2013-01-15T15:04:54-06:00 2011-12-31 COATES & HUTCHINSON PC P O BOX 561 ODENTON MD 21113 990 2011-01-01 522165893 CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CENT 2025479359 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE ROOM/SUITE 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 ANDREW KIMBRELL 2025479359 2012-12-10 THERESA HUTCHINSON 4106726339 2012-12-10 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X ANDREW KIMBRELL 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 2908093 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 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: STRATEGIES IN PURSUING ITS GOALS, INCLUDING LITIGATION AND LEGAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SAFETY CONSTITUENCIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MEDIA OUTREACH. 4 3 22 0 1997948 2872267 9750 0 289 570 69568 35256 2077555 2908093 68334 301800 0 1041154 1258747 0 143539 948291 961233 2057779 2521780 19776 386313 590683 868860 166937 58451 423746 810409 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 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: 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 1095526 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. 493515 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. 86009 CFS'S CALIFORNIA PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC EDUCATION ON FOOD SAFETY ISSURE TO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA AND NATIONALLY. 528529 301800 CFS'S CAFO PROGRAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE FACTORY FARMING OF ANNIMALS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL INITIATIVES. 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 SAVE THE BEES 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. 528529 301800 2203579 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false 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 false true 9 0 true 22 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false 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 40.00 X X 123533 26875 19779 ADELE DOUGLASS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD DAVIS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY HAYES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 123533 26875 19779 1 false true false 5512 2866755 2872267 570 570 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 35256 35256 35256 2908093 35256 570 301800 301800 143312 114649 28663 858740 827764 7120 23856 13139 12376 98 665 163782 158208 283 5291 79774 66591 9482 3701 18000 7493 1038 9469 75473 75473 198861 168247 16175 14439 1919 659 1260 116438 83211 14192 19035 210546 197913 2105 10528 184338 157580 16456 10302 25144 16250 6226 2668 18159 17071 180 908 3385 3182 34 169 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 51131 48064 511 2556 PUB, SUB, AND DUES 36846 15554 18767 2525 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & USAGE 7152 6724 70 358 TAXES - OTHER 5069 1124 -1080 5025 8772 -881 6272 3381 2521780 2203579 174662 143539 48823 355510 352219 128500 161948 251099 24158 40198 123501 68855 30786 54646 2906 8750 590683 868860 156289 58451 10648 166937 58451 X 39872 636588 383874 173821 423746 810409 590683 868860 X 386313 350 X false true true X false X 1560659 1564102 1467059 1997948 2872267 9462035 1560659 1564102 1467059 1997948 2872267 9462035 2476464 6985571 2282 821 184 289 570 4146 444 575 69568 35256 105843 9572024 285899 0.72980 0.47230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 20992 49528 70520 2451260 2521780 276089 69022 false 223865 237677 252889 276089 990520 1485780 15576 23509 102093 70520 211698 55966 59419 63222 69022 247629 371444 576 3459 46067 20992 71094 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 81152 38796 42356 42349 30059 12290 54646 2908093 2521780 386313 350 350 386663 2908443 350 350 2908093 2908093 2521780 2521780 2521780 SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIV PART X - LINE 2: IN JUNE 2006/ THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, CFS HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECONITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false SOUTH ASIA 2 8 GRANTS PROGRAM 301800 2 8 2 8 301800 301800 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM 301800 WIRE PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 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. SOUTH ASIA 301,800 0 false false false false false false false false false ANDREW KIMBRELL 123533 26875 19779 143312 26875 AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B WE INADVERTENTLY MARKED BOX 8 INSTEAD OF BOX 7 ON SCHEDULE A IN PART I. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: 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 DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CFS'S CAFO PROGRAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE FACTORY FARMING OF ANNIMALS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL INITIATIVES. 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 SAVE THE BEES 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 990 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. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY 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. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL 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. STATES WHERE COPY OF RETURN IS FILED 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM 990, PART XI LINE 5 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS IS NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE ST 302 WASHINGTON DC 20003 521909699 PROGRAM DC 501 C 7 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY M 251099 ACTUAL COSTS