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Micronutrient Forum FY2020 filing

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Supports partners and fosters collective action on micronutrient issues. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, and $-384K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.micronutrientforum.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$1.6MFY2020
Expenses
$2.0M
Net assets
$-384K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-2468517 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports partners and fosters collective action on micronutrient issues.
Leadership
Saskia Osendarp · Executive Director · $194K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $2.0M expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-384K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$444K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-28%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$1.5M
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-384K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$444K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference 2020

CONNECTED Micronutrients are at the heart of the potential of food systems to deliver optimal health. Food systems are at the heart of determining what people eat. The Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference covered the broad spectrum of micronutrients - research, efficacy and safety, implementation and the policy and enabling…

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Promoting Dialogue and Collective Action to Support Micronutrient Health 2020 was the most productive year in the history of the Micronutrient Forum (Forum). In addition to hosting the 5th Global Conference, the Forum made material progress in providing technical assistance to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), and…

$340Kprogram expense
03

The Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for Pregnant Women Workstream included the Forum's leadership of the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB) Goalkeepers Accelerator project. The project leverages new investments from the private sector, philanthropies, NGOs and country leadership to save lives and improve the health of…

$243Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMicronutrient Forum
EINHdr · item D83-2468517
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.micronutrientforum.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$193,724Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$53,400Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$3,450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Saskia Osendarp$225,805$227,075$204,961
Saskia Osendarp$218,672$193,724
Tanuja Rastogi$170,593$190,904
Martina Van Liere$184,922
Marti Van Liere$182,294$167,689
Curtis Tyler$159,431$142,646
Megan Bourassa$149,720$102,527
Debra Petrasek$143,772

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.4M · 89%
Program service revenue$170K · 11%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$1.4M
Program service revenue11%$170K
Other revenue1%$8K
— government grantsLn 1e$958K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program services95%$1.9M
Management & general4%$76K
Fundraising1%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$833K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$-384K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $833K · Operating expenses/yr $2.0M
4.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.0M
95%
Management & General
Management & general $76K · Total expenses $2.0M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $2.0M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $24K · Solicited contributions $448K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.4M · Total revenue $1.6M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $958K · Total revenue $1.6M
60%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $170K · Total revenue $1.6M
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $170K · Total expenses $2.0M
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-384K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $2.0M
-28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-384K · Total assets $1.1M
-34%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Saskia Osendarp · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $194K · Total expenses $2.0M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $311K · Total expenses $2.0M
15%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.6M
Grants paid · 2 grants · $108K · 2024–2024
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$97,498
University of California DavisFY2024$10,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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