2021-11-12T11:58:14-06:00 2020-12-31 135565207 KPMG LLP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 101540102 990 2020-01-01 362746754 GS1 US INC GS1U 6096200200 300 CHARLES EWING BOULEVARD EWING NJ 08628 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR CFO 6096200200 2021-11-12 1 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR 999009999 PHILLIP GROFF P01247783 2672567400 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT CARPENTER 300 CHARLES EWING BOULEVARD EWING NJ 08628 120814542 0 X WWW.GS1US.ORG X 1971 DE THE PURPOSE OF GS1 US, INC. IS TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY SEE SCHEDULE O. 21 20 197 24 113163 69380 0 0 67895494 66641917 112242246 8266181 1529593 0 181667333 74908098 0 0 0 0 32429552 35075330 0 0 0 37829163 32369317 70258715 67444647 111408618 7463451 371776827 424096831 44781933 42629452 326994894 381467379 X THE PURPOSE OF GS1 US, INC. IS TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.SEE SCHEDULE O, PART I DESCRIPTION ABOVE. 0 0 STANDARDS - GS1 US MISSION IS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES RANGING FROM LARGE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO SMALL START-UP BUSINESSES UNIQUELY AND CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFY PRODUCTS, ASSETS, SHIPMENTS, AND PHYSICAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. THESE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS ENABLE TRADING PARTNERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION CRITICAL TO THEIR BUSINESSES. ADVISORY SERVICES - GS1 US CUSTOMIZES GUIDANCE AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENT GS1 STANDARDS. EDUCATION & TRAINING - THROUGH CERTIFICATE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND BOTH LIVE AND ON-DEMAND EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, GS1 US HELPS ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE GS1 STANDARDS TO HELP INNOVATE, OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND BUILD CAPABILITIES THAT DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 197 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CRAIG WELLENS 6096204612 300 CHARLES EWING BOULEVARD EWING NJ 08628 ROBERT CARPENTER CEO & BOARD MEMBER 40.00 0.00 X X 2724765 0 47988 DAWN BLOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE BORNMANN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BREEN BOARD MEMBER BEG. MAY 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BRENNAN BOARD MEMBER UNTIL NOV. 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO COLAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE DELAUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON GEIGER BOARD MEMBER UNTIL JAN. 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN INWRIGHT CHAIRMAN & BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RON KNAPP BOARD MEMBER UNTIL APRIL 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL LOPERA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUNITA MANI BOARD MEMBER UNTIL NOV. 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MOFFATT-BRUCE VICE CHAIRWOMAN & BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER BEG. MAY 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS RESWEBER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANJAY SARMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SCHAFER BOARD MEMBER BEG. NOV. 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SHERIDAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SKODA BOARD MEMBER BEG. MAY 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR N SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH G STEVENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DICK TRACY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN URBAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YOSSI ZOMET BOARD MEMBER BEG. NOV 2020 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP, CFO 40.00 0.00 X 939431 0 45299 SIOBHAN O'BARA SVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 720884 0 32339 GREGORY ROGERS SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 0.00 X 565438 0 41080 CARRIE WILKIE SVP, ENTERPRISE PROGRAM DELIVERY 40.00 0.00 X 441542 0 31055 MELANIE HILTON SVP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 426106 0 43164 RUCHI DATTA VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 0.00 X 391577 0 50821 WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN SVP, MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 318304 0 51222 WILLIAM FRASER VP, TECHNOLOGY 40.00 0.00 X 308170 0 49651 ANGELA FERNANDEZ VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 369306 0 45213 PAUL WOOD VP, ENTERPRISE PROGRAM MGMT 40.00 0.00 X 309931 0 48049 CRAIG WELLENS CORPORATE CONTROLLER 40.00 0.00 X 304146 0 50821 MICHELLE COVEY VP, PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 0.00 X 282640 0 37311 RYAN RICHARD VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 271488 0 31101 8373728 0 605114 94 0 1 0 ANEXINET CORPORATION 4 SENTRY PARKWAY BLUE BELL PA 19422 IT CONSULTING 4763227 HITACHI SOLUTIONS AMERICA LTD 100 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE SUITE 35 IRVINE CA 92618 IT CONSULTING 4400983 THE BAILEY GROUP 200 W GERMANTOWN PIKE PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 MARKETING 1697709 NESS USA INC 1000 TOWN CENTER WAY CANONSBURG PA 15317 IT CONSULTING 1428223 MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC PO BOX 7247-7255 PHILADELPHIA PA 19008 MGMT CONSULTING 950000 30 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 64789794 64789794 PROGRAM/CONFERENCE REVENUE 541900 1113231 1113231 SHARED SERVICES FEES 541900 695345 695345 CATALOGUE SALES 541900 43547 43547 66641917 4528391 113163 4415228 49644234 45906444 3737790 3737790 3737790 74908098 66641917 113163 8153018 7147656 18055850 1249339 6865566 1756919 688004 160693 1065004 10089562 957955 622026 2879624 1753670 349145 1101133 5816758 4102404 212795 CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FE 1437352 RECRUITING AND TRAINING 654437 TEMPORARY SERVICES 449118 INCOME TAXES 29637 67444647 11495447 7590722 55998 400866 3136000 4721124 5123723 31572915 15683780 13083416 15889135 221381747 258013085 117501910 133498784 3537185 444516 371776827 424096831 21287371 19267284 21492259 22165188 2002303 1196980 44781933 42629452 X 326994894 381467379 326994894 381467379 371776827 424096831 7463451 47009034 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 0 1 0 3972382 1389647 2582735 1388144 974115 414029 26212389 13320018 12892371 15889135 HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS 51057247 F REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 10136259 F FIXED INCOME 48684892 F MULTI-STRATEGY PRIVATE EQUITY 3487366 F MULTI-STRATEGY