2015-09-22T10:20:05-05:00 2014-12-31 454037800 BURDETTE SMITH & BISH LLC 4035 RIDGE TOP ROAD SUITE 550 FAIRFAX VA 220307411 990 2014-01-01 521709212 INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL FOUNDATION INTE 2022966540 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DAVID B SCHMIDT PRESIDENT AND CEO 2022966540 2015-09-16 1 JEFFREY A SMITH CPA P00139935 7035915200 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DAVID B SCHMIDT 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1150939 0 X WWW.FOODINSIGHT.ORG X 1991 DC COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED INFO ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 13 13 0 0 0 0 1026304 1150085 5168 602 511 252 0 0 1031983 1150939 7000 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 937624 1332306 944624 1339306 87359 -188367 1305969 804331 537629 224358 768340 579973 X TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 0 0 406242 602 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES, RESEARCH, AND SURVEYS: IN 2014, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED SEVEN ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS WITH A CIRCULATION OF 130,000 READERS. CONSUMER RESEARCH ON THE PROPOSED FDA REVISIONS OF THE NUTRITIONAL FACTS PANEL INCLUDING AN "ADDED SUGARS" LINE WAS CONDUCTED TO UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC COMPREHENSION AND UNDERSTANDING. THE 2014 FOOD & HEALTH SURVEY PROVIDED INSIGHTS TO CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARD FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH THROUGH AN ONLINE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE, QUANTITATIVE SURVEY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS WEBINARS AND REGULARLY SPEAKS ON ITS SURVEYS AND TOPICS INCLUDING MILLENNIALS, ENERGY BALANCE, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, "IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU TOOLKIT," CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD SAFETY. THE IFIC FOUNDATION CONVENED A FIRST TIME PHYSICIAN AND VETERINARIAN ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS THROUGH THE LENS OF ONE HEALTH. 239388 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THE IFIC FOUNDATION IS ENGAGED IN IMPORTANT GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH. IN 2014, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED WORKSHOPS IN EGYPT, SENEGAL (FOR 9 WEST AFRICAN NATIONS), CHINA, AND INDIA. THE FOUNDATION TESTIFIED BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND PARTICIPATED AS AN NGO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY. THE FOUNDATION FACILITATES THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD RISK COMMUNICATION AND HOSTS U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM DELEGATIONS. 78415 COMMUNICATIONS: THE IFIC FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A NEW VERSION OF ITS WEBSITE - FOODINSIGHT.ORG - AND A GLOBAL GRASSROOTS NETWORK CALLED THE FACTS NETWORK ("FOOD ADVOCATES COMMUNICATING THROUGH SCIENCE" NETWORK) TO ADDRESS THE SENSATIONALISM ABOUT FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND NUTRITION, PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED, EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND NUTRITION AND SAFETY INSIGHTS, FEATURE EXPERTS EXPLAINING THE LATEST STUDIES, DEBATES, AND NEWS STORIES, AND EMPOWER CONSUMERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR DIET. THE FOUNDATION RAISED AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH A NEW INFOGRAPHIC VIDEO. 56541 EXHIBITS: EXHIBITED AT SPECIFIC MEETINGS TO COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION TO ATTENDEES. 56463 MEDIA RELATIONS PROGRAM: TO PURSUE AGGRESSIVE, ONGOING MEDIA RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND IMPROVE ACCURACY IN THE REPORTING OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION ISSUES, AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO JOURNALISTS AND EXPERTS. 7000 7000 SCHOLARSHIP: THE RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD WILL DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS THAT HE OR SHE CAN AND WILL APPLY TO COMMUNICATING NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING, PROFESSIONAL SITUATION (EITHER FOR PROFIT OR NONPROFIT SECTOR), OR OTHER PUBLIC VENUE. 120004 7000 844049 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X X X THE ORGANIZATION 2022966540 1100 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ROBERT GRAVANI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE GOLDBERG VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY CHILDS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 C DANIEL AZZARA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOWELL CATLETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FERGUS CLYDESDALE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADELYN FERNSTROM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L THOMPSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONA S APPLEBAUM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE CARADEC TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER LAWRENCE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HOWARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN RIZK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID B SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CEO 12.00 56.00 X 76974 272908 81375 KIMBERLY REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 14.00 28.00 X 84986 172547 32978 GERALDINE MCCANN COO 11.00 38.00 X 52726 186939 32451 JAMES CONLAN TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BENSON VP INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 18.00 24.00 X 75157 103788 34390 MARIANNE SMITH EDGE SENIOR VP 7.00 40.00 X 38751 219589 22508 MARCIA GREENBLUM SENIOR DIRECTOR 2.00 40.00 X 5299 126814 11402 LINDSEY LOVING SENIOR DIRECTOR 6.00 31.00 X 19991 113195 17877 ANTHONY FLOOD SENIOR DIRECTOR 0.00 37.00 X 0 127316 20078 353884 1323096 253059 0 0 1 0 0 374470 252005 523610 1150085 PUBLICATION SALES 511120 602 602 602 252 252 1150939 602 0 252 7000 7000 8149 5464 2685 40908 40908 368973 368973 