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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,173,438 | 1,197,222 | 1,612,177 | 1,492,997 | 1,391,024 | 6,866,858 |
| 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 | 1,173,438 | 1,197,222 | 1,612,177 | 1,492,997 | 1,391,024 | 6,866,858 |
| 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) .. | 2,287,551 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,579,307 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,173,438 | 1,197,222 | 1,612,177 | 1,492,997 | 1,391,024 | 6,866,858 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 138,696 | 145,856 | 117,374 | 103,145 | 105,023 | 610,094 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,627,904 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 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 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS INSTITUTE (AFSI) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES AND DISSEMINATES SCIENCE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. OUR MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS BY PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND CREATING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES, SECTORS, AND GEOGRAPHIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2024, AFSI CONTINUED ITS STRONG PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AND REGULATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDE: AS PART OF THE SOUTH ASIA BIOSAFETY PROGRAM (SABP), AFSI ORGANIZED THE "CONFERENCE ON GENOME EDITING FOR AGRICULTURE IN BANGLADESH" ON FEBRUARY 11, 2024 IN DHAKA TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PUBLICATION OF THE "STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) FOR RESEARCH AND RELEASE OF GENOME EDITED PLANTS OF CATEGORIES SDN-1 AND SDN-2,2023," ATTRACTING 129 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES. AFSI ORGANIZED THE WORKSHOP "BOLSTERING ASEAN FOOD SECURITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY" IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA ON MARCH 4-6, 2024, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. ALL 11 ASEAN MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES WERE REPRESENTED, WITH 44 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS SHARING THEIR EXPERTISE AND EXCHANGING IDEAS. SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE USDA FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE (FAS) EMERGING MARKETS PROGRAM (EMP), AFSI ORGANIZED THE "ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP: NON-TARGET ORGANISM TESTING," IN COOPERATION WITH THE USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS), IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, ON JUNE 24-28, 2024, FOR EIGHT PARTICIPANTS FROM THE USA, INDONESIA, NIGERIA, AND KENYA. AFSI IMPLEMENTED THE "WORKSHOP ON MOVING FORWARD ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH CONTINUING EFFORTS ON REGULATORY COOPERATION IN APEC" ON AUGUST 14, 2024 IN TRUJILLO, PERU, PRIOR TO THE APEC HLPDAB PLENARY MEETING. THE FULL-DAY IN-PERSON EVENT WELCOMED OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS, REPRESENTING CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, INDONESIA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PERU, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, THAILAND, VIETNAM, AND THE USA. DURING THE EVENT, A DRAFT OF THE POLICY APPROACHES DOCUMENT FOR REGULATORY COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (PAD)WAS PRESENTED TO PARTICIPANTS, ALONG WITH ITS COMPANION WEBSITE (BIOTECHPOLICYPORTAL.ORG), BOTH OF WHICH AFSI WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IN 2025. AFSI ORGANIZED ON THE FOURTH TRAINING EVENT IN THE WORKSHOP SERIES "GENE EDITED PLANTS: CONTEXT AND COMMUNICATION FOR PLANT BREEDING INNOVATION" ON DECEMBER 10-11, 2024 IN DAEJEON, SOUTH KOREA. SPANNING TWO DAYS, "ENABLING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR GENOME EDITING IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA: OPPORTUNITIES & POSSIBILITIES" BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE SET OF 52 STAKEHOLDERS WORKING ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SOUTH KOREA, INCLUDING SCIENTISTS AND EXPERTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE CFO, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEW THE RETURN. ONCE IT IS IN ITS FINAL FORM, A COPY IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS FOR THE TRUSTEES AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ARE REVIEWED BY IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, WHOSE OBSERVATIONS ARE SHARED WITH THE CHAIR. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT SHOULD ARISE ON THE PART OF A TRUSTEE, THE CHAIR (OR IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES THE CHAIR, ANOTHER DISINTERESTED TRUSTEE) WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT AND WHETHER THE TRUSTEE SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM DECIDING ON MATTERS AFFECTED BY THE INTEREST. THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE THE TRUSTEE WITH THE INTEREST FROM CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER TO WHICH THE INTEREST PERTAINS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS, COMPLETED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE WHO WILL INTERVENE IF A TRUE CONFLICT SHOULD ARISE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS COMPLETED BY KEY EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ARE REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING ANY CONFLICTS DECLARED BY THE KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | IN 2008, THE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AMENDED THE BY LAWS TO ESTABLISH A FORMAL PROCESS FOR SETTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SAFE HARBOR REGULATION REGARDING EXCESS BENEFITS. UNDER THIS PROCEDURE, THE CHAIR APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THREE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE AFSI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE REVIEW INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES A RANGE OF COMPENSATION THAT THE COMMITTEE DEEMS REASONABLE. AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS INSTITUTE 52-1323610 THE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS INSTITUTE CHAIR SETS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION AT A FIGURE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RANGES ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECORDS THEIR DECISION IN CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN MINUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS SAFE HARBOR REGULATION WITH REGARD TO EXCESS BENEFITS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ONLY REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE COMPENSATION REVIEW DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH REGARD TO COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE HAS THE DISCRETION TO PERFORM SUCH A REVIEW WITH REGARD TO ANY AFSI EMPLOYEES AS IT DETERMINES APPROPRIATE. IF THE COMPENSATION OF AN AFSI EMPLOYEE OTHER THAN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS NOT DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED ABOVE, HIS/HER COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIGH-TO-LOW RANGES ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANY OTHER AFSI EMPLOYEE SUBJECTED TO COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEW DOES INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SUCH A REVIEW IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WHO IS INDEPENDENT OF THE EMPLOYEES, AND IT IS NORMALLY BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION IN NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS OF THE SAME SIZE IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. THE PROCESS BY WHICH COMPENSATION IS SET IS DOCUMENTED IN WRITING, BUT THIS IS NOT DONE IN THE SAME FORMAL MANNER AS REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE POSTED ON WEBSITE. |
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