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COTTON INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
COTTON INCORPORATED (EIN 62-0786018)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-08-11
IRS object ID
202312239349301626
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2022v5.0
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MissionCOTTON INCORPORATED, FUNDED BY U.S. GROWERS OF UPLAND COTTON AND IMPORTERS OF COTTON AND COTTON TEXTILE PRODUCTS, IS THE RESEARCH AND MARKETING COMPANY REPRESENTING UPLAND COTTON. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AND OPERATED TO IMPROVE THE DEMAND FOR AND PROFITABILITY OF COTTON.MissionDesc
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DescCONSUMER MARKETING: THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT CONTINUED THE SUCCESS OF THE YOUR COTTON, YOUR WAY CAMPAIGN FOR A SECOND YEAR. THE CAMPAIGN, TARGETED TO ADULTS AGES 18 TO 49, WITH A FEMALE SKEW, AIMED TO HIGHLIGHT THE COMFORT OF COTTON AND THE CONFIDENCE IT PROVIDES TO REINFORCE THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES MESSAGE. THE CAMPAIGN CAME TO LIFE IN A MODERN, MEMORABLE WAY BY FEATURING CHARACTERS WHO SHARE HOW COTTON IS THE FABRIC OF THEIR LIVES WHILE POPULAR MUSICIAN, CARNIE WILSON, ACCOMPANIES THEM ON THE PIANO. THIS CAMPAIGN IS MEANT TO REINVIGORATE AND ADD A MODERN DIMENSION TO THE ORIGINAL, THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES JINGLE, WHICH IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE CAMPAIGN. THIS 360 EFFORT REACHED CONSUMERS THROUGH TELEVISION, STREAMING VIDEO, DIGITAL MEDIA, SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. BY CREATING AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION AND IMPROVING BRAND HEALTH, THE CAMPAIGN DROVE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF COTTON AND INCREASED DESIRABILITY AMONG CONSUMERS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR THE CAMPAIGN'S SECOND YEAR WAS OPTIMIZING AND BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN 2021. THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY IN MEDIA WAS TO PRIORITIZE CHANNELS THAT HAVE SHOWN STRONG PERFORMANCE RESULTS IN 2021. IN 2022, THE CAMPAIGN DELIVERED OVER 182M IMPRESSIONS FROM THE TV AND STREAMING EFFORTS. ANOTHER KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE CONSUMERS. WITH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON CUSTOM CONTENT PROGRAMS, THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES BY DEVELOPING A ROBUST AND CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL CONTENT PLAN ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH KEY LEADERS IN THESE SPACES TO CREATE EXPERIENCES SUCH AS INFOGRAPHICS, PODCASTS, AND ARTICLES TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS. THIS DROVE CONSIDERATION AND HIGHLIGHTED COTTON'S KEY BENEFIT MESSAGING VIA ENGAGING EXPERIENCES ONLINE. The Your Cotton, Your Way CAMPAIGN WAS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY THE COTTON NATURALS, GAMING, AND SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGNS. THESE CONSUMER MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AIMED TO RAISE AWARENESS WITH SPECIFIC NICHE GROUPS. COUPLING NEW CREATIVE ASSETS WITH INTEREST-BASED TARGETING, KEY TARGET GROUPS WILL BE SERVED AND ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE WITH THE CREATIVE WORK. THE COTTON NATURALS CAMPAIGN LEVERAGED ACTIVE VIDEO ADS ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO REACH FITNESS/WELLNESS AND LIFESTYLE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS. FURTHER, AN IN-PERSON ACTIVATION TOOK PLACE IN VENICE BEACH, CA (NOVEMBER) TO BRING THE MESSAGE OF COTTON ACTIVEWEAR DIRECTLY TO A SKATING/BOARDING COMMUNITY. THE GAMING CAMPAIGN FEATURED ONLINE DISPLAY BANNER ADS AND CUSTOM CONTENT SPONSORSHIPS TO REACH VIDEO GAME FANS IN NATIVE ENVIRONMENTS ONLINE. "GAMING" WAS INITIALLY LAUNCHED AS A TEST CAMPAIGN IN 2021, AND BASED ON ITS SUCCESS, THE CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZED FROM THE PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN. FINALLY, THE INCREASED INTEREST IN SUSTAINABILITY REVOLVED AROUND A KEY TARGETED PAID SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT AS WELL AS UTILIZING KEY SUSTAINABILITY INFLUENCERS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. ADDITIONALLY, CORPORATE BRANDING LAUNCHED IN JANUARY AND RAN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN PRINT AND ONLINE, TO REACH THE TEXTILE TRADE. ACROSS THE COTTON LEADSSM AND MACROTRADE CAMPAIGNS, THERE ARE OVER 100 PLACEMENTS. MEDIA RAN IN PRINT AND DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS ECOTEXTILE NEWS, RIVET, AND SOURCING JOURNAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE MACROTRADE CAMPAIGN RAN ON LINKEDIN, TARGETING DECISION-MAKERS IN SUPPLY-CHAIN BASED INDUSTRIES. BASED ON FINDINGS FROM THE 2021 CAMPAIGN, THE LINKEDIN CAMPAIGN WAS OPTIMIZED SO THAT THE FREQUENCY OF THE AD HAD INCREASED VIEWS. BY TARGETING A SMALLER, MORE QUALIFIED AUDIENCE, THE STATISTICAL STRENGTH OF THE BRAND FAVORABILITY READ-OUT INCREASED. DURING 2022, THE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES THERE HAVE BEEN 3,604 NEWS ITEMS ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS ACTIVITIES, REPRESENTING A REACH OF OVER 2B. IN 2022, APPROXIMATELY 60 MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS WERE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. BY PARTICIPATING IN KEY INITIATIVES, SUCH AS SATELLITE MEDIA TOURS FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND HOLIDAY SHOPPING, THE EFFORTS RESULTED IN 1,099 NEWS STORIES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 21.9M. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 250 PROACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH AN ESTIMATED REACH OF 10.3M IMPRESSIONS. NOTABLE AMONG THE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2022 WERE ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF U.S. COTTON; THE CORPORATE STRATEGY AND INSIGHTS (CSI) DEPARTMENT AND ITS CONSUMER AND RETAIL TRENDS DATA; AND CONSUMER-FACING CORPORATE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE BLUE JEANS GO GREEN DENIM RECYCLING PROGRAM, AND FURTHER AMPLIFICATION OF THE COTTONSEED AND COTTONSEED OIL INDUSTRY. IN 2022 BRAND PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED PLANNING AND EXECUTING CONSUMER-FACING FASHION AND RETAIL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AROUND MESSAGING, COLLECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS FOR THE BLUE JEANS GO GREEN (BJGG) DENIM RECYCLING PROGRAM. THERE CONTINUED TO BE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION FROM CONSUMERS AND THE INDUSTRY IN SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE BLUE JEANS GO GREEN (BJGG) PROGRAM. NEW-TO-THE-PROGRAM AND RETURNING BRANDS AND RETAILERS OFFERED CONSUMER-FACING DENIM RECYCLING IN-STORE AND/OR ONLINE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. NEW TO THE PROGRAM, ANTHROPOLOGIE, PARTICIPATED FROM AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER, AND WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET HELD TAKE-BACK PROMOTIONS WITH VARYING OFFERS THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT 2022. SOME NOTABLE RETURNING RETAILERS INCLUDED AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, ARIAT, MADEWELL, PACSUN, THEISEN'S, AND SOUTH MOON UNDER. THE DENIM RECYCLING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO THRIVE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GROUNDED IN SUSTAINABILITY SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND IT HELPS RETAILERS OFFER A WAY TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON COTTON'S CIRCULARITY. TO EMPHASIZE COTTON'S INHERENT CIRCULAR LIFECYCLE, BJGG ANNOUNCED AND EXECUTED A NEW MESSAGING CAMPAIGN IN THE FALL, DENIM FULL CIRCLE, WHICH WAS FEATURED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL BLASTS, AND THE BJGG WEBSITE. THIS CAMPAIGN ALSO INCLUDED A PUSH TO SIGN UP FOR COTTON'S EVERY PIECE PLEDGE, A VIRTUAL COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND DENIM RECYCLING, WHICH COINCIDED WITH AMERICA RECYCLES DAY ON NOVEMBER 15. THE BLUE JEANS GO GREEN PROGRAM CONTINUES TO OFFER COTTON'S ENDEMIC BRANDS, RETAILERS, AND NON-ENDEMIC BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS A TURNKEY WAY TO PARTICIPATE AND MEET THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY GOALS WHILE EDUCATING AND ENGAGING CONSUMERS. TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, BJGG IMPLEMENTED A COLLEGE TRANSIT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AT FIVE UNIVERSITIES FROM OCTOBER 15 TO DECEMBER 15. OVER 2022, THE BLUE JEANS GO GREEN PROGRAM SOUGHT NEW WAYS TO INSPIRE BRANDS, RETAILERS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO GET INVOLVED AND RECYCLE THEIR DENIM. THE STRATEGIC AND RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS AREA WITHIN THE BRAND PARTNERSHIPS DEPARTMENT HAD A MULTIFACETED YEAR OF MARKETING EFFORTS AT POINT-OF-SALE. ONE OF THE MANY OBJECTIVES FOR THE TEAM IS TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE MIX OF RETAIL CHANNEL PARTNERS. THE TEAM ONBOARDS NEW RETAILERS YEARLY AND RE-ENGAGES WITH HIGH-PERFORMING