2013-11-13T13:39:22-06:00 2012-12-31 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2012-01-01 522183112 FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION FAIR 2028981000 1111 19TH STREET NW NO 401 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JORGE F PEREZ-LOPEZ 2028981000 2013-11-13 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2013-11-13 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z JORGE F PEREZ-LOPEZ 1111 19TH STREET NW NO 401 WASHINGTON DC 20036 5839604 0 X WWW.FAIRLABOR.ORG X 1999 DC IMPROVE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND HELP ELIMINATE SWEATSHOP PRACTICES IN FACTORIES AROUND THE WORLD. 19 19 32 19 0 0 9000 185207 5209117 6403835 11063 8132 -57980 -802896 5171200 5794278 1422708 1375888 0 0 2619022 2486177 0 0 0 1344737 4050831 5386467 7912896 -215267 -2118618 3947876 2937247 1359713 2470361 2588163 466886 X IMPROVE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND HELP ELIMINATE SWEATSHOP PRACTICES IN FACTORIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH A UNIQUE COLLABORATION OF COMPANIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOR AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS, CONSUMER ORGANIZATION AND COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, WITH THE AIM TO PROTECT WORKERS' RIGHTS AND UPHOLD THE FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION (FLA) CODE OF CONDUCT. 0 0 2993183 5082532 SUSTAINABLE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE - BY JOINING THE FLA, PARTICIPATING COMPANIES AGREE TO ADOPT THE FLA CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE FLA PROCESS REQUIRES COMPANIES TO COMMIT TO A RIGOROUS PROGRAM OF CODE IMPLEMENTATION, INTERNAL MONITORING, INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL MONITORING AND REMEDIATION. THE FLA FACILITATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMS BY OFFERING TRAINING AND ADVICE, AND INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIES AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PROGRESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS. 1375888 1375888 FLA EUROPE - THE FLA-EUROPE IS THE EUROPE BASED OPERATION OF FLA THAT FACILITATES CONTACTS WITH GENEVA BASED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ILO, AND WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN COMPANIES AFFILIATING WITH FLA. THE GROUP ALSO SERVES AS A BASE FOR FLA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO. 851612 1321303 UNIVERSITY - AFFILIATING WITH THE FLA HELPS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FACTORY CONDITIONS TO BETTER INFORMED DECISION-MAKING ABOUT SOURCING OF LICENSED PRODUCT. THE FLA OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MONITORING IN WHICH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CAN REQUIRE THEIR LICENSEES TO PARTICIPATE. CURRENTLY, OVER 200 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITES IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE FLA COLLEGIATE LICENSEES, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FLA, THEY GAIN ACCESS TO A MONITORING METHODOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO FULFILL LABOR COMPLIANCE COMMITMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING ADOPTION OF THE FLA WORKPLACE CODE OF CONDUCT, IN ALL PRODUCTION OF COLLEGIATE MERCHANDISE. 138405 NGO SUPPORT 46955 COTTON 185360 5406043 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 0 1 32 1 0 1 CH HK SZ TU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X DAVID MILLER 2023869422 1111 19TH STREET NW SUITE 401 WASHINGTON DC 20036 KATHRYN KITTY HIGGINS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STAN BLANKENSHIP 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARA CHACON 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DAUBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHA DICKSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB DURKEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA GOLODNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN GONZALEZ-VALERO 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD GRIDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HOGGAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LOW 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG NEBEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN RIEDEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY RODRIGUEZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG ROGGENSACK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SILK 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN TRAMONTANO 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG WESTEMEIER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDA YANZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BROWN 40.00 X 26571 0 4310 SHERRI LIGON 40.00 X 120000 0 20028 JORGE F PEREZ-LOPEZ 40.00 X 185000 0 8226 AURET VAN HEERDEN 40.00 X 364287 0 0 RICHA MITTAL 40.00 X 107466 0 0 803324 0 32564 4 0 1 0 INFACT GLOBAL PRTNRS HONG KONG 288 DES VOUEX ROAD CENTRAL SHUENG WAN HK IN-FACTORY ASSESSMENTS 492073 ENABLON NORTH AMERICA 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 5420 CHICAGO IL 60606 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 344645 DANIEL VAUGHN WHITEHEAD 3 RUE DES ALPES GENEVA SZ WAGE ASSESSMENT 140000 3 185207 185207 AFFIL. ASSESSMENTS 900099 4989371 4989371 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 685889 685889 MONITORING MGMT FEES 900099 638291 638291 SPECIAL PROJECTS 900099 90284 90284 6403835 10610 10610 42848 45326 -2478 -2478 -2478 REIMBURSABLE EXP. 900099 53192 53192 TRANSLATION LOSSES 900099 15453 15453 TRANSACTION LOSSES 900099 -10557 -10557 -860984 -860984 -802896 5794278 6403835 0 -794764 X 1375888 1375888 728422 299761 428661 1400918 929009 471909 42214 18462 23752 130368 85262 45106 184255 163501 20754 180826 2388 178438 84698 47754 36944 2848 2848 1291034 960654 330380 478675 432895 45780 256076 122975 133101 360217 230383 129834 706494 534808 171686 245039 194544 50495 281528 3731 277797 31713 4028 27685 LICENSES & FEES 131683 131683 7912896 5406043 2506853 0 754648 113574 161295 127804 42236 636996 661500 12974 7568 62385 22728 1432918 320530 1150462 1112388 228852 186430 814873 565404 45308 177698 3947876 2937247 261627 1544230 633793 710195 464293 215936 1359713 2470361 X 2588163 466886 2588163 466886 3947876 2937247 -2118618 -2659 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2619706 194100 178404 9000 185207 3186417 1273965 4618454 4154288 5209117 6403835 21659659 3893671 4812554 4332692 5218117 