Industrial Minerals Association - North America

“The Executive Committee is composed of the Chairmen of EMA sections and the officers of the Association. As such, they all are elected members of the Board in addition to being members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is authorized by the Board to act on behalf of the Board between board meetings.”

“The Articles and Bylaws were amended in 2022 to change the name from Industrial Minerals Association- North America to Essential Minerals Association, Inc.”

“The Association has dues paying members.”

“Dues paying members belong to sections and elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of their section, each of which serves on the Board of Directors and the Chairmen of the sections and officers serve on the Executive Committee.”

“EMA will submit its draft Form 990 to the EMA Executive Committee (constituted as the EMA Audit Committee) for review no less than 14 days before its intended filing date and will respond to questions, comments, and suggestions accordingly.”

“Persons covered by this policy will voluntarily disclose or update to the Chairman of the Board of Directors their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. At least once a year, on or about January 1, EMA will remind persons covered by this policy of their continuing obligation to comply with the policy. Persons covered by this policy will confirm their observance of the policy in writing. Persons covered by this policy are the Association's officers, directors and employees.”

“The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Association, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“International Diatomite Producers Association is an affiliated, but unrelated, organization that reimburses allocated staffing costs to EMA. Two officers of the organization, Chris Greissing and Wayne Palmer, allocated time to the affiliated organization in 2022. Compensation, deferred compensation, and benefits allocated to, and reimbursed from, the unrelated organizations have been disclosed on Form 990, Part VII, Line 1a, Columns (e) and (f), and on Schedule J Part II, Line (ii), based upon time allocations and actual payroll costs.”

“The Essential Minerals Association (EMA) represents the interests of companies that mine or process minerals that are critical to manufacturing, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, transportation, and technology industries. Based in Arlington, Virginia, EMA ensures that the voices of its member companies and the socio-economic benefits they provide from mining to end-use products are heard by government leaders as well as the general public. EMA is the representative voice of companies that extract and process a vital and beneficial group of raw minerals that are the essential ingredients for many of the products used in everyday life. Our companies and the people they employ are proud of their industry and the socially responsible methods they use to deliver these beneficial resources. The products made possible by essential minerals are critical to the global economy. End uses for these minerals are used in energy production and storage, transportation, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, agriculture and ranching, ceramic and glass, and sports and recreation. In fact, if you look around, virtually everything you see or use is made possible by the essential minerals produced by our membership. Membership is open to essential mineral producers and companies that provide equipment and services to the industry. EMA operates through a board of directors augmented by standing committees and task forces. Association meetings are held twice a year and the meetings of committees and task forces take place as needed throughout the year. Our focus is on proposed legislation and regulations, economic trends, and other issues that affect the essential minerals industry at large. Concurrent with these efforts, the association has distinct mineral sections to address the specific needs of our members. MINERAL SECTIONS Ball Clay/Kaolin Section Battery and Green Energy Minerals Section Bentonite/Barite Section Calcium Carbonate Section Diatomite/Perlite Section Feldspar Section Salt Section Soda Ash Section Talc/Wollastonite Section Other Essential Minerals Section”

“Professional services- Feldspar Initiative 3,750. Professional services- Salt Initiative 14,813. Other consulting and professional fees 46,025. Professional services- EPA Section Initiative 165,145.”

“EMA's Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years.”