RETAILERS WHERE POTENTIAL AND/OR GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IS SEEN BASED ON PROGRAM METRIC REPORTS. THIS YEAR, THE TEAM WORKED WITH REVOLVE (MASS E-TAILER), EDITORIALIST (FASHION MEDIA AND RETAIL PLATFORM), SOMETHING NAVY (INFLUENCER-BRED ONLINE RETAILER WITH BRICK-AND MORTAR BOUTIQUES), AROPOSTALE (ONLINE AND NATIONAL BRICK-AND-MORTAR SPECIALTY CHAIN) AND FOUR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM. THE AMOUNT OF COTTON BENEFIT MESSAGING PROMOTIONAL ASSETS AND THE SEAL OF COTTON PLACEMENT AT RETAIL THIS YEAR WAS SIGNIFICANT. THERE WERE OVER 150 PIECES OF CONTENT PUBLISHED BY REVOLVE ALONE (AND THIS ONLY INCLUDES ONE OF THEIR PLATFORMS - REVOLVE WOMENSWEAR). ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF COTTON-FOCUSED ASSETS WAS PROMOTED BY THEIR REVOLVE MAN AND FWRD PLATFORMS. EXPERIENCES CAME BACK IN A LARGE WAY THIS YEAR AFTER A HIATUS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. COTTON HAD A SUSTAINABILITY PRESENCE AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK. THERE WERE INFLUENCER EVENTS WHERE COTTON CONTENT WAS POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA BY PROMINENT INFLUENCERS. COTTON WAS FRONT AND CENTER VIA SIGNAGE AT OVER 500 AROPOSTALE STORES NATIONWIDE. THERE WERE ALSO UNIQUE IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING A POP-UP STORE IN LOS ANGELES, A SHOPPING EVENT IN HOUSTON, A BODY POSITIVITY IN-STORE EVENT IN NEW YORK, AND A HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE IN MIAMI. OVER 10K SKUS WERE TAGGED WITH THE SEAL OF COTTON ONLINE, ALLOWING FOR AN EASY IDENTIFIER OF COTTON PRODUCTS. CURATED ONLINE SHOPS ALSO HELPED EASE THE COTTON PURCHASE JOURNEY ON DESKTOP, MOBILE DEVICES, AND APPS. 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DescAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DIVISION'S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE THE PROFITABILITY OF U.S. COTTON PRODUCTION BY DIRECTING AND FUNDING THE CREATION OF AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS AND THEIR ADOPTION BY COTTON PRODUCERS. FOR 2022, THE AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DIVISION'S PRIORITIES FOCUSED ON PEST MANAGEMENT, SEED QUALITY, SUSTAINABILITY SUPPORT, AND EVALUATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. ADDRESSING ISSUES IN THESE KEY AREAS IS CRITICAL FOR IMPROVING GROWER PROFITABILITY, REDUCING COTTON'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND DELIVERING A QUALITY PRODUCT TO THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY. ONGOING ENTOMOLOGY RESEARCH AIMED AT REDUCING INPUT COSTS BY IMPROVING INSECTICIDE SPRAY THRESHOLDS AND EVALUATING A NEW BT COTTON FOR THRIPS AND LYGUS CONTROL MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THIS YEAR. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF FOV4 RESISTANT GERMPLASM AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC AND VIRULENCE DIVERSITY ACROSS THE U.S. WILL IMPROVE MANAGEMENT, BREEDING EFFORTS, AND HELP LIMIT DAMAGE IN UPLAND COTTON. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR VARIOUS WEED SPECIES WERE EVALUATED TO SLOW THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF HERBICIDE RESISTANT WEEDS, INCLUDING USE OF COVER CROPS AND SEED DESTRUCTION. TO IMPROVE SEED QUALITY, A BELT WIDE PROJECT WAS CONTINUED IN 2022 TO IDENTIFY CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SEED QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND IN-FIELD STAND ESTABLISHMENT. AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE VALUE OF COTTONSEED, COTTON INCORPORATED HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT TWO MULTIYEAR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF COTTONSEED OIL CONSUMPTION FOR HUMAN HEALTH. TO SUPPORT THE DIVISION'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, A BELT WIDE NITROGEN REFINEMENT STUDY WAS INITIATED AT OVER 20 LOCATIONS AGAIN IN 2022 TO IMPROVE NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY BY BETTER QUANTIFYING AND CREDITING SOIL RESIDUAL NITROGEN BASED ON CROP ROTATIONS AND INTEGRATION OF COVER CROPS. PROGRESS WAS ALSO MADE IN DEVELOPING AN OPEN-SOURCE IMAGE DATABASE TO SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING, AS WELL AS AN APPLICATION TO OTHER COTTON MANAGEMENT CONCERNS INCLUDING HARD LOCK AND WEED CONTROL. THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION'S MAIN OBJECTIVE, TO CREATE AN IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY REPUTATION FOR THE COTTON INDUSTRY, IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH FIVE MAJOR FOCUS AREAS: 1) SUSTAINABLE COTTON PRODUCTION GOALS AND THE U.S. COTTON TRUST PROTOCOL, 2) RESEARCH ON CIRCULARITY AND COTTON BIODEGRADABILITY, 3) SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS, 4) ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL (NGO) AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS, AND 5) COTTON SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATIONS. ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES WITHIN THESE FIVE MAJOR PROJECT CATEGORIES STRENGTHENS COTTON'S POSITION AS A MORE SUSTAINABLE, TRUSTWORTHY, AND COMPETITIVE FIBER TO THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN. TO REACH THE U.S TEN-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS, THE U.S. COTTON TRUST PROTOCOL (CTP), FIELD TO MARKET, AND THE COTTON LEADS PROGRAM ARE KEY COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF COTTON PRODUCTION, PROVIDE METRICS FOR MEASUREMENT, AND TO COMMUNICATE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THE DIVISION CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP TO THE U.S. CTP TO HELP INCREASE GROWER ENROLLMENT. BY SERVING ON THE METRICS, VERIFICATION, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COMMITTEES WITHIN FIELD TO MARKET, THE DIVISION'S STAFF NOT ONLY HELP TO LEAD THIS FLAGSHIP COMMODITY SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION BUT ENSURE THAT THE CALCULATOR AND METRICS REMAIN RELEVANT AND USEFUL FOR COTTON. THE DIVISION CONTINUES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COTTON LEADS GROUP, COMMUNICATING THE SUSTAINABILITY SUCCESSES OF THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIAN COTTON INDUSTRIES WITH BRANDS, RETAILERS, AND MANUFACTURERS TO BOOST COTTON CONSUMPTION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS YEAR THE DIVISION COLLABORATED WITH THE U.S. CTP TEAM TO DESIGN AND DELIVER A U.S. CLIMATE SMART COTTON PROGRAM PROPOSAL TO THE USDA'S PARTNERSHIPS FOR CLIMATE SMART COMMODITIES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THIS PROPOSAL WAS AWARDED $90,000,000 FROM THE USDA AND INCLUDED $8,750,000 FROM INDUSTRY MATCHING FUNDS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. AS PART OF THIS INDUSTRY SUPPORT, COTTON INCORPORATED COMMITTED $2,500,000 WHICH WAS LEVERAGED TO HELP SECURE THE OVERALL PROPOSAL AWARD. THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION EXPANDED THE COTTON BIODEGRADABILITY RESEARCH THIS YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL CIRCULARITY OPTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION DIVISION (PDI). A STUDY WAS COMPLETED TO RESEARCH HOW DIFFERENT INDIGO DYES IMPACT DENIM COMPOSTABILITY AT THE LAB AND INDUSTRIAL SCALE. THIS EFFORT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ESTABLISHING THE PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT TEXTILE COMPOSTABILITY COULD BE AN OPTION FOR BRANDS AND RETAILERS LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR CIRCULARITY STRATEGIES AND CAPTURE CARBON IN THE SOIL. EXPANDING THE DIVISION'S ACTIVITIES INTO THE STANDARDS ARENA HAS PROVIDED A NEW AVENUE FOR INFLUENCING AND LEADING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT COTTON AND SUSTAINABILITY, ESPECIALLY THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. WORKING WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (AERD) AND PDI DIVISIONS, SUSTAINABILITY IS IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE SUSTAINABLE COTTON AND TEXTILE PRODUCTION. IN COORDINATION WITH THE CONSUMER MARKETING AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING DIVISIONS, COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY MESSAGES IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS AND CONTINUED CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COTTON TODAY WEBSITE. THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION IS WORKING TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF COTTON INCORPORATED AS A LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY AND GAIN IMPORTANT ROLES IN SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT CREATE TOOLS AND METRICS TO JUDGE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COTTON.Desc

