2025-10-17T14:33:26-05:00 2024-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 555 110TH AVE NE SUITE 700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2024-01-01 843256336 LEADING HARVEST LEAD 2062026311 6011 CALIFORNIA AVE SW 100A SEATTLE WA 98136 KENNY FAHEY PRESIDENT & CEO 2062026311 2025-10-15 1 0 FRANCES OLSON P01228048 4254544919 2025-10-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KENNY FAHEY 6011 CALIFORNIA AVE SW 100A SEATTLE WA 98136 2682253 0 X HTTPS://WWW.LEADINGHARVEST.ORG X 2019 VA TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY DEVELOPING, ADMINISTERING, AND IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL STANDARDS FOR FARMLAND MANAGEMENT AND BY EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, ETHICALLY SOURCED, AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE, LABOR, AND COMMUNITY PRACTICES IN COLLABORATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION GROUPS, ACADEMICS, NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. 13 12 7 27 0 0 1028904 508000 1585686 2064930 21132 97031 0 12292 2635722 2682253 0 0 0 0 279120 1347166 0 0 0 1287416 643554 1566536 1990720 1069186 691533 3640550 4342502 419767 533335 3220783 3809167 X LEADING HARVEST PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY OUTCOMES AND CREATE TRANSPARENCY IN AGRICULTURE. 0 0 1433841 2064930 LEADING HARVEST WAS FOUNDED WITH THE GOAL OF LEADING THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING SUSTAINABLE FARMING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PLATFORM TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING COMMUNITIES. AN INAUGURAL ALL-CROPLAND STANDARD WAS CREATED AND FINALIZED IN THE FORM OF THE LEADING HARVEST FARMLAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. ESTABLISHED IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION QUICKLY WENT TO WORK ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS AND ASSISTING THEM WITH ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A THIRD PARTY WHO WOULD VERIFY CONFORMANCE TO THE STANDARD IN THEIR OWN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. LEADING HARVEST ALSO ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE THAT ITS PARTICIPANTS AND THE BROADER STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY COULD ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ACCESS THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE EMBEDDED IN THE LEADING HARVEST CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 27 ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS THAT REPRESENT OVER ONE THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL FARMS THAT COLLECTIVELY EXCEED 1.9 MILLION ACRES IN THE UNITED STATES ACROSS 31 STATES OVER 100 DIFFERENT ROW AND PERMANENT CROP TYPES.TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION, PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO REGULAR SURVEILLANCE AUDITS AND RECERTIFICATION AUDITS. ENROLLMENT AND ACREAGE HAVE STEADILY INCREASED SINCE 2020.LEADING HARVEST CREATED A GROUP CERTIFICATION MODULE IN 2022 TO ALLOW LANDOWNERS TO CERTIFY AS A GROUP AND TO GIVE SMALLER LANDOWNERS ACCESS TO THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION AT COMPETITIVE COSTS. LEADING HARVEST ALSO BEGAN WORK WITH MAJOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE BRANDS TO CERTIFY WITHIN ITS SUPPLY CHAINS. LEADING HARVEST HAS RELEASED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GROUP CERTIFICATION, AS WELL AS CROSS-WALKED ITS STANDARD TO OTHER REPORTING STANDARDS TO HARMONIZE SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2023, LEADING HARVEST CREATED THE FARMLAND MANAGEMENT STANDARD- PASTURE AND LIVESTOCK TO BE APPLIED TO ANIMAL AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS. 1433841 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 7 0 0 1 AS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 WA AL AK AR CA CO CT FL IL KS ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI KY X KENNY FAHEY 2062026311 6011 CALIFORNIA AVE SW STE 100A SEATTLE WA 98136 KENNY FAHEY PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 1.00 X X 306000 0 21769 LAWRENCE A SELZER CHAIR 3.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNY TRAYNOM TREASURER 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRISON PITTMAN SECRETARY 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZY FRIEDMAN NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER S WILLIAMS IV DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUPAL PATEL DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SHERRICK DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HEADLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PIOTTI DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BEN THOMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM PUTNAM DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2024) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE DAUGHERTY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARC DROUIN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT HANSEN DIRECTOR, STANDARDS AND EDUCATION 40.00 0.00 X 186000 0 16380 PETER MILLER DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 201375 0 17024 REBECCA GILDINER DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 0.00 X 202468 0 17082 895843 0 72255 4 0 1 0 CLARK NUBER 10900 NE 4TH ST UNIT 1400 BELLEVUE WA 98004 ACCTING., AUDIT & TAX SERV. 125792 1 508000 508000 CONTRACT FEES 531390 1748794 1748794 GLOBAL SERVICES FEES 531390 240013 240013 MEMBERSHIP DUES 531390 76123 76123 2064930 97031 97031 REIMBURSEMENTS 12292 12292 12292 2682253 2064930 0 109323 X 320420 256336 64084 820749 730749 90000 65983 60995 4988 40191 40191 99823 96548 3275 61958 61958 125792 125792 230937 79157 151780 6697 6052 645 26141 5761 20380 5100 5100 84518 65232 19286 97945 92820 5125 2514 2514 FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS 1952 1952 1990720 1433841 556879 0 252161 215778 3236695 3971736 130964 124923 20730 30065 3640550 4342502 376921 470983 42846 62352 419767 533335 X 2956151 3541193 264632 267974 3220783 3809167 3640550 4342502 691533 -92 -103057 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 276612 10000 865099 1028901 508000 2688612 708310 1020651 1220212 1585686 2064930 6599789 984922 1030651 2085311 2614587 2572930 9288401 230000 10000 865000 842917 469386 2417303 1397745 1397745 230000 10000 865000 842917 1867131 3815048 5473353 307 314 21132 97031 118784 307 314 21132 97031 118784 12292 12292 984922 1030958 2085625 2635719 2682253 9419477 X SCHEDULE A, PART III TAX YEAR 2020 WAS A SHORT YEAR FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS IT BEGAN OPERATIONS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 2682253 0 2682253 0 2682253 1990628 0 1990628 92 92 1990720 PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) 92. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 INVESTMENT AUSTRALIA PILOT PROGRAM 500337 0 0 0 0 0 0 500337 0 500337 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KENNY FAHEY PRESIDENT AND CEO 206000 0 100000 0 0 0 14420 0 7349 0 327769 0 0 0 REBECCA GILDINER DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 171100 0 31368 0 0 0 10978 0 6104 0 219550 0 0 0 PETER MILLER DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN ENGAGEMENT 161100 0 40275 0 0 0 11277 0 5747 0 218399 0 0 0 SCOTT HANSEN DIRECTOR, STANDARDS AND EDUCATION 155000 0 31000 0 0 0 10850 0 5530 0 202380 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 ALL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE STAFFED TO LEADING HARVEST, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCRETIONARY BONUSES THAT ARE PAID ANNUALLY, USUALLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. BONUS AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, DESCRIPTION OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2024 THERE WERE 13 UNCOMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS, 7 UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS OF THE RESOURCE GROUP WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND 7 UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER GROUP FORMED BY LEADING HARVEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LEADING HARVEST'S PRESIDENT AND CEO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATES IN REVIEWING THE FORM 990. LH'S COUNSEL ALSO REVIEWS THE FORM 990. ADDITIONALLY, A COPY OF THE 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE LEADING HARVEST BOARD CHAIRMAN AND CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE FULL LEADING HARVEST BOARD. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE LEADING HARVEST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD, STAFF AND CLOSE ADVISORS TO THE ORGANIZATION ARE SURVEYED FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE RESULTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AS WELL AS LEGAL COUNSEL AND MATERIAL CONFLICTS, IF ANY (THERE HAVE BEEN NONE) ARE TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CHAIR AND /OR ELEVATED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICTS, IF ANY, ARE REMOVED FROM DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, LEADING HARVEST LOOKED AT COMPARABILITY DATA AS PART OF AN ENGAGEMENT IT HAD WITH A RECRUITING FIRM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THEN DELIBERATED BASED ON THAT DATA AND MADE A DECISION, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 LEADING HARVEST'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COMPENSATION REIMBURSEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,270. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 65,270. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 77,256. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,597. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 124,853. FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,901. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -42. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,859. AUDIT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 38,955. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,955. 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