CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY (EIN 52-2165893)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-15
IRS object ID
201303199349311505
Schema version
2012v2.3
Source
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Timestamp2013-11-15T19:43:20-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Name Name

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTHE 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.MissionDescription
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DescriptionFOR 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.Description

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DescriptionTHE 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.Description

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DescriptionCFS'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.Description
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Current Year Minus323509CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2102093CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus170520CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year90432CurrentYear
Total286554Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus359419CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus263222CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus169022CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year103211CurrentYear
Total294874Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$442,311GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus33459CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus246067CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus120992CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year20622CurrentYear
Total91140Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis81479OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation38947Depreciation
Book Value42532BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis42349OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation36372Depreciation
Book Value5977BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings48509TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt7241563TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal7241563RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form9907241563TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt5256886TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal5256886ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form9905256886TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (2 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
SOUTH ASIA28GRANTSPROGRAM314537
UNITED STATES11GRANTSPROGRAM30000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices3SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees9SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices3TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees9TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent344537SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent344537TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (2 entries)

RegionRegionPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
SOUTH ASIAPROGRAM314537WIRE
PROGRAM30000CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATESSCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2SCHEDULE 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.
ACTIVITIES PER REGIONSCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3SOUTH ASIA 314,537 0 UNITED STATES 30,000 0

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonANDREW KIMBRELLNamePerson
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org222540BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs4375CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org20250DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs569DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org242790TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs4944TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE 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.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DCFS'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.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 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.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE 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.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE 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.
STATES WHERE COPY OF RETURN IS FILEDFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17IOWA, 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
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNINING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAControlled OrgControlledOrg
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY
660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE ST 302WASHINGTONDC20003521909699PROGRAMDC501C37N/Afalse
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY ACTION FUND
660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUEWASHINGTONDC20036460640219PROGRAMDC501C47N/Afalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents RoyaltiesfalseReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related OrganizationfalseDividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgfalsePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiestrueSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeestrueSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgtrueReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgtrueReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgfalseOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeMTransactionType
Amount Involved28597AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationACTUAL EXPENSEMethodOfAmtDetermination

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