790,376TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$947,874OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$947,874ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,842,502ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$161,626InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$161,626ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,004,128TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2018, 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 GMA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 828,086.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Expenses of entities other than GMA included in the consolidated audited financial statements, net of elimination entries. 947,874.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Michigan State University
1129 Farm Lane Food SafetyToxicology BldgEast LansingMI48824386005984501(c)(3)$400,000Conditional support of a center for ingredient safety and risk assessment
GMA Science and Education Foundation
1001 19th Street North 7th FloorArlingtonVA22209522088235501(c)(3)$50,000Support of Hands On Nutrition Curriculum
National Consumers League
1701 K Street NW Suite 1200WashingtonDC20006530242038501(c)(3)$50,000Funding for "Support the Food Program"
AG America
PO Box 40074WashingtonDC20016471607934501(c)(6)$10,000General support
Field to Market
777 N Capitol Street NEWashingtonDC20002900885216501(c)(3)$10,000General support
Johns Hopkins University
651 N Wolfe St Suite W7032BaltimoreMD21205520595110501(c)(3)$7,500Support for toxicity and product safety testing
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationContributions 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 products 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Geoff Freeman
President & CEO (beg. Aug)$480,551$0$50,000$0$0$0$442,468$0$8,301$0$981,320$0$0$0
Pamela Bailey
President & CEO (Jan-July)$800,809$0$0$0$3,888,461$0$511,584$0$24,150$0$5,225,004$0$2,603,286$0
Steve McCroddan
Senior VP & CFO (Jan-Oct)$236,327$0$0$0$116,462$0$152,818$0$20,175$0$525,782$0$0$0
Bill Pappas
VP & Corporate Controller$181,397$0$6,100$0$0$0$36,407$0$19,197$0$243,101$0$6,100$0
James Flannery
Sr. VP-Operations (Jan-Oct)$566,062$0$0$0$100,000$0$36,205$0$18,998$0$721,265$0$0$0
Leon Bruner
Chief Science Officer (Jan-Oct)$334,711$0$0$0$79,751$0$216,599$0$21,284$0$652,345$0$0$0
Brian Folkerts
Exec. VP Gov't Affairs (Jan-Sept)$229,119$0$36,500$0$81,373$0$0$0$2,623$0$349,615$0$0$0
Roger Lowe Exec VP-
Strategic Communications (Jan-Oct)$248,064$0$0$0$61,024$0$142,532$0$14,342$0$465,962$0$0$0
Karin Moore
General Counsel$278,410$0$0$0$0$0$46,205$0$19,705$0$344,320$0$0$0
Michael Gruber
VP, Gov't Affairs$263,397$0$8,500$0$0$0$51,205$0$19,612$0$342,714$0$8,500$0
Carla Mitchell
Senior VP HR (Jan-Sept)$173,227$0$0$0$84,841$0$113,046$0$17,027$0$388,141$0$0$0
Mary Sophos Exec VP-
Policy & Strategic Planning (Jan)$46,466$0$0$0$197,838$0$0$0$829$0$245,133$0$0$0
Denzel McGuire
Exec. VP Gov't Affairs (Jan)$59,490$0$0$0$127,124$0$0$0$8,147$0$194,761$0$0$0
Shannon Cooksey
VP, Science Policy & Prog. Mgm't$183,949$0$0$0$0$0$86,042$0$1,266$0$271,257$0$0$0
Basu Manojit
VP, Regulatory Affairs$178,658$0$1,300$0$0$0$29,947$0$907$0$210,812$0$0$0
John Hewitt
Sr. Dir., State Affairs$167,430$0$1,250$0$0$0$27,744$0$18,828$0$215,252$0$0$0
Greg Costa
Sr. Dir., State Affairs$159,657$0$1,250$0$0$0$26,769$0$19,012$0$206,688$0$0$0
Zachary You
Chief Technology Officer (Jan-Nov)$126,170$0$1,000$0$26,926$0$58,449$0$18,447$0$230,992$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFirst 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-bGeoff Freeman: GMA provides a 457(f) Plan for its President and CEO. The employer's contribution to this Plan in 2018, in accordance with the employment contract and as approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors of GMA, was $150,000. Pamela Bailey: GMA President and CEO for Jan. - July 2018. GMA provided a 457(f) Plan in accordance with the terms of an employment contract. The employer contribution to this 457(f) Plan in 2018 was $620,376 which was in accordance with the terms of a written contract which was board approved. A payout of the 457(f) Plan cumulative balance of $3,218,434 was made in 2018. A total of $966,862 was awarded in severance pay of which $491,483 was paid in 2018. Steve McCroddan: Severance of $198,777 of which $82,163 was paid in 2018 James Flannery: Severance of $100,000 all of which was paid in 2018 Leon Bruner: Severance of $226,509 of which $46,115 was paid in 2018 Brian Folkerts: Severance of $55,000 all of which was paid in 2018 Roger Lowe: Severance of $140,308 of which $33,981 was paid in 2018 Carla Mitchell: Severance of $142,646 of which $61,000 was paid in 2018 Mary Sophos: Severance of $183,096 all of which was paid in 2018 Denzel McGuire: Severance of $89,735 all of which was paid in 2018 Zachary You: Severance of $56,031 of which $12,892 was paid in 2018

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6There are three categories of membership in GMA: 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 GMA'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.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe governing body of GMA is its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall elect from its members a Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall propose candidates for election as directors at each Annual Meeting and shall propose candidates for election as officers and members of the Executive Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee as vacancies occur. Members of the Board are generally elected to three-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. The Chair and Vice Chair may hold their respective offices for not more than one term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bDecisions involving proposed mergers or liquidation would be brought before the full membership for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bGMA's Federal Form 990 is reviewed by its accounting staff, including the Director of Accounting and the Controller and by its 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 GMA. The review involves comparison of financial data in the Form 990 with the audited financial statements and the books and records of GMA and review of all narrative information for accuracy and completeness by the appropriate GMA staff. Additionally, a report is made to GMA's Finance and Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIn addition to the written conflict of interest policy, GMA's in-house legal counsel regularly reviews antitrust and conflict of interest policies at board meetings and most committee meetings. Members of the GMA Finance and Audit Committee shall make an initial determination as to whether a conflict exists and what subsequent action is appropriate, if any. The GMA 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 15aPay comparability data is gathered from a variety of publicly available sources including published survey data and Form 990's. Specific to the incoming President and CEO, a salary survey was obtained and the total 2018 compensation 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 GMA's CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GMA makes its Form 990 available upon request. Audited financial statements and governing documents may be made available upon GMA's consideration of the request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Unrecognized actuarial loss -2,022,983.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Finance and Audit Committee of the Grocery Manufacturers Association is responsible, annually, for the approval of the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of GMA and for the approval of the consolidated financial statements. This process is unchanged from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GMA Science and Education Foundation
1001 19th St North 7th FlArlingtonVA22209522088235Research, training & education programs to the CPG industry and consumersDC501(c)(3)12(a)N/AYes (1)
GMA Political Action Committee
1001 19th St North 7th FlArlingtonVA22209911981944Raises money to contribute to candidates that share GMA's goalsDC527N/AN/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
GMA Science and Education Foundation
A$23,137Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
L$199,596Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
O$184,929Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
P$325,574Fair value
GMA Science and Education Foundation
Q$111,720Fair value

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