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FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 RA is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and no provision for such income tax has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. RA has evaluated uncertain tax positions with respect to its U.S. operations and concluded there are no such positions at December 31, 2021 and 2020. RA has operations in other countries and is subject to the laws and regulations of those countries. RA did not recognize any tax related interest or penalties during the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D A foreign exchange loss of $(69) related to currency losses ON REVENUE TRANSACTIONS WAS INCLUDED as a reduction of TOTAL REVENUE ON THE AUDIT REPORT BUT WAS INCLUDED IN PART XI LINE 9 ON FORM 990. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS OF $(55) AND CREDIT ON BAD DEBTS OF $13,255 WERE INCLUDED AS A NET REDUCTION OF TOTAL EXPENSES ON THE AUDIT REPORT BUT ARE INCLUDED IN PART VIII ON FORM 990. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D A foreign exchange loss of $(229,244) related to currency losses, CREDIT ON BAD DEBTS OF $13,255 AND LOSS OF DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS OF $(55) ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL EXPENSES ON THE AUDIT REPORT BUT NOT INCLUDED IN PART IX.. true Central America and the Caribbean 6 100 Program Services SEE PART V 9882584 Sub-Saharan Africa 6 56 Program Services SEE PART V 3210766 South America 2 26 Program Services SEE PART V 2133420 East Asia and the Pacific 1 25 Program Services SEE PART V 1897496 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 27 Program Services SEE PART V 2868620 North America 1 36 Program Services SEE PART V 2782542 South Asia 0 0 Program Services SEE PART V 60304 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program Services SEE PART V 32 North America 1 36 Grantmaking 687029 East Asia and the Pacific 1 25 Grantmaking 72774 Central America and the Caribbean 6 100 Grantmaking 3806124 Sub-Saharan Africa 6 56 Grantmaking 1541113 South America 1 36 Grantmaking 289175 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 27 Grantmaking 149618 South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking 36838 33 550 33 550 29418435 29418435 North America Sustainable 13626 EFT North America Sustainable 5354 EFT East Asia and the Pacific Sustainable 5892 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Forestry 8440 EFT East Asia and the Pacific Women 9259 EFT North America Sustainable 11129 EFT North America Sustainable 11948 EFT North America Sustainable 12196 EFT North America Sustainable 13427 EFT North America forest 13558 EFT North America forest 20887 EFT Europe SUSTAINABLE 29053 EFT South America Sustainable 57692 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable 69572 EFT North America Sustainable 82761 EFT Europe Landscape 85636 EFT Central America and the Caribbean/North Agriculture 92173 EFT North America forest 13851 EFT North America Sustainable 13983 EFT North America forest 14422 EFT North America forest 14461 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable 58666 EFT North America Sustainable 5417 EFT North America Sustainable 5627 EFT North America Sustainable 5718 EFT North America Sustainable 8242 EFT North America Sustainable 9422 EFT North America forest 11121 EFT North America Subproject 19061 EFT North America Subproject 21991 EFT North America local 16250 EFT East Asia and the Pacific Sustainable 5772 EFT North America Sustainable 7380 EFT South America Forestry 8957 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Sustainable 9540 EFT North America Women 10000 EFT South Asia Sustainable 11083 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Child 11673 EFT South America, East Asia and the Pacific forest 13025 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, East Asia an SUSTAINABLE 13027 EFT South Asia SUSTAINABLE 13572 EFT South Asia SUSTAINABLE 17144 EFT North America forest 17336 EFT Europe Research 17518 EFT North America local 17526 EFT North America forest 17990 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Forestry 18696 EFT North America forest 18898 EFT East Asia and the Pacific Research 20000 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Management 20000 EFT North America Sustainable 20461 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Agriculture 20728 EFT South America Forest 24187 EFT Europe Sustainable 24651 EFT East Asia and the Pacific Landscape 29323 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Women 30970 EFT North America Women's 36181 EFT North America USAID-Landscale 36737 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa local 38947 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable 44828 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable 46647 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable 53848 EFT Europe SUSTAINABLE 56329 EFT Central America and the Caribbean local 58418 EFT Central America and the Caribbean human 60457 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Sustainable 60899 EFT Central America