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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by STOP FOODBORNE ILLNESS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$891,081
Total expenses
$961,926
Contributions and grants received
$891,067
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$930,222
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,063
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$892,159
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$836,206
Management and general expenses
$70,580
Fundraising expenses
$55,140
Program service expenses (Part III)
$836,206

Program services were 86.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $891,067

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE FEES

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14 · excluded $14

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $158,022 · program services $143,800 · management and general $9,481 · fundraising $4,741

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $435,531 · program services $396,333 · management and general $26,132 · fundraising $13,066

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $56,832 · program services $51,717 · management and general $3,410 · fundraising $1,705

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,654 · program services $47,005 · management and general $3,099 · fundraising $1,550

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,471 · management and general $7,471

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $12,000 · fundraising $12,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $65,998 · program services $48,062 · management and general $5,652 · fundraising $12,284

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,360 · program services $7,106 · management and general $836 · fundraising $418

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,407 · program services $23,843 · management and general $2,741 · fundraising $823

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,810 · program services $12,226 · management and general $1,618 · fundraising $1,966

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,296 · program services $1,978 · management and general $824 · fundraising $494

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,425 · program services $1,964 · management and general $267 · fundraising $194

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,778 · program services $2,369 · management and general $2,889 · fundraising $520

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS

    total $51,324 · program services $51,324

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEBSITE

    total $25,873 · program services $21,992 · management and general $2,587 · fundraising $1,294

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $13,496 · program services $11,471 · management and general $1,350 · fundraising $675

  • 24d · Other expenses: E-TAPESTRY

    total $6,370 · program services $6,370

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,279 · program services $8,646 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $3,410

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $579,441 · end of year $560,354

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $365,873 · end of year $347,145

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $29,661 · end of year $11,065

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $65,978

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $59,983

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,514 · end of year $5,995

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,074 · end of year $5,663

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,835 · end of year $33,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,724 · end of year $4,313

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,898 · end of year $80,025

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $825,106 · end of year $812,134

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

As the voice of people affected by foodborne illness, we collaborate with partners in academia, the food industry, and government to prevent foodborne illness. We advocate for effective food safety policy and facilitate culture change to increase food safety.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Stop Foodborne Illness, or STOP, is unique as the only national public health organization dedicated to mobilizing survivors of foodborne illness in their desire to create a safer food system. As the Voice for Safe Food, STOP collaborates with consumers, partners in academia, the food industry, and government to share the why of food safety. STOP works for effective food safety policy, to support survivors, and facilitate culture change within the food industry to elevate food safety as a public health issue.

  • The Alliance to Stop Foodborne IllnessThe Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness focuses on promoting positive, mature food safety cultures across industry.The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness is a program of Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), that brings together STOP constituents, leading food companies, and other like- minded organizations deeply committed to the goal of preventing foodborne disease. Developed in 2018, the Alliance was born out of a shared understanding of the crucial role food safety culture plays in ensuring that food is safe, and consumers are protected.

    Expenses $415,804

  • Support and Resources for ConsumersSTOP has become the leading resource for consumers who experience foodborne illness or are seeking more information about food safety. On its website, STOP offers consumers an e-recall option that customizes recall notices or other food safety alerts geographically and by interest, so that consumers receive just the alerts that are pertinent to them for greater impact. The number of consumers who have signed up for these e-alerts has grown exponentially over the last few years as consumers recognize the importance of being better-informed about food safety issues. STOP also provides a forum for those who have suffered from or lost a loved one to foodborne illness to tell their stories and raise awareness among the public about the short- and long-term impact foodborne illnesses can have and how they might be prevented. STOP helps these constituent advocates tell their stories to industry and government leaders who have within their power the ability to make real and lasting changes to food safety culture in the United States. Advocacy and Food Safety Policy One significant area of work for STOP is that of advocacy for better food safety regulation and policy at the federal, state, and local levels to protect consumers. STOP provides a voice for those who have been harmed by bacteria that are legally allowed to be in foods put into commerce. We believe that feeding your family should not be a high-risk activity; therefore, we focus on issues that will impact the full spectrum of consumers. Currently, STOP is working to reduce harmful Salmonella in poultry products, is campaigning to include Cronobacter sakazakii on the reportable diseases list, and working collaboratively with the food industry, associations, and other advocacy organizations to move FDA to a proactive regulatory agency rather than continuing its culture of reactivity.Alliance to Stop Foodborne IllnessThe Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness has been instrumental in forming vital relationships between stakeholders in the field of food safety. Through the Alliance, STOP has become a trusted resource for information and training materials to be utilized with organizations of every size to influence a companys food safety culture through focusing on continually developing food safety knowledge, beliefs, and practices. The Alliance is made possible by the increasingly recognized need for more cooperative approaches to food safety and the importance of strong, mature food safety cultures across food producers and distributors, and at every step of the food production chain. The shift from disconnected to collaborative action is grounded in the common goals of many industry food safety leaders and consumer advocates to prevent illness through best practices, continuous improvement, and strong corporate food safety cultures. Dave Theno FellowshipSince 2018, the Alliance has offered the Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship to one recent graduate (within five years) with a food science, animal science, political science, or public health undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to those seeking a career in the food industry or food regulation. The Fellow completes a 12-credit Online Food Safety Certificate with Michigan State University, is mentored by the Alliance, and works with Stop Foodborne Illness in Chicago, IL.

    Expenses $383,473

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $22,689

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mitzi Baum

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $158,022
    From this org
    $158,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,022
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $158,022
  • Roberta Wagner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Michael Taylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Robert Swenson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Benjamin Chapman

    Co- Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lisa R Robinson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Patricia Griffin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mary Heersink

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gillian Kelleher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Craig Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lone Jespersen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mary McGonigle-Martin

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joyce Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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

None.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349323434

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