2016-11-08T08:59:00-06:00 2015-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 454471572 ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND INC ORGA 2029399130 PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 GARY HIRSHBERG CHAIRMAN 2029399130 2016-11-08 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2016-11-08 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z SCOTT FABER PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 2268649 0 X HTTP://WWW.JUSTLABELIT.ORG/ X 2012 NH EDUCATE, RAISE AWARENESS & ADVOCATE FOR MAND. LABELING OF GENET. MODIFIED & ENGINEERED FOODS. 6 6 3 12 0 0 1287698 2268389 0 0 124 260 527 0 1288349 2268649 390482 731750 0 0 215407 90192 0 0 69371 615603 1518626 1221492 2340568 66857 -71919 468217 482040 6494 92236 461723 389804 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS TO SAFE AND HEALTHY FOOD AND FARMING. THE PRIMARY THRUST OF ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND (OVAF) TO DATE HAS BEEN TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN AN EFFORT TO REQUIRE NATIONAL LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ITS PROJECT JUST LABEL IT (JLI). 0 0 1916190 731750 IN 2015, THE ONLY ORGANIC CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED A NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK BRINGING AWARENESS TO CONSUMERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC FOOD, FARMING, AND OTHER ORGANIC PRACTICES.OVAF'S JUST LABEL IT CAMPAIGN HAD MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2015. MOST NOTABLY OUR WORK AROUND THE ANTI-GMO AND PRO-GMO LABELING BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE. JLI WORKED WITH LEGISLATORS ON CAPITOL HILL BY CONDUCTING MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, FLY-INS AND PRESS EVENTS TO BRING AWARENESS TO GMO LABELING HERE IN THE US. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR JLI ALSO RAN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AD CAMPAIGNS HERE IN DC AND IN SPECIFIC STATES HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF GMO LABELING AND GETTING CONSUMERS TO REJECT THE ANTI-GMO LEGISLATION. JLI ALSO COMMISSIONED TWO NATIONAL POLLS; ONE ON AMERICANS INTEREST IN GMO LABELING, AND THE OTHER SPECIFIC TO THE USE OF QR CODES OR TECHNOLOGY AND GMO LABELING. LASTLY, JLI WORKED WITH ITS LARGE LIST OF SUPPORTERS TO CONTINUE TO BRING AWARENESS AROUND THE ISSUES OF GMOS. 1916190 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NH X KATRINA STAVES 2029399130 PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 GARY HIRSHBERG CHAIRMAN 20.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MELODY MEYER VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X X 0 0 0 LAURA BATCHA SECRETARY (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X X 0 0 0 TOM SPIER TREASURER 0.60 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA BERGSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 0.60 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH BIRD BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X 0 0 0 KEN COOK BOARD MEMBER 0.60 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE FERRY BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X 0 0 0 LEWIS GOLDSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 0.60 0.50 X 0 0 0 DARREN MAHAFFY BOARD MEMBER 0.60 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBYN O'BRIEN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X 0 0 0 ROBYNN SHRADER BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 08/2015) 0.75 0.75 X 0 0 0 SCOTT FABER PRESIDENT/CEO 15.00 2.00 X 59000 0 0 59000 0 0 0 0 0 1 SPITFIRE STRATEGIES 1800 M STREETNW WASHINGTON DC 20036 COMM PLANNING, MEDIA REL & BRANDING 270188 THE MELLMAN GROUP 1023 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 RESEARCH STRATEGISTS 227500 STONES PHONES 41-750 RANCHO LAS PALMAS DRIVE RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270 STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN TELEPHONE SOLUTIONS 126852 AVENUE SOLUTIONS 401 9TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGIS. LOBBYING & STRATEGIC PLANNING 110000 REVOLUTION MESSAGING 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 STRATEGIES & TECH. FOR MOBILE WORLD 110000 7 2268389 2268389 260 260 2268649 0 0 260 730000 730000 1750 1750 59000 41300 17700 22535 15774 2684 4077 8657 6060 2164 433 63413 31707 15853 15853 10780 8085 2695 150000 112500 37500 194439 145829 48610 841776 631333 171402 39041 91928 67908 14299 9721 31664 23748 7916 2460 1722 492 246 122654 91553 31101 6280 4710 1570 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 2949 2211 738 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 283 283 2340568 1916190 355007 69371 14585 130052 253632 210781 200000 141207 468217 482040 6494 39275 0 52961 6494 92236 X 461723 389804 461723 389804 468217 482040 -71919 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO ORGANIC VOICES 52961 52961 1 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP 1436 U STREET NW SUITE 100 WASHINGTON DC 200093987 522148600 501(C)(3) 725000 0 TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC WORK RELATED TO FOOD POLICY. 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: DURING 2015, OVAF GAVE A GRANT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG), AN UNRELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAMMATIC WORK RELATED TO FOOD POLICY & MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEIR MISSIONS OVERLAP. OVAF COLLABORATES WITH EWG ON SEVERAL FOOD-RELATED POLICY ISSUES, SEEKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GMO LABELING AND ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION AND ADVOCATING GREATER TRANSPARENCY OVER USE OF GMO INGREDIENTS. OVAF REGULARLY MONITORS HOW THESE FUNDS ARE USED, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH ROUTINE REPORTING BY EWG. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG), WHICH IS AN UNRELATED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDED COMPENSATION OF $59,000 TO SCOTT FABER, FOR THE SERVICES HE PROVIDED AS PRESIDENT/CEO FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CPA FIRM ASSEMBLES THE INFORMATION BASED ON THE TRIAL BALANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION. ONCE COMPLETED, THE OVAF/JLI ACCOUNTANT REVIEWS THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY, THEN FORWARDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS RESUBMITTED TO THE CPA FIRM FOR FINAL REVIEW AND SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT/CEO MEET TO DISCUSS THE POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW INDUSTRY DATA FOR SALARY HISTORY OF RELATED POSITIONS. ONCE THEY HAVE DETERMINED A TOP AND BOTTOM SALARY LEVEL, THE POSITION IS POSTED TO ACCEPT RESUMES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO WILL NEGOTIATE THE SALARY WITH THE PROSPECTIVE NEW HIRE. AT THE END OF 2015, OVAF HAD 3 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OVAF MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ORGANIC VOICES PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 352522095 EDUCATION & AWARENSS FOR SAFE & HEALTHY FOOD NH 501(C)(3) LINE 7 ORGANICE VOICES ACTION FUND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0