2021-11-09T12:24:52-06:00 2020-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990PF 2020-01-01 455481499 FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL USA INC FAIR 2023910525 1101 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 350 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARGARET WILLINGHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023910525 2021-11-09 1 MARGARET WILLINGHAM 999009999 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X 4698373 X 16 X 1103 1103 1103 0 0 3984317 0 3984317 3985436 1103 3985420 304981 0 304981 0 788017 0 788017 0 98794 0 98794 0 10213 0 10213 0 31705 0 31185 520 1424077 0 1424077 0 13 0 13 0 103656 0 103656 0 29210 0 29210 139842 0 139842 0 92955 0 91930 1025 1564 0 1564 0 410334 5603 326921 56458 3435361 5603 3350403 58003 106030 103030 3541391 5603 3350403 161033 444045 0 635017 408932 1585513 1585513 408567 409670 409670 2465621 2326992 2465621 2465621 26407 8410 8410 307285 89753 36859 217532 217532 23179 11627 11627 3230936 4698373 4698373 1331808 2377270 35424 17324 1367232 2394594 X 1863704 2303779 1863704 2303779 3230936 4698373 1863704 444045 0 2307749 3970 2303779 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 DE 1 1 0 0 0 1 WWW.FAIRTRADEAMERICA.ORG JENNIFER HAN 2022937000 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 BRYAN LEW--COO AND CEO THROU 620 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 COO; CEO THROUGH 6/30 40.00 130827 10450 0 KRISTINA BALLARD 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DIR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN 40.00 103032 10702 0 KATHERINE DIMATTEO 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 CHAIR 10.00 450 0 0 DAN ARNETT 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 TREASURER 10.00 1125 0 0 JILLIAN SEMAAN 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 JACKIE DECARLO 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0 0 0 NANCY ONYANGO 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0 0 0 CARLOS REYNOSO 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0 0 0 TROY PEARLEY 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0 0 0 MARGARET WILLINGHAM 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 E.D. (FROM 7/2020) 40.00 69547 324 0 MARY LINNELL-SIMMONS 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DIRECTOR OF MARKETIN 40.00 102269 757 0 ISABELLA PACHECO MORUN 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 88738 6673 0 GEORGE CAKMES 1400 EYE STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 84910 5822 0 0 FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL BONNER TALWEG 177 BONN GM 53129 SERVICE FEES 414658 INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES 1133 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARKETING 225999 SCHROEDER HAUS LLC 300 LAWRENCE STREET 19 DENVER CO 80205 MARKETING 201211 KORN FERRY NW 5854 PO BOX 1450 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55485 RECRUITING 68343 0 MARKET DEVELOPMENT: THE FAIRTRADE LABEL IS THE WORLD'S MOST TRUSTED AND RECOGNIZED ETHICAL LABEL, SIGNALING TO CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES THAT PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED UNDER FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE CONDITIONS. FAIRTRADE AMERICA EMPLOYS BUSINESS OUTREACH AND NGO PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR FAIRTRADE AS PART OF AN OVERALL SUSTAINABLE PATTERN OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION THAT BENEFITS FARMERS, WORKERS, BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, AND THE PLANET. FAIRTRADE AMERICA FOCUSES ON FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES, INCLUDING COFFEE, COCOA, SUGAR AND FRESH PRODUCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF FAIRTRADE CERTIFIED PRODUCERS GLOBALLY. FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COVER MORE THAN 300 RAW PRODUCTS. 652054 EDUCATION & AWARENESS: FAIRTRADE AMERICA USES A WIDE VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 40 MILLION "FAIRTRADE FRIENDLY AND 98 MILLION "HEALTHY SHOPPERS" CONSUMERS IN THE US MARKET (AS SEGMENTED BY OUR BIENNIAL GLOBESCAN RESEARCH IN 2019). DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES BLOG POSTS, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND PINTEREST POSTINGS, COMPLEMENTED BY IN-PERSON EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS AND GRASSROOTS GROUPS. FAIRTRADE ALSO INCREASED ITS VOICE AND REACH BY RAISING AWARENESS IN THE MEDIA. 357178 LICENSEE DEVELOPMENT/SUPPORT & PRODUCER SUPPORT: IN 2020, FAIRTRADE AMERICA STREAMLINED THE SUPPORT OF LICENSEES THROUGH BETTER ONBOARDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LICENSEES RAISED THE VOICE OF FAIRTRADE TO THEIR SUPPORTERS AND MADE FAIRTRADE SUPPORTERS MORE AWARE OF THE AVAILABLE LABELED BRANDS. FAIRTRADE AMERICA ALSO INCREASED ITS SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS BY SPLITTING ONE POSITION INTO TWO, INCREASING ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN PROMOTING THE FAIRTRADE CAUSE.FAIRTRADE AMERICA WORKS DIRECTLY WITH LICENSEES TO CONNECT THEM TO CONSUMER CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER TELL THEIR FAIRTRADE IMPACT STORY, THROUGH DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE DEVELOPED MARKET SEGMENTATION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CONSUMERS AND SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR CLIENTS. 