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FIN 48 FOOTNOTE PART X, LINE 2 MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES BEFORE THE YEAR 2009. REVENUE RECONCILIATION SCH D, PART XII, LINE 2D NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM SUBSIDIARY: ($ 17,309) true Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services TRADE & CLIMATE CHANGE 10180 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services RESEARCH & WRITING 5000 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services TRADE & CLIMATE CHANGE 2000 North America Program Services TRADE 38097 South America Program Services TRADE 37 55314 55314 false false false false false false true FOOD & SOCIETY PROGRAM STIPENDS 14 478131 VARIOUS GRANT RECIPIENTS 12044 GRANT ASSISTANCE IATP REQUIRES THAT A SATISFACTORY REPORT IS SUPPLIED BEFORE THE FINAL PAYMENT OF THE GRANT IS GIVEN. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III, LINE 4A FOOD AND SOCIETY PROGRAM (FASP) - THE IATP FOOD AND COMMUNITY FELLOWS ARE INNOVATIVE CHANGE MAKERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEMS THAT ARE JUST AND HEALTHY FOR ALL PEOPLE. FELLOWS USE MULTI-MEDIA, POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PROMOTE FRESH IDEAS ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEM - SUPPORTING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FARMING, SAFE PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION, FAIR LABOR STANDARDS, AND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESSIBLE TO ALL - ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. IN 2012, THE FELLOWS PROGRAM HAD 14 CURRENT FELLOWS AND SEVERAL ACTIVE ALUMNI. MANY OF THE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES IN 2012 FOCUSED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF FOOD JUSTICE - ON FARMS, IN COMMUNITIES, AND IN POLICY DECISIONS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR INCLUDED AN ENTIRE TRACK OF PRESENTATIONS PREPARED BY FELLOWS AT THE MINORITIES IN AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND RELATED SCIENCES ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, A TOUR OF WEST GEORGIA FARMERS COOP, A PRESENTATION OF FELLOWS' VIDEOS AT THE KELLOGG FOUNDATION FOOD AND COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IN ASHEVILLE, A STRATEGY SESSION AND TOUR OF FARMS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, AND PARTICIPATION OF SEVERAL FELLOWS AND ALUMNI IN THE IATP FOOD + JUSTICE = DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS. IN ADDITION TO THE FACE-TO-FACE GATHERINGS, THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL TRAININGS, MONTHLY CHECK-IN CALLS, WEBINARS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST, AND MENTORING SUPPORT. SEVERAL FELLOWS GAVE MAJOR PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF OUTREACH IN 2012. MANY OF THE WRITINGS AND SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS WERE POSTED ON THE FELLOWS' PROGRAM BLOG AT HTTP://WWW.FOODANDCOMMUNITYFELLOWS.ORG/BLOG PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III, LINE 4B FOOD, HEALTH & JUSTICE - IN 2012, IATP'S FOOD, HEALTH AND JUSTICE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PUBLIC POLICY REFORM IN THE ARENAS OF CREATING A HEALTHIER AND MORE JUST FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEM, REDUCING TOXINS, AND PROMOTING GREEN CHEMISTRY. IN ITS NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE FOOD SYSTEM PROJECT, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALLED FOOD + JUSTICE = DEMOCRACY, ATTENDED BY OVER 300 PEOPLE, GENERATING FOOD JUSTICE PRINCIPLES. THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH WORK, WE IDENTIFIED RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE VISIBLE THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN FOOD, JUSTICE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND TO DETERMINE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS THAT POINT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH HEALTHY FOOD ACTION, IATP EDUCATED AND MOBILIZED THOUSANDS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO TAKE ACTION FOR SAFER AND SANER FOOD POLICY. MOBILIZING THE HEALTH COMMUNITY AROUND WINNING A HEALTHIER FARM BILL CONTINUED AS A STRONG FOCUS IN 2012, AS WAS CURTAILING THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND ELIMINATING FOOD CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS FOOD DYES AND ARSENIC. THROUGH ITS HEALTHY LEGACY PROJECT, IATP EDUCATED CONSUMERS ABOUT CHEMICALS IN FOOD AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND ADVOCATED FOR HEALTHIER POLICY SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING THE SAFE CHEMICALS ACT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND STATE POLICIES TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF FORMALDEHYDE AND BISPHENOL A IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND THE TOXIC FREE KIDS ACT OF 2013. WITH ITS BUSINESS, ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS, IATP CONTINUES TO CO-LEAD THE GREEN CHEMISTRY FORUM, WORKING TO PROVIDE STRONGER LEADERSHIP ON GREEN CHEMISTRY IN