2024-03-02T13:49:07-06:00 2023-06-30 471096596 RAFFOL AND COMPANY INC 105 CHESTNUT ST SUITE 11 NEEDHAM MA 02492 990 2022-07-01 043031978 OLDWAYS PRESERVATION AND EXCHANGE TRUST INC OLDW 6174215500 266 BEACON STREET BOSTON MA 02116 SARA BAER-SINNOTT PRESIDENT 6174215500 2024-03-02 1 SARA BAER-SINNOTT 999009999 1 JONATHAN VITALE P01922134 7814444926 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SARA BAER-SINNOTT 266 BEACON STREET BOSTON MA 02116 1801048 0 X WWW.OLDWAYSPT.ORG X 1988 MA TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HEALTHFUL, TRADITIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE EATING AND DRINKING CHOICES, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS FOR CONSUMERS, MEDIA AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 10 9 12 73 0 0 1379938 1205423 349116 573966 21355 19366 0 0 1750409 1798755 12918 12500 0 0 940976 946530 0 0 8327 592956 774747 1546850 1733777 203559 64978 1292816 1422528 210444 281730 1082372 1140798 X OLDWAYS IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH BY INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF THE "OLD WAYS" OF EATING - HERITAGE BASED DIETS HIGH IN TASTE, NOURISHMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, AND JOY. OLDWAYS' MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND RECIPES BASED ON CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 511223 481144 OLDWAYS CULINARIAS ARE CULINARY AND CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS, INTENDED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS. THESE EDUCATIONAL TRIPS INCLUDE ACCLAIMED CHEFS, FOOD EXPERTS, FOOD PRODUCERS, AND ARE CAREFULLY CURATED WEEK-LONG ITINERARIES FILLED WITH UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL AND CULINARY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. DURING FY 2023, WE ORGANIZED THREE CULINARIAS: NAPLES AND AMALFI, ITALY IN OCTOBER 2022 WITH 25 PARTICIPANTS; SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN IN MARCH 2023, WITH 42 PARTICIPANTS; AND THE TURKISH AEGEAN AND ISTANBUL IN APRIL/MAY 2023 WITH 24 PARTICIPANTS. 220582 7500 2717 FOR WHOLE GRAINS MONTH IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE WHOLE GRAINS COUNCIL HOSTED A MONTH-LONG WHOLE GRAIN CELEBRATION, RECRUITING MEMBER COMPANIES TO DONATE 320+ CASES OF WHOLE GRAIN PRODUCT TO A NOMINATED CHARITY. IN MARCH 2023, THE WGC CELEBRATED WHOLE DAY FOR WHOLE GRAIN ENGAGING HUNDREDS OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HOST EVENTS AND POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IN ADDITION TO THESE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, THE WGC CONTINUALLY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT WHOLE GRAINS SCIENTIFIC, PRACTICAL, CULINARY, AND NUTRITIONAL TO HELP CONSUMERS FIND, COOK, AND CONSUME WHOLE GRAINS. THE WGC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION AND ITS APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH REGULATORS AND INTERNATIONAL WHOLE GRAIN ORGANIZATIONS. 152198 37074 THE AFRICAN HERITAGE AND HEALTH PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING THE HEALTHY CULINARY TRADITIONS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA -- THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET -- TO AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE. THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET IS A WAY OF EATING BASED ON THE HEALTHY FOOD TRADITIONS OF PEOPLE WITH AFRICAN ROOTS. THIS HEALTHY WAY OF EATING IS POWERFULLY NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS, AND NATURALLY MEETS THE GUIDELINES EXPERTS RECOMMEND FOR SUPPORTING GOOD HEALTH. OLDWAYS HAS CREATED A NUMBER OF RESOURCES TO DO THIS, INCLUDING TWO CURRICULA TO TEACH THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET: A TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE AND A CHILDREN'S TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE PLUS A DIGITAL VERSION OF A TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF ONLINE RESOURCES THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED. 620009 5000 53031 ALL OF OLDWAYS PROGRAMS WORK TOWARD THE MISSION OF INSPIRING PEOPLE TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS, WORK THAT HAS BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE FOR 32 YEARS. THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET PROGRAM WAS OLDWAYS FIRST PROGRAM, AS WE INTRODUCED THE HEALTH PROFILE, FOODS AND RECIPES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET TO A US AUDIENCE, BEGINNING IN 1993. WE HAVE CREATED A WIDE VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO DO THIS, INCLUDING A 4-WEEK MENU OF MEDITERRANEAN DISHES. SIMILAR TO THE MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND A NUMBER OF RESOURCES ABOUT ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL MODELS FOR HEALTHY EATING. ALSO, OLDWAYS HAS A CURRICULUM TO TEACH THE TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN DIET A TASTE OF LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE. THE PLANT FORWARD PLATES PROGRAM CREATED A SEVEN-DAY VEGAN MENU (SCALED TO 25, 50, 75 AND 100 PORTIONS) FOR HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE OLDWAYS CHEESE COALITION IS AN OLDWAYS PROGRAM WITH 40 MEMBERS, DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EMBRACE THE JOYS OF THE OLD WAYS OF EATING TRADITIONAL CHEESES IN HEALTHY AMOUNTS, INCLUDING NEWSLETTERS, EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 620009 5000 53031 1504012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X SARA BAER-SINNOTT 6174215500 266 BEACON STREET BOSTON MA 02116 SARA BAER-SINNOTT PRES/CLERK/EXEC DIR 40.00 X X 202922 0 12482 PHILIP MELDRUM TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSE Z COOL VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE GENDRON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANA SORTUN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE STRANGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICKI BRIGGS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TED NELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAKIR CANNON-MOYE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY LEBLANC DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION 40.00 X 100200 0 3015 303122 0 15497 2 0 1 0 0 1145800 59623 1205423 PROGRAM FEES 541900 476912 476912 PUBLICATIONS 541900 79481 79481 LICENSING FEES 541900 17573 17573 573966 15749 15749 5910 2293 3617 3617 3617 1798755 573966 0 19366 12500 12500 221633 168441 48759 4433 607988 568654 37238 2096 56227 50858 5012 357 35161 32296 2688 177 25521 22729 2596 196 3352 3352 73152 73152 4165 4165 64341 60568 3707 66 1906 1906 65036 56246 8706 84 2577 235 2342 118880 106170 11819 891 311413 311398 15 90430 80516 9914 3474 3094 353 27 10583 1075 9508 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 25438 23974 1464 1733777 1504012 221438 8327 466448 478619 117587 117649 61400 59800 77350 102067 317398 150996 80626 166402 477405 485991 12000 12000 1292816 1422528 167126 204475 43318 77255 210444 281730 X 516330 580166 566042 560632 1082372 1140798 1292816 1422528 64978 -6552 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1197145 1193941 1390989 1379938 1205423 6367436 1197145 1193941 1390989 1379938 1205423 6367436 6367436 2991 6789 12823 14662 15749 53014 6420450 1607744 0.99170 0.99590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 317398 150996 166402 166402 1788038 -6552 -6552 1794590 4165 4165 1798755 1729612 0 1729612 4165 4165 1733777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) AS PART OF THE WHOLE GRAINS COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL WHOLE GRAIN INITIATIVE, WE CONTRIBUTED SPONSORSHIP MONEY TO HELP FUND THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WHOLE GRAIN DAY EVENT IN NOVEMBER. MONEY WENT TOWARDS CREATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS, WEBINAR HOSTING, A PRESS RELEASE, AND MODERATOR HONORARIUM. 7500 CHECK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARA BAER-SINNOTT PRES/CLERK/EXEC DIR 202922 0 0 0 0 0 5894 0 6588 0 215404 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. ONCE APPROVED, A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS APPROVED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, OR SENIOR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR DUALITY INTEREST (COLLECTIVELY, "INTERESTED PERSONS"). THE POLICY REQUIRES INTERESTED PERSONS TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER SUCH DISCLOSURE, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST LEAVE THE MEETING WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACTUALLY EXISTS, REVIEW ALTERNATIVES, AND VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, EACH INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY, THEIR AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE FULL BOARD (EXCEPT FOR THE PRESIDENT SINCE THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). THE TREASURER RESEARCHES COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION. SUCH RESEARCH IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED, AND THE DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IN APRIL 2023 (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023). THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANYONE ELSE MEETING THE DEFINITION OF AN "OFFICER OR "KEY EMPLOYEE," AS DEFINED BY THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OWN WEBSITE AND AT STATE WEBSITES.