TY 2019 Form 990

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK
INC

Employer identification number

27-4108978

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	806,648	639,205	1,004,498	561,587	1,202,355	4,214,293
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	806,648	639,205	1,004,498	561,587	1,202,355	4,214,293
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)..						1,595,463
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						2,618,830

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	806,648	639,205	1,004,498	561,587	1,202,355	4,214,293
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	1,359	357	23	20	494	2,253
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.)..	1,500	2,533	2,980	1,968	1,084	10,065
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10						4,226,611

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

410,367

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

61.960 %

Public support percentage for 2018 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

63.900 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

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10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
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.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
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.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2019 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
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)
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):
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

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
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.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
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
1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
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
i Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions)
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.
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.
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.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c.
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.....

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2019)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation
SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	REIMBURSEMENT - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,500. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,533. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,980. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,968. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,084.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Name of the organization

FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK
INC

Employer identification number

27-4108978

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019) Page 2

Name of organization FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK INC

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

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Name of organization FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK INC		Employer identification number 27-4108978

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

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Name of organization FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK INC			Employer identification number 27-4108978
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Additional Data

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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990.
SchDMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK
INC

Employer identification number

27-4108978

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 52283D

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ...
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

Term endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....
b	Buildings ....
c	Leasehold improvements
d	Equipment ....
e	Other .....
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..		0

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3)Other
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	1,330,890
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	23,784
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	23,784
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................			3	1,307,106
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................			4c	0
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......			5	1,307,106

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........			1	915,307
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	23,784
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................			2e	23,784
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................			3	891,523
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................			4c	0
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......			5	891,523

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
PART X, LINE 2:	MANAGEMENT OF FERN HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FERN'S TAX RETURNS FOR ALL YEARS SINCE 2016 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 23,784.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 23,784.

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

Additional Data

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SCHEDULE G (Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information Regarding
Fundraising or Gaming Activities

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 17, 18, or 19, or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. right arrow

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization
FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK
INC

Employer identification number

27-4108978

Part I

Fundraising Activities.Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 17.

Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this part.

Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following activities. Check all that apply.

a	Mail solicitations	e	Solicitation of non-government grants
b	Internet and email solicitations	f	Solicitation of government grants
c	Phone solicitations	g	Special fundraising events
d	In-person solicitations

Did the organization have a written or oral agreement with any individual (including officers, directors, trustees

or key employees listed in Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fundraising services?

YesNo

If "Yes," list the 10 highest paid individuals or entities (fundraisers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundraiser is
to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organization.

(i) Name and address of individual or entity (fundraiser)	(iii) Did fundraiser have custody or control of contributions?
	Yes	No










Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List all states in which the organization is registered or licensed to solicit contributions or has been notified it is exempt from registration or licensing.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 50083H

Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II

Fundraising Events. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 of fundraising event contributions and gross income on Form 990-EZ, lines 1 and 6b. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000.

		(a) Event #1 NYC 2019 (event type)	(b) Event #2 NYC 2020 (event type)	(d) Total events (add col. (a) through col. (c))
1	Gross receipts . . . . .	19,550	30,575	50,125
2	Less: Contributions . . . .	15,650	23,725	39,375
3	Gross income (line 1 minus line 2) . . . . . .	3,900	6,850	10,750

4	Cash prizes . . . . .
5	Noncash prizes . . . .
6	Rent/facility costs . . . .		5,466	5,466
7	Food and beverages . . .	1,087	7,079	8,166
8	Entertainment . . . .
9	Other direct expenses . . .	4,067	6,085	10,152
10	Direct expense summary. Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . .			23,784
11	Net income summary. Subtract line 10 from line 3, column (d). . . . . . . . . .			-13,034

Part III

Gaming. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.

		(a) Bingo	(b) Pull tabs/Instant bingo/progressive bingo	(c) Other gaming	(d) Total gaming (add col.(a) through col.(c))
1	Gross revenue . . . . .

2	Cash prizes . . . . .
3	Noncash prizes . . . .
4	Rent/facility costs . . . .
5	Other direct expenses . . .

Volunteer labor . . . .

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

Direct expense summary. Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . . right arrow

Net gaming income summary. Subtract line 7 from line 1, column (d). . . . . . . . . right arrow

Enter the state(s) in which the organization conducts gaming activities:

Is the organization licensed to conduct gaming activities in each of these states? . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "No," explain:

10a

Were any of the organization's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year? . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," explain:

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Does the organization conduct gaming activities with nonmembers? . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Is the organization a grantor, beneficiary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity

formed to administer charitable gaming? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Indicate the percentage of gaming activity conducted in:

The organization's facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13a

An outside facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13b

Enter the name and address of the person who prepares the organization's gaming/special events books and records:

Name

Address

15a

Does the organization have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming

revenue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organization right arrow

$ and the

amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party right arrow

$ .

If "Yes," enter name and address of the third party:

Name

Address

Gaming manager information:

Name

Gaming manager compensation right arrow

Description of services provided right arrow

Director/officer Employee Independent contractor

Mandatory distributions:

Is the organization required under state law to make charitable distributions from the gaming proceeds to

retain the state gaming license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Enter the amount of distributions required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent

in the organization's own exempt activities during the tax year right arrow

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part I, line 2b, columns (iii) and (v); and Part III, lines 9, 9b, 10b, 15b, 15c, 16, and 17b, as applicable. Also provide any additional information. See instructions.

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
MediumBullet

Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
MediumBullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK
INC

