The Natural Products Foundation is organized exclusively to stimulate and support research, education and knowledge regarding dietary supplements, nutritional foods, and related products, with the overall objective of advancing the knowledge of the public, and thereby, improving the public health.

The Natural Products Foundation is chartered as a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) Corporation. Depending on the status of the donor (i.e., individual or corporation) all or part of contributions to the foundation are tax-deductible.

Our Mission
The Natural Products Foundation's mission is to enhance and promote the integrity of natural products through quality, science and education.

Principle Purposes

• To promote product and label integrity and to develop adequate guidelines to improve the quality of dietary supplements, health products, and related services
  
  
• To develop programs for the natural products industry to self-police on regulatory and quality issues;
  
  
• To encourage and support nutrition research and disseminate the findings
  
  
• To provide oversight to the industry and encourage compliance to established regulatory guidelines
  
  
• To serve as a unified voice for consumers, and for educators, scientists, retailers, marketers, distributors, brokers, manufacturers, suppliers, and other parties interested in promoting optimum health.
  
  
  

Board of Directors
Elliott Balbert, Balbert & Associates
Jon Benninger, Virgo Publishing
Steve Brown, Nexgen Pharma
Randy Dennin, Industry Consultant
Fred Linder, New Hope Natural Media/Penton
Jim Roza, Reliance Vitamin
David Seckman, Natural Products Association
Suzanne Shelton, The Shelton Group PR
David Taylor, Nature’s Harvest Market & Deli
Curt Valva, Aubrey Organics
Peter Zambetti, Capsugel
Loretta Zapp, Applied Food Sciences, LLC

Staff
Tracy Taylor
Executive Director

Deb Knowles
Director of Development