2024-11-15T13:44:06-06:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 521512339 LEATHER & HIDE COUNCIL OF AMERICA ASSOCIATION LEAT 2025874250 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 12 FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 KERRY BROZYNA PRESIDENT 2025874250 2024-11-15 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z STEPHEN SOTHMANN 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 12 FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 3503605 0 X WWW.USLEATHER.ORG X 1987 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 56 56 0 19 0 0 2113739 2120875 1089845 1080859 -9066 0 114851 301871 3309369 3503605 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3490847 3610913 3490847 3610913 -181478 -107308 1148917 916388 953220 827999 195697 88389 X THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. IT'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST U.S. FIRMS IN DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AND TO PROVIDE THE INSIGHTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS. 0 0 WE STRIVE TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE LEATHER SECTOR BY PROMOTING QUALITY U.S. LEATHER AS THE LEATHER OF CHOICE, BOTH AT HOME AND OVERSEAS, WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM PRODUCER GROUPS TO BUYERS AND FROM FASHION HOUSES TO END CONSUMERS. LHCA PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY ENCOURAGING FREE TRADE, OVERCOMING LOGISTICS ISSUES AND EXPLORING NEW OPPORTUNITIES. TO SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS AS THEY BUILD THEIR BUSINESSES, DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS AND OPEN NEW CHANNELS TO MARKET PROVIDING RESOURCES FROM RESEARCH TO TRADE INSIGHT AND DELIVERED THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF EVERY MEMBER WHATEVER THE SIZE OF THEIR BUSINESS OR AREA OF OPERATIONS. TO PROMOTE LEATHER AS A MATERIAL, CHAMPIONING ITS SUSTAINABLE CREDENTIALS AND BUILDING ON THE QUALITY STANDARDS AND PROCESSES THAT GIVE US CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE DO. WE WORK TO ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE, TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO END USERS, TO CREATE AMBASSADORS FOR LEATHER AND TO CHAMPION THOSE STANDARDS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 56 56 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X STEPHEN SOTHMANN 2025874250 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 12 FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 X CHAD ROBERTSON CO-CHAIRMAN 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE YORK CO-CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SCHROEDER JR SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRADLEY GROVE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX RUHLANDER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANE O'CONNELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM NG BOARD MEMBER 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY BROZYNA FORMER CHAIR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANIO ROCHA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALDO AYALA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON YOEMANS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEAT SCHELLING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXA RYAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAY JENSEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DREW GULICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SEAVER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY BANK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON PARK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE ZITNIK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH HILL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MEINE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACK ELLIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAKU TAMBO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE WHELAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN GANZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SKIP HORWEEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM BECKETT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACK WOLF BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 IAN SCHER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER SMOLKIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW TURKANIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH DRAYNA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BO DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TREY ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE RIEL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM GURKA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSENDO CASTILLO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LOWENSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FLEISCH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK CARUSO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATT GIBSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WRIGHT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACK PRAUSE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MASATO KIMATA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES JIM BROWN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JC CASTELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE GALLEGOS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN RYAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEON TOLBERT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELO FRAGA DE SOUSA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT JACKSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MULLALY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID POWELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SOTHMANN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GT&I LIMITED 66 CHARLOTTE STREET LONDON UK PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES 826302 JANE LI 4050 CHANCERY COURT NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES 370097 KEVIN LATNER 4050 CHANCERY COURT NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES 354502 NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE 1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 12TH FLOO WASHINGTON DC 20036 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 2023 223997 SHANGHAI BEAUTY COMMUNE PUBLIC RELATIONS RM1018JINHANG BUILDINGNO83WAN H SHANGHAI CH PROGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT CONSULTI 191089 7 2120875 2120875 TESTING AND RESEARCH 900099 719112 719112 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 332537 332537 ANNUAL CONVENTION 900099 29210 29210 1080859 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 282943 282943 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 18928 18928 301871 3503605 1080859 0 301871 X 223851 117282 57962 1806800 45650 147646 54933 52714 222243 6410 77589 4263 REIM. PERSONNEL COSTS 678262 MISCELLANEOUS 51656 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 36594 LAB CHARGES 27058 3610913 29565 47925 311415 119395 130311 119878 1500 4270 420329 162063 316021 258266 360105 366654 1148917 916388 444418 526648 1000 148077 148077 359725 153274 953220 827999 X 195697 88389 195697 88389 1148917 916388 -107308 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 401472 144781 256691 18857 17282 1575 258266 DUE FROM FOUNDATION 366654 366654 DUE TO FOUNDATION 153274 153274 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES TRADE SHOWS AND TRADE MISSIONS; ONLINE PR 360769 NORTH AMERICA 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES MARKET REP; TRADE SHOWS AND TRADE MISSIONS 134492 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES TRADE SHOWS AND TRADE MISSIONS; ONLINE PR 993173 0 3 0 0 0 3 1488434 0 1488434 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING, THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, WERE BEING PREPARED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES ARE MANAGED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE (NAMI), A UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. NAMI MANAGES AND PROVIDES OFFICE SPACE, STAFF SUPPORT, MATERIALS, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO LHCA. THE MANAGEMENT FEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $223,851. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE FEE PAID WAS FOR STEPHEN SOTHMANN'S TIME AS PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS "REGULAR" MEMBERS WHO ARE HIDES AND SKINS PRODUCER, PROCESSOR OR TRADING COMPANIES, AND "ASSOCIATE" MEMBERS WHO ARE SUPPLIERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: A) PRODUCER MEMBER - MEMBERS WHO ARE HIDES, SKINS, OR LEATHER PRODUCER, PROCESSOR OR TRADING COMPANIES B) ASSOCIATE MEMBER - MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT PRODUCING HIDES, SKINS OR LEATHER BUT ARE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS TO THE INDUSTRY, PRIMARILY CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS C) SUPPORTING MEMBERS - SUPPLIERS OF OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGULAR MEMBERS FOR APPROVAL. EACH REGULAR MEMBER COMPANY RECEIVES ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES WITH THE ASSOCIATION. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN THE PERSONNEL MANUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT INCLUDES A STANDARDS OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DIRECTED TO THE PRESIDENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THAT A RELATIONSHIP CONSTITUTES OR MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE PRESIDENT MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION(S), DEPENDING ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THAT ACTION MAY INCLUDE MEETING WITH THE EMPLOYEE, IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE, REQUESTING THAT THE EMPLOYEE DIVEST PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATION, INITIATE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, OR IF THE SITUATION SO MERITS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EMPLOYEE'S RESPONSIBILITY, WAIVER OF THE CONFLICT, OR SUCH OTHER ACTION TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF LHCA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION OF SUPPORT STAFF IS DETERMINED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE AS PART OF THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADVICE OF LHCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G GRAPHIC DESIGN FEES 493,498. GLOBAL BROAD INITIATIVE FEES 228,266. OTHER CONSULTING 38,562. MARKET DEVELOPMENT 1,046,474. FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH LAB OF TANNER'S COUNCIL US INC 1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 12TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 136075853 SUPPORTS LEATHER INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA DE 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II LEATHER & HIDE COUNCIL OF AMERICA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH LAB OF TANNER'S COUNCIL US INC E 213308 FMV FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH LAB OF TANNER'S COUNCIL US INC N 0 FMV