Employer identification number

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1:	THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK (FERN) IS THE FIRST AND ONLY INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT PRODUCES AWARD-WINNING INVESTIGATIVE AND EXPLANATORY REPORTING ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. THROUGH IMPARTIAL, FACT-BASED JOURNALISM, FERN EXPLORES THE FULL IMPACT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WITHIN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SPACE, WE SHINE A LIGHT ON INJUSTICES AND ABUSES OF POWER, BOTH CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENTAL, AND ACT AS A BULWARK AGAINST THE GROWING SUPPRESSION OF SCIENCE WITHIN GOVERNMENT. WE UNCOVER AND EXPLAIN NEWS THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. FERN PRIMARILY PRODUCES NEWS ARTICLES OF BETWEEN 1,500 AND 5,000 WORDS, AND FUNCTIONS AS A FULL-SERVICE NEWS ORGANIZATION. FERN'S PROCESS INCLUDES STORY AND PITCH DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACTING WITH JOURNALISTS, PROVIDING EDITORIAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES AND NEGOTIATING DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS WITH MAINSTREAM PUBLICATIONS. FERN COMPLEMENTS ITS WRITTEN REPORTS WITH INFOGRAPHICS AND OTHER VISUALIZATIONS, WITH SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY, THROUGH RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCAST COLLABORATIONS, AND THROUGH LIVE EVENTS. FERN RIGOROUSLY TRACKS THE IMPACT OF ITS STORIES USING A RANGE OF METRICS. THE ISSUES FERN COVERS ARE AT THE HEART OF TODAY'S POLITICAL BATTLES. TRADE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, TOXIC CHEMICALS, LABOR, NUTRITION AND WATER QUALITY, ALL FALL WITHIN OUR REPORTING MANDATE AND GROW MORE CONTENTIOUS WITH EACH PASSING DAY. FERN PROVIDES THE EDITORIAL EXPERTISE TO EXPLORE, EXPLAIN AND INVESTIGATE ALL CORNERS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM AS WELL AS TO FILL GAPS IN COVERAGE THAT HAVE ARISEN DUE TO THE ONGOING AND ACCELERATING DISRUPTION OF THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA BUSINESS MODEL. FERN EXPANDS PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CRUCIAL ISSUES AT A TIME WHEN TRUSTED SOURCES OF FACTS ARE ESSENTIAL. FERN STORIES HAVE APPEARED IN A WIDE RANGE OF OUTLETS, INCLUDING ABC'S WORLD NEWS TONIGHT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, EATING WELL, MOTHER JONES, PACIFIC STANDARD, HARPER'S, THE NEW FOOD ECONOMY, THE NATION, FAST COMPANY, REVEAL, THE GUARDIAN, SUNSET MAGAZINE, PRI'S THE WORLD, NPR'S LATINO USA, CALIFORNIA SUNDAY, AND VOGUE. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT JOURNALISM THAT REACHES A LARGE AUDIENCE. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, SEVERAL OF OUR STORIES HAVE HELPED SPUR POLICY CHANGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND STATE LEVELS. OUR COLLABORATIVE DISTRIBUTION MODEL GIVES US THE RARE ABILITY TO REACH AUDIENCES THAT ARE NOT ALREADY EXPOSED TO, OR FAMILIAR WITH, THE ISSUES BOUND UP IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER SUCH RESULTS IS SIGNIFICANT AT A TIME WHEN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY IS FOCUSED ON THE SOCIAL RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENTS AND IMPACT. FERN MAINTAINS THAT SUPPORT OF CIVIC COMMUNICATION PARTICULARLY THE STYLE OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM WE PRACTICE IS CRITICAL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY AND IS A GROWING OBLIGATION OF THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. INDEED, INDEPENDENT REPORTING FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE CAN HAVE AN OUTSIZED EFFECT ON PUBLIC-POLICY DEBATES. WE'VE SHOWN THE POWER OF TAKING THOSE ISSUES AND THE FACTS AND SCIENCE TIED UP WITHIN THEM AND WRAPPING THEM IN CAPTIVATING STORYTELLING. A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT CORPORATION BASED IN NEW YORK AND OPERATING SINCE 2011, FERN HAS WORKED WITH 80 FREELANCE WRITERS ON 218 STORIES THAT HAVE APPEARED IN 66 OUTLETS. FERN IS A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS, THE PRIMARY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FOR NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAS BUILT KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT NEWS OUTLETS LIKE THE REVEAL FROM THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AND PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL. WE SHARE THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ALL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS: TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE AT THE CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL. IN AGGREGATE, OUR STORIES HAVE REACHED OVER 150 MILLION AMERICANS. WE ALSO PRODUCE FERN'S AG INSIDER, A DAILY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY PAID SUBSCRIPTION NEWS SERVICE AND HAVE RELEASED FOUR PRINT COLLECTIONS, THE DIRT: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF FOOD AND FARMING 2011-2016, AN ANTHOLOGY OF OUR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF REPORTING, THE DIRT 2017, THE DIRT 2018 AND THE DIRT 2019.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION:	THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL CONTENT IN ITS AREA OF FOCUS AND EXECUTE ON ITS STRATEGIC GOALS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE PRODUCED 43 EXPLANATORY OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS PUBLISHED WITH 12 OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE NATION, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, EATINGWELL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, TIME AND MANY OTHERS. TOPICS WE PRIORITIZED IN OUR PUBLISHED WORK DURING THIS PERIOD WERE OCEANS AND WATER ISSUES, COVID-19 AND FOOD WORKERS, AND CLIMATE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE ALSO PRODUCED DOZENS OF ARTICLES FOR OUR FERN'S AG INSIDER POLICY NEWS SERVICE. COMPLEMENTING OUR ABILITY TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE, FERN'S AG INSIDER POLICY NEWS SERVICE IS AIMED AT AN AUDIENCE OF POLICYMAKERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES, AND FOOD INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES. WE NOW HAVE OVER 300 INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE SUBSCRIBERS AND A GROWING NUMBER OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIBERS, INCLUDING NYU, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, TUFTS, YALE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 2,300 PEOPLE RECEIVE THE FREE NEWSLETTER VERSION EVERY WEEKDAY. WE ALSO SYNDICATE AG INSIDER CONTENT TO AGRICULTURE.COM, ONE OF THE LEADING NEWS SITES FOR COMMODITY FARMERS WITH AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 275,000 MONTHLY VISITORS AND 390,000 MONTHLY PRINT SUBSCRIBERS, AS WELL AS TO MOTHER JONES. OUR PRODUCT IS A KEY SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THIS AUDIENCE AND IT ALSO SERVES AS A "TIP SHEET" FOR REPORTERS AS IT HELPS INFLUENCE COVERAGE ACROSS THE MEDIA SPECTRUM. THE DAILY CONTACT WITH THIS AUDIENCE ALSO ENABLES US TO ALERT ITS MEMBERS TO OUR MAIN BODY OF WORK: EXPLANATORY AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. REPRESENTING A GROUP OF INFLUENTIAL MEDIA AND POLICY FIGURES, THE AG INSIDER AUDIENCE AMPLIFIES AND ENHANCES OUR OVERALL IMPACT. WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT FERN'S FRIDAY FEED NEWSLETTER, A.K.A. THE #FFF, A WEEKLY SURVEY OF THE STORIES IN OUR AREAS OF INTEREST THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY OTHER OUTLETS. SOME SELECTIONS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE NEWS WHILE OTHERS ARE PRESCIENT OR IN-DEPTH FEATURES THAT WE THINK OUR READERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. WE SEND THIS NEWSLETTER WEEKLY TO A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF 10,00 AS A WAY TO ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT IS MOSTLY DISTINCT FROM OUR SOCIAL-MEDIA AUDIENCE. OVERALL, OUR TOTAL EMAIL AUDIENCE ACROSS ALL OUR NEWSLETTERS IS NEARLY 14,000. WE ALSO RELEASED A NEW PRINT COLLECTION, THE DIRT 2019, REPRESENTING OUR THIRD SUCH COLLECTION. AT THE END OF OUR 2020 FISCAL YEAR, FERN HAD $526,182 IN NET ASSETS AGAINST $1,329,370 IN ANNUAL REVENUE. OUR TOTAL EXPENSES ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECTS, WERE $913,787 IN EXPENSES. AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FERN CONTENT FOR 2020 CONTINUES TO SEE AN INCREASE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS OUR THREE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM. FERN'S COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING HAS SHOWN MODEST GROWTH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2020. WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH 45,000 FOLLOWERS, AND HAVE GAINED A TOTAL OF 1,750 SINCE THEN. THE CURRENT BREAKDOWN OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE IS 15,629 ON FACEBOOK, 28,820 ON TWITTER, AND 2,114 ON INSTAGRAM. ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT SEEING HUGE GROWTH IN OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS, WE CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH IN OUR POST AND TWEET IMPRESSIONS AS WELL AS IN POST/TWEET ENGAGEMENTS. THE GOAL OF OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS IS TO HAVE QUALITY, ENGAGED READERS. AS OF JULY 2020, FERN'S COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA POST/TWEET IMPRESSIONS WERE 2,390,452 AND TOTAL ENGAGEMENTS WERE 44,453. NOTE THAT IN 2019, OUR TOTAL POST/TWEET IMPRESSIONS FOR THE YEAR WAS 2,575,937 AND TOTAL ENGAGEMENTS WAS 43,725. WE'VE CONTINUED TO OPTIMIZE OUR CAMPAIGNS AND KEYWORDS IN OUR GOOGLE GRANT ACCOUNT WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON ADDING NEW CAMPAIGNS FOR AG INSIDER ARTICLES AND AG INSIDER DAILY NEWSLETTER SIGNUPS. THESE EFFORTS ARE RESULTING IN MORE TRAFFIC TO AG INSIDER'S HOME PAGE AS WELL AS MORE NEWSLETTER SIGNUPS. EDITORIAL DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FERN HAS BEEN DELAYING TRAVEL AND MOST OF OUR LONG-FORM REPORTING OVER THE COURSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TURNED OUR ATTENTION TO THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE FOOD SYSTEM. UNDER OUR AG INSIDER BRAND, WE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED PRODUCTION AND RELEASED ESSENTIAL REPORTING FROM ACROSS THE NATION DUE TO OUR NETWORK OF FREELANCE REPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE PUT ALL OF OUR COVID-19 REPORTING IN FRONT OF OUR PAYWALL AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF OUR STORIES GO VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT SINGLE EFFORT INVOLVED THE APRIL LAUNCH OF A TOOL TO TRACK COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN FOOD AND MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COLLATED AND COLLECTED BY FERN REPORTER LEAH DOUGLAS, THE MAP DATA WAS UPDATED DAILY ALONG WITH NEW FEATURES AND VISUALIZATIONS AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO SEE STATE-LEVEL DATA. OUR DATA HAS BEEN CITED BY THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AS PART OF A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT WORKERS, HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE CREATED A SERIES OF INSTAGRAM GRAPHICS USING OUR DATA IN SUPPORT OF A TITLE VI DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT TO THE USDA. IN ADDITION OUR DATA WAS CITED, LINKED AND CREDITED IN A DEEP-DIVE BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. THE DATA PROJECT HAS BECOME THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING VICE, POLITICO, AXIOS, BUSINESS INSIDER, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS. IT IS EVEN CITED AS A SOURCE IN THE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY ON THE SUBJECT. OUR REPORTING ON RURAL COVID-19 OUTBREAKS HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED; IN FACT, WE MADE OUR FIRST CAMEO ON NETFLIX DURING THE EARLY SUMMER IN THE POLITICAL SATIRE SHOW "THE PATRIOT ACT" WITH HASAN MINHAJ. A SEGMENT ON THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 THAT AIRED MAY 31 FEATURED A VERSION OF FERN'S COVID MAP AS WELL AS A SECOND CHART OF THE GROWTH OVER TIME OF INFECTIONS IN FOOD WORKERS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CITED BY SENS. ELIZABETH WARREN AND CORY BOOKER AND INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SEN. BOOKER'S BILL TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH LINE SPEED AND WORKER HEALTH AT MEATPACKING PLANTS. IMPACT WE CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE A VARIETY OF PARTNERS AND AUDIENCES. SOME ARE SMALL BUT HIGHLY FOCUSED, SUCH AS YALE ENVIRONMENT 360, WHICH CATERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAKERS, ADVOCATES AND MEDIA. OTHERS ARE BROAD AND MAINSTREAM, LIKE EATINGWELL OR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OR HUFFPOST. WE BELIEVE WE SUCCEEDED IN ALERTING MILLIONS OF "NEW TO THE ISSUES" READERS AND PRIMING THEM FOR REFORM. FERN ENDORSES A FORMULATION OF JOURNALISTIC IMPACT DEFINED BY THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. IT STATES THAT IMPACT REPRESENTS "A CHANGE IN THE STATUS QUO AS A RESULT OF A DIRECT INTERVENTION, BE IT A TEXT ARTICLE, DOCUMENTARY, OR LIVE EVENT. IMPACT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY THREE TYPES OF OUTCOMES: STRUCTURAL/MACRO EVENTS LIKE CHANGES IN LAWS AND POLICIES; MESO-LEVEL CHANGES SUCH AS SHIFTS IN PUBLIC DEBATE; AND MICRO-LEVEL CHANGES, LIKE ALTERATIONS IN INDIVIDUALS' KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS, OR BEHAVIOR." WE IMPLEMENT THIS CONCEPT BY TRACKING (I) VIEWS AND READS OF ONLINE STORIES AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS LIKE INFOGRAPHICS, (II) REACH OF PRINT AND BROADCAST PARTNERS, (III) AWARDS RECEIVED, (IV) MEDIA UPTAKE (INCLUDING MEDIA APPEARANCES BY THE WRITER/FERN REPRESENTATIVES, COVERAGE OF THE STORY OR RE-REPORTING BY OTHER OUTLETS, AND CHANGES IN COVERAGE PATTERNS), (V) EFFECTS ON PUBLIC DEBATE, (VI) PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS CREATED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON OUR REPORTING, (VII) CHANGES IN INDIVIDUAL/CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, AND (VIII) POLICY CHANGES AT THE CORPORATE, FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LEVEL. IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT OVERALL OUR WORK WILL RAISE AWARENESS IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE ISSUES ON WHICH WE REPORT. A COMBINATION OF THE INFORMATION WE PRODUCE AND AWARENESS/DEBATE AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN AND OFTEN DOES RESULT IN GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE ISSUES. WE HAVE ALSO DEMONSTRATED A FURTHER ABILITY FOR OUR REPORTING TO LEAD DIRECTLY TO CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION:	OUR EDITORIAL PRODUCTION OVER THE PAST YEAR WAS STRONG, BOTH IN TERMS OF REACH AS WELL AS IMPACT. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS. HERE ARE THE RURAL RESIDENTS WHO SUED THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOG PRODUCER OVER WASTE AND ODORS AND WON, PUBLISHED WITH THE NATION. THIS WAS BARRY YEOMAN'S FOLLOW-UP TO HIS AUGUST 2019 STORY ABOUT HOW NORTH CAROLINA HAD BEEN HIDING COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVED NEAR THE GIANT HOG CAFOS THAT DOMINATE THE STATE'S ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. PART OF OUR LIVESTOCK PROJECT, IT DELIVERED COMPELLING PORTRAITS OF THE POOR AND MOSTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO STOOD UP TO SMITHFIELD. THE NATION, OUR MEDIA PARTNER FOR THIS STORY, PUBLISHED THE STORY ONLINE, SHARED IT VIA THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ALSO FEATURED IT AS A COVER STORY IN THEIR OCTOBER 2019 PRINT EDITION. THE NATION HAS A LARGE ONLINE AUDIENCE REACH, AT ABOUT 1.3 MILLION READERS A MONTH. IT ALSO HAS OVER 2 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. AND ITS PRINT CIRCULATION IS OVER 147,000 COPIES A YEAR. THE PIECE WAS MENTIONED AND LINKED TO ON CHOWHOUND (A FOOD WEBSITE), THE DAILY YONDER PUBLISHED IT IN THEIR NEWS BRIEFS, EWG MENTIONED THE STORY IN THEIR NEWS ROUNDUP, AND NORTHERN RESISTANCE MEDIA (A NEWS AGGREGATOR) REPUBLISHED THAT EWG ROUNDUP. WE SAW TWEETS FROM THE AMERICAN GRASSFED ASSOCIATION (PROMOTES GRASSFED LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS & PRODUCTS), REAL FACTS NC (NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON ISSUES FACING PEOPLE LIVING IN NC), NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP, WPVM ASHEVILLE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NIEHS), DEMOCRACY WATCH NEWS, AND SEJ. NOTE THAT THIS STORY GENERATED 1,300 CLICK THROUGHS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, 10X HIGHER THAN WE USUALLY GET. AND MOST WERE FROM FACEBOOK. A BREATHTAKING LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR AIR EMISSIONS FROM ANIMAL FARMS, PUBLISHED WITH THE NATION. IN THIS COMPANION PIECE TO YEOMAN'S, FERN'S LEAH DOUGLAS EXPLAINED HOW "THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH AIR POLLUTION OUR COUNTRY'S LARGEST FARMS CUMULATIVELY PRODUCE. AND AS OF JUNE, THE EPA AND CONGRESS HAVE TOGETHER EXEMPTED A MAJORITY OF THOSE OPERATIONS FROM COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL AIR POLLUTION LAWS." AS WITH THE ABOVE STORY, THE NATION PUBLISHED THE STORY ONLINE AND SHARED IT VIA THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA. WISCONSIN LAND CONSULTANTS MENTIONED AND LINKED TO THE STORY ON THEIR BLOG. THEY ALSO TWEETED THE STORY. WISCONSIN LAND CONSULTANTS IS A CONSULTING AGENCY THAT HELPS WISCONSIN LANDOWNERS PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY INVESTMENTS AND THEIR LEGACY. OTHER TWEETS INCLUDED CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE, FARM FORWARD, INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE & TRADE POLICY, AND SHARON STECKMAN (IOWA STATE REP). ON FACEBOOK, WE SAW A SHARE BY WE ANIMALS MEDIA, WHICH TELLS THE STORIES OF ANIMALS IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. IMAGES AND SHORT FILMS FROM THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN USED IN HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL PROTECTION CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE WORLD. "AS THE SALTON SEA SHRINKS, IT LEAVES BEHIND A TOXIC REMINDER OF THE COST OF MAKING A DESERT BLOOM," BY LINDSAY FENDT WITH THE WEATHER CHANNEL. REPORTER LINDSAY FENDT EXPLAINS HOW PESTICIDES AND OTHER TOXINS, LODGED IN THE MUD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SALTON SEA BY DECADES OF AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF, ARE CREATING A PUBLIC-HEALTH HAZARD NOW THAT THE LAKE IS SHRINKING AND THE EXPOSED MUD IS DRYING OUT, TURNING TO DUST. ASTHMA RATES, ALREADY HIGH, ARE EXPECTED TO RISE EVEN HIGHER. THE ONCE-PROSPEROUS RESORT TOWNS BY THE LAKE HAVE COLLAPSED, AND THE ONLY PEOPLE LEFT ARE FARMWORKERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE TOO POOR TO LEAVE. THE WATER DESK, A PROJECT RUN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AND FUNDED IN LARGE PART BY THE WALTON FOUNDATION, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE STORY, PUBLISHED THE PIECE ON THEIR WEBSITE. WATER NEWS NETWORK, WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, LINKED TO THE STORY ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE STORY WAS POSTED TO REDDIT, WHICH RANKS AS THE NO. 5 MOST VISITED WEBSITE IN THE U.S. AND NO. 13 IN THE WORLD. ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE SAW SHARES BY UC FOOD OBSERVER, GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP, WATER FOUNDATION, AUDUBON SOCIETY, SIERRA CLUB, PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA, UC DAVIS'S DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISH, AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, AS WELL AS JOURNALISTS AND INDIVIDUALS FOCUSED ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. OUR MEDIA PARTNER FOR THIS PIECE, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, SHARED FERN'S LINK TO THE STORY VIA THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE WHICH RESULTED IN NEARLY 3,000 STORY VIEWS VIA FACEBOOK ALONE. IN FACT, THIS STORY WAS OUR TOP PERFORMING STORY ON THE FERN WEBSITE IN 2020. A TEXAS COMMUNITY CHOKES ON FECAL DUST FROM CATTLE FEEDLOTS, BY CHRIS COLLINS AND PUBLISHED WITH THE TEXAS OBSERVER. THIS STORY, WHICH WAS PART OF OUR LIVESTOCK PROJECT, ALSO REPRESENTED A PROMISING NEW APPROACH TO FERN PARTNERSHIPS: COLLINS IS A STAFF WRITER AT THE OBSERVER, NOT A FREELANCER. FERN COVERED TRAVEL AND PHOTOGRAPHY COSTS, AND SUPPLIED THE DATA ON WHICH THE STORY WAS BASED. AS WE LOOK TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND REGIONAL OUTLETS, LIKE THE OBSERVER, THIS STORY SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT PROOF OF CONCEPT. