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PROTECT ANTIBIOTICS WITH MEDICAL AUTHORITIES WARNING OF THAT WE ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING ANTIBIOTICS, OSPIRG JOINED A NATIONAL COALITION WORKING TO END THE OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON FARM ANIMALS - A MAJOR AREA OF OVERUSE. IN FY16, OUR JOINT CAMPAIGN HELPED CONVINCE MCDONALDS TO SERVE CHICKEN THAT ISN'T RAISED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. WORKING OFF THAT SUCCESS, WE LAUNCHED A SECOND EFFORT TO PERSUADE KFC TO ADOPT A SIMILAR POLICY FOR ALL OF THEIR MEAT. MEANWHILE, WE ALSO CONTINUED A CAMPAIGN OF DOCTORS, FARMERS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS TO PRESS STATE LAWMAKERS TO CURTAIL THE OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON OREGON'S FACTORY FARMS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. 2. MAKING HEALTH CARE WORK FOR OREGON AS THE COST OF INSURING AN AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR HIT 20,000 A YEAR, ACCORDING TO ONE ESTIMATE, ANOTHER RECENT STUDY CONFIRMED THAT AT LEAST 30% OF ALL HEALTH CARE SPENDING IS WASTED ON UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES AND INEFFICIENCY. OSPIRG IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY DOES MORE TO CUT UNNECESSARY WASTE AND FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE THAT GETS RESULTS, RATHER THAN PASSING THE COSTS OF THIS WASTE ONTO CONSUMERS. 3. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OSPIRG FOUNDATION, WE CONTINUED ALERTING OSPIRG MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH INSURANCE RATE HIKE PROPOSALS, USING OSPIRG FOUNDATION RESEARCH TO INFORM THOSE EFFORTS. IN APRIL, WE ALSO ORGANIZED OVER TWO THOUSAND OREGONIANS TO CONTACT STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT A NUMBER OF REQUESTS BY INSURERS TO HIKE PREMIUMS. SINCE 2010, ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY BY STATE OFFICIALS HAS CUT OVER 180 MILLION IN WASTE FROM HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 4. WALL STREET REFORM IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB) DEMONSTRATED THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT A FULL TIME FEDERAL CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAN HAVE FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE MISLED OR CHEATED BY THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY. CONGRESS CREATED THE CFPB IN 2010, AFTER AN EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN WALL STREET BANKS AND CONSUMER ADVOCATES, INCLUDING OSPIRG AND OUR FEDERATION OF PIRGS IN 23 STATES. TO DATE, THE CFPB HAS PROVIDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS HARMED BY ILLEGAL PRACTICES, AND INSTITUTED NUMEROUS MARKETPLACE CHANGES TO HELP CONSUMERS AVOID GETTING RIPPED OFF. WITH SUCCESS COMES A BACKLASH FROM THE BANKING INDUSTRY, WHO WORKED HARD TO TRY AND DEFANG THE NEW AGENCY. OSPIRG'S FEDERAL CONSUMER PROGRAM ED MIERZWINSKI WORKED WITH OUR NATIONAL COALITION TO SUCCESSFULLY FIGHT BACK THESE EFFORTS - FOR NOW. 5. RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTHY SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE FUNDING OF ELECTIONS HAS ERODED PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND HAS DISCOURAGED CIVIC PARTICIPATION. IN FY16, OSPIRG LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FINANCING FOR ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND. 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WITH AN EXPERIENCED NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE STATE, WE STAND UP TO POWERFUL INTERESTS ON ISSUES TO MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE, PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM MARKETPLACE ABUSES, FIGHT POLITICAL CORRUPTION, AND BOOST CIVIC PARTICIPATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 2. MAKING HEALTH CARE WORK FOR OREGON AS THE COST OF INSURING AN AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR HIT 20,000 A YEAR, ACCORDING TO ONE ESTIMATE, ANOTHER RECENT STUDY CONFIRMED THAT AT LEAST 30% OF ALL HEALTH CARE SPENDING IS WASTED ON UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES AND INEFFICIENCY. OSPIRG IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY DOES MORE TO CUT UNNECESSARY WASTE AND FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE THAT GETS RESULTS, RATHER THAN PASSING THE COSTS OF THIS WASTE ONTO CONSUMERS. 3. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OSPIRG FOUNDATION, WE CONTINUED ALERTING OSPIRG MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH INSURANCE RATE HIKE PROPOSALS, USING OSPIRG FOUNDATION RESEARCH TO INFORM THOSE EFFORTS. IN APRIL, WE ALSO ORGANIZED OVER TWO THOUSAND OREGONIANS TO CONTACT STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT A NUMBER OF REQUESTS BY INSURERS TO HIKE PREMIUMS. SINCE 2010, ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY BY STATE OFFICIALS HAS CUT OVER 180 MILLION IN WASTE FROM HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 4. WALL STREET REFORM IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB) DEMONSTRATED THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT A FULL TIME FEDERAL CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAN HAVE FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE MISLED OR CHEATED BY THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY. CONGRESS CREATED THE CFPB IN 2010, AFTER AN EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN WALL STREET BANKS AND CONSUMER ADVOCATES, INCLUDING OSPIRG AND OUR FEDERATION OF PIRGS IN 23 STATES. TO DATE, THE CFPB HAS PROVIDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS HARMED BY ILLEGAL PRACTICES, AND INSTITUTED NUMEROUS MARKETPLACE CHANGES TO HELP CONSUMERS AVOID GETTING RIPPED OFF. WITH SUCCESS COMES A BACKLASH FROM THE BANKING INDUSTRY, WHO WORKED HARD TO TRY AND DEFANG THE NEW AGENCY. OSPIRG'S FEDERAL CONSUMER PROGRAM ED MIERZWINSKI WORKED WITH OUR NATIONAL COALITION TO SUCCESSFULLY FIGHT BACK THESE EFFORTS - FOR NOW. 5. RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTHY SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE FUNDING OF ELECTIONS HAS ERODED PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND HAS DISCOURAGED CIVIC PARTICIPATION. IN FY16, OSPIRG LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FINANCING FOR ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND. WE WORKED WITH A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY TO DEVELOP POLICY AND IDENTIFY CHAMPIONS WHO COULD HELP PASS IT THROUGH CITY COUNCIL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MAKING AN AFFIRMATIVE DECLARATION OF THEIR DESIRE TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION AND SIGNING A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR REVIEW IN DETAIL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THE BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR AND REPORT ANY SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES; 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; OR 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES; 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; OR 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND EXEMPT APPLICATIONS ARE KEPT IN OUR OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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