MINNESOTA. IATP'S 2012 LOCAL FOODS WORK CENTERED ON A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES TO BUILD LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND SUSTAINABLE FARMERS, AND EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. MAJOR INITIATIVES HAVE INCLUDED LAUNCHING AND EVALUATING A FARM TO CHILDCARE INITIATIVE, RESEARCHING THE FEASIBILITY OF PROCESSING LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES FOR THE K-12 MARKETPLACE AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SOCIAL FINANCE MECHANISMS FOR COFFEE GROWING COMMUNITIES OVERSEAS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESEARCHING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INTERNATIONAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, WORKING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST TO EXPAND THEIR USE OF REGIONALLY AND SUSTAINABLY GROWN FOODS, EMPOWERING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS TO OPERATE FARMERS MARKETS IN UNDER-SERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND LEADING STATE-WIDE EFFORTS TO DEVELOP POLICY CONCEPTS TO ADVANCE FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III, LINE 4C RURAL COMMUNITIES - THE RURAL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE LAND USES AND ECONOMICS THAT BENEFIT FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2012, THE PROGRAM'S WORK HAD FOUR PRIMARY COMPONENTS: SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY, CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROTECTION, AND RURAL ORGANIZING. IATP CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND HARVESTING FROM AGRICULTURE AND FOREST LANDS, INCLUDING WORK ON STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. ONE NEW AREA OF WORK INCLUDED IATP STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH WAS TASKED WITH PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT, GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STATE-FEDERAL PROGRAM. IATP CONTINUED TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE BIOPLASTICS, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON MORE SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS FOR BIOPLASTICS AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF A MINNESOTA GREEN CHEMISTRY SECTOR, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE ANNUAL MINNESOTA GREEN CHEMISTRY FORUM CONFERENCE. ADDITIONALLY, IATP EXPANDED EFFORTS TO END ANTIBIOTIC USE IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION, AND BEGAN NEW WORK TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH BIOMASS THERMAL ENERGY. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNFOLDING OF ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE U.S. DROUGHTS IN RECENT TIMES, IATP CONTINUED ITS ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE POLICY, INCLUDING HOW FARMERS IN THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES CAN BECOME MORE RESILIENT. SOME OF IATP'S EFFORTS WERE CENTERED ON THE PROPOSED 2012 FARM BILL ADN HOW THAT POLICY COULD BETTER MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON RURAL AND FARM ENERGY. A GROWING AREA OF FOCUS IN THIS WORK HAS BEEN THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE IMPACTS AND FARM INSURANCE. INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED AT PUBLIC MEETINGS, ON WEBINARS, AND THROUGH PUBLICATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IATP HAS STARTED DOCUMENTING FARMERS' RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN WORDS IN A SERIES OF VIDEOS. WORKING TO PROTECT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IATP MONITORED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND OTHER AGENCIES WHOSE POLICIES AFFECT THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER, AND COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE INTEGRITY OF THE RIVER AND THE THRIVING AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM IN THE RIVER BASIN, INCLUDING CONCERNS ABOUT NAVIGATION. IATP'S WORK TO CONNECT RURAL CITIZENS AROUND RURAL POLICY PRIORITIES INCLUDED RELEASE OF A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE 2012 FARM BILL, WITH STAFF AUTHORING PIECES ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY ISSUES. PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. AT THIS TIME, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVES THE REPORT TO THE STATE AG'S OFFICE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PART VI, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES PAR VI, LINE 15 A&B PRESIDENT'S - SALARY IS COMPARED TO OTHER NONPROFITS AND THEN MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES - ONLY INTERNAL HOW GOV. DOCS., COI POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STMTS. ARE AVAIL. TO THE PUBLIC PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE AVALIABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.IATP.ORG. RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS PART XI, LINE 5 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES- UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS. 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