and the Caribbean human 63092 EFT Central America and the Caribbean local 64943 EFT Europe Landscape 64975 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Value 67903 EFT South America Sustainable 74500 EFT Cote d'Ivoir local 78368 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa SUSTAINABLE 83609 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa local 91134 EFT Central America and the Caribbean local 97528 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Covid 107320 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Forest 116368 EFT Europe Supporting 136867 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa forest 149809 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape 190966 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Supporting 334689 EFT Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape 383121 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Covid 749840 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Covid 756615 EFT Central America and the Caribbean Covid 1441591 EFT East Asia and the Pacific forest 23476 EFT North America FOREST 25000 EFT 55 32 P000154_APIAGS INOVACION SA DE CV North America 1 25000 EFT KLEINHANS FELLOWSHIP North America 1 16297 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE U.S. PRIOR TO THE AWARDING OF A SUBGRANT, PROSPECTIVE AWARD RECIPIENTS COMPLETE A PRE-AWARD RISK SURVEY, ALLOWING RA TO DESIGN MONITORING ACTIVITIES BASED UPON THE SUBRECIPIENT'S RISK LEVEL. THESE MONITORING ACTIVITIES AND ANY DONOR-SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO SUBGRANT CONTRACTS AND/OR ARE DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE SUBGRANT FILE. SUBRECIPIENTS ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE PERIODIC SUBSTANTIVE FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE REPORTS FOR COST REIMBURSIBLE AWARDS. FOR FIXED OBLIGATION GRANTS, SUBRECIPIENTS ARE OBLIGATED TO SUBMIT PROJECT MILESTONES AND ASSOCIATED VERIFICATION FOR PAYMENT. PROJECT REPORTS AND ASSOCIATED BACKUP DOCUMENTATION AND CONTRACTS, INCLUDING DONOR CONTRACTS, ARE ELECTRONICALLY ARCHIVED. RA PROGRAM PERSONNEL - US-BASED AND INTERNATIONAL - ACTIVELY MAINTAIN AND MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBRECIPIENTS, MAKE SITE VISITS AS REQUIRED OR NEEDED, REVIEW FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE REPORTS, MONITOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING AND OTHER AWARD/SUBRECIPIENT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO SUB GRANTEES AND RA MANAGEMENT. RA'S EVALUATION & RESEARCH TEAM ANALYZES REPORTS AS REQUIRED/NEEDED. ALL SITE VISITS ARE RECORDED AND DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE SUBGRANT FILE. RELEASE OF FURTHER SUB-GRANT FUNDING DISTRIBUTIONS IS CONTINGENT ON RA'S ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS AND OTHER VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING AND OTHER AWARD/SUBRECIPIENT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUBGRANT COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED BY THE CONTRACTS & GRANTS ADMINISTRATION TEAM. THE TEAM PROVIDES SUBGRANTEE MONITORING TRAINING TO RA PROGRAM PERSONNEL, AND PROVIDES COMPLIANCE AND OTHER TRAINING TO ACTUAL SUBGRANTEES. THEY UNDERTAKE REGULAR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS AND REPORT FINDINGS TO PROGRAM AND RA MANAGEMENT. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3(E) For each of the regions listed below, the "Landscapes & Communities"Markets Transformation" program activities were active in: CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC EUROPE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SOUTH ASIA SCHEDULE F, PART III, LINE 1 IN 2021, THE KLEINHANS FELLOWSHIP WAS AWARDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE WORKED WILL STUDY THE GOVERNANCE OF RURAL FORESTS IN VERACRUZ, A HIGHLY DEFORESTED STATE IN MEXICO. 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A REVIEW OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL IS MADE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CEO AND CFO. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CEO AND CFO. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CEO WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, PERSONNEL REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A FORMER CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER SUSAN TRESSLER RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $30,814. FORMER DIRECTOR OF MARKETS TRANSFORMATION MIGUEL ZAMORA RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $58,517. X 5 104874 Selling price false true false FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 FOUNDED IN 1987, THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS BY TRANSFORMING LAND-USE PRACTICES, BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE AND PROSPER IN HARMONY WITH THE LAND. THE CORE OF OUR APPROACH LIES IN LEVERAGING MARKET DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY AND ENHANCE LOCAL LIVELIHOODS. FROM LARGE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO SMALL, COMMUNITY-BASED COOPERATIVES, WE INVOLVE PRODUCERS, BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS