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OF MONITORING & 40.00 147480 26198 0 HANNAH WARD 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 415 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CFI DIRECTOR 40.00 147642 23439 0 6 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP COLUMBIA SQ 555 THIRTEENTH STM NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL 333031 0 FIELD PROGRAMS: FIELD PROGRAMS INCLUDE VARIOUS COUNTRY ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY DIALOGUE SUCH AS COCOA FOREST INITIATIVE, GREENHOUSE GAS STUDIES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND GENDER POLICY.WCF'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS THE COCOA AND FORESTS INITIATIVE (THE INITIATIVE), WHICH IS THE FIRST AND LARGEST SECTOR WIDE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE COCOA SECTOR. THE INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A GROUND-BREAKING COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING THE COCOA INDUSTRY BY STOPPING AND REVERSING DEFORESTATION AND INCREASING FOREST RESTORATION.(CONTINUED ON STATEMENT #20) 1422832 MONITORING & EVALUATION: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES OCCUR IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND INCLUDE CLIMATE FOCUSED PROGRAMS, FOREST IMPACT MONITORING, HOUSEHOLD INCOME STUDY, LAND USE MAPPING, AND SUSTAINABILITY BENCHMARKS. 1013388 GRANTS: WITH SUPPORT FROM WCF, IN OCTOBER 2018, LEADING MEMBERS OF BRAZIL'S CHOCOLATE AND COCOA SECTOR LAUNCHED COCOAACTION BRAZIL TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN THE COUNTRY'S COCOA SECTOR. COCOAACTION BRAZIL IS A COALITION THAT WORKS TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BRAZIL'S COCOA, CONTROL PESTS AND DISEASES, IMPROVE FARMER'S LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS, STRENGTHEN FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOREST-POSITIVE COCOA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. 878474 PARTNERSHIP MEETING: THE PARTNERSHIP MEETING UNITES COCOA FARMERS AND EXPERTS FROM COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIA, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND MEDIA IN A SINGLE FORUM FOR DISCUSSION ON SHARED CHALLENGES, PROGRESS, AND LEARNINGS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN A CONDUCIVE DIALOGUE CENTERED ON ALIGNMENT FOR GLOBAL ACTION. THE CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, ONE WITH EITHER PRODUCER OR CONSUMER TIES TO COCOA. THE PARTNERSHIP MEETING IS THE LEADING GLOBAL EVENT FOCUSED ON COCOA SUSTAINABILITY AND PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR ALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COCOA SUPPLY CHAIN. THE PARTNERSHIP MEETING WAS HELD IN AMSTERDAM IN 2024. 476006 0 0 5835361 0 5835361 0 0 5835361 5835361 0 0 X 8752300 0 8752300 1994-08-01 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8752300 5651913 5976243 5419004 25799460 0 0 0 0 0 8752300 5651913 5976243 5419004 25799460 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 2685663 14 183077 18 38712 18 2146 REGISTRATIONS 485250 0 223935 3170913 3394848 2 TO HELP DELIVER PROGRAMMING AND INCREASE AWARENESS 2 FURTHERING THE WORLD COCOA FOUNDATION'S SUSTAINABILITY MISSION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 BLOMMER 1011 BLOMMER DR E GREENVILLE PA 18041 62092 X 2 CARGILL BV CARGILL COCOA & CHOCOLATE EVERT VAN DE BEEKSTRAAT 378 SCHIPHO NL-1118 CZ NL 353926 X 3 ECOM AGROTRADE LTD NIGHTINGALE HOUSE 65 CURZON STREET LONDON WIJ 8PE UK 30484 X 4 FERRERO FERRERO TRADING LUX SA FINDEL BUS C FINDEL LU 325231 X 5 THE HERSHEY COMPANY 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE HERSHEY PA 170338524 325231 X 6 MARS GLOBAL CHOCOLATE PO BOX 696517 SAN ANTONIO TX 78269 420681 X 7 MONDELEZ EUROPE GMBH LINDBERG ALLEE 1 GLATTPARK 8152 ZURICH SZ 598651 X 8 NESTLE - NESTRADE AV NESTLE 55 1800 VEVEY SZ 598651 X 9 OLAM 16TH FLOOR NEW ZEALAND HOUSE 80 HAY LONDON UK 258066 X 10 TOUTON SA BP 13 - 1 RUE RENE MAGNE CENTRE COM BORDEAUX CEDEX FR 30690 X 11 BARRY CALLEBAUT AG HARDTURMSTRASSE 181 8005 ZURICH SZ 353925 X 12 DENGO DO BRASIL LTDA R NEBRASKA 323 SAO PAULO SP BR 04560-010 14550 X 13 SUCRES ET DENREES 20/22 RUE DE LA VILLE LEVEQUE PARIS FR 30484 X 14 HARALD INDSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS LTDA ESTRADA TENENTE MARQUES 5555 VILA POUPANA SANTANA DE BR POSTAL CODE: 065 95150 X ACCOUNTING 78674 2000 0 72339 THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT OWN ANY CASH FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. ALL CASH IS HELD TO FUND CURRENT OPERATIONS AND THE AMOUNT EXPENDED DURING THE NEXT YEAR FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WILL EXCEED THE TOTAL CASH HELD AT YEAR END. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990-PF TO BE FILED WITH IT. GAIN ON ON SALE OF ASSETS PURCHASED 2146 COST 0 2146 CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITY #1 FORM 990-PF, PART VIII, LINE 1 AT THE NOVEMBER 2017 UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP23), IN COORDINATION WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES (NOW KING CHARLES ILL), THE GOVERNMENTS OF COTE D'IVOIRE AND GHANA AND LEADING CHOCOLATE AND COCOA COMPANIES SIGNED THE COCOA & FORESTS INITIATIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR ACTION, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM BY OUTLINING COMMITMENTS TO DRIVE SECTOR WIDE PROGRESS TOWARD ZERO DEFORESTATION AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT TO ENSURE COMMON DEFINITIONS, DATA AND REGULATIONS. THIRTY-SIX WCF MEMBER COMPANIES, REPRESENTING 85% OF GLOBAL COCOA USE, HAVE SIGNED THE FRAMEWORKS FOR ACTION FOR COTE D'IVOIRE AND GHANA. FIELD PROGRAMS IN WEST AFRICA INCLUDE PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENGAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT, SECTOR-WIDE SYSTEMIC INTERVENTION, AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENTS OF COCOA-PRODUCING COUNTRIES. 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