COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION (EIN 52-0975324)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-10
IRS object ID
201631319349301263
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2016-05-10T10:11:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Tate and TryonBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line12021 L Street NW Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN520975324EIN

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Business Name Line1Council for Responsible NutritionBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022047673PhoneNum

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PersonSTEVE MISTERPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022047673PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonDouglas BoedekerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366180PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSteve MisterPrincipalOfficerNm

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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.crnusa.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
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Activity Or MissionTO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE A CLIMATE FOR OUR MEMBERS TO RESPONSIBLY DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE AND MARKET DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND THEIR NUTRITIONAL INGREDIENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$52,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Harvey Kamil
Chair2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tyler Whitehead
Chair Elect2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Blair
Immediate Past Chair2.002.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marjorie Fine
Treasurer2.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Hyde
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Bentley
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Bolar
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Bradley
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Campbell
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tobe Cohen
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike DeGennaro
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Dijkstra
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Faganel
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Frankos
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ron Fugate
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne van Gastel
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Connie Hallquist
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Hamilton
Director2.000.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Hastings
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Hornick
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy King
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Konney
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Kuchta
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark LeDoux
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allison Levy
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeremy Moore
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Morrison
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Al Powers
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry Ritz
Director2.000.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Salerno
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Satow
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bret Scholtes
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Sheehan
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Girard Smith
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Spalding
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle Stout
Director2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Strick
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Valas
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Watson
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Mister
President & CEO40.005.00Yes (X)$369,067$46,133$49,455
Judith Blatman
Sr VP Communications40.005.00$195,491$24,436$32,062Yes (X)
Douglas MacKay
Sr VP Science & Regulatory40.000.00$197,586$0$41,501Yes (X)
James Griffiths
VP Science & International40.005.00$174,218$21,777$42,682Yes (X)
Andrea Wong
VP Science & Regulatory40.000.00$155,264$0$20,983Yes (X)
Michael Greene
VP Government Relations40.000.00$137,991$0$21,352Yes (X)
Sandra Khouri
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850 Tenth Street NWWashingtonDC200014956Legal services$286,342
Alpine Group
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Leading Authorities Inc
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Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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annual conference900099$649,419$649,419
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Total$213,579TotalAmt

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Total$990,976TotalAmt

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Total$151,608TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$127,051TotalAmt

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Total$255,970TotalAmt

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Total$125,835TotalAmt

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Total$204,000TotalAmt

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Total$397,622TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$11,814TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$165,874TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$54,582TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$274,882TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$216,499TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$616,765TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$790TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$80,878TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$16,743TotalAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmt
dues AND subscriptions$89,838
Gifts and Donations$12,809
Training & Development$9,221
Sponsorships$7,100

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$8,501TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$5,514,513TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$681,559BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,507,642BOYAmt
EOY$1,755,907EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$10,312BOYAmt
EOY$108,498EOYAmt