ALL ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN IN EFFORTS TO BRING RESPONSIBLY PRODUCED GOODS AND SERVICES TO A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE IN WHICH THE DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS GROWING STEADILY. SINCE OUR FIRST EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA OVER 30 YEARS AGO, THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE HAS GROWN INTO A GLOBAL INNOVATOR OF MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 80 COUNTRIES. THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE IS ACTIVE IN MULTIPLE SECTORS - INCLUDING FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, TOURISM AND CARBON/CLIMATE - PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO PRODUCERS, WHILE WORKING WITH BOTH LOCAL ENTERPRISES AND DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. RAINFOREST ALLIANCE HOLDING, INC. WAS FORMED ON JANUARY 1, 2018 TO SERVE AS THE COMMON NON-PROFIT PARENT CORPORATION PROVIDING CENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OVER 2 WHOLLY-OWNED NON-PROFIT ENTITIES: 1) RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, INC, A NEW YORK CORPORATION AND SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY AND 2) STICHTING RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, A TAX-EXEMPT DUTCH FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A Landscapes and Communities The Rainforest Alliance ("RA") develops and implements long-term climate conservation and community development programs in a number of critically important tropical landscapes where commodity production threatens ecosystem health and the well-being of rural communities. We co-design these initiatives with our frontline community partners and focus on improving rural livelihoods through sustainable local economies. Elements of our landscape programs include: - training in land management best practices, including climate-smart agriculture and sustainable forestry - providing training opportunities to rural producers so they can diversify their income streams or add value to their products - opening access to sustainable financing through partnerships with lending institutions and helping rural producers improve their financial management skills - facilitating public-private partnerships that stimulate reliable, long-term market demand for more sustainably produced goods - connecting farmers and forest communities to new markets to expand selling opportunities - taking what is known as an "Integrated Landscape Management" approach, we work with rural communities to build dynamic landscape partnerships that unite all land users: farmers, forest enterprises, local leaders, companies, and governments. Together, we tackle complex and often interconnected challenges that are too big to be taken on alone-from climate change and deforestation to human rights and rural poverty. By involving a diverse range of stakeholders in our landscape management programs, we bring all land users together to discuss common interests and determine collective actions. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2021 included: - In 2021, the Rainforest Alliance had approximately 55 active projects with farmers and forest communities to improve livelihoods and protect nature. We continued to work with a diverse donor base to further evolve integrated landscape conservation and value chain development in the agriculture and forestry sectors in strategic working landscapes. Some of the largest donors were the Elysabeth Kleinhans, European Commission, Green Climate Fund, Global Environmental Facility, IKEA Foundation, One Tree Planted, USAID and World Bank. - In 2021, our total reach was bigger than ever before-25 ongoing integrated landscape management projects and programs, spanning 14+ million hectares worldwide - RA launched LandScale, our all-in-one assessment tool to generate landscape-level insights about sustainability. The tool, co-created with Verra and Conservation International, is designed to help big project developers-including companies and governments-to assess social and environmental risks, such as deforestation or land conflict. LandScale also allows users to then invest in, monitor, measure, and communicate their sustainability impacts on a systematic and massive scale. In 2021, we piloted our new LandScale tool in Lamas, northern San Martn, Peru building on farmer certification work out to a landscape level. In total, 19 pilots were launched by LandScale across five continents in 2021 with 16 million + hectares covered by LandScale pilots worldwide. - Across the Andean and Amazonian regions, RA worked closely with Indigenous communities to diversify local economies in ways that protect San Martn, Peru forests. In 2021, we expanded our work with the Kichwa people to 14 communities. Together, we helped build markets for responsibly harvested forest products, such as honey and natural latex. Our partnerships there also have a strong focus on women's entrepreneurship. In 2021, we ran business management and digital skills trainings for the members of Warmi Awadora, a small women-led