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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MICRONUTRIENT FORUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,912,337
Total expenses
$3,861,086
Contributions and grants received
$3,787,069
Grants paid
$401,457
Program service revenue
$125,199
Investment income
$69
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,281,922
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,222,194
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$59,728
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,382,344
Management and general expenses
$389,355
Fundraising expenses
$89,387
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,382,344

Program services were 87.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $362,370

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,424,699

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Contract Revenue

    total $125,199 · related or exempt $125,199

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $69 · excluded $69

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $107,998 · program services $107,998

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $293,459 · program services $293,459

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $690,275 · program services $508,236 · management and general $118,744 · fundraising $63,295

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $895,076 · program services $824,694 · management and general $70,382

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,554 · program services $38,241 · management and general $3,313

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $60,940 · program services $57,663 · management and general $3,277

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $129,115 · program services $109,340 · management and general $11,683 · fundraising $8,092

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $116,141 · management and general $116,141

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $18,000 · fundraising $18,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $896,164 · program services $867,609 · management and general $28,555

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $166 · management and general $166

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,366 · program services $23,149 · management and general $217

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $38,229 · program services $22,064 · management and general $16,165

  • 17 · Travel

    total $448,400 · program services $448,400

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,261 · program services $34,261

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,033 · program services $3,255 · management and general $18,778

  • 24a · Other expenses: Translation Services

    total $38,021 · program services $38,021 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Training & Development

    total $3,924 · program services $3,814 · management and general $110 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Memberships & Dues

    total $700 · program services $700 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Registration Fees

    total $374 · management and general $374

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,890 · program services $1,440 · management and general $1,450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,739,974 · end of year $1,815,090

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,175 · end of year $247,491

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $496,468 · end of year $5,246

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,150 · end of year $115,542

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $116,878 · end of year $98,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $312,978 · end of year $91,876

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,035,190 · end of year $2,130,318

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,477 · end of year $59,728

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To promote alignment and collective action on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients across sectors by bridging nutrition science, policy, programs, and responsible business practices for health and well-being.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Micronutrient Forum promotes alignment and collective action on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients across sectors by bridging nutrition science, policy, programs, and responsible business practices for health and well-being.

  • The Micronutrient Data Innovation Alliance (DInA) co-organized a regional meeting with the Learning Network on Nutritional Surveillance and the Anaemia Action Alliance to discuss and learn how better use of data can lead to more effective assessment of the multifactorial determinants of Anaemia in Africa. To advance national and regional efforts, DInA launched the Manifesto for Accelerated Action on Large Scale Food Fortification and makes critical fortification data widely available to inform national policy and program decisions through the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx).

    Expenses $1,738,445 · Grants $401,457

  • The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB) hosts two Technical Advisory Groups composed of renowned scientists who continue to publish new evidence and guidance documents on maternal nutrition interventions: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) and balanced energy-protein supplements. Among others, new outputs included guidance on Implementation Science and the use of MMS in Anaemia treatment. The 2nd Africa Maternal Nutrition and MMS meeting in Kenya, co-hosted with Kenya's State Department of Public Health, engaged over 130 leaders from 17 African countries in a dynamic sharing of experiences, and resulted in a Call to Action urging leaders to scale up maternal nutrition interventions, notably MMS as part of antenatal care services.

    Expenses $1,080,213 · Revenue $108,955

  • The Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N) published the Global Resilience Report in partnership with UNICEF and the World Food Programme, which summarizes the impact and lessons of the poly-crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, and climate events, leading to crucial policy recommendations to safeguard nutrition during future crises. To support ST4N in collating and generating the evidence on the linkages between the climate and nutrition crises and policy solutions, a new multidisciplinary Steering Committee was formed. An overview of evidence and policy messages was presented at an I-CAN meeting at the Rome Nutrition Week, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 52), and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29).

    Expenses $317,959 · Revenue $16,244

  • For Child Diet, a Regional Dialogue on Improving Access to Locally Produced, Nutritious and Safe Complementary Foods brought together 100 local producers, policy and regulatory authorities, funders and social impact investors, and technical organizations. Priorities for collective action were identified to overcome regulatory, finance, market, and demand barriers, and the African Network of Local Producers was initiated.

    Expenses $222,029

  • Other program services

    Expenses $23,698

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shawn Baker

    Chairperson, Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jeff Whisenant

    Vice Chairperson, Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howarth Bouis Former

    Past Chairperson (Left 12/18/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Brown

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $5,925
    From this org
    $5,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Lartey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $2,000
    From this org
    $2,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rajul Pandya-Lorch

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marian Jakovcic

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jane Ambuko

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Naina Subberwal Batra

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Duggan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Gilligan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adeline Lescanne-Gautier

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clayton Ajello

    Former Board Member (Left 9/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Solomon

    Former Board Member (Left 12/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Klaus Kraemer

    Former Board Member (Left 9/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Russ Hill

    Former Board Member (Left 6/19/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Saskia Osendarp

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $242,180
    From this org
    $218,672
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,508
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,672
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,622
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,886
    Filer's total
    $242,180

  • Debra Petrasek

    CFO, Corporate Secretary, Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $185,948
    From this org
    $143,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,176
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,772
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,899
    Filer's total
    $185,948

  • Martina van Liere

    Director of Programs

    Total calculated
    $254,308
    From this org
    $184,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,386
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,922
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,111
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,275
    Filer's total
    $254,308

  • Cecilia Fabrizio

    Program Lead, ST4N

    Total calculated
    $156,239
    From this org
    $133,365
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,874
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,365
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,470
    Filer's total
    $156,239

  • Martin Mwangi

    Program Lead, HMHB

    Total calculated
    $143,480
    From this org
    $130,471
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,009
    Hours/week
    40

  • Keith Lividini

    Sr. Technical Specialist (Left 9/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $134,443
    From this org
    $113,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,451
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shruthi Cyriac

    Senior Program Manager

    Total calculated
    $109,761
    From this org
    $105,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,744
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513109349301006

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