Grain Foods Foundation

“The corporation shall have one class of membership with three categories of members: grains foods manufacturer members, milling industry members, and allied trade industry members. I. Grain foods manufacturer members shall be those individual and organizational members who are engaged in the grain foods manufacturing industry. Ii. Milling industry members shall be those individual and organizational members who are engaged in the milling industry. Iii. Allied trade industry members shall be those individual and organizational members who are suppliers to the grain foods manufacturing and milling industries.”

“Members shall have the right to vote for trustees of the corporation and shall have the right to vote on such other matters only as expressly provided in these bylaws and shall have such other such rights and privileges as determined by the board of directors from time to time.”

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the board of directors before it is filed with the internal revenue service. The executive director and treasurer reviews it before it is filed.”

“The board of trustees will review submitted disclosures, determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists and determine whether or not such conflict materially and adversely affects the corporation's interests. If the reviewing body or official determines that an actual or potential conflict of interest exists, the reviewing body or official shall also determine an appropriate remedy. Such remedy may include, for example, (i) waiver of the conflict of interest as unlikely to affect the covered official's ability to act in the best interests of the corporation; (ii) recusal of the conflicted covered official from participating in certain matters pending before the corporation, the board, or other corporation body; or (iii) resignation or separation of the conflicted covered official from his or her position with the corporation (subject to the terms of any pertinent employment agreement). A covered official whose potential conflict is under review may not debate, vote, or otherwise participate in such determination except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions, and shall further abstain from participating in any corporation matter affecting the interest under review pending a determination from the reviewing body or official. All disclosures and determinations or actions of the board made pursuant to this policy shall be properly documented in meeting minutes or other appropriate records of the corporation.”

“The organization does not make their governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public. They are only available to the members upon request.”

“Program consulting 2,147,205. Honorarium 151,333. Consulting services 35,891. Payroll fees 2,067.”