Rainforest Alliance Inc.

“The Rainforest Alliance has an executive committee consisting of seven directors of the Board of Directors (the "Board"). Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Chairman of the Board serves as the Chairman 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 Chairman of the Board and reports all actions to the Board.”

“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.”

“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 president, cfo and the general counsel, and are reported on a quarterly 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.”

“The organization has developed salary administration guidelines (the "guidelines") that apply in setting the compensation of all of its employees, including its president, 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 fall 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 president and cfo, unless such individuals receive a modification of compensation that extends to substantially all employees. The treasurer of the organization does not receive any compensation, and is therefore not subject to any review. In 2011, we engaged the mercer group, experts in compensation and benefits analysis, to conduct a global review of our pay practices and to develop competitive domestic and international salary ranges for postions within our affiliates and branches in various countries. In 2014, we engaged mercer consulting to revise the salary ranges they had prepared for us in 2011. We will use the revised ranges to ensure the apropriate levels of global market competitiveness.”

“The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, 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.”

“FOUNDED IN 1987, THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THROUGH 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 WHERE DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS GROWING STEADILY. SINCE OUR FIRST EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO, WE HAVE GROWN INTO A GLOBAL INNOVATOR OF MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NOW WORKING IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES. THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE WORKS 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. INITIATIVES: Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala (CNCG) The Rainforest Alliance concluded a highly successful second year of this cross-programmatic project, which builds on many years of work on the ground in Guatemala. With funding from USAID and in collaboration with other organizations, CNCG provided technical assistance to several small and medium-sized enterprises and NGO's working in collaboration to halt Guatemala's deforestation crisis. Guatemala's Forest Emissions Reduction Program proposal was selected by the World Bank's Carbon Fund to receive a US $600,000 grant to design a full strategy. Rainforest Alliance and CNCG partner, Universidad Del Valle, promoted and facilitated support to the Government of Guatemala to develop this proposal, which was approved in October. The project team also helped generate 10,061 permanent and temporary employment positions during the quarter, which made it possible to surpass our annual target of 17,000 by 179%; also supported the Guatecarbon forest-carbon project as it prepared for project validation. Claims, Traceability & Trademarks The Rainforest Alliance CTT team launched the Online Cocoa Traceability System. Evaluation & Research The Evaluation & Research team provided significant input on areas such as living wage, ecosystem conservation, farm and group management, pesticides, cattle, and more for the new SAN standard. The SAN Audit Planning Form was finalized and has been fully rolled out to all Certification Bodies. The SAN/RA audit report analysis to evaluate patterns of practice adoption in key crop geographies will be used in scientific publications, increasing the evidence on the effects of SAN/RA certification. Communications In fiscal year 2015, the Rainforest Alliance communications team expanded its one-week Follow the Frog marketing campaign into a 10-month content partnership with the Guardian--one of the world's most prestigious news organizations. Every week for 10 months, the Rainforest Allliance Guardian Partner Zone published new and original content aimed at expanding our audience beyond traditional "deep green" advocates to a wider range of "aspirationals." Key metrics showed tens of millions of impressions, a significant boost to the Rainforest Alliance's reputation in the conservation space, and new visitors to our website.”

“PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 4(a) RA-Cert RA-Cert was awarded a BioREDD+ auditing contract for VCS and CCB validation of eight carbon projects within the USAID flagship program BioREDD+ Colombia. RA-Cert also secured three key palm projects. It also continued to grow its forestry portfolio in the tropics. In May of 2015, we received funding from four companies (Domtar, Columbia Forest Products, Avery Dennison and Staples) for a forestry project in the Southeastern United States. 4(b) Sustainable Agriculture The Sustainable Agriculture Program is the leading model for effective implementation of social and environmental best management practices. Our goal is to promote sustainable agriculture worldwide through our internationally credible, proactive and responsive certification system that remains accessible to large agribusinesses and small farmers alike. Highlights in FY15 include: -Our proposal to MCA-I (Millennium Challenge Account-Indonesia) was approved to develop high yielding, climate-smart cocoa farms. -We have significantly improved coordination with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and its sustainability initiative - the CocoaAction. This was crowned with first ever discussion of biodiversity and climate smart cocoa at a WCF event and it became the talk of the annual meeting of WCF. -We secured a renewed investment from Unilever covering global tea programs in India, Indonesia, China, Turkey, and South Africa. -Our Arcus foundation-supported project in western Cote d'Ivoire is the first successful attempt in the Rainforest Alliance cocoa program to combine an awareness raising program on Biodiversity (Chimpanzee) conservation together with a revenue diversification and alternative protein consumption solution. Over 1,200 people (men, women and children) have been reached as part of the sensitization program. 4(c) (TR)aining, (E)xtension, (E)nterprises and (S)ourcing (TREES) Sustainable Forestry The Rainforest Alliance's TREES sustainable forestry program focuses on (TR)aining, (E)xtension, (E)nterprises and (S)ourcing activities. We help communities and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) harvest and produce forest products in a sustainable way and sell their goods to conscientious consumers in the global marketplace. The Rainforest Alliance has pioneered sustainable forestry on a global scale, helping to make working forests sustainable and, by promoting responsible management, helping sustain and enhance the livelihoods derived from them. Highlights in FY15 include: -Two studies on the sustainability of the forestry concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (one of regeneration and the other on deforestation dynamics) completed this quarter verify the sustainability of certified community forestry. -With AfDB/CBFF in Cameroon, a joint collaboration has taken place amongst communities to jointly sell non-timber forest product Ndo'o (a nut) which will provide an essential source of revenue for families. -We have embarked on a blossoming strategic alliance with Intercontinental Hardwood in Mxico and Honduras. -Under the Avery Dennison project in Honduras, an ambitious and historic agreement was reached between UNICAF, cooperatives in the indigenous FINZMOS territory and an international buyer (Inter-Continental Hardwoods). This partnership is critical in addressing the increasing menace that illegal logging and timber traffic poses to sustainable community forests. 4d) OTHER PROGRAMS: a) Markets Transformation In the pursuit of global sustainable agriculture, we are committed to developing our program into the leading model for effective implementation of social and environmental best management practices. As we continue to maximize, document and share the conservation and community benefits of our standards, we have encouraged the increased demand for sustainable agriculture products. Highlights in FY15 include: -There is an emerging partnership with Mattel to source FSC-certified material from community partners in Petn (Gu”

“FOREIGN COUNTRIES Bolivia Cameroon Canada Costa Rica Ecuador Ghana Guatemala Indonesia Kenya Mexico Peru United Kingdom”

“FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES - OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS There are certain countries in which Rainforest Alliance operates that mandate employer contributions for pension benefits and for the cost of the health care for employees that are citizens of that country. These are paid as part of the employer taxes and contributions. Given that the amount is part of payroll taxes, RA has included these as expenses as other employee benefits in the statement of functional expenses.”

“OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS The Organization operates in several countries and incurs foreign translation gains/losses. Included in line 9 is $197,933 of foreign translation losses.”

“FOREIGN DISREGARDED ENTITIES The Organization filed 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 Rainforest Alliance (Spain) - EIN # 98-1051394 The Organization did not receive a determination with respect to the remaining foreign subsidiaries. The Organization will continue to treat them as foreign disregarded entities and file form 8858.”

“Description:ra cert & other consultants total fees:7163632”