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DescGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING: THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING THE USE OF COTTON IN PRODUCTS RANGING FROM APPAREL TO HOME TEXTILES AND CONSUMER ITEMS SUCH AS DIAPERS, DISPOSABLE WIPES, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. THE DIVISION WORKS GLOBALLY WITH STAFF BASED IN FOUR COUNTRIES BUT REACHING HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. THE DIVISION OPERATES WITH THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO GUIDE THE MANY DIFFERENT MARKETING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. AN IMPORTANT TACTIC FOR MAINTAINING A GLOBAL PRESENCE FOR COTTON IS THROUGH DIRECT ACCOUNT INTERACTION WITH MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, BRANDS, AND RETAILERS FOR THE APPAREL, NONWOVENS, AND HOME PRODUCTS MARKETS. GSCM STAFF FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON INFLUENCING MAJOR BRANDS AND RETAILERS THROUGH COORDINATION OF VARIOUS COMPANY RESOURCES, WITH THE GOAL OF INFLUENCING THE USE OF COTTON VERSUS OTHER FIBERS. DURING 2022, GSCM STAFF CONDUCTED MORE THAN 576 MEETINGS WITH COMPANIES IN THE MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDING KEY BRAND AND RETAILER ACCOUNTS. GSCM PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRY EVENTS INCLUDED: - GSCM STAFF PARTICIPATED IN PERSON AT THE JANUARY AND JUNE 2022 OUTDOOR RETAILER SHOW IN DENVER, CO, AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 735 REQUESTS FOR FABRICAST FABRICS. - STAFF ATTENDED THE ISPO TRADE SHOW IN MUNICH, GERMANY, ADVANCING THE USE OF COTTON AND COTTON TECHNOLOGIES TO THE EUROPEAN PERFORMANCE BRANDS. MORE THAN 150 FABRICAST FABRIC REQUESTS WERE GENERATED FROM THIS EVENT. - STAFF PRESENTED AT THE USFIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NYC. - STAFF SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SECOND REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EVENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA ORGANIZED BY THE TEXTILE AND CONFECTION CHAMBER OF EL SALVADOR. COTTON INCORPORATED'S VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER SPOKE ABOUT POSITIONING THE COTTON LEADSSM PROGRAM AND THE ADVANCES OF THE U.S. COTTON INDUSTRY IN THE FRAME OF THE HIGGS INDEX METHODOLOGY. - STAFF SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN FOUR, 3D VIRTUAL FASHION WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY (CITA). AS PART OF THE SPONSORSHIP, STAFF PRESENTED AND INTRODUCED COTTON INCORPORATED'S DIGITAL FABRIC LIBRARY AND ASSETS AVAILABLE ON COTTONWORKS WEBSITE. THE WORKSHOPS WERE ATTENDED BY MILLS, SOURCING COMPANIES, AND BRANDS. THE GSCM DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MESSAGING TO THE TRADE. IN 2022, CONSISTENT MESSAGING AND IMAGERY WAS IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING TRADESHOWS, TRADESHOW PROMOTIONAL ITEMS AND OUTLETS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. NUMEROUS DIFFERENT PRINT AND DIGITAL ASSETS WERE CREATED TO FOCUS ON MULTIPLE MESSAGES IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE PLATFORMS FOR THE APPAREL, HOME, AND NONWOVENS MARKETS. MANY ACTIVITIES OCCURRED IN 2022 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF COTTON IN PRODUCTS THROUGH LICENSING OF COTTON INCORPORATED'S TECHNOLOGIES. SEVERAL NOTABLE PROJECTS ARE LISTED BELOW: - A NATIONAL RETAILER IN THE U.S. ADOPTED THE USE OF TOUGH COTTON TECHNOLOGY FOR A BACK-TO SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH TECHNOLOGY CALLOUTS ON HANGTAGS AND GARMENT STICKERS. - A U.S.-BASED WORKWEAR BRAND HAS EXPANDED THE USE OF STORM COTTON TECHNOLOGY FOR BOTH KNIT AND WOVEN PRODUCTS. - A U.S.-BASED MEN'S RETAILER ADOPTED THE PUREPRESS TECHNOLOGY ON A CASUAL PANT PROGRAM. - THE LARGEST APPAREL DEPARTMENT STORE IN MEXICO LAUNCHED A FIRST LOT OF 15,000 PIECES FEATURING THE WICKING WINDOWS TECHNOLOGY. - A JAPANESE CASUAL AND DENIM APPAREL BRAND AND RETAILER COMMERCIALIZED STORM COTTON TECHNOLOGY ON THEIR SPRING/SUMMER 2022 COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES JACKETS, PANTS, AND OVERALLS. THE PRODUCTS CARRIED THE STORM COTTON TECHNOLOGY HANGTAGS AND WERE MARKETED IN THE JAPANESE MARKETS. - AN AUSTRALIAN ATHLETIC APPAREL RETAILER LAUNCHED AROUND 48,000 UNITS OF TRANSDRY TECHNOLOGY COTTON PRODUCTS, NAMELY MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COTTON/SPANDEX TEE SHIRTS AND TANKS. THE PRODUCTS WERE ON SALE IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022 AND ONLINE FOR MARKETS IN OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, U.S., CANADA, SINGAPORE, U.K., AND EUROPE. - A CHINESE SPORTSWEAR BRAND ADOPTED TRANSDRY TECHNOLOGY ON A LINE OF WOMEN'S TEE SHIRTS AND DRESSES. OVER 7,500 UNITS WERE LAUNCHED AT RETAIL WITH TRANSDRY TECHNOLOGY HANGTAGS. - A FRENCH LINGERIE BRAND PRODUCED AND MARKETED AROUND 80,000 PIECES OF TRANSDRY COTTON UNDERGARMENTS. PRODUCTS WERE AVAILABLE IN FRANCE IN 2022. IN 2022, 41 TECHNICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS WERE HELD WITH OVER 2,300 ATTENDEES. THIS YEAR'S WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. NEW