FAIRTRADE AMERICA UNITED INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
FAIRTRADE AMERICA UNITED INC (EIN 45-5481499)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201843199349101899
Schema version
2017v2.3
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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Return2018-11-15T11:40:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN455481499EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL USA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFAIRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023910525PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 EYE STREET NW NO 425AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonHANS P THEYERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023910525PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial Return Former Pub ChrtyYes (X)InitialReturnFormerPubChrtyInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,985,191FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$71,935ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$762InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
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Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$762InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$0NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
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Other Income Net Invst Incm$0OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$2,949,850OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$3,022,547TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$762TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$2,950,612TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$440,060CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$421,351CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
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Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$21,335AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Interest Adj Net Incm$49InterestAdjNetIncmAmt
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Taxes Adj Net Incm$79,189TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$18,148DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
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Deprec And Dpltn Adj Net Incm$18,148DeprecAndDpltnAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$141,670OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Adj Net Incm$135,647OccupancyAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,023OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$234,011TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Adj Net Incm$215,551TravConfMeetingAdjNetIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,460TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$3,891PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Adj Net Incm$3,726PrintingAndPubAdjNetIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$165PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$186,611OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$174,261OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,739OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,094,320TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$4,611TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,950,612TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$139,097TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$6,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$4,611TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,950,612TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$145,597TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$78,273ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$514,667CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$497,560CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$497,560CashEOYFMVAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$94,516LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land BOY$75,464LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$62,431LandEOYAmt
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Other Assets BOY$23,179OtherAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Assets BOY$1,826,268TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,985,191TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,985,191TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$422,436AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$642,012AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$41,807OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$59,427OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$464,243TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$701,439TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
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Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,826,268TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,985,191TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

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Subtotal$1,283,752SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,283,752TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (1)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
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Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRISTINA A BALLARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023910525PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 EYE STREET NW NO 425AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

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Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
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Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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WERNER KIENE
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005CHAIR10.00$0$0$0
ANTHONY HALL
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005TREASURER10.00$4,725$0$0
TIMOTHY BEATY
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005SECRETARY4.00$0$0$0
GILBERTO AMAYA
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005BOARD MEMBER4.00$1,800$0$0
KATHERINE DIMATTEO
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005BOARD MEMBER4.00$225$0$0
MERLING PREZA
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005BOARD MEMBER4.00$0$0$0
HANS THEYER
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$149,621$0$8,642
KRISTINA BALLARD
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN.40.00$93,443$658$8,044
BRYAN LEW
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$105,688$761$7,809
MARY LINNELL-SIMMONS
1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425WASHINGTONDC20005DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$84,558$0$5,468

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PersonJORGE BERGESPersonNm

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20018ZIPCd
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TitleSENIOR BUSINESS DEVETitleTxt
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Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY GROUP LLC
600 NEW HAMPSHIRT AVENUE NW 4WASHINGTONDC20037COMMUNICATIONS$72,000
ELIZABETH GUERRERO
2712 WISCONSIN AVENUE APT 107WASHINGTONDC20007RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY$58,459
THE CONTENT FACTORY
1810 MURDOCH STREETPITTSBURGHPA15217DIGITAL MARKETING$58,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