PRIVATE DEBT 1968385 F COLLECTIVE TRUST 18164635 F 133498784 DUES PAYABLE 1196980 1196980 X 120852128 47009034 47009034 73843094 1065004 1065004 74908098 66379643 0 66379643 1065004 1065004 67444647 PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAXES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS THE FOOTNOTE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER ASC 740-10 (FIN 48): GS1 US, INC. HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INDICATING THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A SECTION 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. GS1 US RECOGNIZES INCOME TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINABLE BASED ON THE MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 1009870 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 2046612 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 21993905 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 INVESTMENTS 6014069 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 25948435 0 0 0 0 0 0 57012891 0 57012891 1 0 1 1 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) THE ACCOUNTING METHOD IS ACCRUAL. X X X X 1 0 0 ROBERT CARPENTER CEO & BOARD MEMBER 785576 0 726734 0 1212455 0 22800 0 25188 0 2772753 0 0 0 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP, CFO 432618 0 195598 0 311215 0 22800 0 22499 0 984730 0 0 0 SIOBHAN O'BARA SVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 337310 0 195381 0 188193 0 22800 0 9539 0 753223 0 0 0 GREGORY ROGERS SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES 275727 0 137018 0 152693 0 22800 0 18280 0 606518 0 0 0 CARRIE WILKIE SVP, ENTERPRISE PROGRAM DELIVERY 257843 0 107849 0 75850 0 22800 0 8255 0 472597 0 0 0 MELANIE HILTON SVP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT 239477 0 94986 0 91643 0 22800 0 20364 0 469270 0 0 0 RUCHI DATTA VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 264381 0 102292 0 24904 0 22800 0 28021 0 442398 0 0 0 ANGELA FERNANDEZ VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 241596 0 106522 0 21188 0 22800 0 22413 0 414519 0 0 0 WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN SVP, MARKETING 227480 0 69986 0 20838 0 22800 0 28422 0 369526 0 0 0 PAUL WOOD VP, ENTERPRISE PROGRAM MGMT 218713 0 70018 0 21200 0 22800 0 25249 0 357980 0 0 0 WILLIAM FRASER VP, TECHNOLOGY 232387 0 75028 0 755 0 22800 0 26851 0 357821 0 0 0 CRAIG WELLENS CORPORATE CONTROLLER 205677 0 97445 0 1024 0 22800 0 28021 0 354967 0 0 0 MICHELLE COVEY VP, PARTNERSHIPS 199564 0 64037 0 19039 0 22772 0 14539 0 319951 0 0 0 RYAN RICHARD VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 206721 0 64131 0 636 0 21922 0 9179 0 302589 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PURPOSE OF GS1 US, INC. IS TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE THE BYLAWS OF GS1 US, INC. (THE "CORPORATION") WERE AMENDED EFFECTIVE AS OF MAY 13, 2020, TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CORPORATION) SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES OF THE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES. MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ARE ADMITTED UPON OBTAINING A COMPANY PREFIX, A GS1 IDENTIFICATION KEY AND/OR JOINING AN INDUSTRY INITIATIVE AND PAYING THE APPLICABLE DUES AND FEES. AN INDUSTRY INITIATIVE IS ANY ONE OF SEVERAL INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES FORMED BY THE CORPORATION TO SUPPORT MEMBERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO THE SPECIFIED INDUSTRY. THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH INDUSTRY INITIATIVE IS ITS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF SUCH INDUSTRY INITIATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE SCHEDULE O, SECTION A, LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B AS EXPLAINED IN THE NARRATIVE RESPONSE TO QUESTION 6 OF PART VI, SECTION A, THE PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS EFFECTIVELY RESERVE ALL GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH GS1 US, INC. STAFF MEMBERS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM (CEO, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CFO, AND GENERAL COUNSEL). A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (DIRECTORS), FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GS1 US, INC. HAS A CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRING EXECUTIVES, BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EACH YEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, AS REQUIRED, REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ESCALATED AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY USED BY GS1 US, INC. IN BENCHMARKING JOBS IN THE MARKET HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2004. IN ORDER TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERS, GS1 US, INC. MUST BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO ITS MEMBER BASE. FOR THE TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MARKET DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF $500 MILLION TO $1 BILLION IN REVENUE IS THE BENCHMARK GROUP. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN DATA DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS RANGE, WE MUST EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BENCHMARK GROUP. THIS COMPARISON GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS CLOSELY REFLECTS GS1 US, INC.'S LABOR MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT AND RECOGNIZES THE PAY LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS, GS1 US COMPLETES A FULL MARKET STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY FIRM. GS1 US SUBSCRIBES TO THE WILLIS TOWERS WATSON 2020 GENERAL INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY - U.S. TO OBTAIN THIS MARKET DATA. FROM THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT CREATES SALARY RANGES, MERIT BUDGETS, AND BONUS TARGETS. THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS, IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE BOARD PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO EACH ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE AND WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS IN THE EVENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES (I.E., COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS). GS1 US, INC. MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS, BOTH IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE NO DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING GS1 US, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES RELATED ENTITIES. GS1 US, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. 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