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS STYLE OF PROJECT INTO A LARGER INITIATIVE. THE REPORTER FOR THE STORY WAS INTERVIEWED ON A LOCAL NPR STATION TEXAS OBSERVER SHARED THE STORY IN THEIR NEWSLETTER, WHICH HAS 17K SUBS. AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE TEXAS OBSERVER LINK TO THE STORY HAD OVER 15K SOCIAL MEDIA SHARES. THE STORY WAS REFERENCED ON A BLOG POST BY CLEANTECHNICA. CLEANTECHNICA IS THE #1 CLEANTECH-FOCUSED NEWS & ANALYSIS WEBSITE IN THE US & THE WORLD, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON ELECTRIC CARS, SOLAR ENERGY, WIND ENERGY, & ENERGY STORAGE. THEY MENTION AND LINK TO THE TEXAS OBSERVER LINK FOR THE STORY. THE INSTITUTE FOR RURAL JOURNALISM AND COMMUNITY ISSUES REFERENCED THE STORY ON THEIR BLOG. THEY MENTION FERN, TEXAS OBSERVER & IMIDWEST AND LINK TO THE TEXAS OBSERVER LINK FOR THE STORY. THE STORY WAS SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY ORGANIC CONSUMER ASSOCIATION, REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL AND FOOD PERCEPTION, CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, FARM FORWARD, ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT, FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, TEXAS MAGAZINE, TEXAS MONTHLY, TEXAS STANDARD, MODERN FARMER, AND MANY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTERS. THE STORY'S PHOTOGRAPHER, GEORGE STEINMETZ, SHARED IT ON HIS INSTAGRAM AND IT GOT INCREDIBLE ENGAGEMENT. HE SHARED IT ON BOTH HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND HIS PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT. COMBINED, THE TWO POSTS GOT 16,407 LIKES. ARE OUTBREAKS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS GETTING WORSE?, BY LEAH DOUGLAS AND PUBLISHED IN TIME MAGAZINE'S SPECIAL NEWSSTAND-ONLY ISSUE, THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION. THIS, TOO, REPRESENTS A NEW TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP. TIME DOES DOZENS OF THESE THEMED "BOOK-A-ZINES" EACH YEAR, PLACING THEM IN NEWSSTANDS AND CHECKOUT AISLES AT SUPERMARKETS. THIS STORY HAS LED TO AN ONGOING DISCUSSION WITH TIME ABOUT A POSSIBLE COLLABORATION ON AN ENTIRE ISSUE. THIS PIECE WAS WELL SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE SAW INTEREST FROM GROUPS SUCH AS FOOD TANK, FOOD SOLUTIONS NEW ENGLAND, PUBLIC JUSTICE FOOD PROJECT, AND GLOBAL LAND PROGRAMME. JOURNALISM ORGS SUCH AS MIDWEST CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, SEJ, AND COVERING CLIMATE NOW TWEETED THE STORY. WE ALSO SAW SHARES FROM JOURNALISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO FOOD SUPPLY/FOOD SAFETY. U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN MEXICO TO SHUT DOWN, THREATENING LABOR SUPPLY FOR AMERICAN FARMS, BY ESTHER HONIG. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, HONIG BROKE THIS STORY FOR FERN. SHE HAD BEEN TALKING WITH FARMWORKERS ADVOCATES ABOUT H-2A VISAS, WHEN SHE LEARNED THE U.S. EMBASSY WAS SHUTTING ITS DOORS AND ONLY PROCESSING LIMITED SEASONAL WORK VISAS. AFTER FERN BROKE THIS STORY AND SHARED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BOTH REUTERS AND NPR FOLLOWED UP ON IT. THIS STORY QUICKLY GARNERED ATTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT WAS SHARED BY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER, CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, AMERICA'S VOICE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON CENTER FOR INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PUBLIC POLICY CENTER, UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, AND SEVERAL JOURNALISTS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN AG POLICY AND FARMWORKER ISSUES. IN LESS THAN THREE DAYS, OUR FACEBOOK POST FOR THE STORY HAS SHOWN A REACH OF OVER 2,500 USERS AND NEARLY 800 ENGAGEMENTS. WE'RE SEEING EVEN MORE SHARES ON TWITTER. ON THE WEB, THE STORY WAS REFERENCED BY THE COUNTER, SALON, AND THE RAW STORY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION:	WE HAD A COUPLE OF HOME RUNS: WHAT STARTED OUT AS JUST ANOTHER PROJECT LEAH DOUGLAS' WORK TRACKING COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS AMONG FOOD-SYSTEM WORKERS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE GROUNDBREAKING. ON APRIL 22, WE FIRST PUBLISHED AN INTERACTIVE MAP LEAH BUILT TO REPRESENT THAT DATA. SINCE THEN, HER WORK HAS BEEN CITED IN MAJOR MEDIA, INCLUDING TWICE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, IN A NETFLIX SHOW, AND JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING IN EUROPE. (MORE IN THE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT REPORT BELOW). IN ANOTHER STORY, ESTHER HONIG AND TED GENOWAYS GAVE US THE FIRST DEEP DIVE INTO THE HORRENDOUS CONDITIONS FACED BY MEATPACKING WORKERS. THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF JOURNALISM, BRILLIANTLY REPORTED REMOTELY THAT GAVE A DETAILED, INTIMATE LOOK AT THE SITUATION FROM THE WORKERS' PERSPECTIVE. CNN INTERNATIONAL, MSNBC AND UNIVISION INTERVIEWED US LIVE ABOUT OUR STORIES, AND MANY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS COVERED US TOO. SENATORS ELIZABETH WARREN AND CORY BOOKER ISSUED A BLISTERING LETTER TO MEATPACKING COMPANIES ABOUT THEIR LABOR PRACTICES DURING THE PANDEMIC, CITING THREE OF OUR STORIES, INCLUDING THESE TWO. OVERALL, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE RIDING A LONG WAVE. I DON'T SEE OUR MOMENTUM FALTERING. WE ARE DOING TOP-NOTCH REPORTING (EVEN WITH THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL AND IN-PERSON NEWSGATHERING), BREAKING STORIES, AND GETTING MORE ATTENTION AND PARTNERS AS A RESULT. CAN ASIA'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE-PRODUCING WILDLIFE TRADE BE STOPPED? BY BRIAN BARTH FOR FERN REPORTS ON THE INCREASING PRESSURE TO SHUT DOWN THE TRADE FOR WILD ANIMALS, EVER SINCE THE SOURCE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS PROVISIONALLY LINKED TO A "WET MARKER" IN WUHAN, CHINA, WHERE THRONGS OF CUSTOMERS SHOP FOR LIVE ANIMALS HELP IN CRAMPED QUARTERS. THE MARKETS HAVE LONG BEEN LINKED TO DISEASE OUTBREAKS AS THEY CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO JUMP FROM WILD ANIMALS TO HUMANS. THIS STORY WAS REPUBLISHED ON GRIST AND MOTHER JONES. THIS STORY WAS SHARED ON TWITTER BY THE HEAD OF GLOBAL CONSERVATION AT THE WCS AND BY RACING EXTINCTION. WE SAW FACEBOOK ENGAGEMENT FROM 1,000,000 STRONG AGAINST OFFSHORE DRILLING AND CENTRE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES (INDIA). MIGRANT FARMWORKERS FEED AMERICA, AND THEY'RE AT HIGH RISK FOR A CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BY LIZA GROSS AND ESTHER HONIG FOR HUFFPOST DISCUSSES HOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS WILL ARRIVE IN AGRICULTURAL CENTERS ACROSS THE NATION, FROM WASHINGTON'S YAKIMA VALLEY TO THE COASTAL PLAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, WHERE THEY WILL LIVE AND WORK IN CONDITIONS THAT ARE PRIME FOR A COVID-19 OUTBREAK. YET DESPITE THE FACT THAT THESE ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN AMERICANS DEPEND ON TO PLANT, TEND, AND HARVEST THEIR FOOD, WORKERS ARE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY NO INFORMATION ON HOW THEY CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES, CO-WORKERS OR THEIR FAMILIES FROM COVID-19. MONTHLY VISITORS FOR THIS STORY ARE OVER 170 MILLION VIEWERS. MEDIA MENTIONS FOR THIS STORY INCLUDE YAHOO! NEWS AND SOUTH ASIAN NEWS. SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS FOR THIS STORY INCLUDE RETWEETS FROM AUTHOR MICHAEL POLLAN AND FOOD POLICY ACTION. FOOD WASTE--AND FOOD INSECURITY--RISING AMID CORONAVIRUS PANIC, BY ELIZABETH ROYTE FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS THE DISTURBING REALITY OF FOOD WASTE, WHICH ALREADY ACCOUNTS FOR 40 PERCENT OF ALL FOOD PRODUCED. NOW WITH COVID-19, IT APPEARS TO BE INCREASING AT THE SAME TIME AS FOOD INSECURITY. ROYTE DIGS INTO THE BOTTLENECKS THAT EXIST IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN A HUGE PORTION OF IT SHUTS DOWN IN A HEARTBEAT. MONTHLY UNIQUE VISITORS FOR THIS STORY ARE OVER 26 MILLIONS VISITORS. MEDIA MENTIONS FOR THE STORY INCLUDE MSN, NBC NEWS, ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS BITS (ENB), AND SMARTBRIEF. SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS ON TWITTER INCLUDE RETWEETS FROM MFLN NUTRITION, CA FOOD BANKS AND FEED KC. SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS ON FACEBOOK INCLUDE A POST FROM FEED KC. IS CARBON FARMING A CLIMATE BOON, OR BOONDOGGLE? BY GABRIEL POPKIN FOR YALEENVIRONMENT360 LOOKS AT THE EFFORTS TO WEAN SOCIETY OFF FOSSIL FUELS HAVE STALLED, "NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS" SUCH AS CARBON SEQUESTRATION HAVE RAPIDLY GAINED STEAM. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE NOW POURING INTO SOIL-CLIMATE INITIATIVES FROM CORPORATIONS LIKE MICROSOFT AND GENERAL MILLS, PHILANTHROPISTS LIKE LEONARDO DICAPRIO, AND GOVERNMENTS LARGE AND SMALL. HOWEVER, A GROWING NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS WORRY THAT A SOCIETAL PRESSURE TO DO SOMETHING TO COUNTERACT CLIMATE CHANGE IS PUSHING MONEY INTO CARBON FARMING TOO SOON. NEW STUDIES REVEAL THAT CARBON SEQUESTRATION PRACTICES MAY NOT PROVIDE THE CLIMATE BENEFITS SOCIETY HAS HOPED FOR. CIRCULATION NUMBERS FOR THIS STORY INCLUDE 4 MILLION ONLINE READERS PER YEAR. MEDIA MENTIONS FOR THIS STORY INCLUDE GRIST AND GREENBIZ. SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS ON TWITTER INCLUDE RETWEETS FROM HOLGANIX, MIXING BOWL, YALEENVIRONMENT 360, AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY. "TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER SEEKS CONTROVERSIAL OVERHAUL OF SEAFOOD INDUSTRY," BY LEAH DOUGLAS DETAILS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH LAID OUT A PATHWAY FOR THE APPROVAL OF OCEAN AQUACULTURE IN FEDERAL WATERS, A CONTROVERSIAL DEPARTURE FROM EXISTING POLICY THAT COULD RESHAPE THE COUNTRY'S SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. THE ORDER SETS IN MOTION A PROCESS FOR APPROVING FINFISH AQUACULTURE PROJECTS IN FEDERAL WATERS, ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY OVER THOSE PROJECTS AT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), AND AIMS TO DEREGULATE AND EXPAND SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. THIS STORY WAS REFERENCED IN AN ARTICLE FOR HUFFPOST AND MSN AND WAS ALSO CITED IN A PIECE FOR MODERN FARMER. FOODPRINT INCLUDED IT IN THEIR NEWSLETTER, AND WE SAW THE STORY POSTED TO REDDIT. ON TWITTER, THE PIECE WAS SHARED BY UC DAVIS'S AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE, THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR FOOD LAW AND POLICY, AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS ALSO TWEETED BY CARA COWAN WATTS, A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION TRIBE AND CURRENTLY RUNNING TO BE OKLAHOMA'S DISTRICT 14 CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL COUNCILWOMAN. "WITH THOUSANDS OF SEAFOOD WORKERS COMING TO ALASKA, THE STATE TRIES TO CONTAIN COVID-19," BY MIRANDA WEISS EXPLAINS HOW LOCAL LEADERS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA'S BRISTOL BAY BEGGED THE STATE'S GOVERNOR TO CONSIDER CANCELING THE COMMERCIAL SOCKEYE SEASON, FEARING A COVID-19 OUTBREAK THAT COULD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE REGION'S SMALL VILLAGES. DESPITE THOSE CONCERNS, PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY BARRELED AHEAD WITH EXPECTATIONS OF ABOUT 10,000 FISHERMEN AND PROCESSING PLANT WORKERS TO DESCEND ON THE REGION. NEWSBREAK, AN APP FOR BREAKING LOCAL NEWS, POSTED THE STORY. THE STORY WAS ALSO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOOD POLICY ACTION. AS COVID CASES SPIKE, AN UNPRECEDENTED ALLIANCE EMERGES TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS, BY LIZA GROSS. PUBLISHED WITH UNIVISION. THIS STORY GOES INSIDE AN UNUSUAL ALLIANCE OF RESEARCHERS, ACTIVISTS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND FARMERS WHO BANDED TOGETHER TO KEEP WORKERS SAFE. OUR MEDIA PARTNER FOR THIS PIECE IS THE NO. 1 SPANISH-LANGUAGE DIGITAL PROPERTY, WITH 20 MILLION MONTHLY U.S. USERS. THE STORY WAS SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY GROWING EMPOWERMENT, AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION ON HOW GARDENS CAN PROVIDE HUNGER RELIEF AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. "GOOD NEWS AMID THIS REALLY INTERESTING REPORTING ON THE ALLIANCE OF AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, COUNTY OFFICIALS, FARMWORKER ADVOCATES, DOCTORS, AND SCIENTISTS THAT HAS TURNED LONGTIME ADVERSARIES INTO ALLIES IN THE RACE TO PROTECT FARMWORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC." --GROWING EMPOWERMENT ON FACEBOOK. "AS COVID-19 RISES, ALASKANS CROWD RIVERS TO STOCK UP ON WILD SALMON," ALSO BY MIRANDA WEISS DESCRIBES HOW ALASKANS ARE CROWDING THE SHORELINES TO CATCH ENOUGH FISH TO PUT UP FOR THE WINTER. THE ACTIVITY HAS TAKEN ON A NEW URGENCY THIS YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FEARS OF FOOD SHORTAGES. IN MARCH, PANIC SHOPPERS STRIPPED THE FOOD SHELVES BARE, WHICH PROMPTED A LOT OF ALASKANS TO PUT UP AS MANY FISH AS THEY COULD. ONE RETIRED WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST SAID HE AIMED TO CATCH 40 OR 50 SALMON THIS SEASON, DOUBLING HIS TYPICAL HARVEST. THIS STORY WAS REPUBLISHED BY MOTHER JONES AND POSTED TO THE NORTHWEST ALLIANCE MARINE ALLIANCE (NAMA) BLOG AND NEWSBREAK. ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE SAW SHARES BY HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE, NORTHWEST ATLANTIC MARINE ALLIANCE, ECOTRUST, NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION, AND FOLKS AFFILIATED WITH COASTAL ROUTES (A NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, COASTAL COMMUNITIES, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ALL UNITED BY OUR MISSION OF SUPPORTING VERDANT, SUSTAINABLE, AND JUST COASTAL LIVELIHOODS AND PLACES).
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION:	PANDEMIC AND PROTEST IN A MEATPACKING TOWN, BY ESTHER HONIG AND MARY ANNE ANDREI. PRODUCED WITH LATINO USA. THIS 30-MINUTE RADIO PIECE, WITH A VIDEO SIDEBAR, TELLS THE STORY OF HOW THE ADULT CHILDREN OF WORKERS AT A SMITHFIELD PLANT IN NEBRASKA STEPPED UP AND LED AN ONGOING PROTEST AGAINST THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO PROTECT ITS WORKERS. THE STORY WAS ALSO PUBLISHED ON LATINO REBELS, A WEBSITE OWNED BY FUTURO MEDIA, AN AWARD-WINNING INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT MEDIA COMPANY THAT REACHES AN ENGAGED BILINGUAL AUDIENCE. WE SAW TWITTER ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS STORY FROM LAND & LABOR (CURATED RESOURCE GUIDE TO THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM THAT CENTERS LAND AND LABOR IN THE CONTEXT OF POWER AND INEQUALITY) AND THE AMERICAN GRASSFED ASSOCIATION. THERE WERE SUCH POWERFUL PHOTOS IN THIS PIECE. SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT WHEN SHARED ON INSTAGRAM, THEY WERE AMONG OUR TOP-PERFORMING CONTENT FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. WE SAW ENGAGEMENT ON OUR POSTS FROM FARM FORWARD, FRONTIER PASTURES (100% GRASS FED BEEF RAISED IN EASTERN BERKS COUNTY, PA.), FOOD INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN, AND SWEET UNION FARM (OREGON), AS WELL AS GOOD FOOD PURCHASING PROGRAM (TRANSFORMING THE WAY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BUY FOOD), COLORADO GRAIN CHAIN (NONPROFIT COMPRISED OF LOCALLY-OWNED AND-OPERATED BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS THAT PRODUCE AND SUPPORT GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS FROM HERITAGE, ANCIENT AND LOCALLY-ADAPTED GRAIN), AND LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT. ON YOUTUBE, THE VIDEO FOR THIS PIECE HAD NEARLY 300 VIEWS. CAN GRAZING SAVE ENDANGERED GRASSLANDS? BY LYNNE CURRY. PUBLISHED WITH THE GUARDIAN. THE FIRST STORY IN OUR BIODIVERSITY PROJECT EXPLORES AN AMBITIOUS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CONSERVATIONISTS AND RANCHERS DESIGNED TO PROVE THAT THE GOALS OF THE TWO GROUPSOFTEN AT ODDSCAN COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND PROTECT THE LARGEST REMAINING BUNCHGRASS PRAIRIE IN NORTH AMERICA. THE PIECE WAS REPUBLISHED BY HIGH COUNTRY NEWS. IT WAS ALSO POSTED TO THE MINNEHAHA CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. (MINNEHAHA CONSERVATION DISTRICT WAS CREATED IN 1941 TO ADMINISTER SOIL, WATER, AND RELATED RESOURCE CONSERVATION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. SIOUX FALLS, THE LARGEST CITY IN SOUTH DAKOTA, LIES WITHIN MINNEHAHA COUNTY AND IS HOME TO THE BIG SIOUX.) THIS STORY WAS SHARED TO REDDIT TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT SUBREDDITS (SPECIALIZED CONVERSATIONS), DIRECTLY REACHING ABOUT 138,000 USERS: THE OFFICIAL SUBREDDIT OF OREGON (~73,000 MEMBERS) AND A CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISM SUBREDDIT (~65,000 MEMBERS). NOTE THAT REDDIT, OVERALL, HAS MORE THAN 430 MILLION ACTIVE MONTHLY USERS. AND IT'S THE #5 MOST VISITED SITE IN THE UNITED STATES. ENGAGEMENT ON TWITTER WAS SEEN BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, NATIONAL FARMERS UNION, KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, CONSERVATION WORKS (FORMERLY NORTH COAST RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL), 100 FRIENDS OF OREGON (ORIGINALLY THE OREGON LAND USE PROJECT), AND SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION (WISCONSIN ORG THAT WORKS WITH U.S. LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE THE NATION'S NATURAL RESOURCES). ADDITIONAL TWITTER ENGAGEMENTS WERE SEEN BY THE BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE, WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE, THE EXTINCTION CRISIS (VOLUNTEER-LED GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY), FOODPRINT, AND DEFENDING BEEF (MANIFESTO BY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER TURNED RANCHER NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN. SHE'S THE WIFE OF BILL NIMAN OF NIMAN RANCH). HOW DO CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION AND A DEADLY SHEEP DISEASE ALTER OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PANDEMICS? BY CARSON VAUGHAN. PUBLISHED WITH ENSIA. PART OF OUR ONGOING BIODIVERSITY SERIES, THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW SCIENCE ARRIVED AT A NEW, AND OMINOUS, UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS SPREAD, MUTATE AND GENERATE NEW DISEASE OUTBREAKS. THIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED ON MEDIUM, A WEBSITE THAT REACHES OVER 6 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS A MONTH. IT WAS ALSO PUBLISHED ON PATCH.COM (AMERICAN LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION PLATFORM OPERATING IN 50 U.S. STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C.). IT WAS ENGAGED WITH ON TWITTER BY 50BY40 (A COLLECTIVE IMPACT ORG AIMING TO CUT THE GLOBAL PRODUCTION + CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE BY 50% BY 2040), KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND COGNITION RESEARCH (LOCATED IN AUSTRIA), AND UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, AS WELL AS THE MUSEUM OF FOOD AND DRINK. AT THE NATION'S LARGEST STUDENT FARM ORGANIZATION, A RECKONING ON RACE. BY LEAH DOUGLAS, PUBLISHED WITH MOTHER JONES. MORE GREAT WORK FROM LEAH. IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DEARTH OF BLACK FARMERS IN AMERICA, NO ONE HAD REALLY CONSIDERED THE AG INDUSTRY'S OFFICIAL PIPELINE, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN KEEPING THE INDUSTRY WHITE. THE PIECE WAS REPUBLISHED BY MIDWEST CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. IT WAS ALSO REFERENCED ON THE COUNTER'S WEBSITE. LEAH IS AN INFLUENCER ON TWITTER. