2014-08-11T08:52:25-05:00 2013-12-31 454037800 BURDETTE SMITH & BISH LLC 4035 RIDGE TOP ROAD SUITE 550 FAIRFAX VA 220307411 990 2013-01-01 521709212 INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL FOUNDATION INTE 2022966540 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DAVID B SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2022966540 2014-08-06 1 JEFFREY A SMITH CPA P00139935 7035915200 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z DAVID B SCHMIDT 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 430 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1031983 0 X WWW.FOODINSIGHT.ORG X 1991 DC COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED INFO ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 14 14 0 0 0 0 934565 1026304 10890 5168 -784 511 0 0 944671 1031983 7000 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 849937 937624 856937 944624 87734 87359 1254627 1305969 573646 537629 680981 768340 X TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 0 0 445503 FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY: A COMMUNICATOR'S GUIDE TO IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING (3RD EDITION) AND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS: THE IFIC FOUNDATION SPREAD ITS MISSION INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS IN VIETNAM AND INDONESIA AND THE LAUNCH OF FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY: A COMMUNICATOR'S GUIDE TO IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING (3RD EDITION) IN SEVERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES. IT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY AS A CIVIL SOCIETY DELEGATE, WITH A FOCUS ON NCDS, AND PRESENTED SCIENCE-BASED CONCEPTS AT KEY GLOBAL CONFERENCES AND THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD RISK COMMUNICATION AND FOODINSIGHT (SPANISH VERSION) WEBSITES AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS FOOD LABEL CONSUMER RESEARCH. 71733 FOOD & HEALTH SURVEY: CONSUMER ATTITUDES/BELIEFS TOWARD FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH SURVEY: A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE, QUANTITATIVE SURVEY DESIGNED TO GAIN INSIGHTS FROM CONSUMERS ON VARIOUS FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS. 108624 5168 PUBLICATIONS AND PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES: PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU TOOLKIT: A TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING AND ACTIVITY CHOICES TO OVERALL HEALTH WAS A JOINT PRODUCT OF THE DIETARY GUIDELINES ALLIANCE; DIETARY FATS: BALANCING HEALTH & FLAVOR: A CONSUMER GUIDE TO PROMOTE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF FATS IN FOODS AND THEIR COMPONENT FATTY ACIDS IS ESSENTIAL FOR GUIDING CONSUMERS TOWARDS A HEALTHFUL EATING PATTERN.THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED 4 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING CONFUSION ON ALL SIDES OF THE CALORIE EQUATION AND PUTTING THE DIETARY GUIDELINES INTO ACTION: BEHAVIOR-BASED MESSAGES TO MOTIVATE PARENTS IN THE JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS AND NUTRITION TODAY. 46051 EXHIBITS: EXHIBITED AT SPECIFIC EXHIBITIONS TO COMMUNICATE SCIENCE-BASED NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION TO ATTENDEES. 48960 MEDIA DIALOGUE 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 NON PROFIT SECTOR), OR OTHER PUBLIC VENUE. 102011 7000 727871 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 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 CONNETICUT 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 JAMES CONLAN TREASURER 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 NANCY DAIGLER 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 46278 308237 65849 KIMBERLY REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 31.00 38.00 X 105023 139242 34643 GERALDINE MCCANN COO 7.00 44.00 X 50439 178859 30557 ANDREW BENSON VP INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 7.00 35.00 X 25310 144987 32728 MARIANNE SMITH EDGE SENIOR VP 12.00 36.00 X 54411 182185 58530 281461 953510 222307 1 0 1 0 0 69550 177480 779274 1026304 PUBLICATION SALES 511120 5168 5168 5168 511 511 1031983 5168 0 511 7000 7000 3906 2460 1446 32941 32941 87536 87536 5709 5709 350000 272500 77500 611 611 SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENS 198179 198179 GRANT EXPENSES 186057 186057 PUBLICATIONS 34124 34124 EXHIBITS 15051 15051 23510 12500 11010 944624 727871 216753 0 570699 391074 305500 195100 47995 179943 5674 18300 3055 2597 1069 458 323690 521094 1254627 1305969 2758 16381 570888 521248 573646 537629 X 1067 68715 679914 699625 680981 768340 1254627 1305969 87359 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 784123 1241259 903167 934565 1026304 4889418 784123 1241259 903167 934565 1026304 4889418 4889418 4643 2162 336 -784 511 6868 4896286 5168 0.99860 0.73910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3055 2597 458 458 DUE FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL 521094 521094 DUE TO INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL 521248 521248 X 1012272 0 1012272 19711 19711 1031983 944624 0 944624 0 944624 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 2010. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 19,711. 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 46278 257734 0 45602 0 4901 0 48500 0 17349 46278 374086 0 0 KIMBERLY REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 105023 122242 0 17000 0 0 0 22726 0 11917 105023 173885 0 0 GERALDINE MCCANN COO 50439 161859 0 17000 0 0 0 21229 0 9328 50439 209416 0 0 ANDREW BENSON VP INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 25310 134987 0 10000 0 0 0 16029 0 16699 25310 177715 0 0 MARIANNE SMITH EDGE SENIOR VP 54411 165185 0 17000 0 0 0 21959 0 36571 54411 240715 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 BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, STEVEN RIZK AND JAMES CONLAN, 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. 2013 WAS THE MOST RECENT YEAR IN WHICH THE PROCESS INCLUDED 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 OVERSIGHT OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM 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 278993 ACTUAL AMOUNTS INCURRED INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL O 350000 ALLOCATED COSTS INCURRED INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL P 37248 ALLOCATED COSTS INCURRED