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THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE IN CONTACT WITH CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF SSAFE. IN 2021 TWO NEW MEMBERS JOINED THE ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ELEVEN MEMBERS OF SSAFE ALL OF WHOM CONTRIBUTE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES. TO ENSURE THE BROADEST BASED MEMBERSHIP POSSIBLE, EACH MEMBER OF SSAFE HAS ONE VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF SSAFE HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE WORLD-WIDE SUPPLY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE OF THE WORLD-WIDE SCOPE OF SSAFE, THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER LIMITS THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO JOIN SSAFE. RECOGNIZING THE LIMITED CAPACITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, SSAFE ENCOURAGES ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY BECOMING COLLABORATORS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SSAFE ACTIVITIES AND BRING VALUABLE RESOURCES TO THE ORGANIZATION. WHILE NOT HAVING VOTING PRIVILEGES, THEY DO NOT PAY DUES. WHILE THE POOL OF POTENTIAL MEMBERS IS LIMITED, THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SSAFE BENEFIT A BROAD AND DIVERSE PUBLIC. SSAFE'S ENTIRE PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO BRING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD TO WORLD-WIDE FOOD CONSUMERS. SSAFE WORKS TO IMPACT THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS. QUITE LITERALLY, THE WHOLE WORLD IS SSAFE'S PUBLIC THAT IT IS SERVING. FOR EXAMPLE, SSAFE HAS MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH FAO (FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS), THE OIE (WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH), AND GFSI (THE GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE). THESE ARE MAJOR WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE INVALUABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO THE WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. PART II, LINE 17A SSAFE, INC. (SSAFE), HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT THAT IS NEAR 25%. THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE 10% THRESHOLD NEEDED FOR MEETING THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. IN ADDITION, SSAFE IS CONTINUALLY WORKING TOWARDS INCREASING MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF LARGE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS THAT ARE IN THE GLOBAL FOOD MARKET. THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE IN CONTACT WITH CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF SSAFE. IN 2021 TWO NEW MEMBERS JOINED THE ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ELEVEN MEMBERS OF SSAFE ALL OF WHOM CONTRIBUTE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES. TO ENSURE THE BROADEST BASED MEMBERSHIP POSSIBLE, EACH MEMBER OF SSAFE HAS ONE VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF SSAFE HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE WORLD-WIDE SUPPLY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE OF THE WORLD-WIDE SCOPE OF SSAFE, THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER LIMITS THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO JOIN SSAFE. RECOGNIZING THE LIMITED CAPACITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, SSAFE ENCOURAGES ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY BECOMING COLLABORATORS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SSAFE ACTIVITIES AND BRING VALUABLE RESOURCES TO THE ORGANIZATION. WHILE NOT HAVING VOTING PRIVILEGES, THEY DO NOT PAY DUES. WHILE THE POOL OF POTENTIAL MEMBERS IS LIMITED, THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SSAFE BENEFIT A BROAD AND DIVERSE PUBLIC. SSAFE'S ENTIRE PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO BRING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD TO WORLD-WIDE FOOD CONSUMERS. SSAFE WORKS TO IMPACT THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS. QUITE LITERALLY, THE WHOLE WORLD IS SSAFE'S PUBLIC THAT IT IS SERVING. FOR EXAMPLE, SSAFE HAS MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH FAO (FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS), THE OIE (WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH), AND GFSI (THE GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE). THESE ARE MAJOR WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE INVALUABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO THE WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES TELECOMMUNICATIONS 982 BOARD MEETINGS-TRAVEL 10,959 EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT-TRAVEL 13,066 BOARD MEETING EXPENSES 8,797 D&O 1,517 BANK CHARGES 118 BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE 125 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 95 ANIMAL WELFARE 5,435 CODEX ACTIVITIES 1,200 DAIRY FRAMEWORK 3,850 FOOD PROCESSING 8,500 FOOD SAFETY CULTURE 839 INDUSTRY 4.0 14,555 MEMBER VIDEOS 6,250 ON-FARM FOOD SAFETY 21,649 WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING 10,000 EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT 2,200 TOTAL 110,137 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 1,263 1,266 TOTAL 1,263 1,266 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 19,805 5,882 DEFERRED REVENUE 45,000 60,000 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO PROTECT HUMAN & ANIMAL HEALTH THROUGH GLOBAL IMPLEMENTAION OF SCIENCE- BASED STANDARDS; TO ENSURE CONSISTENT, AFFORDABLE SOURCES OF SAFE FOOD PRODUCTS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD; TO ESTABLSH AN UNINTERRUPTED SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN FOR FOOD PRODUCTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 CREATE AND SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS THAT BRING STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SAFE FOOD. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE-BASED HARMONIZATION OF STANDARDS THAT PROTECT BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH. IMPROVE THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH STIMULATING EDUCATION AND IMPROVING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND PROMOTING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT CONSERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS PROVIDES DECENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.