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE STORY WAS WIDELY CIRCULATED ON TWITTER WITH THE HELP OF A THREAD SHE DID FOR THE STORY. SOME OF THE RETWEETS INCLUDED NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION, NORTH AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS, MOMS ADVOCATING SUSTAINABILITY, HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE, AND THE CENTER FOR URBAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN. JOURNALISTS WHO RETWEETED LEAH INCLUDED MARYN MCKENNA, TED GENO ROWAYS, TOM PHILPOTT, AND DEBBIE WEINGARTEN. AFTER A FARMWORKER IN RURAL TEXAS DIED OF COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID-19, HIS FAMILY AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WANT ANSWERS, BY DANA ULLMAN. PUBLISHED WITH TEXAS OBSERVER. ANOTHER OUTRAGEOUS STORY OF NEGLECT OF WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY BY A FOOD-PROCESSING OPERATION. THIS IS OUR THIRD PIECE WITH THE OBSERVER, AND WE HAVE NOW FORMALIZED THE PARTNERSHIP. EXPECT A LOT MORE INVESTIGATIVE STORIES OUT OF TEXAS IN THE COMING MONTHS. THIS STORY WAS POSTED TO DIGG. TEXAS OBSERVER'S LINK TO THE STORY HAD OVER 4K SHARES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE SAW ENGAGEMENT ON TWITTER FROM FOOD POLICY ACTION, GREENPEACE, TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID, HUMAN RIGHTS LAW SOCIETY, AND TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION. AS CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES RAGE, THE HARVEST GOES ON, BY TERESA COTSIRILOS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KALW-SF'S PODCAST CROSSCURRENTS AND THE KQED-BAY AREA SHOW AND PODCAST WORLDAFFAIRS. FARMWORKERS ARE OUT HARVESTING DESPITE THE SMOKE, FLAMES, AND HEATTO SAY NOTHING OF COVID-19. DESPITE STATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THINGS LIKE HOW LONG WORKERS CAN BE OUTDOORS IN EXTREME CONDITIONS, ADVOCATES WORRY THAT GROWERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAOS VIOLATING THOSE LABOR LAWS. THIS STORY WAS SHARED ON TWITTER BY NATIONAL FARMERS UNION, FOOD POLICY ACTION, AND FIGHT FOR 15 (INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST UNDERPAID WORKERS). OUR WORK JULY 2019 ARE WE HANDLING THE BEE CRISIS WRONG? - BY ROWAN JACOBSEN FOR HUFFPOST EDITOR'S DESK: A MODERN-DAY ABOLITIONIST - AND THE REPORTER COVERING HER - BY SAM FROMARTZ WHO SHOULD PROFIT FROM MEXICO NITROGEN-FIXING CORN? - BY MARTHA PSKOWSKI FOR YALE ENVIRONMENT 360 AUGUST 2019 IS THE U.S. CHICKEN INDUSTRY CHEATING ITS FAMERS? - BY LEAH DOUGLAS AND CHRISTOPHER LEONARD FOR THE GUARDIAN FOR YEARS COMPLAINTS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA'S HOG POLLUTION VANISHED IN STATE BUREAUCRACY - BY BARRY YEOMAN FOR THE GUARDIAN SEPTEMBER 2019 TODAY'S SPECIAL: GRILLED SALMON LACED WITH PLASTIC - BY LIZA GROSS FOR MOTHER JONES DOWN ON THE SMART FARM - BY MICHAEL BEHAR FOR EATINGWELL OCTOBER 2019 THE STRANGE, UNCERTAIN FATE OF ALASKA'S BIGGEST WILD SALMON HABITAT - BY JULIA O'MALLEY FOR THE NATION FOOD SCHOLARSHIPS. HOMELESS SHELTERS. EMERGENCY LOANS. - BRIDGET HUBER FOR THE NATION NOVEMBER 2019 ARIZONA'S WATER SUPPLIES ARE DRYING UP. HOW WILL ITS FARMERS SURVIVE? - BY STEPHEN R. MILLER FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DECEMBER 2019 ARE 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' IN OUR MILK? NOBODY REALLY KNOWS - SARA VAN NOTE FOR HUFFPOST A BREATHTAKING LACK OF OVERSIGHT FOR AIR EMISSIONS FROM ANIMAL FARMS - LEAH DOUGLAS FOR THE NATION HERE ARE THE RURAL RESIDENTS WHO SUED THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOG PRODUCER OVER WASTE AND ODORS - AND WON - BARRY YEOMAN FOR THE NATION JANUARY 2020 AS THE SALTON SEA SHRINKS, IT LEAVES BEHIND A TOXIC REMINDER OF THE COST OF MAKING A DESERT BLOOM - LINDSAY FENDT FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL. FEBRUARY 2020 A TEXAS COMMUNITY CHOKES ON FECAL DUST FROM CATTLE FEEDLOTS - CHRIS COLLINS FOR THE OBSERVER IT'S ILLEGAL TO TAKE DRONE PHOTOS OF FEEDLOTS IN TEXAS - CHRIS COLLINS FOR THE OBSERVER ARE OUTBREAKS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS GETTING WORSE? - LEAH DOUGLAS FOR TIME
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION:	MARCH 2020 U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN MEXICO TO SHUT DOWN, THREATENING LABOR SUPPLY FOR AMERICAN FARMS - ESTHER HONIG FOR FERN CAN ASIA'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE-PRODUCING WILDLIFE TRADE BE STOPPED? - BRIAN BARTH FOR FERN MIGRANT FARMWORKERS FEED AMERICA, AND THEY'RE AT HIGH RISK FOR A CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK - LIZA GROSS AND ESTHER HONIG FOR HUFFPOST FOOD WASTE--AND FOOD INSECURITY--RISING AMID CORONAVIRUS PANIC - ELIZABETH ROYTE FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IS CARBON FARMING A CLIMATE BOON, OR BOONDOGGLE? - GABRIEL POPKIN FOR YALEENVIRONMENT360 APRIL 2020 THE CORONAVIRUS HAS LAID BARE RESTAURANT WORKERS' 'TIP TO MOUTH' EXISTENCE - LIZA GROSS FOR FERN ON THE FRONT LINES AT A NORTH CAROLINA FOOD BANK - BARRY YEOMAN FOR FERN AS PANDEMIC SPREADS AND GROWING SEASON RAMPS UP, FARMWORKERS DEEMED 'ESSENTIAL' BUT STILL LARGELY UNPROTECTED - ESTHER HONIG FOR FERN PRAYING FOR RAIN - TIM FOLGER FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL CORONAVIRUS FORCES CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS TO SCRAMBLE FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER - LIZA GROSS FOR FERN MAPPING COVID-19 IN MEAT AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS - LEAH DOUGLAS FOR FERN WHEN MEAT PLANTS SHUTTER, WHAT HAPPENS TO MARKET-READY ANIMALS? - ELIZABETH ROYTE FOR FERN WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IN AMERICA'S FOOD SYSTEM - FERN EDITORS FOR FERN MAY 2020 'THE WORKERS ARE BEING SACRIFICED': AS CASES MOUNTED, MEATPACKER JBS KEPT PEOPLE ON CROWDED FACTORY FLOORS - ESTHER HONIG & TED GENOWAYS FOR MOTHER JONES AS COVID-19 HOBBLES THE INDUSTRIAL MEAT INDUSTRY, SMALL PRODUCERS ARE HAVING A MOMENT - STEPHEN R. MILLER FOR HUFFPOST A BURST OF HOME-GROWN FOOD, FARMING, IN ALASKA - MIRANDA WEISS FOR FERN TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER SEEKS CONTROVERSIAL OVERHAUL OF SEAFOOD INDUSTRY - BY LEAH DOUGLAS. CHARTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE FOOD SYSTEM - LEAH DOUGLAS FOR FERN FEEDING REFUGEES ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WAS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. NOW THERE'S COVID-19. - BARRY YEOMAN FOR FERN WHEN COVID-19 HITS A RURAL MEATPACKING PLANT, COUNTY INFECTION RATES SOAR TO FIVE TIMES THE AVERAGE - LEAH DOUGLAS & TIM MAREMA FOR DAILY YONDER JUNE 2020 FOR THIS NORTH DAKOTA GROCERY, THE PANDEMIC IS PERSONAL - STEPHANIE PARKER FOR FERN COVID-19 IS SPREADING AMONG FARMWORKERS, AND IT MAY GET WORSE - ELIZABETH ROYTE FOR FERN HOW DID EUROPE AVOID THE COVID-19 CATASTROPHE RAVAGING U.S. MEATPACKING PLANTS? - BRIDGET HUBER FOR MOTHER JONES WITH THOUSANDS OF SEAFOOD WORKERS COMING TO ALASKA, STATE TRIES TO CONTAIN COVID-19 - BY MIRANDA WEISS. THE PANDEMIC IS JUST THE LATEST THREAT FACED BY REFUGEE FOOD WORKERS IN TEXAS - JESSICA GOUDEAU FOR TEXAS OBSERVER COVID-19 SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING AMONG FOOD-SYSTEM WORKERS - LEAH DOUGLAS FOR FERN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS A DRAFT FORM 990 TO THE CHAIR AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY, WHO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE GOVERNING BOARD. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF ALL THE MATERIAL FACTS, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES WHILE A DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH MATTERS INVOLVING THE EXISTENCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE TO BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT THEY RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, READ AND UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH IT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE BOARD UTILIZES COMPENSATION DATA FOR EACH POSITION AMONG PEER ORGANIZATIONS. A PROPOSED AMOUNT FOR EACH POSITIION IS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. THE PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS POSTED ON NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 576 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10036 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (646)248-6014.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,697. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,407. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,104. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,860. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,860. PHOTOGRAPHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,413. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,413. EDITORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,988. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,474. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,462. SPECIAL PROJECTS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,860. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 199. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,150. TOTAL EXPENSES 69,209. WRITERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 99,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 99,000.
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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PUBLICATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESPECTED LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
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3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	8
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	7
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2019 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	8
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	7
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 .........	7b	0

