2026-08-06T19:01:04-07:00 2024-12-31 Adam Baker CPA 32508 Turkey Loop Underwood MN 56586 990 2024-01-01 823445472 LEVER FOUNDATION INC LEVE 7175841805 PO Box 715 Lancaster PA 17603 Nick Cooney Executive Director 7175841805 2025-10-24 1 1 Adam Baker P00686824 3177482640 2025-10-24 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Nick Cooney PO Box 715 Lancaster PA 17603 2255256 0 X www.leverfoundation.org X 2017 PA The mission of the Lever Foundation is to promote a sustainable, humane and healthy food system. 4 3 0 5 0 0 2497302 1959338 0 0 340112 295065 0 853 2837414 2255256 1253510 1133000 0 0 0 0 0 0 9334 933234 994072 2186744 2127072 650670 128184 2917599 3045993 2682 2892 2914917 3043101 The mission of The Lever Foundation is to promote a sustainable, humane and healthy food system. 0 0 852000 0 0 Lever Foundation worked with food companies and food producers to motivate and help them improve the environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and public health impacts of their food procurement and production practices. Lever Foundation focused the majority of its efforts in these areas on achieving policy and production practice changes in Asia. Note: expenses are a rounded approximation, as many program expenses span more than one program area. 115322 0 0 Lever Foundation worked to educate the public to promote the idea of, and provide resources to support for, making more sustainable, humane and healthy personal food choices. Lever Foundation focused the majority of its efforts in these areas on educating and supporting the public in Asia on this topic. Note: expenses are a rounded approximation, as many program expenses span more than one program area. 1133000 1133000 0 Lever Foundation maintains a grant program in which restricted donations made to the Foundation are granted to entities in other countries doing work to advance sustainable, humane and healthy food systems. In 2024, Lever Foundation received restricted grants totaling $1,133,000 to provide grant funding to a charitable entity in Ireland that shares the charitable mission of Lever Foundation in carrying out work to promote sustainable, humane and healthy food systems. 0 0 0 2100322 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X X Nick Cooney 7175841805 PO Box 715 Lancaster PA 17603 Kai Yi Carrie Chan Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nick Cooney Director 20 0 X X 0 0 0 Brian Ottens Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Yaqi Gao Grover Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1959338 50125 1959338 0 295065 295065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 853 853 0 0 853 2255256 295918 0 0 X 1133000 1133000 6869 0 6869 0 155 0 155 0 5613 0 5613 0 896586 896586 0 0 39796 39530 0 266 1187 0 802 385 27839 27839 0 0 393 0 393 0 11490 2807 0 8683 350 350 0 0 3794 210 3584 0 2127072 2100322 17416 9334 145390 154908 0 0 0 0 0 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2582209 2700445 0 0 190000 190000 0 0 0 0 2917599 3045993 2682 2892 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2682 2892 X 2914917 3043101 0 0 0 0 2914917 3043101 2917599 3045993 128184 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2753861 2471723 2352716 2497302 1959338 12034940 2753861 2471723 2352716 2497302 1959338 12034940 12034940 58017 284818 179387 340112 295065 1157399 853 853 13193192 0.91221 0.92158 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 There was a reimbursement mistakenly paid out in 2023, that was then paid back to the Organization in 2024. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Startups working to advance a sustainable, humane and healthy food system in line with the Foundatio 190000 C 190000 2255256 0 0 0 0 0 2255256 0 0 0 2255256 2127072 0 0 0 0 0 2127072 0 0 0 2127072 1 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking Lever Foundation makes program-related investments into startups working to advance a sustainable, humane and healthy food system in line with the Foundation's charitable mission. 1133000 0 0 1133000 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Lever Foundation makes program-related investments into startups working to advance a sustainable, humane and healthy food system in line with the Foundation's charitable mission. 1133000 Wire Transfer 0 Cash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 In order to monitor and safeguard the use of its grants outside the United States, Lever Foundation requires the signing of a detailed grant acceptance agreement confirming the funds will be used in line with Lever Foundation's charitable mission, and other assurances; and Lever Foundation also requires regular reporting on the use of grant funds. Lever Advisers LLC Lever Advisers LLC is 100% owned by Nick Cooney, Executive Direct of Lever Foundation. 84997 Lever Foundation partners with Lever Advisers LLC to execute its programs in China. 0 X 1 50125 Market 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Header, Line B The reason for an amended return is that in Schedule L Part IV, the amount paid to Lever Advisers was incorrect. Also the sharing of revenues box need to be changed from "Yes" to "No", as they do not share revenues. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Yes, the Organization has members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Yes, members have the right to appoint one or more members of the governing body (the board of directors). Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b General Governance decisions are made by the governing body, the board of directors. However, the Organization's bylaws hold that members have certain additional rights, including the right to approve directors and officers, adjust the number of directors on the board, and the right to remove a director; and members have the exclusive right to dissolve the Organization, approve amendment of the bylaws, and make changes to the Articles of Incorporation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 form and schedules are compiled by an independent CPA, and reviewed by all board members to ensure information is accurate. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Lever Foundation has a thorough written conflict of interest policy that directors and employees sign yearly. All persons having a conflict or potential conflict are required to disclose such to the rest of the Board for their review and consideration. Compliance is enforced by the Board, which reviews all potential conflicts of interest, and persons with a conflict of interest abstain from discussions relating to transactions or arrangements that involve or may involve actual or potential conflicts of interest. The potential existence of conflicts is considered when each Board discussion and vote is held, and also reviewed once yearly when the annual conflict of interest policy is re-signed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Yes the process for determining compensation was reviewed and approved by independent members of the Board and was contemporaneously substantiated in the meeting minutes of the Board deliberation an acceptable compensation amount included comparability considerations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Lever Foundation's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to public upon request to Lever Foundation at PO Box 715, Lancaster, PA 17603, or by phone at (717)584-1805. They are also available at the Organizations website, www.leverfoundation.org. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g As Lever Foundation's mission is to promote a sustainable, humane and healthy global food system, with a primary focus on Asia, Lever Foundation utilizes local contract labor outside of the United States for the provision of program services. Lever Foundation also utilizes contract labor outside the United States for various services such as translation, voice recording work, graphic design and IT. Lever Foundation Growth Fund 242 Elizabeth Drive Lancaster PA 17603 850762544 Type I Support Organization (509a3) PA 501c3 Public Charity Lever Foundation Inc 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0