2015-11-16T22:59:42-06:00 2014-12-31 521639708 COATES & HUTCHINSON PC P O BOX 561 ODENTON MD 21113 990 2014-01-01 522165893 CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CENT 2025479359 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE STE 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 ANDREW KIMBRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025479359 2015-11-15 THERESA HUTCHINSON P00176056 4107213946 2015-11-16 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ANDREW KIMBRELL 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 5231088 false X WWW.CENTERFORFOODSAFETY.ORG X 1997 DC THE CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY (CFS) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHALLENGING HARMFUL FOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. CFS COMBINES MULTIPLE TOOLS OF STRATEGIES IN PURSUING ITS GOALS, INCLUDING LITIGATION AND LEGAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SAFETY CONSTITUENCIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MEDIA OUTREACH. 7 6 52 0 3852166 3487170 3200 2978 654 81142 1740064 3936286 5231088 215462 238500 0 2505041 2873421 0 253011 1776013 2405101 4496516 5517022 -560230 -285934 2486317 2156609 251461 207687 2234856 1948922 X THE CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY (CFS) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHALLENGING HARMFUL FOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. CFS COMBINES MULTIPLE TOOLS OF STRATEGIES IN PURSUING ITS GOALS, INCLUDING LITIGATION AND LEGAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SAFETY CONSTITUENCIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MEDIA OUTREACH. false false 1818894 85000 FOR ITS PROGRAM ON "GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE) CROPS" (ALSO CALLED :AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:), CFS CONTINUED ITS WORK CHALLENGING USDA AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR NOT ADEQUATELY REVIEWING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GE CROPS. THIS WORK INCLUDED SUBMITTING POLICY COMMENTS TO THESE AGENCIES TO ENSURE THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER LAWS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF GE CROPS. 738569 FOR ITS PROGRAM HAWAII CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, CFS CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF GE CROPS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PESTICIDE USE ON HUMAN HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ALL THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 452155 FOR ITS PROGRAM ON POLLINATORS, CFS WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PESTICIDES ON BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS. THIS INCLUDED POLICY COMMENTS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER LAWS. 1978508 153500 CFS'S TRUE FOOD NETWORK CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION ON ALL OF CFS'S PROGRAM AREAS VIA ONLINE AND MAIL COMMUNICATIONS. CFS'S ORGANIC PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING. CFS'S COOL FOOD PROGRAM IS AIMED TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR FOOD CHOICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOOD SYSTEM AND SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL WARMING, AND FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT CAN REDUCE AND REVERSE THIS TREND. CFS CAFO PROGRAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE FACTORY FARMING OF ANIMALS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL INITIATIVES. 1978508 153500 4988126 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false true 55 0 true 52 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IA KS KY LA ME MD MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X TONJA MOORE 2025479359 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE SUITE 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 ANDREW KIMBRELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 217441 0 17400 RANDY HAYES SECRETARY 10.00 X X 18648 0 8664 ADELE DOUGLASS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH KOONS GARCIA BOARD MEMEBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN IMHOFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE NAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BRICKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KUCINICH POLICY DIREC 40.00 X 121152 0 1608 DONNA SOLLEN SNR STAFF AT 40.00 X 112382 0 10848 469623 38520 3 false true false 11629 3475541 3487170 REGISTRATION FEE 3200 3200 3200 654 654 CY PRES REVENUE 1358000 1358000 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 357956 357956 MISCELLANEOUS 13878 13878 10230 10230 1740064 5231088 1743264 654 X 238500 238500 236089 214345 21744 2065626 1961829 44145 59652 38197 35538 1000 1659 349540 336497 787 12256 183969 173935 3528 6506 24179 14356 2038 7785 64814 64814 695901 633201 11527 51173 10739 9850 729 160 119387 52372 61306 5709 443337 419156 8503 15678 305572 245062 9590 50920 104663 99026 881 4756 2551 2551 236500 236500 41503 39382 648 1473 21484 20850 -146 780 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 84191 79599 1615 2977 PUB, SUB, AND DUES 66348 62729 1273 2346 BANK CHARGES 46846 46846 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 