Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO BYLAWS: ARTICLE III: Membership - Active membership has been further defined as a membership in good standing, in all categories, including being accepted by AANP and annual dues paid. ARTICLE III: Membership - NP organization members has been further defined as any organization with five or more nurse practitioners. ARTICLE III: Membership - Career starter member requirements have been updated to remove the requirement that such members first be an AANP student memeber and to further clarify that membership may only last one year. ARTICLE III: Membership - A membership category was created for Corporate Council Members allowing them to fully participate in support of AANP activities. ARTICLE VI: Elections - Article has been revised to clarify that the requirement to be in good standing to vote is as of February 1st of each election year. ARTICLE VI: Elections - Article has been revised to require elected individuals to remain AANP members in good standing throughout their term. ARTICLE VI: Elections - Article updated to include process for filling an elected position if there are no nominees for the position or if all nominees are disqualified. ARTICLE VII: Board of Directors - Article has been updated to further define that a member of the Board of Directors may not have another person attend and/or vote on their behalf at a physical gathering of the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Association has 48,075 members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Members vote to elect the officers and directors of the association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Amendments to the bylaws must be approved by a 2/3rds vote of the voting members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the Form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to its filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | In 2014, AANP obtained signed statements from each officer and member of the board of directors, including the chief executive officer verifying the absence of any conflicts of interest. Similar statements were also obtained from all employees. With each term of election or appointment, and annually thereafter, officers and members of the board of directors are asked to review the AANP conflicts of interest policy and sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement verifying that they do not have a conflict of interest, and agreeing to (i) amend the disclosure statement if circumstances change; or, if there is a conflict of interest disclosed (ii) refrain from any decision or vote on an issue in which a conflict of interest may exist. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The evaluation team of the executive committee of the board of directors is made up of independent persons that review compensation studies and set the CEO's compensation. For other officers or key employees, association and other compensation surveys and studies are used to establish compensation ranges and amounts. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The association makes its conflict of interest policy, governing documents and financial statements available to its members upon request. |
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