18894 18894 406071 377071 29000 458 458 SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENS 208179 208179 GRANT EXPENSES 183316 183316 PUBLICATIONS 40063 33063 7000 STRATEGIC PROGRAM DEVEL 27339 27339 29956 29956 1339306 844049 495257 0 391074 359398 195100 117300 179943 253013 18300 35100 3055 3055 458 0 521094 39520 1305969 804331 16381 37482 521248 186876 537629 224358 X 68715 88024 699625 491949 768340 579973 1305969 804331 -188367 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1241259 903167 934565 1026304 1050081 5155376 1241259 903167 934565 1026304 1050081 5155376 1224060 3931316 2162 336 -784 511 252 2477 5157853 5770 0.76220 0.99860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3055 3055 0 0 DUE TO INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL 186876 186876 X 1358615 0 1358615 -207676 -207676 1150939 1339306 0 1339306 0 1339306 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U. S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITITES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2011. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS -207,676. 1 1 SYLVIA ROWE FELLOWSHIP 1 7000 0 N/A N/A PART I LINE, PART III THE SYLVIA ROWE FELLOWSHIP AWARD IS A SIX TO TWELVE WEEK PAID INTERNSHIP AT THE IFIC FOUNDATION OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, DC. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE AWARD, THE FOUNDATION MONITORS THE AMOUNT OF TIME WORKED TO SUBSTANTIATE THE TOTAL AWARD PAID. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID B SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CEO 76974 235407 0 31222 0 6279 0 48924 0 32451 76974 354283 0 0 KIMBERLY REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 84986 148298 0 24000 0 249 0 23634 0 9344 84986 205525 0 0 GERALDINE MCCANN COO 52726 164958 0 21000 0 981 0 21760 0 10691 52726 219390 0 0 ANDREW BENSON VP INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 75157 85323 0 17000 0 1465 0 16430 0 17960 75157 138178 0 0 MARIANNE SMITH EDGE SENIOR VP 38751 204589 0 15000 0 0 0 22508 0 0 38751 242097 0 0 LINDSEY LOVING SENIOR DIRECTOR 19991 100976 0 12000 0 219 0 11992 0 5885 19991 131072 0 0 SCHEDULE J THE FOUNDATION SHARES PERSONNEL WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL (IFIC), A 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 STEVEN RIZK (BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER) AND JAMES CONLAN (TREASURER), HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BY VIRTUE OF BOTH WORKING FOR THE SAME COMPANY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE TRUSTEES AND LIAISONS SHALL BE APPOINTED EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL (IFIC) AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING TO SERVE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST APPROVE THE IFIC FOUNDATION BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL. AFTER ALL NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE,THE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO EACH TRUSTEE VIA E-MAIL, REQUESTING THEM TO REVIEW AND SUBMIT COMMENTS, IF ANY. ONCE ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS TO ANNUALLY SIGN AND SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, OR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION: 1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES; 2) OFFICERS; 3) STAFF; AND 4) OTHER SPECIFIC APPOINTEES AS DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS AND ANNUALLY UPDATES A FILE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS SIGNED BY EACH OF THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUALS. ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS RECEIVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR FOR COMPLETION FOLLOWING THEIR ELECTION TO THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, EACH NEW TRUSTEE RECEIVES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON THEIR ELECTION. IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH ANY IFIC FOUNDATION TRANSACTION OR MATTER, THEY MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE FOUNDATION, OR THE BOARD CHAIR, AND DISCLOSE ALL OF THE MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER AT ISSUE. IF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY DELIBERATIVE BODY (E.G., THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES), THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BODY AND THE INDIVIDUAL MUST NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION, CONSIDERATION OR VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER AT ISSUE. A NOTATION MUST BE MADE IN THE MINUTES OF ANY MEETING AT WHICH DELIBERATION, CONSIDERATION OR VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER AT ISSUE IS UNDERTAKEN INDICATING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING DURING THE TIME CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER WAS UNDERTAKEN, TOOK NO PART IN ANY DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER AND REFRAINED FROM VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION OR MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT AND CEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE IFIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING. THE PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION IN THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE IFIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE, OTHER THAN AS DISCLOSED IN THE FORM 990, ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, NOR ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION AND OVERSHIGHT OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL 1100 CONNETICUT AVE NW SUITE 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 521439244 COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED INFO ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH DC 501(C)(6) N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL C 374470 ACTUAL AMOUNTS INCURRED INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL O 350000 ALLOCATED COSTS INCURRED INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL P 56071 ALLOCATED COSTS INCURRED