TOPICS THIS YEAR INCLUDED DIGITAL PROTOTYPING AND KNITTING FOR ACTIVEWEAR. THE PURPOSE OF THESE WORKSHOPS WAS TO PROVIDE DETAILED TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON RELEVANT TOPICS IMPORTANT FOR COTTON. COTTONWORKS WEBINARS OFFER A UNIQUE WAY TO REACH THE INDUSTRY AND AMPLIFY THE COMPANY'S MESSAGE. FOLLOWING A RECORD YEAR FOR WEBINARS, THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE ON RECORD WAS RECORDED IN EARLY 2022 FOR WEBINARS. STAFF HOSTED A WEBINAR ON CIRCULARITY, AND OVER 500 ATTENDEES JOINED IT. A TOTAL OF TEN WEBINARS WERE HELD THIS YEAR. RECORDED WEBINARS LIVE ON THE COTTONWORKS WEBSITE AND MAKE FOR GREAT WEB CONTENT. WEBINARS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL METHODS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH MANY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM THE GLOBAL COTTON INDUSTRY. THE 2022 "COTTON IN THE CURRICULUM" UNIVERSITY EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS CONCLUDED IN DECEMBER. SPECIFICALLY, 19 UNIVERSITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE U.S. WERE AWARDED. 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J BERRYE WORSHAM
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MARK MESSURA
SR VP, GLOBAL SUPP CHAIN MKTG40.00.0$341,597$0$123,944Yes (X)
KATER HAKE
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KIMBERLY S KITCHINGS
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JOHN MORGANS
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MIKE SHEN
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TIMOTHY JOHNSON
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JOHN CHIAVACCI
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MARY ANKENY
VP PDI OPERATIONS40.00.0$216,709$0$81,216Yes (X)
VIKKI MARTIN
VP, FIBER COMPETITION40.00.0$226,262$0$68,965Yes (X)
JESSE DAYSTAR
VP, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFCR40.00.0$236,951$0$46,114Yes (X)
HIDEYUKI KIKUMORI
DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL MARKETING40.00.0$197,652$0$16,595Yes (X)
VAN MURPHY
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MARVIN BEYER
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JAMES JOHNSON
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JEFF HUX
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LLOYD ARTHUR
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KODY BEAVERS
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FRANK BEZNER
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RICHY BIBB
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JOSHUA BIRDWELL
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MALCOLM CALHOUN
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LINK CARLTON
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JASON CONDREY
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JERRY DAVIS
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MICHAEL PATSCHKE
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DEAN ROVEY
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JOHN RUARK
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MINDSHARE USA LLC
3 World Trade Center 175 GreenwichNEW YORKNY10007Marketing$19,237,099
COTTON COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL
1521 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUENW WASHINGTONDC20036Marketing$3,065,175
DDB WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATIONS
195 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10007Marketing$3,041,262
TEXAS AM AGRILIFE RESEARCH
400 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy 300COLLEGE STATIONTX77845Research Services$1,507,431
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
PO Box 41105LUBBOCKTX79409Research Services$1,195,820
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,943TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,133,650TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,468,343TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,421TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,585,250TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,018,204TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,683,787TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,443TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,916TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,681TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$699,612TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,235,397TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$425,979TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,169,507TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,514,999TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,560,212TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,724,672TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,649,578TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,530TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