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	561,587	1,223,030
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	56,964	95,532
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	20	494
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	931	-11,950
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	619,502	1,307,106
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	0	0
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	270,836	555,888
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 53,189
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	246,405	335,635
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	517,241	891,523
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	102,261	415,583
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	180,953	677,172
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	70,354	150,990
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	110,599	526,182

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 525,031 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 65,410 )
	THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL CONTENT IN ITS AREA OF FOCUS AND EXECUTE ON ITS STRATEGIC GOALS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, FERN PRODUCED 43 EXPLANATORY OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS PUBLISHED WITH 12 OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE NATION, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, EATINGWELL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, TIME AND MANY OTHERS. TOPICS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED IN THEIR PUBLISHED WORK DURING THIS PERIOD WERE OCEANS AND WATER ISSUES, COVID-19 AND FOOD WORKERS, AND CLIMATE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD SYSTEM.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 117,395 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 31,206 )
	FERN'S AG INSIDER IS A DAILY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY PAID SUBSCRIPTION NEWS SERVICE. IT INCLUDES ORIGINAL REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND A DAILY SURVEY OF BREAKING NEWS IN THE AREAS OF FEDERAL AND STATE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY AS WELL AS RELATED CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS. THE PRODUCT IS AIMED AT AN AUDIENCE OF POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND FOOD INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES. FERN'S AG INSIDER PAID SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES INCLUDE:- A DEDICATED, PAYWALLED AG INSIDER MINI-SITE ON THE FERN WEBSITE- ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH REPORTING AND ANALYSIS- ARTICLES TAGGED AND VIEWABLE BY SUBJECT- A SEARCHABLE ARCHIVE OF ALL AG INSIDER REPORTING