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BOY$49,879BOYAmt
EOY$189,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$974,224LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$798,870LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$254,734BOYAmt
EOY$175,354EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$48,939BOYAmt
EOY$44,359EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,553,065BOYAmt
EOY$2,851,204EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$237,551BOYAmt
EOY$297,489EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$291,200BOYAmt
EOY$118,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$194,253BOYAmt
EOY$146,488EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$723,004BOYAmt
EOY$562,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,807,386BOYAmt
EOY$2,286,763EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$22,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,964EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,830,061BOYAmt
EOY$2,288,727EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,553,065BOYAmt
EOY$2,851,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$473,377ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$14,711PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Council for Responsible Nutrition Political Action CommitteeBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11828 L Street NW Suite 510AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr$10,697ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$5,153,029DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$865,771NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$83,560NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$782,211NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$865,709AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$83,498TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CRN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) IS A SEPARATELY SEGREGATED FUND ESTABLISHED BY CRN. CRN PAC IS OPERATED PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKING EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE THE SELECTION, NOMINATION, AND APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICALS AND CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WHO SUPPORT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVE OF CRN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$532,141OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$400,953DepreciationAmt
Book Value$131,188BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$403,374OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$359,208DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,166BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$38,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,709DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$175,354TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
deferred rents payable$135,212
capital lease obligation$11,276
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$146,488TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,017,388TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$29,498OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$29,498RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,987,890RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,987,890TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,540,513TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$26,000OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$26,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,514,513ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,514,513TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:No provision for income taxes has been made, as there were no significant unrelated business activities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Management has determined that no significant uncertain tax positions qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:pac income 29,498.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:pac expenses 26,000.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
The CRN Foundation
1828 L St NW Suite 510WashingtonDC20036264677478501(c)3$113,579RESEARCH AWARD
National Advertising Division - Council for Better Business Bureaus
112 Madison Ave 3rd floorNew YorkNY10016237079691501(c)6$50,000RESEARCH AWARD
Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
5755 Granger Rd Suite 500IndependenceOH44131465544758501(c)3$20,000RESEARCH AWARD
American Society for Nutrition
9650 Rockville PikeBethesdaMD20814311507752501(c)3$10,000RESEARCH AWARD
Center for Magnesium Education & Research
13-1255 Malama StPahoaHI96778203755567LLC$10,000RESEARCH AWARD
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCRN works closely with grantees to ensure appropriate use of the funds and that all grant related deliverables are met.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
Steven Mister
President & CEO$342,400$42,800$26,667$3,333$0$0$23,111$2,889$25,259$3,157$417,437$52,179$0$0
Judith Blatman
Sr VP Communications$190,158$23,769$5,333$667$0$0$19,549$2,444$13,174$1,647$228,214$28,527$0$0
Douglas MacKay
Sr VP Science & Regulatory$190,086$0$7,500$0$0$0$19,759$0$23,783$0$241,128$0$0$0
James Griffiths
VP Science & International$168,885$21,110$5,333$667$0$0$17,421$2,178$24,721$3,090$216,360$27,045$0$0
Andrea Wong
VP Science & Regulatory$148,764$0$6,500$0$0$0$15,526$0$8,772$0$179,562$0$0$0
Michael Greene
VP Government Relations$129,991$0$8,000$0$0$0$13,799$0$12,061$0$163,851$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors with respect to operating issues between meetings of the Board of Directors and the powers specifically provided in the Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall not have authority to act for the Board regarding election of Officers, dues and assessments, or amendments to the Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall not take any action that would contravene or negate previous actions of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall meet upon the call of the Chair or any two other members of the Executive Committee. The presence of a majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Executive Committee may discuss matters, but not take action, in the absence of a quorum.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6CRN offers three categories of membership: Voting Membership for any company or person who manufactures a dietary supplement, functional food, or a dietary ingredient used in a dietary supplement or functional food, or who distributes a dietary supplement or functional food under its own brand. Associate Membership for any company or person who supplies services, products (other than dietary ingredients) or other support to a company or person eligible for voting membership is eligible for Associate membership. A company who manufactures a dietary supplement, functional food or dietary ingredient or markets or distributes a dietary supplement, functional food or dietary ingredient under its own brand qualifies as a Voting Member of CRN and may not join as an Associate member. International Membership for any company or person that is otherwise eligible for Voting Membership in CRN, but does business exclusively outside the U.S. Companies marketing, selling or distributing eligible products in the United States do not qualify for International Membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aBlinded ballot is conducted for all voting members to elect the members of the governing board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND VP, Finance & Administration. COPIES OF THE RETURN ARE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES ITS WRITTEN POLICY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15compensation committee meets at the end of each year to determine the adequacy of officers and key employee compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available upon written request.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
the CRN Foundation
1828 L Street No 510 NWWashingtonDC20036264677478Educational awareness about the benefits and safety of dietary supplementsDC501(c)(3)Line 70
crn political action cmte
1828 L Street No 510 NWwashingtonDC20036POLITICAL ACTIONDC5270
COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL
981072782INTERNATIONALLY SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SOUND NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY POLICIES501(c)(6)0PO Box 2536928 MANNOSZSZ
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
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 Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1the crn foundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$113,579InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationcashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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