RESEARCH & EDUCATION$13,829,578
SPONSORSHIPS$3,441,171
GRAPHIC ARTS$948,104
MAINTENANCE$933,496

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,816,530TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,108,003TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,976BOYAmt
EOY$1,961EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,171,187BOYAmt
EOY$6,179,843EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,310,342BOYAmt
EOY$10,849,987EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,151,343BOYAmt
EOY$1,118,108EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,863,047LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,678,508LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,746,588BOYAmt
EOY$4,184,539EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,744BOYAmt
EOY$5,713,239EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,712,180BOYAmt
EOY$28,047,677EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,878,152BOYAmt
EOY$18,606,254EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,239,673BOYAmt
EOY$4,690,772EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,117,825BOYAmt
EOY$23,297,026EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,594,355BOYAmt
EOY$4,750,651EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,594,355BOYAmt
EOY$4,750,651EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,712,180BOYAmt
EOY$28,047,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,133,576ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$22,720PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,210,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,763,053DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,447,187BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,598,694OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,252,183DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,346,511BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,054,113OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$663,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$390,841BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,184,539TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$3,712,276
ACCRUED PENSION ASSET$2,000,963
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,713,239TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$4,690,772Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,690,772TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$86,790,449TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,548,870DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,548,870RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$83,241,579RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$83,241,579TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$85,656,873TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,548,870DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,548,870ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$82,108,003ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$82,108,003TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT FOR ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX ("FORM 990") WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") ANNUALLY. THE COMPANY IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME EARNED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021. THE COMPANY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. THE COMPANY'S TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific320Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$4,564,465
North America15Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$1,334,554
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$832,834
Central America and the Caribbean01Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$190,159
South Asia00Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$41,623
South America00Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$41,345
Middle East and North Africa00Program ServicesINFORMATION SUPPORT$19,828
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesInformation Support$8,786
North America00Program ServicesAgricultural Research$7,814
