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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Consumer Brands Association |
530114930 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Part IV, Section A, Line 3b: | The supported organization of the GMA Science and Education Foundation is the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a tax-exempt organization under IRC Section 501(c)(6). A pro-forma support test calculation (Schedule A, Part III) is completed each year for the Consumer Brands Association to document that the IRC Section 509(a)(2) public support test would be met. |
| Part IV, Section A, Line 3c: | There was no direct support by the GMA Science and Education Foundation to the Consumer Brands Association, its supported organization, in 2019. But, all activities of the GMA Science and Education Foundation are charitable and designed to benefit the general public through scientific and educational contributions to the consumer packaged goods industry. These activities are also aligned with the goals of the Consumer Brands Association and its members. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The Foundation's operations are managed by its parent company, the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | Pursuant to the Foundation's governing documents, the sole member of the Foundation is the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Board of Directors of the Foundation is determined by the Foundation's sole member, the Consumer Brands Association, formerly known as Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Decisions made by the Board of Directors of the Foundation are subject to approval by the Foundation's sole member, the Consumer Brands Association, formerly Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | The Foundation has no established board committees. Accordingly, this question is not applicable but pursuant to the IRS instructions, when this line is not applicable, it is to be answered "no". |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Foundation's Federal Form 990 is reviewed by the Director of Accounting of the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) formerly known as Grocery Manufacturers Association. Such review takes place upon receipt of the draft Form 990 received from the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of CBA, of which the Foundation is a part. The review involves comparison of financial data in the Form 990 with the audited financial statements and review of all narrative information for accuracy and completeness. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | In addition to the written conflict of interest policy, the Foundation regularly reviews antitrust provisions, which specifically address conflict of interest provisions, at board meetings. In the event of any actual or perceived conflict, the Board determines what action is appropriate, if any. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The compensation of the executive director of the Foundation is set by the CEO of the Foundation's parent organization, the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), formerly known as Grocery Manufacturers Association. Other officers of the Foundation are employees of CBA and compensated directly by CBA. CBA's compensation structure provides that comparability data is gathered from a variety of publicly available sources, including published survey data and Form 990's. Specific to the President and CEO of CBA, who serves on the Board of the Foundation, a salary survey was obtained in 2018. Annually, the total compensation is reviewed and approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors. Compensation recommendations for key employees are reviewed by an independent consultant and CBA's CEO. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 | The Foundation makes its Federal Form 990 available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Foundation will consider making its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Consultants - scientific research and writing: Program service expenses 150,421. Management and general expenses 43,948. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 194,369. Payroll processing fees: Program service expenses 3,517. Management and general expenses 3,538. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,055. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Column D | Employees, paid consultants and contractors of the GMA Science and Education Foundation did not expend significant effort for the solicitation of contributions during the year ended December 31, 2019, nor did the Foundation incur other significant costs specific to fundraising during the year ended December 31, 2019. As reported in Schedule A of this Form 990, the GMA Science and Education Foundation was incorporated as a supporting organization to the Consumer Brands Association (formerly Grocery Manufacturers Association) under Internal Revenue Code Section 509(a)(3). The Foundation's contribution income in 2019 was solely from the members of the Consumer Brands Association and a board member of the Foundation without any specific fundraising efforts by the GMA Science and Education Foundation. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The Finance and Audit Committee of the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), the parent organization of the Foundation, is responsible for the approval of the independent public accounting firm who conducts the consolidated financial statement audit of CBA which includes the Foundation, and for the approval of the consolidated audited financial statements. This process is unchanged from the prior year. |
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