Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | The organization has three classes of members: Vintners, Growers and Associate Vintners. All must meet requisite connections to the Stags Leap wine district. All members have equal voting rights. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings | Meetings of the organization's executive committee are not documented. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The president, treasurer and executive director review the annual form 990 that is prepared by a public accounting firm. Any corrections or changes are subsequently made, and then the return is filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | A copy of the organization's conflict of interest policy is given to each board director. Once a year, all directors will be required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. Any identified conflicts will be brought before the board for resolution. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | Once a year, the executive committee meets to discuss the compensation of the executive director. The committee utilizes a salary survey as a benchmark for setting the executive director's compensation as well as an evaluation of the executive director's performance. The committee's process and decision is contemporaneously documented and retained for future reference. The organization has no other officers or key employees, so no compensation review and approval procedures are needed for this class of individuals. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The organization's tax exemption application (Form 1024) and its last three years Forms 990 are available to the general public at its main office during normal business hours. |
| Part VI, Section B - Policies | Line 13: Since the organization has no employees other that its executive director, a whistleblower policy is not necessary. |
| Software ID: | 14000265 |
| Software Version: | 2014v5.0 |