2016-07-08T16:53:45-04:00 2015-12-31 743116770 Abercrombie and Associates LLC 8609 Second Avenue 507B Silver Spring MD 20910 990 2015-01-01 473123271 Equitable Food Initiative EQUI 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20009 Peter ODriscoll Executive Direc 2027306672 2016-07-08 true Tim Abercrombie P01254858 3015855050 2016-07-08 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X Peter ODriscoll 4913177 false X www.equitablefood.org X 2015 CA To improve the safety, ethics and quality of the food production process for the benefit of workers, businesses, consumers and communities. 13 13 8 0 0 4860177 53000 0 0 4913177 230000 0 539640 0 4716 574333 1343973 3569204 3788598 219394 3569204 To improve the safety, ethics and quality of the food production process for the benefit of workers, businesses, consumers and communities. false false 1125428 230000 53000 EFIs three largest programs are industry education, farm training, and certification. By the end of 2015 EFI was working closely with 2 national retailers and 8 of their produce suppliers to apply rigorous labor, pesticide and food safety standards on the farms. EFI had trained over 250 workers and managers to form Leadership Teams to verify compliance with the standards on 29 farms and packing houses in the US, Canada and Mexico, which together employ over 6,000 farmworkers. EFI had certified 6 of those farms and worked with them to move Responsibly Grown. Farmworker Assured. EFI-labeled produce into the marketplace and to educate consumers about what the label means regarding compliance with EFI standards. 1125428 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Peter ODriscoll 2027306672 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20009 Erik Nicholson Board Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Maisie Ganzler Vice Chair 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Preston Witt Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ernie Farley Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Adrian Almeida Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ramon Ramirez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Plunkett Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Baldemar Velazquez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Reeves Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Goldstein Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Gremillion Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Minor Sinclair Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kurt Schweitzer Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter ODriscoll Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 85649 0 6075 85649 0 6075 0 false false false 4860177 4860177 Program income- Grower 900099 53000 53000 53000 4913177 53000 0 0 X 230000 230000 91724 17428 70627 3669 368486 325635 42851 19209 16975 2234 22330 19733 2597 37891 28964 8686 241 46821 35251 11245 325 283457 257979 25478 24709 17968 6663 78 7190 3927 3234 29 16727 12594 4018 115 127421 116333 11088 42071 23728 18187 156 14992 11288 3601 103 Memberships subscriptions 10945 7625 3320 1343973 1125428 213829 4716 799909 2975007 8807 4875 0 3788598 219394 0 219394 X -57415 3626619 0 3569204 0 3788598 3569204 0 X false true X false false X 4860177 4860177 4860177 4860177 4013980 846197 4860177 53000 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 4948083 34906 34906 4913177 4913177 1378879 34906 34906 1343973 1343973 Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X) For the year ended December 31, 2015, EFI has documented its consideration of FASB ASC 740-10 and determined that no material uncertain tax positions qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Federal Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service generally for three years after it is filed. true Farmworker Justice Fund Inc 1126 16th St NW Ste 270 Washington DC 20036 521196708 501c3 200000 program support University of Washington 1959 Pacific St NE Box 354234 Seattle WA 98195 916001537 1151 30000 program support Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) EFI awarded grants to organizations based in the United States. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The 990 is distributed to the entire board for review and approval prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c EFI board members and staff review the conflict of interest policy at each annual board and staff retreat. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a EFI commissioned a comparative study which served as the basis for establishing salary bands for all staff positions. The policy was approved by the full board, after which the executive director was tasked with negotiating staff salaries while the chair and vice-chair negotiated the executive directors salary. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b EFI commissioned a comparative study which served as the basis for establishing salary bands for all staff positions. The policy was approved by the full board, after which the executive director was tasked with negotiating staff salaries while the chair and vice-chair negotiated the executive directors salary. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The annual report will be posted online. The 990 will be available to the public through Guidestar or by request. The other documents are available to the public upon request. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Trainers: 118,887 programCertification/Verification Consultants: 76,149 programMarketing & Communications Consultants: 42,386 programOther Consultants: 20,557 program; 25,478 management & general