# Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 16 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-20T04:46:21.249022+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-20T04:46:21.249022+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- Display name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-20T14:15:48.01028+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.409 |
| Record Quality | 0.813 |
| Directors | 7 |
| Committees | 2 |
| Governance events | 3 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | PUBLISHED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- David Rooney: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:6
- Edward Cerkovnik: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:7
- Sandra Buffa: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:10
- Elizabeth Isely: Director and Executive Vice President. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:8
- Heather Isely: Director, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:9
- Kemper Isely: Chairman, Director and Co-President. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Director and Co-President (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:5
- Zephyr Isely: Director and Co-President. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:11

## Committees

- Director and Co-President (other). Chair: Kemper Isely. Members: Kemper Isely (chair, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc:director-and-co-president
- Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Heather Isely (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc:executive-vice-president-and-corporate-secretary

## Executive leadership

- Elizabeth Isely: Executive Vice President. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:12
- Heather Isely: Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary [CORPORATE_SECRETARY]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:13
- Kemper Isely: Co-President [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:14
- Richard Hallé: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:15
- Zephyr Isely: Co-President [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:16

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sandra Buffa seat on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:21.249022+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:bw2hbn1sb7mur
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David Rooney seat on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:21.249022+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:q5g3pndsx4pb
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Edward Cerkovnik seat on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:21.249022+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w90pegrycw8y

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Kemper Isely: Chairman, Director and Co-President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- David Rooney: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e3e6c6b96d1a1642066cf08547dceb97c5acf1b1978f70a7b65a097e7f4503e.
- Edward Cerkovnik: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e3e6c6b96d1a1642066cf08547dceb97c5acf1b1978f70a7b65a097e7f4503e.
- Elizabeth Isely: Director and Executive Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Heather Isely: Director, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Sandra Buffa: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e3e6c6b96d1a1642066cf08547dceb97c5acf1b1978f70a7b65a097e7f4503e.
- Zephyr Isely: Director and Co-President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Elizabeth Isely: Executive Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Heather Isely: Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Kemper Isely: Co-President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Richard Hallé: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.
- Zephyr Isely: Co-President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bc5265cfa52923612fd2d7a1b5425d1e224f9dedc85c21e5a581cbd34b00c173.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bc5265cfa52923612fd2d7a1b5425d1e224f9dedc85c21e5a581cbd34b00c173.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bc5265cfa52923612fd2d7a1b5425d1e224f9dedc85c21e5a581cbd34b00c173.

## Security Listing

- NGVC (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:c89bbd32-f3b3-4dca-9914-5037d674d66d:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bc5265cfa52923612fd2d7a1b5425d1e224f9dedc85c21e5a581cbd34b00c173.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:bc5265cfa52923612fd2d7a1b5425d1e224f9dedc85c21e5a581cbd34b00c173: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b14643877905cc0af449aa60c8677117f97631f7ee172aee222089ed28d416d: [SEC DEF 14A 0001437749-26-001768](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774926001768/ngvc20260116_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e3e6c6b96d1a1642066cf08547dceb97c5acf1b1978f70a7b65a097e7f4503e: [DEF 14A ngvc20260116_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774926001768/ngvc20260116_def14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/natural-grocers-by-vitamin-cottage-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-20T14:15:47.706918+00:00; recorded 2026-10-20T14:15:47.706918+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.