Farmlink Project

“The unpaid founder and board member, james kanoff, is the son of board member mary-ellen kanoff.”

“The by-laws were updated in 2024 to make the following changes: - updated the description of farmlink's charitable purpose - added the ability to label a supporter who makes a monetary contribution or pays membership fees as a "member" - raised the minimum number of directors from one to three - introduced the concept of a "staggered board" - added that the ceo shall serve as a director on the board - defined officer terms - added requirements for committees”

“Farmlink project's outside cpa firm, with assistance from the farmlink team prepares the form 990. The form is subsequently reviewed and approved by the organization's ceo. The form is then provided to the full board for review before filing.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy. Under the policy, employees and fellows have an obligation to conduct business within guidelines that prohibit actual or potential conflicts of interest. Transactions with outside firms must be conducted within a framework established and controlled by the executive level leadership of the organization. Promotional plans that could be interpreted to involve unusual gain require specific executive-level approval. If employees or fellows have any influence on transactions involving purchases, contracts, or leases, they must disclose to executive level leadership of the organization as soon as possible of the existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest so that safeguards can be established to protect all parties.”

“The board of directors adopted a compensation review policy relating to the compensation of the chief executive officer and other key employees. The policy provides that the review will be conducted by independent and impartial members of the board (or a committee of the board). The board of directors will review and approve the compensation of the ceo and other key employees based on external comparability data such as compensation paid by similarly situated nonprofits and for-profit organizations for comparable positions; availability of similar services in the organization's geographic area; current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; and written offers from similar organizations competing for the covered individual's services. In addition, the board will also review the compensation of the president, treasurer, and any other individuals regardless of title with responsibilities comparable to the ceo, president, cfo, including the person who has ultimate responsibility for managing the organization's finances. The board of directors will document how it reached its decisions and the documentation will note the terms of the compensation and the date it was approved, the board members who were present and voted during the meeting, the recommendations received from consultants, and the comparable data obtained and relied upon. The date of the last compensation review was december 2024.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. However, current tax law does not require the governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements be provided to the public.”

“The farmlink project is a student-founded non-profit with an innovative solution to combat both food waste and food insecurity: we provide seamless logistics to connect farmers to hunger fighting charities across the united states. The farmlink project builds solutions to make the abundance of nutritious food accessible to all.”