2025-11-14T15:43:41-06:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 352522095 ORGANIC VOICES ORGA 5185783780 PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 GARY HIRSHBERG CHAIRMAN 5185783780 2025-11-14 1 0 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GARY HIRSHBERG PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 523201 0 X HTTP://WWW.ONLYORGANIC.ORG/ X 2014 NH TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ORGANIC FOOOD, FARMING, PRODCUTS AND PRACTICES. 12 12 1 13 0 0 163720 497552 0 17000 0 0 0 8649 163720 523201 0 0 0 0 153696 174174 0 0 8709 113208 265119 266904 439293 -103184 83908 228176 308076 194763 190754 33413 117322 X THE MISSION OF ORGANIC VOICES (OV) IS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT THE USDA ORGANIC SEAL. WE AIM TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOOD, PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES; ELIMINATE CONFUSION AND DRIVE KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC TO GIVE CONSUMERS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ORGANIC PROVIDES TRUE PEACE OF MIND. 0 0 289323 17000 IN 2024, ORGANIC VOICES CONTINUED WORK EDUCATING CONSUMERS ABOUT THE USDA ORGANIC SEAL. IN THE FALL, OV REBRANDED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS BACK TO OUR OFFICIAL NAME, ORGANIC VOICES, AND LAUNCHED A TIKTOK CHANNEL WITH THE GOAL OF REACHING YOUNGER CONSUMERS WITH MESSAGING AND CREATIVE CONTENT USING SHORT FORM VIDEO THAT IS FUN, INFORMATIVE, AND ENGAGING. THESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SUCH AS INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK, ARE WHERE YOUNGER CONSUMERS GET MUCH OF THEIR INFORMATION AND NEWS. WE ARE WORKING TO EDUCATE THEM WHERE THEY ARE SPENDING MOST OF THEIR TIME ONLINE.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. OV ALSO HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL, ORGANIC OSCARS", TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE ALL THE AMAZING BRANDS, RETAILERS, SCIENTISTS, LEADERS, AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE ORGANIC INDUSTRY DOING IMPORTANT WORK TO GROW THE INDUSTRY. THIS HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT EVENT, BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF LEADERS AT ONE EVENT. OV ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH PARTNER BRANDS TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK BEING DONE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIC INDUSTRY TO CLEAR UP CONSUMER CONFUSION. THE WORK OV DID REACHED MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS IN 2024 AND FURTHERED OV'S MISSION TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT ORGANIC FOOD, PRODUCTS, AND PRACTICES. HANDSOME BROOK FARMS/USDA GRANT WORK: ORGANIC VOICES CONTINUED WORK WITH HANDSOME BROOK FARMS THROUGHOUT 2024 TO HELP EDUCATE AND AMPLIFY MESSAGING AROUND THEIR CLIMATE SMART ORGANIC EGG GRANT WITH THE USDA. OV HELPED CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, THAT BOTH OV AND HBF WOULD COLLABORATE ON, EDUCATING CONSUMERS ABOUT THE WORK BEING DONE ON THE FARMS TO THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM. IN 2024, OV HELPED CONNECT WITH SEVERAL REPORTERS TO ENGAGE ON A YEARS LONG SERIES TO COVER ALL THE GRANT WORK. THIS WAS STILL HAPPENING WHEN THE GRANT FUNDING WAS CUT. LASTLY, OV HELPED CREATE A DECK OUTLINING ALL THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN DONE SO FAR THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT OUTLINED ALL THE SUCCESSES SO FAR. THE GRANT FUNDING WAS CUT IN MAY 2024. ORGANIC MARKETING DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH OTA AND TOC:ORGANIC VOICES PARTNERED WITH OTA (ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION) AND TOC (THE ORGANIC CENTER) IN Q4 OF 2024 ON A NEW USDA GRANT CALLED THE ORGANIC MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANT. OV'S WORK CONSISTS OF CONTENT CREATION SPECIFIC FOR SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATING CONSUMERS ABOUT THE USDA GRANT IN HOPES OF EXPANDING AND DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS. THIS GRANT WORK IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK ALREADY BEING DONE AT OV AND HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH TO HELP DRIVE ORGANIC UNDERSTANDING WITH CONSUMERS. 289323 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NH X KATRINA STAVES 5185783780 PO BOX 5523 MANCHESTER NH 03108 GARY HIRSHBERG CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN MAHAFFY VICE CHAIR 0.12 X X 0 0 0 TOM SPIER TREASURER 0.12 X X 0 0 0 KEN COOK BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 TRIPP HUGHES BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE JERGER BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 DAVID LITTLEJOHN BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MALNAR BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 CAROLOTTA MAST BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 CORINNE SHINDELAR BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE VALLAEYS BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 ALYSSA VESCIO BOARD MEMBER 0.12 X 0 0 0 JOSH WAND BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 06/2024 0.12 X 0 0 0 KATRINA STAVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 148052 0 13817 148052 0 13817 1 0 1 0 0 497552 497552 REGISTRATIONS 900099 17000 17000 17000 REFUNDS 900099 8649 8649 8649 523201 17000 0 8649 X 161869 123020 30755 8094 12305 9352 2338 615 4463 4463 12466 12466 61895 59025 2870 21779 21779 8040 8040 7009 7009 67638 67638 1308 1308 BAD DEBT 76000 76000 MISCELLANEOUS 4521 1500 3021 439293 289323 141261 8709 34081 202084 130595 42492 63500 63500 228176 308076 4797 788 189966 189966 194763 190754 X 33413 117322 33413 117322 228176 308076 83908 0 X 0 0 0 X 706030 255585 238341 163720 497552 1861228 706030 255585 238341 163720 497552 1861228 1039208 822020 1861228 17000 0.44170 0.48650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION 63500 63500 DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATION 189966 189966 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KATRINA STAVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 148052 0 0 0 0 0 8240 0 5577 0 161869 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ANY SALARY INCREASES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B OV DOES NOT HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR SUCH A PROCESS TO OCCUR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUNCTIONS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CPA FIRM ASSEMBLES THE INFORMATION BASED ON THE TRIAL BALANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION. ONCE COMPLETED, THE OV 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 COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OV MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 59,025. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,025. PAYROLL PROCESSIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,870. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,870. 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