2023-09-21T09:53:45-05:00 2022-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 227 WEST FIRST STREET SUITE 700 DULUTH MN 55802 990 2022-01-01 812613372 REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL REGE 2182264164 1300 POWDERHORN TERRACE NO 28 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 ROSEMARY WELCH PRESIDENT / CHAIR 2182264164 2023-09-19 1 ROSEMARY WELCH 999009999 0 JULIE BOYER P01278549 2187275025 2023-09-19 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROSEMARY WELCH 1300 POWDERHORN TERRACE NO 28 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 241678 0 X HTTP://REGENERATIONINTERNATIONAL.ORG/ X 2015 MN CREATE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF HOW REGENERATIVE AGRICULATURE CAN MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH CARBON SEQUESTRATION, IMPROVING HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 3 3 1 3 0 0 229891 239886 30250 1700 112 92 0 0 260253 241678 115150 18000 0 0 7946 29541 0 0 6457 129386 162379 252482 209920 7771 31758 137887 161598 13068 5021 124819 156577 X TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF FARMERS, SCIENTISTS, BUSINESSES, ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, JOURNALISTS, GOVERNMENTS AND CONSUMERS WHO WILL PROMOTE AND PUT INTO PRACTICE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND LAND-USE PRACTICES THAT: PROVIDE ABUNDANT, NUTRITIOUS FOOD; REVIVE LOCAL ECONOMIES; REBUILD SOIL FERTILITY AND BIODIVERSITY; AND RESTORE CLIMATE STABILITY BY RETURNING CARBON TO THE SOIL, THROUGH THE NATURAL PROCESS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS. 0 0 109005 18000 1700 REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL (RI) ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES, EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF REDUCING AND REVERSING GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCING/ELIMINATING RURAL POVERTY THROUGH ORGANIC AND REGENERATIVE FOOD, FARMING, AND LAND-USE. IN 2022, REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL:1) SUPPORTED, ATTENDED, AND HELPED ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL PANELS (ONLINE AND IN-PERSON) ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN MEXICO, US, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ZIMBABWE, SOUTH KOREA, PHILIPPINES, AND ARGENTINA PROMOTING THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE BENEFITS OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE TO LARGE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES.2) HELPED EXPAND THE RI NETWORK OF PARTNERS THAT RELY ON RI FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING RESOURCES AND ENGAGE WITH RI IN PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THROUGH THEIR OWN NETWORKS. RI NOW HAS OVER 400 AFFILIATES IN 70 NATIONS. CONTINUED THE BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING OF MULTIPLE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE REGENERATION GUATEMALA, REGENERATION BELIZE, REGENERATION MEXICO, AND REGENERATION MIDWEST (US) ALLIANCES, AS WELL AS THE FARMERS AND RANCHERS FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL IN THE US AND THE LEAGUE OF ORGANIC MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.3) CONTINUED WORKING WITH HUDSON CARBON IN THE US TO OBTAIN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION FOR A NEW SYSTEM OF CARBON CREDITS/OFFSETS THAT WE ARE CALLING ORGANIC ECO-CREDITS. RI'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PROMOTE, FACILITATE AND ACCELERATE THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE FOOD, FARMING AND LAND MANAGEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTORING CLIMATE STABILITY, ENDING WORLD HUNGER AND REBUILDING DETERIORATED SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. IN THE SHORT TERM, MOST OF OUR WORK FALLS UNDER ONE OF THREE MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS: EDUCATION, NETWORK-BUILDING AND POLICY WORK. -EDUCATION: WE EDUCATE CONSUMERS, FARMERS, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND LAND MANAGEMENT.-NETWORK-BUILDING: WE INVITE GROUPS TO JOIN OUR PARTNER NETWORK AND WE ASSIST GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL WHO ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING REGENERATION ALLIANCES.-POLICY WORK: WE IDENTIFY, PROMOTE, AND GALVANIZE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE THE TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE FOOD, FARMING AND LAND MANAGEMENT.ON OCTOBER 21, 2021, WORLD FOOD DAY, RI ORGANIZED A GLOBAL 24-HOUR TEACH-IN ON EVERY CONTINENT WITH RI AFFILIATES SPEAKING ON FOOD AND FARM DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR REGIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BEST REGENERATIVE PRACTICES THAT CAN BE SCALED UP OR EXPANDED.IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER RI SENT A DELEGATION TO GLASGOW, SCOTLAND FOR THE UN GLOBAL CLIMATE SUMMIT (COP 26), WHERE WE NETWORKED WITH CLIMATE ACTIVISTS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND ORGANIZED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. RI WILL ALSO SEND A DELEGATION TO EGYPT FOR COP 27 IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. RI REACHES ABOUT 500,000 PEOPLE/MONTH IN 70 COUNTRIES THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS, NEWSLETTER, LIST SERVES AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ABOUT 400 REGISTERED AFFILIATES AND THE NUMBER IS CONTINUALLY GROWING. 109005 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X DEB JOHANSEN 2182264164 6771 SOUTH SILVER HILL DRIVE FINLAND MN 55603 X RONALD CUMMINS PRESIDENT/CHAIR 2.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE RYE VICE PRESIDENT 0.10 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE PAUL TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239886 239886 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 1700 1700 1700 92 92 241678 1700 0 92 X 18000 18000 29541 23633 4431 1477 4200 1050 3150 110143 27536 82607 16533 13181 1748 1604 17074 16220 854 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 10089 5045 2522 2522 PROJECT EXPENSES 4340 4340 209920 109005 94458 6457 137189 153949 198 230 500 7419 137887 161598 13068 5021 13068 5021 X 124819 65577 91000 124819 156577 137887 161598 31758 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 611928 407282 197804 229891 239886 1686791 611928 407282 197804 229891 239886 1686791 586910 1099881 394 112 92 598 1687389 31950 0.65180 0.64450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 241678 0 241678 0 241678 209920 0 209920 0 209920 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. UNDER GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, THE ORGANIZATIONS MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT EVALUATES THE ORGANIZATIONS' TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. 1 NORTH AMERICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION NETWORKING 103106 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES NETWORKING 29980 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES NETWORKING 31763 1 5 0 0 1 5 164849 0 164849 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES GENERAL 16000 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE DIRECTOR TO THE FACILITY CONFIRMS THE GRANTS ARE BEING USED TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM SERVICE PROJECTS. THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND RECEIPTS ARE REVIEWED AND THERE IS REGULAR EMAIL AND PHONE CONTACT WITH THE ACCOUNTANT IF QUESTIONS COME UP AS TO THE USE OF FUNDS. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON PART V, LINE 2A REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION DURING TAX YEAR 2022 WHICH WERE REPORTED ON FORM W-3 BY ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION (FEIN: 41-1908341). SIMILARLY, THE SALARY EXPENSES REFLECTED ON FROM 990, PART IX WERE ALL REPORTED ON FORM 941, EMPLOYER'S QUARTERLY FEDERAL TAX RETURN, OF ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION AND REIMBURSED TO ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION BY REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTANT AND BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UPON APPOINTMENT, EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL MAKE A FULL, WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS, SUCH AS RELATIONSHIPS, AND POSTS HELD, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS WRITTEN DISCLOSURE WILL BE KEPT ON FILE, AND IT WILL BE UPDATED AS APPROPRIATE. IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBER'S BEST INTERESTS, OR A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE BEST INTERESTS OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBER IS INVOLVED WITH. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE DECISION. ANY SUCH DISCLOSURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS TAKEN WILL BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES. THIS POLICY IS MEANT TO SUPPLEMENT GOOD JUDGEMENT, AND STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD RESPECT ITS SPIRIT AS WELL AS ITS WORDING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,536. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 82,607. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,143. CITIZENS REGENERATION LOBBY 6771 SOUTH SILVER HILL DRIVE FINLAND MN 55603 412020937 TO BUILD COALITIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. MN 501(C)(4) N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0