Indigenous handicraft collective. Using methods rooted in their ancestral heritage, the women of Warmi Awadora produce and sell beautiful woven textiles from native cotton that has been grown in harmony with the forest. - In Latin America, nine forest communities in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve maintained a near-zero deforestation rate in the vast "working forest" concessions they have managed for almost 20 years. That rate was 20 times less than in other parts of the reserve. More than 100 forest businesses created 12,000 jobs, with many leadership positions for women and benefits fanning out to more than 45,000 people between 2013 and 2021. Furthermore, during the same period, these forest businesses generated $69.6M total sales. Poverty rates in the concessions are significantly lower than in other parts of Guatemala, making outmigration from the concession communities virtually unheard of. In recent years, the government granted 25-year extensions to all the concessions whose land contracts have come up for renewal. Despite the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, in October 2021 two new concessions were created, adding 71,255 hectares to the 353,000 hectares already under community management. - RA has implemented measures to strengthen auditing and provide more support to certified farmers in West and Central Africa since 2019. As part of these efforts, we established a $5 million Africa Cocoa Fund (ACF) that helps farmers who need assistance in meeting our certification requirements. The first part of funding happened in 2021, with nearly $640,000 distributed among 8 projects that addressed issues such as child labor, income diversification, agroforestry and shade implementation. For one women-led cocoa cooperative in southern Cte d'Ivoire, those funds were used to understand and mitigate child labor risks through training, awareness-raising activities, and surveying local families. They also purchased 3,000 hens to increase family incomes for their members, addressing a root cause of child labor. - In the Western Highlands of Cameroon, we continued working closely with local communities and our frontline project partners to strengthen the economic and social rights of women and youth (particularly young women) in Mount Bamboutos through the promotion of community-based and environmentally sustainable landscape management. RA-CERT During Q4 2018, RA sold its RA-Cert program to Preferred By Nature (formerly known as NEPCon), an international non-profit organization that promotes and delivers sustainability certification services and has been working collaboratively on certification and other initiatives with RA since 1998. This sale represented a strategic shift in RA's operations. As part of the sale, RA was entitled to collect revenues each year of the 5-year sale term based on a percentage of applicable annual revenues. RA-Cert included certification, verification and validation activities in the areas of forestry, agriculture, and tourism. These services were focused on conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. Effective December 31, 2021, RA and Preferred By Nature agreed to terminate the agreement and all remaining liabilities were settled with a final payment made to RA in 2022. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B Markets Transformation The Markets Transformation team works to influence corporate policies, behavior, practices and allocation of resources for the betterment of farmers and forest communities in service of Rainforest Alliance's mission. We work with more than 5,000 businesses and 4 million farmers and workers on certified farms in 70 countries to drive more sustainable agriculture and responsible supply chains. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2021 included: - Products bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal or UTZ label are sold in over 175 countries. - In 2021 we continued the roll-out of our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard-an evolved certification program based on the principles of shared responsibility and sustainability as a journey of continuous, data-informed improvement. Our 2020 Certification Program introduced new requirements for companies to invest in and reward more sustainable production. At the same time, our new program fully embraces the power of data-from detailed record-keeping systems to cutting-edge geospatial analysis. This means exciting new digital tools to help farmers implement more sustainable practices, clearer performance insights and risk analysis for companies, and more effective auditing processes to ensure transparency and accountability. Stakeholder outreach, collecting feedback and providing training to farmers and supply chain actors across all sectors was a significant part of our work. - Costa Rica's Finca Esmeralda became the first in the world to achieve Rainforest Alliance certification against our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard. For Fyffes, one of the advantages of this pilot was the help and feedback received from the Rainforest Alliance staff in interpreting the requirements, setting