National Organic Coalition Inc.

“The organization has members who pay annual dues.”

“Members of the organization have the power to elect and remove Directors, except that the Board of Directors shall have power to fill vacancies on the Board. If the Board fills a vacancy with a remaining term of more than one year, the Director appointed by the Board must be elected by the Members at the next annual meeting in order to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.”

“Members have the following powers and duties: a. to set criteria and policies for membership; b. to admit new Members and terminate existing Members; c. to adopt and amend the consensus process for Member decision making; d. to set the number of Directors; e. to elect and remove Directors, except that the Board of Directors shall have the power to fill vacancies on the Board; f. to set annual priorities for the Corporation; g. to adopt formal policy positions in support of the Corporation's mission; h. to amend the Articles of Organization and these By-Laws; i. to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets; j. to adopt any agreement of consolidation or merger; k. to authorize a petition for dissolution of the Corporation; and l. such other powers as the Board of Directors may designate.”

“The Executive Director carefully reviews the Form 990 for accuracy. The Executive Director will then provide a copy by email to all Board members with 3 business days to review the document and to raise questions or concerns. The Executive Director will respond to any questions or concerns raised by Board members.”

“Members, Directors, Officers and key employees are required to disclose any personal financial interest in a transaction being considered by the Corporation, and that unless the Board of Directors determines that such personal financial interest is immaterial, such Member, Director, Officer, or key employee shall recuse himself or herself from discussion and voting on the matter.”

“The executive director's compensation package was reviewed and approved by an independent Board Personnel Committee, as well as by NOC's full Board of Directors as part of the annual budgeting process. A performance review was conducted in 2024 by the Board Personnel Committee and discussed by NOC's full Board. The process and Board deliberations were documented in Board meeting notes. The Board is composed of individuals who work for and with nonprofit organizations that conduct similar work to NOC, is aware of comparable positions in nonprofits/and similar organizations with a range of budgets, and evaluated the NOC executive director salary in this context. The NOC Board of directors is committed to using comparability data, including salaries for similarly sized organizations, other Form 990s, and salary surveys, as available, in the process for determining the NOC Executive Director's compensation package.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“The National Organic Coalition achieved the following key outcomes as a result of our education and coalition activities in 2024: * NOC is a respected and trusted voice with the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). NOC's education, research and public comments to the NOSB are critical to upholding the integrity of the organic program. NOC submitted in-depth comments to the NOSB in advance of spring and fall meetings in 2024. NOC has advocated for a more rigorous review for inert ingredients in organic pesticides and currently, NOC is working to prevent synthetic compostable packaging from being used in organic compost. In partnership with Organic Seed Alliance, NOC elevated the lack of progress made on organic seed usage with USDA leaders and organic community members. As a result, the NOSB and NOP have begun work on this topic. * NOC connected organic champions across the country, hosting educational webinars (topics ranging from NOSB meeting debriefs, to policy updates, to facilitated conversations about barriers to organic certification), national meetings for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, and public, in-person Pre-NOSB Meetings for organic advocates in the spring and fall. * Strengthening Organic Standards: Four years ago, NOC waged an effective campaign focused on finalizing three major new organic regulations aimed and growing organic markets, strengthening organic enforcement and providing a fair marketplace for organic operations- Strengthening Organic Enforcement, Origin of Livestock, and the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rules. All three rules are now final. We are actively working on addressing challenges related to enforcement and implementation of these three major rules. * NOC also conducts education with policymakers at USDA and in Congress related to growing organic markets, helping more farms transition to organic production, the economic challenges and needs of the organic dairy sector, farm bill priorities and other topics.”

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