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses642,426

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)		(D) Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(A) Name and title
(1) JOANNE KELLEY...................................................................... CHAIR	5.00 .................	X	X	0	0	0
(2) NATHANIEL BROWN...................................................................... TREASURER	5.00 .................	X	X	0	0	0
(3) SAMUEL FORMARTZ...................................................................... SECRETARY/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	40.00 .................	X	X	87,550	0	0
(4) DANIEL PULLMAN...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	5.00 .................	X		0	0	0
(5) SUSAN WEST...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	5.00 .................	X		0	0	0
(6) LORRAINE FONTANES...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	5.00 .................	X		0	0	0
(7) LESLIE WILLIAMS...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 12/19	5.00 .................	X		0	0	0
(8) AILEEN BURDICK...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	5.00 .................	X		0	0	0
(9) THOMAS LASKAWY...................................................................... EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00 .................		X	87,550	0	0

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	175,100	0	0

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation





2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 0

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a
b	Membership dues..		1b
c	Fundraising events..		1c	39,375
d	Related organizations		1d
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	1,183,655

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		1,223,030

		Business Code
2a	EDITORIAL FEE	511110	64,326	64,326
b	SUBSCRIPTIONS REVENUE	519130	31,206	31,206
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		95,532

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			494			494
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents			6a
b	Less: rental expenses			6b
c	Rental income or (loss)			6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory			7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses			7b
c	Gain or (loss)			7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ 39,375of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a	10,750
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b	23,784
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..			-13,034			-13,034
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a	REIMBURSEMENT		900099	1,084	1,084
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			1,084
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			1,307,106	96,616	0	-12,540

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	181,549	133,281	35,238	13,030
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........
7	Other salaries and wages........	332,239	243,907	64,486	23,846
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....
9	Other employee benefits .......
10	Payroll taxes ...........	42,100	30,907	8,171	3,022
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........
c	Accounting ...........	30,800		30,800
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	231,048	216,818	8,080	6,150
12	Advertising and promotion ....
13	Office expenses .......	43,971	9,357	28,374	6,240
14	Information technology ......
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........
17	Travel ............	15,981	8,156	6,924	901
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..
23	Insurance ...	13,835		13,835
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a
b
c
d
e	All other expenses
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	891,523	642,426	195,908	53,189
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........		132,332	1	117,161
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........		39,290	2	401,434
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......		4,500	3	153,646
4	Accounts receivable, net .............		4,831	4	4,931
5	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
				5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
				6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........			7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			9
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b		10c
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .			11
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..			13
14	Intangible assets ...............			14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........		0	15	0
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...		180,953	16	677,172

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	57,155	17	54,041
18	Grants payable ...		18
19	Deferred revenue .........	13,199	19	12,949
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	24	84,000
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	70,354	26	150,990

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	2,495	27	177,732
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........	108,104	28	348,450
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	110,599	32	526,182
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	180,953	33	677,172