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees27SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee27TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,041,408SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,041,408TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN BREEDING/GENETICS STUDIESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient5RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$259,943CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXPLANATION: GRANTS ARE OVERSEEN BY OUR AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH EMPLOYEES. THESE EMPLOYEES MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THOSE RECEIVING GRANTS, INCLUDING REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS OF THEIR PROGRESS AND SITE VISITS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
J BERRYE WORSHAM
PRESIDENT & CEO$586,112$0$85,000$0$64,761$0$105,835$0$48,841$0$890,549$0$0$0
MARK MESSURA
SR VP, GLOBAL SUPP CHAIN MKTG$286,440$0$28,739$0$26,418$0$77,639$0$46,305$0$465,541$0$0$0
KATER HAKE
VP AGRICULT/ENVIR. RESEARCH$269,259$0$55,294$0$40,885$0$62,544$0$30,881$0$458,863$0$0$0
KIMBERLY S KITCHINGS
SR. VP, CONSUMER MARKETING$238,263$0$23,754$0$15,836$0$56,561$0$36,964$0$371,378$0$0$0
JOHN MORGANS
VP ADMIN. & ASSISTANT TO PRES.$238,565$0$23,535$0$12,542$0$60,569$0$25,753$0$360,964$0$0$0
MIKE SHEN
VP & MANAGING DIRECTOR - PDI$215,586$0$21,461$0$22,944$0$40,244$0$14,586$0$314,821$0$0$0
TIMOTHY JOHNSON
VP & CFO$194,851$0$20,000$0$24,223$0$36,568$0$35,679$0$311,321$0$0$0
JOHN CHIAVACCI
VP INFORMATION TECH. & CTO$194,736$0$19,764$0$7,818$0$51,270$0$36,957$0$310,545$0$0$0
MARY ANKENY
VP PDI OPERATIONS$186,211$0$20,007$0$10,491$0$45,172$0$36,044$0$297,925$0$0$0
VIKKI MARTIN
VP, FIBER COMPETITION$197,365$0$18,395$0$10,502$0$42,449$0$26,516$0$295,227$0$0$0
JESSE DAYSTAR
VP, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFCR$206,460$0$20,558$0$9,933$0$32,274$0$13,840$0$283,065$0$0$0
HIDEYUKI KIKUMORI
DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL MARKETING$142,324$0$11,079$0$44,249$0$7,797$0$8,798$0$214,247$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A:THE COMPANY PROVIDES FOR BUSINESS CLASS TICKETS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SELECT INTERNATIONAL TRIPS, WHICH INCLUDE FIRST-CLASS TICKETS WHEN DOMESTIC TRAVEL IS INVOLVED ON THOSE ITINERARIES. TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENTS ARE MADE FOR SELECT EXECUTIVES TO REIMBURSE MEDICAL EXPENSES.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4:J. BERRYE WORSHAM PARTICIPATES IN A SERP AND HAD CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50,000 IN 2022.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:COTTON INCORPORATED, FUNDED BY U.S. GROWERS OF UPLAND COTTON AND IMPORTERS OF COTTON AND COTTON TEXTILE PRODUCTS, IS THE RESEARCH AND MARKETING COMPANY REPRESENTING UPLAND COTTON. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AND OPERATED TO IMPROVE THE DEMAND FOR AND PROFITABILITY OF COTTON.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A:EXPLANATION: IN ABSENCE OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEING AVAILABLE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY VOTE ON ISSUES THAT ARISE. THE RESULTS OF ANY ACTION BROUGHT FORTH ARE VOTED ON AND RECOGNIZED IN THE MINUTES. UPON THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF SUCH ACTION AND NOTIFY OF THE OUTCOME. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMPOSITION IS VOTED UPON BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:EXPLANATION: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH THE COMPANY'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AT THE AUGUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL INFORM THE COMPLETE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND OUTCOME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:EXPLANATION: ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEST THAT THEY ARE FREE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:EXPLANATION: AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMPARABLE PAY INFORMATION AS WELL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY AN APPROPRIATE PARTY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:EXPLANATION: THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE YEAR IN THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TROLINDER TRUST FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16399 WESTON PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityCARYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27513ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN306017258EIN
Primary ActivitiesCOTTON BIOTECPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11CPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd