Clean Label Project Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Broomfield, CO501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 81-1559522Revenue $534K in FY2021

On file with the IRScleanlabelproject.org280 E 1st Ave Unit 873, 80038-2284 · Broomfield, COTax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate consumers regarding toxins found in consumer products in order for them to make informed choices

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$201K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$988K
706% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 706% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$534K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$513K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$848K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$534K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$720K
Expenses
$513K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$562K
Net assets
−$848K
FY2021+0.08%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$849K
FY2021−$848K
FY2022−$773K
FY2023−$615K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $513K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $201K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$201,113Pt VII · Sec A

Jaclyn Ratkowski’s $271K as Executive Di is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jaclyn Ratkowski$271,402$111,441$201,113—
Jaclyn M Bowen———$195,172
Blair Colsey$25,618———
Craig Morr$6,347———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates consumers about product toxins to help them make informed choices.

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1 program · $513K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provide certification and seal of approval for product packaging of products for which laboratory testing has been performed by an affiliated company.

$513Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$534K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$513K
Owns and owesPt X
−$848K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$988K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$534K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$988K
Net assetsLn 32−$848K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$167K$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$988K
Net assetsLn 32−$849K−$848K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$128K$128K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$201K$201K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$513K$513K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $720K$562K$158K−$615K 990 PDF
FY2022 $546K$421K$125K−$773K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $534K$513K$21K−$848K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$455K−$74K−$849K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $533,795 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$151,999
I-9 Program service revenue$381,796
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$533,795
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$128,282
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$255,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$128,938
I-18 Total expenses$512,862
I-19 Revenue less expenses$20,933
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $533,795 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,999
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,999
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $381,796$381,796
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $381,796$533,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,862 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $128,282$128,282
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,113$201,113
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,879$5,879
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,442$36,442
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,208$12,208
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50,404$50,404
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,626$3,626
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,311$6,311
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,666$1,666
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,797$2,797
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,503$21,503
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,335$12,335
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,279$29,279
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,017$1,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,862 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$512,862
Part X · Balance sheet $139,946 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,570$54,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,065$63,987
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,683$1,561
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,299$19,611
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $166,617$139,946
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $501,137$550,187
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $400,242$335,731
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,015,183$987,848
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$848,566−$847,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$848,566−$847,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $166,617$139,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$847,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$533,795
XI-2 Total expenses$512,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,933
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$848,566
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$20,269
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$847,902

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