1672468 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES (GOVERNANCE): IN 2020, FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S MULTI-STAKEHOLDER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUED TO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING FAIRTRADE AMERICA'S GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES MARKET. SPECIFICALLY, BOARD MEMBERS, WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS, ADVISED FAIRTRADE AMERICA ABOUT ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, LIAISING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS. 80382 0 0 1282825 0 1282825 0 0 1282825 19242 1263583 63179 X 161033 0 161033 0 161033 X 63179 44608 39553 0 147340 53702 37917 33620 0 125239 161033 49701 41698 145597 398029 107055 2500 3100 6500 119155 53978 47201 38598 139097 278874 0 0 42119 29739 26369 25063 123290 0 0 0 0 X FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL BONNER TALWEG 177 BONN GM 53129 NONE NC DONATION 100000 THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DESALES ST NW 8TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 NONE PC DONATION 818 SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER 400 WASHINGTON AVE MONTGOMERY AL 36104 NONE PC DONATION 800 GLOBAL GIVING 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 NONE PC DONATION 560 102178 CLAC COMERCIO JUSTO AV EL BOQUERON CALLE AYAGUALO M-1A SANTA TECLA ES NONE NC DONATION 3000 3000 LICENSE FEES 900099 03 3849150 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 900099 03 129527 14 1103 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 01 5640 0 6743 3978677 3985420 1 THE PROGRAM REVENUE FROM LICENSE FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 1 CONTRIBUTE TO FAIRTRADE OF AMERICA'S MISSION OF IMPROVING THE 1 LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND WORKERS BY GROWING FAIR TRADING 1 PRACTICES IN THE U.S. MARKET. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUDIT FEES 31705 0 31185 520 FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL INC BONNER TALWEG 177 BONN GM 53129 2020-07-27 100000 DONATION TO FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM-WIDE COVID FUND TO BENEFIT FARMERS AFFECTED BY COVID PANDEMIC 100000 NONE 03/2021 N/A FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL USA NAME PAGE 1, NAME BOX THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE NAME FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HOWEVER, ITS LEGAL NAME IS FAIRTRADE AMERICA UNITED. THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO CHANGE ITS NAME TO FAIRTRADE INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. TRANSFER OF INCOME TO A DISQUALIFIED PERSON PART VII-B, LINES 1B AND 1C DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION HAD BEEN EMBEZZLING FUNDS OVER A SIX-YEAR PERIOD, WHICH IS WHY LINES 1B AND 1C OF PART VII-B HAVE BEEN CHECKED. THE INDIVIDUAL IS BEING PROSECUTED, BUT THE PROCESS IS NOT YET COMPLETE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE EMBEZZLEMENT TOTALS APPROXIMATELY $272,000. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED $25,000 (MAXIMUM PAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEE THEFT COVERAGE) FROM ITS INSURANCE COMPANY, AND WILL SEEK RESTITUTION, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, FROM THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED. LEGAL FEES 10213 0 10213 0 DOMAIN NAME 75 75 75 DEPOSITS 23104 11552 11552 ADJUSTMENT TO BEGINNING NET ASSETS 3970 WEBSITE AND DOMAIN HOSTING 43647 0 43647 0 INSURANCE 17298 0 17298 0 TELEPHONE & INTERNET 12514 0 12514 0 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 8109 0 8109 0 OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSES 8745 0 8745 0 MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 13242 0 0 13242 BANK FEES 5603 5603 0 0 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 39049 0 0 39049 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 721 0 721 0 FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN -5139 0 -5139 0 AWARENESS COSTS 84787 0 84787 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 3465 0 3465 0 ASSET LOSS 21352 0 0 0 TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES 79435 0 79435 0 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 73339 0 73339 0 MISCELLANEOUS 4167 0 0 4167 LICENSE FEES 3849150 3849150 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 129527 129527 MISCELLANEOUS 5640 5640 CAPITAL LEASE 2584 648 DEFERRED RENT 32840 16676 CONSULTING FEES 309162 0 309162 0 FEES FOR SERVICES 1114915 0 1114915 0 PAYROLL TAXES 103630 0 103630 0 TAXES 26 0 26 0