38536 36134 1051 1351 98550 79265 13199 6086 5517022 4988126 275885 253011 1684742 1631489 590000 189000 1536 35765 44163 49436 45729 56528 287333 114052 97262 173281 22885 21110 2486317 2156609 221467 191298 29994 16389 251461 207687 X 1614856 1948922 620000 2234856 1948922 2486317 2156609 -285934 X false true X true false X 1997948 2872267 3814774 3852166 3487170 16024325 1997948 2872267 3814774 3852166 3487170 16024325 2594751 13429574 289 570 1527 2978 654 6018 16030343 5364407 0.83780 0.83430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3090 309945 313035 5203987 5517022 425851 106463 276089 412844 374926 425851 1489710 2234565 70520 90432 192688 313035 666675 69022 103211 93732 106463 372428 558642 20992 20622 21956 3090 66660 256552 100460 156092 30781 13592 17189 173281 CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE 15189 TURST LIABILITY 1 1200 16389 5329847 98759 98759 5231088 5231088 5615781 98759 98759 5517022 5517022 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D IN KIND DONATIONS 98,759 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D IN KIND EXPENSES 98,759 false SOUTH ASIA 2 8 GRANTS PROGRAM 138500 UNITED STATES 1 1 GRANTS PROGRAM 90000 AFRICA 1 1 GRANTS PROGRAM 10000 4 10 4 10 238500 238500 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM 138500 WIRE UNITED STATES PROGRAM 90000 CHECK AFRICA 10000 WIRE false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 SCHEDULE F, PART I LINE 2: CFS ONLY ENTERS INTO SUBGRANTS OR FISCAL SPONSORHIP AGREEMENTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROMOTING SIMILAR GOALS TO CFS, AND/OR CFS IS WORKING WITH DIRECTLY ON JOINT PROJECTS. AS SUCH, CFS HAS WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS IT IS GRANTING TO, OUTLINING EXPECTATIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS. CFS REQUIRES NARRATIVE AND WRITTEN REPORTS TO TRACK USE OF GRANTS FUNDS DURING GRANT PERIOD. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH ASIA 138,500 0 UNITED STATES 90,000 0 AFRICA 10,000 0 false false false false false false false false false ANDREW KIMBRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 210000 7441 17400 234841 KALULANI KIMBRELL DAUGHTER 68393 SALARY AND EXPENSES false GEORGE KIMBRELL NEPHEW 151937 SALARY AND EXPENSES false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY (CFS) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHALLENGING HARMFUL FOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. CFS COMBINES MULTIPLE TOOLS OF STRATEGIES IN PURSUING ITS GOALS, INCLUDING LITIGATION AND LEGAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SAFETY CONSTITUENCIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MEDIA OUTREACH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CFS'S TRUE FOOD NETWORK CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION ON ALL OF CFS'S PROGRAM AREAS VIA ONLINE AND MAIL COMMUNICATIONS. CFS'S ORGANIC PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING. CFS'S COOL FOOD PROGRAM IS AIMED TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR FOOD CHOICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOOD SYSTEM AND SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL WARMING, AND FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT CAN REDUCE AND REVERSE THIS TREND. CFS CAFO PROGRAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE FACTORY FARMING OF ANIMALS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL INITIATIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE MANAGER, AND WEST COAST DIRECTOR. ONCE APPROVED, IT WAS THEN SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO REPORT CONFLICTS. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE EXERCISING BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD, OR TO THE MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH HE/SHE KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THE CORPORATION OR ANY LEGALLY RELATED ORGANIZATION HAS OR IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATED TO THAT INTEREST. IF AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS VIOLATES THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE BOARD, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST, MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE INTERESTED PERSON. SUCH ACTION MAY INCLUDE FORMAL REPRIMAND, CACELLATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S RESEARCH AND REVIEW COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM OTHER NATIONAL NONPROFITS WITH SIMILAR SIZE BUDGETS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ITS DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNINING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 530,212 9,574 47,610 PROFESIONAL FEES 102,989 1,953 3,563 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 IN KIND DONATIONS 98,759 IN KIND EXPENSES -98,759 CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY ACTION FUND 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WASHINGTON DC 20036 460640219 PROGRAM DC 501C4 7 N/A false HAWAII CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY ACT 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 465445219 DC 501 C4 5 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY O ACTUAL EXPENSE