2025-10-13T10:52:43-05:00 2023-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC 2700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350 SAN RAMON CA 945835004 990 2023-01-01 680442399 ROOTS OF PEACE ROOT 4154558008 48 FERNWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 TUCKER KUHN CEO 4154558008 2025-10-08 1 1 MATTHEW PETROSKI P00853132 9257902600 2025-10-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X HEIDI KUHN 48 FERNWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 27799831 0 X WWW.ROOTSOFPEACE.RG X 1999 CA ROOTS OF PEACE ("ROP") IS A POST-CONFLICT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. 6 4 13 4 0 0 22821698 25580969 784949 2183574 3500 14979 38079 20309 23648226 27799831 840040 1580371 0 0 7146388 7036956 0 0 23936 15386542 17778233 23372970 26395560 275256 1404271 8750641 3233870 9325535 2404493 -574894 829377 ROP SUPPORT THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE FARMERS AND TRADERS, REMOVING THE REMNANTS OF WAR AND RESTORING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY. 0 0 18335780 1038758 THE COMMUNITY BASED AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS (CBARD) PROJECT CONNECTS CLIENTS, FARMERS AND AGRIBUSINESSES IN NANGARHAR, FARAH AND BADGHIS PROVINCES TO NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE HIGH VALUE LICIT CROPS AND THEREBY DETER THE CULTIVATION OF POPPY IN THESE PROVINCES. CBARD INSTUCTS FARMERS IN HOW TO PRODUCE HIGH VALUE FRUITS, NUTS & VEGETABLES, THEN ADDS VALUE TO THESE PRODUCTS THROUGH IMPROVED SORTING, GRADING & PACKAGING. SUPPLYING BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS WILL INCREASE INCOME TO CBARD SUPPORTED EXPORTERS & PROMOTE LICIT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN ACTIVE POPPY PRODUCING REGIONS. 6538546 541613 2183574 THE AGRICULTURE MARKETING PROGRAM (AMP) IS FUNDED BY USAID & WORKS IN 11 PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN, FOCUSING ON INCREASING FARM PRODUCTION & DOMESTIC SALES THROUGH INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT FARMERS & AGRIBUSINESS. AMP WORKS WITH LEADING AFGHAN PROCESSING & EXPORT FIRMS TO INCREASE EXPORT VOLUMES AND VALUES, INTRODUCE NEW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO THE MARKET, DIVERSIFY EXPORT MARKETS & INCREASE VALUE ADDED PROCESSING. THE PROGRAM'S MARKET BASED, DEMAND-DRIVEN APPROACH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY, THEREBY CREATING DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS THAT DRIVE JOB GROWTH IN RURAL AREAS. TOTAL 3 YEAR BUDGET: $33 MILLIONS. 164775 OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:ROOTS OF PEACE GUATEMALA WORKS WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM SUBSISTENCE FARMING INTO PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE ACROSS GUATEMALA'S WESTERN HIGHLANDS. ROP DEMONSTRATION PLOTS PILOT PROGRAM HAS REACHED 130 FARMER FAMILIES ACROSS FIVE DEPARTMENTS, SHOWING THAT CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS LIKE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, INTERCROPPING, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES CAN BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, INCREASE INCOMES, AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES TO OUT-MIGRATION.HUAQIAO FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF THE VISION OF ROOTS OF PEACE DURING THE CHALLENGING TIME OF CONFLICT WORLDWIDE. 25039101 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 13 1 0 1 AF VM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X TUCKER KUHN CEO 4154558008 48 FERNWOOD WAY SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 HEIDI T KUHN FOUNDER 40.00 X X 235859 0 44233 GARY A KUHN SENIOR ADVISOR TO CEO, CHAIRMAN 40.00 X X 128512 0 1487 PATRICIA R SHEIKH VICE-CHAIR (THRU 01/23) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE CRESALIA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN LAURENCE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CECILE CHIQUETTE BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TINA FORDHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL W LUSTENADER CFO (THRU 09/23) 40.00 X 169887 0 6614 TUCKER KUHN CEO 40.00 X 259330 0 33612 ROBERT JACOBI CHIEF OF PARTY (THRU 12/23) 40.00 X 351487 0 12330 JEANNE-MARIE D CRESALIA HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 140373 0 38183 WILLIAM EVERETT COMMUNICATIONS DIR. (THRU 09/23) 40.00 X 114905 0 3447 HEATHER HAYDU DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 137907 0 13387 1538260 0 153293 8 0 1 0 0 25424234 156735 25580969 COST SHARING REVENUE 900099 2183574 2183574 2183574 14979 14979 ACCTS CLEAN UP 900099 22485 22485 FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS 900099 -2176 -2176 20309 27799831 2183574 0 35288 1580371 1580371 1243350 763385 479965 4704928 4697882 7046 16265 15412 853 966684 953085 13599 105729 64729 41000 1612 487 1125 55537 937 54600 1023334 711854 295590 15890 2938 438 2500 865963 749408 115555 1000 205630 183200 22430 744830 706267 38563 923206 752068 171138 23398 2113 21285 54292 54292 PROCUREMENT 11651716 11639949 11767 COST SHARE 2183574 2163224 20350 OTHER EXPENSES 42203 0 42203 26395560 25039101 1332523 23936 8113982 2901196 2648 2648 71846 58085 100043 95719 30991 1784 39000 39000 0 0 431131 174438 8750641 3233870 3898832 1142134 4346551 388335 749900 749900 330252 124124 9325535 2404493 X -574894 829377 -574894 829377 8750641 3233870 1404271 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 14025263 9618467 15356296 22821698 25580969 87402693 14025263 9618467 15356296 22821698 25580969 87402693 87402693 135 274 234 3500 14979 19122 -2756 1636 13321 38079 20309 70589 87492404 2968523 0.99900 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39000 39000 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 37580 EMPLOYEE ADVANCES 19319 OPERATING LEASE ASSET 117539 174438 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 124124 124124 X 27967039 167208 167208 27799831 0 27799831 26562768 167208 167208 26395560 0 26395560 PART X, LINE 2: ROOTS OF PEACE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED, AND CHANGES IN RECOGNITION OF MEASUREMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGE IN JUDGEMENT OCCURS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REALIZED LOSS ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE 167,208. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REALIZED LOSS ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE 167,208. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 6 0 PROGRAM SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 25199370 6 0 0 0 6 0 25199370 0 25199370 GRANTS FOR FOOD PROCESSING SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 65 1580371 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS ARE ENTERED INTO AND APPROVED BASED ON THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED UNDER RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND DONOR REQUIREMENTS. ALL GRANTS ARE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED AND MONITORED AS CALLED FOR UNDER THESE REGULATIONS AND AS REQUIRED UNDER ROOTS OF PEACE'S PROCUREMENT POLICY. X X 1 1 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROBERT JACOBI CHIEF OF PARTY (THRU 12/23) 188004 0 0 0 163483 0 11981 0 349 0 363817 0 0 0 TUCKER KUHN CEO 232130 0 0 0 27200 0 6671 0 26941 0 292942 0 0 0 HEIDI T KUHN FOUNDER 216328 0 0 0 19531 0 7076 0 37157 0 280092 0 0 0 JEANNE-MARIE D CRESALIA HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 121716 0 6072 0 12585 0 4211 0 33972 0 178556 0 0 0 CAROL W LUSTENADER CFO (THRU 09/23) 132488 0 0 0 37399 0 5097 0 1517 0 176501 0 0 0 HEATHER HAYDU DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 126000 0 5000 0 6907 0 4137 0 9250 0 151294 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ROBERT JACOBI RECEIVED SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (SMA), WHICH IS A TAXABLE CASH PAYMENT MADE WITH EACH PAYROLL AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER US DEPARTMENT OF STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS, DSSR 260. THE BENEFIT APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO A FOREIGN POST WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IS COMPELLED TO MAINTAIN ANY OR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE FOREIGN POST. THE BENEFIT IS 100% TAXABLE INCOME TO THE LISTED PERSON. PART I, LINE 4A ROBERT JACOBI, CHIEF OF PARTY, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $15,609.33. CAROL LUSTENADER, CFO, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $15,743.70. PART I, LINE 7 IN THE CASE OF OVERACHIEVEMENT AND AN EMPLOYEE'S EFFORTS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL EXPECTATIONS, THE CEO CAN ELECT (AND MANAGERS CAN RECOMMEND) TO AWARD A MERIT BONUS OF UP TO 50% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S MONTHLY SALARY. THE BONUSES WERE DISCRETIONARY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 HEIDI KUHN (FOUNDER AND CEO) IS MARRIED TO GARY KUHN (SENIOR ADVISOR TO CEO). TUCKER KUHN, CEO, IS THEIR SON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ROOTS OF PEACE'S ("ROP") FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GATHERING THE KEY COMPONENTS AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT FIRM PREPARES THE FORM 990 AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETED ACCURATELY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT FIRM THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE FINAL INFORMATIONAL RETURN WITH THE IRS. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLICLY POSTED IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON ROP'S WEBSITE WHERE IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE RETURNS ARE SENT TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT, FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ANYONE ELSE WHO REQUESTS A COPY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ROP HAS AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE AND MONITORS ALL HIRES TO INSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED AND REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ROP WILL MAKE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE AND POSTING ON CHARITABLE WATCH DOG ORGANIZATION WEBSITES. AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATION: THE ORIGINAL 2023 RETURN WAS PREPARED USING THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATMENTS, AS THE FINANCIAL AUDIT WAS NOT FINALIZED UNTIL AFTER THE DUE DATE FOR THE TAX RETURN. THIS RETURN IS AMENDED TO REFLECT THE ISSUED THE 12/31/23 AUDIT REPORT. PLEASE SEE SUMMARY OF CHANGES: PART I, LINE 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, AND 22 CURRENT YEAR COLUMN PART III, LINE 4A, 4B, AND 4C PART IV, 11F AND 12A PART VIII, LINE 1E,1F, 1H, AND 11B PART IX, COLUMN (A) LINE 3, 7, 9, 10, 11G, 13, 14, 16, 19, 24A, 24B, AND 24C PART IX, COLUMN (B) LINE 3, 7, 9, 10, 11B, 11C, 11G, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 24A, 24B, AND 24C PART IX, COLUMN (C) LINE 8, 9, 10, 11B, 11C, 11G, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 24A, 24B, AND 24C PART IX, COLUMN (D) LINE 7, 11G, AND 13 PART X, LINE 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 17, 25, 27, 32, AND 33 PART XI, LINE 1, 2, 3, AND 10 PART XII, LINE 2B AND 2C SCHEDULE A, PART II, COLUMN (E) LINE 1, 4, 7, AND 10 SCHEDULE A, PART II, COLUMN (F) LINE 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, AND 11 SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C LINE 14 SCHEDULE D, PART IX, LINE 1 AND 3 SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 1, 2D, 3, AND 5 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 1, 2D, 3, AND 5 SCHEDULE D, PART XIII SCHEDULE F, PART III, COLUMN D