them up for compliance with the standard. Since Finca Esmeralda is one of many Fyffes-operated farms around the world, their learnings from the pilot could likely be scaled up to impact farms throughout the banana industry. Simultaneously, their feedback helped the Rainforest Alliance understand the farm's specific challenges. This helps ensure our certification program is context-adaptable, and thus, more efficient and effective. - In 2021, as we transitioned to the new certification program, we expanded our Associated Trainers Network (ATN), a consortium of skilled local trainers who have undergone training from the Rainforest Alliance. More than 600 trainings were delivered across 36 countries by both ATN and our own staff, resulting in 11,000+ individuals trained in 2021. - RA joined forces with Nespresso to design a scorecard to guide farmers and companies as they progress toward their regenerative agriculture goals. The Rainforest Alliance spent months researching and testing the scorecard's components in two coffee-producing regions of Costa Rica. Then, in 2021, we further consulted with coffee experts from Brazil, Colombia, and other regions to ensure its applicability across the sector. - In 2021, 2.3 million metric tons of oranges were grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified farms for the orange juice market. In light of COVID-19 restrictions, the Rainforest Alliance team in Brazil trained certificate holders online, working with orange farmers, cooperatives, and orange juice companies to achieve certification under our program. Trainings covered topics like the protection of native forests and biodiversity, pest management, and water management. Particular attention was given to trainings on implementing our approach to workers' rights-including combating discrimination, improving working conditions, and working with farmers to pay farm workers a living wage. - In 2020 & 2021, we have supported the strengthening of 45 RA Certified farms and 52 non-certified banana farms in Ecuador and Guatemala through our Promotion of Best Social and Environmental Practices in the Banana Value Chain initiative. The outcomes included training for 2,400 women and youth on topics like disaster-risk preparedness, environmental education, improved home sanitation and waste management, gender equality, entrepreneurship, business-plan development, improved access to microfinance, and more. This initiative has indirectly benefited over 11,000 community members. - RA tested our assess-and-address approach to tackling child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and workplace violence and harassment, grievance mechanism, and gender requirements with coffee partners in Ethiopia, tea partners in Malawi, and cocoa groups in Ghana. - Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our regional teams have worked hard to support our partner farming communities facing severe health and economic hardships. With the help of our wider alliance and the generosity of our donors, we aided local relief efforts across India and Sri Lanka-distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) and life-saving medical supplies to over 30,000 farmers and frontline workers in more than 55 hospitals and clinics. - Our annual Follow the Frog campaign highlights everyday actions-like buying products with our green frog seal-that can make a positive difference for people and nature. Some of the results of the 2021 campaign: - 94 collaborating company partners in 29 countries - 16M people reached via influencer, social media, participating companies and RA channels - 29 influencers from 5 countries - RA joined the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Climate Hybrid Conference to discuss community forestry's contribution to climate resilience and mitigation in the tropics, and stakeholders' role in supporting and scaling them up. The session was well-attended and viewed over 1,000 times online. We also launched the Forest Allies Community of Practice (CoP) an opportunity for companies to positively affect within and beyond their supply chains. The launch was well-received by the hundreds who joined. - In 2021, we launched a brand awareness campaign, Let's Grow Together. Our goal was to show that change is possible-and anybody can start their sustainability journey through simple, actionable everyday choices at home. We reached 21 million people across the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B THE ORGANIZATION HAD SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OVER BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: CAMEROON, CONGO (KINSHASA), COSTA RICA, GHANA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDONESIA, KENYA, MEXICO, PERU, UNITED KINGDOM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A The Rainforest Alliance has an executive committee consisting of eight directors of the Board of Directors (the "Board"). Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Chair of the Board serves as the Chair of the executive committee. During the time between Board meetings, the executive committee can exercise all powers of the Board that may be delegated in connection with the management of the business affairs and property of Rainforest Alliance, except as restricted by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. The Executive Committee meets at the discretion of the Chair of the Board and reports all actions to the Board. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CFO INITIALLY REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION'S DRAFT FORM 990. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990 WITH RESPECT TO ANY QUESTIONS INVOLVING LEGAL MATTERS. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND RAISE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THE CFO OVERSEES ANY REVISIONS BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALONG WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, IS FURNISHED TO EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND STAFF MEMBER OF THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE UPON UNDERTAKING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR THE TERM OF SUCH PERSON'S SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. ANY DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE MADE UP OF THE CEO, CFO AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AND ARE REPORTED ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE HAS AMONG ITS RESPONSIBILITIES THE DUTY OF REVIEWING AND MAKING DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ALL TRANSACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, OR ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVING DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, A DETAILED FORM 990 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS KLEINHANS FELLOWSHIPS AND THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IT REQUESTS DISCLOSURES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON FORM 990 ABOUT ANY TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND THOSE WHO SERVE IT IN VARIOUS VOLUNTEER AND PAID CAPACITIES, AND ABOUT ANY TRANSACTIONS AMONG THOSE PERSONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED SALARY ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES (THE "GUIDELINES") THAT APPLY IN SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ITS CEO, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. UNDER THE GUIDELINES, THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES SEVERAL SALARY SURVEYS WITH SIMILARLY SIZED, INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT ITS SALARIES ARE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THOSE OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. GENERALLY, THE MIDPOINT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY RANGES FALLS WITHIN THE SALARY RANGE AVERAGES OF COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE THEN USED TO ESTABLISH AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE SET BY COMPARABILITY DATA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION THAT EXTENDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY ALL EMPLOYEES. THE GUIDELINES ALSO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE SEPARATELY THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND CFO, UNLESS SUCH INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION THAT EXTENDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY ALL EMPLOYEES. TO ENSURE RA PAY SCALES ARE CONSISTENT, FAIR AND COMPETITIVE, RA REGULARLY ENGAGES THE MERCER GROUP TO CONDUCT A GLOBAL REVIEW OF ITS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PAY SCALES. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 The Organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon written request to management. In addition, the Organization's audited financial statements, 990's, conflict of interest and whistleblower policies, and summaries of all of its policies and procedures to ensure independence, are available on its Website. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - The Organization operates in several countries and incurs foreign translation gains/losses. For the tax year ended December 31, 2021, $(229,313) of foreign currency exchange losses were incurred. FORM 8858 FOREIGN DISREGARDED ENTITIES - The Organization filed a form 8832 for disregarded entity status with respect to all its foreign subsidiaries. The Internal Revenue Service has approved the election for treatment of disregarded entity status on the following entities: Rainforest Alliance LTD (UK) - EIN # 98-1051166 Rainforest Alliance Trading LTD (UK) - EIN #98-1069583 Rainforest Alliance (Ghana) - EIN # - 98-1051463 Foundation. The Organization has not received a determination with respect to the remaining foreign subsidiaries. The Organization will continue to treat them as foreign disregarded entities within form 990, including the filing of form 8858 for each one. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE ASSETS, LIABILITIES, NET ASSETS, REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF ALL BRANCHES AND AFFILIATES, WHICH FOR TAX PURPOSES ARE DISREGARDED ENTITIES, OF THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, INC. 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