6589042 24846076 0 967726 760724 913498 840206 936818 4418972 967726 760724 913498 840206 936818 4418972 20427104 28406 14398 14095 12568 10610 80077 28406 14398 14095 12568 10610 80077 3922077 4826952 4346787 5230685 6599652 24926153 0.81950 0.80790 0.00320 0.00370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 126293 76026 50267 1306625 244504 1062121 1112388 565404 C 565404 SECURITY DEPOSIT 75365 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 102333 177698 CAPITAL LEASES LIABILITY 64238 DEFERRED RENT 151698 215936 X DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 1 7 PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING, WAGE ASSESSMENTS 1328762 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 19 PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRAINING 1032870 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 9 PROGRAM SERVICES TURKEY-TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS 497492 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1375888 4 35 0 0 4 35 4235012 0 4235012 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GENERAL SUPPORT 1375888 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: FLA ONLY ISSUED GRANTS TO ITS RELATED ENTITIES. AS SUCH, SPECIFIC POLICIES WERE NOT ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS AS THIS WOULD RESULT IN SELF-MONITORING. X 0 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JORGE F PEREZ-LOPEZ 185000 0 0 0 0 0 7400 0 826 0 193226 0 0 0 AURET VAN HEERDEN 364287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 364287 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A FIRST CLASS TRAVEL WAS EXTENDED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO BASED ON VERBAL DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PRACTICE HAS SINCE STOPPED AND A BOARD OF DIRECTOR SUB-COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL TRAVEL, FIRST CLASS OR OTHERWISE, REQUESTED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL. PART I, LINE 7 SHERRI LIGON, TREASURER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, RECEIVED A BONUS THAT WAS AWARDED BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. AURET VAN HEERDEN CEO/PRESIDENT SALARY ADVANCE TO BE PAID BACK OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD X 12974 7568 0 0 1 7568 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH THE EXTERNAL TAX PREPARER TO COMPLETE AND UPDATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. UPON COMPLETION OF UPDATE AND INITIAL REVIEW, THE TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWS THE FORM NOTING ANY NECESSARY CHANGES PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE DRAFT FORM TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN A PHONE BASED MEETING BETWEEN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, THE TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE TAX PREPARER, THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS WALKED THROUGH NOTING ANY NECESSARY CHANGES BASED ON INPUT FROM ALL PARTIES. ONCE THE FILING HAS BEEN UPDATED AND ACCEPTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE GENERAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS THE DRAFT, IT IS COMMUNICATED TO THE PREPARER AND THE FINAL COPY IS FILED ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL FLA STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF OF STAFF & GENERAL COUNSEL AND KEPT BY THE TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THE COI POLICY IS ALWAYS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT, PARTICULARLY WHEN SIGNING NEW CONTRACTS OR BEGINNING NEW RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POSSIBLE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS IS RESEARCHED TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT. IF A CONTRACT IS TO BE MADE WITH A RELATED PARTY, IT IS DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A VOTE IS TAKEN ACCORDING TO IRS REGULATIONS. IF FLA STAFF MEMBERS IDENTIFY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CHIEF OF STAFF & GENERAL COUNSEL OR TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS ACTION. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS FOR WHICH A CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE BOARD REQUESTED, DISCUSSED, AND RELIED UPON OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DECISION. THROUGH ITS GENERAL COUNSEL, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPILED OBJECTIVE COMPENSATION DATA IN THE FORM OF A DETAILED, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEY FOR ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES AND ENSURED THAT IT ONLY COMPARED DATA FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND DEMOGRAPHICS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FEDERAL FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G REGIONAL STAFF: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 464,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,265. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 511,474. SURVEY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 145,241. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 103,722. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 248,963. TRANSLATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 74,082. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 52,905. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 126,987. SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,721. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,940. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,661. INVESTIGATION FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,182. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,415. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,597. RESEARCH & ANALYSIS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,717. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,508. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,225. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,749. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,819. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,568. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 186,903. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 62,060. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 248,963. HR CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,850. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,746. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,596. 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