Farmer Veteran Coalition

“The form 990 is provided to the finance committee as well as the finance director and executive director. Each person reviews and approves the forms. The preparer does not file the forms until the signed 8879eo has been received.”

“The board of directors annually disclose and reaffirm the conflict of interest policy. If a conflict exists the individual is instructed to notify the board immediately. The board will then review the conflict and determine the best course of action. These action range from requesting the member to recuse themselves from discussion and voting on issures related to the conflict to requesting the individual to step down.”

“The board of directors does an annual performance review of the executive director.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“Other program services 4: outreach events the organization presents outreach conferences and other events to assist in connectng veterans to its programs and services, the national farmer veteran stakeholders conference brings together stakeholders, public and private, that are working to support veterans tranisitioning into agriculture with the goal of improving the efficacy of programs designed to help at-risk veterans. The empowering women veterans: agriculture, business and well-being conference deals with the unique challenges and experiences of women who have participated in both military service and agriculture. These events address the needs of our geographically dispersed membership and their desire for peer-to-peer support and community. Other program services 5: the organization offers training and education services to the veterans that it serves, many of whom are new to farming. These services cover a wide range of production, business, and marketing skills needed to become a successful farmer. The staff, along with others contracted throughout the country, provide one-on-one advice to individual veterans, as well as hold webinars, publish resource guides and host on-farm training. They also refer veterans to our network of partners for individualized assistance with business planning, access to land and capital, food safety and more. More than 3,000 veterans contacted fvc seeking advice in 2015.”