The Rice Millers' Association

“The organization is organized as an association with members.”

“Designated representatives of board-eligible Mill Members in good standing shall automatically become members of the Board of Directors. Board eligible Mill Members shall be those Mill Members who are not owned or controlled through any form of ownership interest, common management or operations, or otherwise, by another board-eligible Mill Member. If two or more Mill Members are owned or controlled by the same company, the board-eligible Mill Member will be the Mill Member designated by such company.”

“A draft of the Form 990 was reviewed by the external auditing firm, Chief Financial Officer, and the President and CEO.”

“The conflict of interest policy is disseminated three times a year in briefing materials prior to meetings to all boards, committees, subcommittees and task forces meeting. All board and committee meetings begin with an acknowledgement that the meeting is being conducted under the terms and conditions of the conflict of interest policy. All board, committee, subcommittee and task force members (including alternates) are required to sign acknowledgement of the policies and declare any conflicts of interest with the understanding that at any time during their volunteer service they are to disclose to the board any conflicts that may arise.”

“The Association does not have any compensated employees, directors, or officers. The CEO and CFO are compensated by The USA Rice Federation, a related organization. An independent executive search firm was responsible for recommending viable candidates and compensation for the CEO position using salary surveys and other information on comparable positions in similar Washington, D.C. area trade associations. The Federation's Board of Directors approved appointment of the current CEO and her initial contract, which contains language about the first year's compensation and subsequent changes. The Federation's Executive Committee conducts annual performance evaluations and approves any changes in compensation, which are confirmed in a letter from the Federation Chairman and filed in the CEO's personnel folder.”

“All documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“No change from prior year.”