2014-11-17T21:46:06-06:00 2013-12-31 521639708 COATES & HUTCHINSON PC P O BOX 561 ODENTON MD 21113 990 2013-01-01 522165893 CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CENT 2025479359 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE ROOM/SUITE 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 ANDREW KIMBRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025479359 2014-11-13 THERESA HUTCHINSON P00176056 4106726339 2014-11-17 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ANDREW KIMBRELL 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 3936286 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. 6 5 40 0 3814774 3852166 0 1527 2978 3425262 81142 7241563 3936286 344537 215462 0 2113281 2505041 0 331707 2799068 1776013 5256886 4496516 1984677 -560230 3016428 2486317 221342 251461 2795086 2234856 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 1660450 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 AND FOODS. THIS WORK INCLUDED FILING SEVERAL LAWSUITS TO ENSURE THE USDA IS COMPLYING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS. 386973 THE AIM OF THE COOL FOODS PROGRAM IS 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. 222813 CFS'S CAFO PROGRAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE FACTORY FARMING OF ANIMALS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL INITIATIVES. 1660518 215462 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 POLLINATORS AND PESTICIDES PROGRAM WORKS TO INDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF THE LOSS OF POLLINATORS AND COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER IN THE US AND WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADEQUATELY REGULATE PESTICIDES THAT ARE LINKED TO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS IN BESS AND POLLINATORS. 1660518 215462 3930754 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 33 0 true 40 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 6 5 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 209343 1212 15477 RANDY HAYES SECRETARY 10.00 X X 18648 0 6742 ADELE DOUGLASS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH KOONS GARCIA BOARD MEMEBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN INHOFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE NAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 227991 1212 22219 1 false true false 10878 3841288 3852166 2978 2978 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 65170 65170 RENTAL INCOME 15943 15943 MISCELLANEOUS 29 29 81142 3936286 81142 2978 X 215462 215462 227991 207056 20935 1769100 1646763 59222 63115 360410 334261 10809 15340 147540 136977 4366 6197 32928 15678 10270 6980 44619 360 44259 479729 415197 2128 62404 1009 83 375 551 105684 82716 1658 21310 335306 311227 9953 14126 227579 104913 28849 93817 117693 103838 5589 8266 4034 4034 125000 125000 8623 8006 255 362 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 74215 68902 2196 3117 PUB, SUB, AND DUES 62608 60220 239 2149 BANK CHARGES 38854 38854 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 35031 31309 915 2807 83101 62786 10084 10231 4496516 3930754 234055 331707 2693858 1684742 590000 197625 1536 28597 44163 37189 45729 169811 72549 48509 97262 10650 22885 3016428 2486317 221342 251461 221342 251461 X 2393117 1614856 401969 620000 2795086 2234856 3016428 2486317 -560230 X false true X true false X 1467059 1997948 2872267 3814774 3852166 14004214 1467059 1997948 2872267 3814774 3852166 14004214 2316440 11687774 184 289 570 1527 2978 5548 14009762 3689289 0.83430 0.86830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21956 170732 192688 4305828 4498516 374926 93732 252889 276089 412844 374926 1316748 1975122 102093 70520 90432 192688 455733 63222 69022 103211 93732 329187 493781 46067 20992 20622 21956 109637 152966 61344 91622 16845 11205 5640 97262 3936286 3936286 3936286 4496516 4496516 4496516 false SOUTH ASIA 2 8 GRANTS PROGRAM 200462 UNITED STATES 1 1 GRANTS PROGRAM 15000 3 9 3 9 215462 215462 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM 215462 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 200,462 0 UNITED STATES 15,000 0 X false false false false false false false false false ANDREW KIMBRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 209343 1212 15477 224820 1212 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 POLLINATORS AND PESTICIDES PROGRAM WORKS TO INDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF THE LOSS OF POLLINATORS AND COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER IN THE US AND WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADEQUATELY REGULATE PESTICIDES THAT ARE LINKED TO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS IN BESS AND POLLINATORS. 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. 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