Rainforest Alliance Inc.

“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.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Evaluation & research was intergrated into the landscapes and communities program service in 2019.”

“Landscapes and Communities The landscapes and communities program advances long-term initiatives to support sustainable, community-based development across regions that are vulnerable to ecological degradation and economic stresses. These initiatives include support to farmers and community forest managers to apply best practices in environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability on their land. The program works with smallholder farmers and forest communities to develop and strengthen small and medium enterprises based on sustainable management practices. RA designs and implements landscape-scale projects to foster sustainable supply chains, resilience to climate change and improved rural livelihoods. RA monitors, evaluates, and communicates its impacts. This program provides scientific and technical inputs to RAs standard-setting processes, thought leadership, advocacy, communications, sector strategies, and other initiatives. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2019 included: - In 2019, RA had approximately 70 active programs executed in approximately 18 countries. In 2019, RA secured 31 new grants totaling over 15M USD from a diverse donor base (i.e. DFID, BHP Foundation, Overbrook Foundation, Walmart Foundation, Packard Foundation, USAID, UNDP) to further evolve integrated landscape conservation and value chain development in the agriculture and forestry sectors in strategic working landscapes. - In Latin America, nine forest communities in Guatemalas 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 other parts of the reserve. In 2019, the Rainforest Alliance held briefings and consultations with the local and national government agencies to encourage the extension of the community land leases. At the end of 2019, we celebrated the news that the first community lease up for consideration, Carmelita, received a 25-year extension - a hopeful sign that the other communities will also be able to continue their superb forest management into the future. - In response to the devastating Amazon fires in 2019, we launched a fundraiser to raise funds for Amazon-based organizations fighting the crisis on the ground. We raised more than US $1.2 million - 100% of which went directly to the frontline organizations - six in Brazil, two in Peru, two in Colombia, and the Indigenous leadership federation representing all nine Amazon nations - all of which became part of our new pan-Amazon alliance. The initiative facilitated a more closely coordinated crisis response across this immense region. -We have scaled up our ground-breaking initiative FarmGrow. FarmGrow aimed to bring agricultural experts together with farmers, traders, and manufacturers to create seven-year plans tailored to meet the specific needs of a farm by leveraging mobile technology. In 2019, FarmGrow expanded from 1,200 cocoa-farming households in Indonesia to include 3,300 more in Ghana and Cte dIvoire. -In Cte dIvoire, Ta National Park is the last remaining primary rainforest in West Africa. We partnered with sustainability organization IMPACTUM to hold briefings and consultations with the government, local NGOs, and local communities on the national forestry code. This will enable farmers to earn extra income by planting fruit-bearing trees, which protect cocoa trees, build resilience against drought, and generally improve local ecosystem health. The code also required the inclusion of women in local governance, as well as forest and natural resource management. -RAs global programs expanded significantly to develop two multi-stakeholder initiatives: the Accountability Framework, an initiative to bring greater clarity and consistency to different commitments to social and environmental supply chain management; and LandScale, a measurement system for change at a landscape scale. -RA was a founder member of a new initiative,”

“Markets Transformation Markets transformation helps organizations across the forestry and agriculture value chains to successfully integrate sustainability into their business practices from sustainable production to sustainable consumption. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2019 included: -McDonalds USA reached its 100% Sustainable Sourcing goal for coffee, the majority of which is Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certified. -Smuckers committed to sourcing and labeling Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee for its iconic 1850 brand. -Loblaw (Canada) committed to sourcing Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee for both its private label Presidents Choice single origin and blended coffees. -WaWa Inc. converted all of its coffee to Rainforest Alliance Certified. -We continued work designing our new certification standard to incentivize a consistent flow of information along the supply chain, including a kind of "smart meter". This way, producers and companies can learn from the successes and challenges of their peers. 'Reimagining certification' is our long term vision, based on a set of core principles continueous improvement, data-powered, risk-based assurance, contectualization, and shared responsibility. -We began designing and implementing measures to strengthen RAs assurance program in the cocoa sector. -We developed a novel certification-plus approach in palm that will help us bring our unique skillset in community enterprise development and resource management from our flagship program in Peten to independent small holders. -In Asia, we continued to build partnerships with companies. Unilever and Kirin (a Japanese drinks company) invested in certified tea in Sri Lanka and Kirin announced an extension to coffee in Vietnam. We assessed risk and designed improvement programs with JDE (worlds second largest coffee company). We worked with Nescaf (largest coffee company) to measure results of its sustainability work.”

“Communications The communications program is responsible for outreach and education of the public on certification standards, sustainable practices and RAs work around the world. We also continued producing and publishing studies focused on forestry, agriculture and certification. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2019 included: -Created and executed a new social engagement campaign for Follow the Frog, an annual consumer awareness campaign developed in collaboration with the Marketing team. -Conceptualized and produced weekly impact stories from the field, including articles, videos, and interactive features (ESRI storymaps) pushed to various audiences through social media channels.”

“The organization had signature authority over bank accounts in the following countries: bolivia, canada, cameroon, costa rica, ghana, guatemala, honduras, 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 AMOUNTS ARE PAID AS PART OF PAYROLL TAXES, BUT REPRESENTS BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYEES, 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. For the tax year ended December 31, 2019, $10,795 of foreign currency exchange losses were incurred.”

“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.”

“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.”

“During Q4 2018, RA sold its RA-Cert program. This sale represented a strategic shift in RAs operations. RA will continue 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. RA-Cert was sold to 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.”

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