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Description1MARKET DEVELOPMENT: THE FAIRTRADE LABEL IS THE WORLD'S MOST TRUSTED AND RECOGNIZED ETHICAL LABEL. FAIRTRADE AMERICA EMPLOYS BUSINESS OUTREACH, CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT, AND NGO PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR FAIRTRADE AS PART OF AN OVERALL SUSTAINABLE PATTERN OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION THAT BENEFITS FARMERS, WORKERS, BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, AND THE PLANET. FAIRTRADE AMERICA FOCUSES ON 5 MAJOR CATEGORIES, INCLUDING COFFEE, COCOA, SUGAR, FRESH PRODUCE AND FLORAL, WHICH REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF FAIRTRADE CERTIFIED PRODUCERS GLOBALLY. FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COVER MORE THAN 300 RAW PRODUCTS.Description1Txt
Expenses1$331,407Expenses1Amt
Description2EDUCATION & AWARENESS: FAIRTRADE AMERICA USES A WIDE VARIETY OF IN PERSON AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 330 MILLION FAIRTRADE SUPPORTERS IN THE US MARKET. DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES TWITTER CHATS, BLOGS, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND PINTEREST POSTINGS, COMPLIMENTED BY IN-PERSON EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, GRASSROOTS FAIR TRADE GROUPS, AND EMBASSIES. IN 2017, FAIRTRADE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR AUDIENCES THROUGH ENHANCED MARKET RESEARCH AND ROLLED OUT TWO MAJOR CAMPAIGNS FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS GROWTH: WORLD FAIRTRADE DAY AND FAIR TRADE MONTH.Description2Txt
Expenses2$89,852Expenses2Amt
Description3LICENSEE DEVELOPMENT/SUPPORT & PRODUCER SUPPORT: IN 2017, FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S LICENSING DEPARTMENT BECAME THE STRATEGIC IMPACT & INNOVATION DEPARTMENT. THE STRATEGIC IMPACT & INNOVATION DEPARTMENT BEGAN THE PREPARATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CONNECT. CONNECT IS AN INTERNATIONAL DATABASE WHICH IS TO BE USED FOR CLIENT REPORTING AND NEW BACKEND SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STRATEGIC IMPACT & INNOVATION DEPARTMENT PRODUCED IMPACT REPORTS FOR LICENSEES TO BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE AND PREMIUM GENERATED FOR FARMERS AND WORKERS.FAIRTRADE AMERICA WORKS DIRECTLY WITH LICENSEES TO CONNECT THEM TO CONSUMER CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER TELL THEIR FAIRTRADE IMPACT STORY, THROUGH DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DEVELOPED MARKET SEGMENTATION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CONSUMERS & SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR CLIENTS.Description3Txt
Expenses3$944,768Expenses3Amt
Description4OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES (GOVERNANCE): IN 2017, FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S MULTI-STAKEHOLDER BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES MARKET. SPECIFICALLY, BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS ADVISED FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, LIAISING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS.Description4Txt
Expenses4$63,895Expenses4Amt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

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Minimum Investment Return$37,595MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

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Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

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Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
FAIR WORLD PROJECT
4904 SE 41ST AVENUEPORTLANDOR97242501(C)(3)SUPPORT WORK IN FAIR TRADE.$1,500
INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM
1634 I STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20006501(C)(3)SUPPORT WORK IN LABOR RIGHTS.$1,000
FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL
501(C)(3)SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR BELIZE SUGAR CANE FARMERS AND THEIR WORK ON CHILD LABOR PREVENTION.$4,000177 BONNER TALWEGBONNGM53129
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$6,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Program Service Rev Part VII ProgramServiceRevPartVIIGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdExclusionExclusionCdRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
LICENSE FEES90009903$2,742,061
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES90009903$156,179
AFFILIATE REIMBURSEMENTS90009903$51,588

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$762ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Exclusion01ExclusionCd
Exclusion$22ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$784ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$2,949,828RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$2,950,612TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp (4 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxtRelationship StatementRelationshipStatementTxt
1THE PROGRAM REVENUE FROM LICENSE FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
1CONTRIBUTE TO FAIRTRADE OF AMERICA'S MISSION OF IMPROVING THE
1LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND WORKERS BY GROWING FAIR TRADING
1PRACTICES IN THE U.S. MARKET.

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor Foreign Address ContributorForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1177 BONNER TALWEGAddressLine1Txt
CityBONNCityNm
CountryGMCountryCd
Foreign Postal53129ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$70,893TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAUDIT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$22,282Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$21,335AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$947DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$6,434LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$6,160AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$274DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
DOMAIN NAME$75$75$75
DEPOSITS$23,104$23,104$23,104

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (14 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
WEBSITE AND DOMAIN HOSTING$14,015$0$13,419$596
INSURANCE$16,529$0$15,826$703
TELEPHONE & INTERNET$11,275$0$10,796$479
POSTAGE & DELIVERY$4,444$0$4,255$189
OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSES$30,918$0$29,602$1,316
MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$21,633$0$20,713$920
BANK FEES$4,611$4,611$0$0
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT$8,999$0$8,616$383
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$3,974$0$3,805$169
FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN-$4,721$0-$4,520-$201
AWARENESS COSTS$41,611$0$39,842$1,769
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES$4,844$0$4,638$206
MISCELLANEOUS$810$0$776$34
TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES$27,669$0$26,493$1,176

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
LICENSE FEES$2,742,061$2,742,061
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES$156,179$156,179
AFFILIATE REIMBURSEMENTS$51,588$51,588
MISCELLANEOUS$22$22

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt
CAPITAL LEASE$8,316$6,418
DEFERRED RENT$33,491$53,009

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CONSULTING FEES$331,186$0$317,106$14,080
FEES FOR SERVICES$870,785$0$833,764$37,021

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPAYROLL TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$82,705Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$79,189AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$3,516DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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