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, Line 6 | Designation; Qualifications and Rights. The Corporation shall have one class of members. The qualifications and rights of members shall be as follows: (a) Designation. The membership of the ACLU of Illinois consists of all General Members of the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. ("National ACLU") who reside in the State of Illinois. (b) Membership List. The Secretary of the Corporation, or if there is no Secretary able to act, an officer designated by the President, shall supervise the maintenance of an up-to-date list of the members of the Corporation. (c) Voting. Each member shall have one vote on each matter submitted to the vote of the members of the Corporation. Where memberships are in the names of two persons, both receiving their mail at the same address, each shall be entitled to all membership rights, including the right to vote. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. In the case of voting for directors, members who have joined after the close of nominations shall be ineligible to vote in the election to which such nomination period pertains. (d) Not Transferable. Memberships in the Corporation may not be assigned or otherwise transferred. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a and 7b | Powers of the Members. Members of the Corporation shall have only the following powers: (a) To vote in a referendum called in accordance with Section 7 of this Article and to submit a petition calling for such referendum; (b) To vote for directors of the Corporation in the event of a contested election, in accordance with Section 3 of Article III of these Bylaws; (c) To propose nominees for director in accordance with Section 3 of Article III of these Bylaws; and (d) To petition for a meeting of the members in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. Referendum. Any civil liberties policy matter adopted by the Board of Directors shall be referred for approval or disapproval through a direct mail vote of the members, if subsequent to notification through the organizations newsletter (The Brief) of the Boards action, the signatures of at least two percent of the members are collected on a petition requesting such vote is filed with the Corporation within one year after such notice in The Brief. (a) Ballots shall be mailed via the Brief within 60 days of the filing of the petition or in the next regularly scheduled newsletter, whichever is later. The ballot for the referendum shall adequately describe the policy in question and shall ask whether the member approves or disapproves of the Boards action on the disputed policy. Pro and con statements shall also be presented in The Brief. The Ballot shall set forth the date by which ballots must be returned, which shall not be earlier than three weeks after the ballots are mailed to the membership. (b) The affirmative vote of a majority of members voting shall be required to overturn a Board decision, provided that at least 25% of members cast a vote. (c) The same subject matter may be referred to the membership only once every three years. (d) The referendum procedure permitted by this Section shall not be available for any matter adopted by the Board of Directors, including corporate matters such as dissolution, merger, disposition of assets, amendments to, or restatements of, the Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws, other than civil liberties policy matters. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | An electronic or hard copy of the draft 990 is provided to the members of the finance committee. The Treasurer or Treasurer's designee presides over a review of the 990 with the staff responsible for its preparation. Following any revisions, the final draft 990 as it will be filed with the IRS is provided to the governing body, in electronic or hard copy, prior to filing with the IRS. ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES EXCEPT DONORS LISTED IN SCHEDULE B,"SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTORS," WILL BE SHARED WITH THE GOVERNING BODY. SCHEDULE B DONORS ARE NOT SHARED FOR REASONS OF DONOR PRIVACY. A summary review of the 990 will be conducted by the Treasurer or his designee at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE, INCLUDING IF A CONFLICT IS EQUIVOCAL. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT THE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION, and provided to all board members at the january meeting annually with a request for disclosure of any and all conflicts of interest. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION OF ANY MATTER IN WHICH THEY MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; NOR SHALL THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF SUCH A MATTER UNLESS THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT HAS FIRST BEEN DISCLOSED to the OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE DISCUSSION. THE USUAL PROCEDURE SHOULD BE THAT THE MEMBER AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCES THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT AND THE MINUTES REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE MEMBER DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION Of THE MATTER, NOR IN THE DISCUSSION, IF THAT BE THE CASE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A and 15B | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE BUDGET, AUDIT AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. INCREASES ARE BASED ON COST OF LIVING FACTORS AND ARE APPLIED EVENLY. IF INCREASES ARE TO BE BASED ON ANY OTHER CRITERIA, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WOULD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DECISION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUESTED AND ARE PROVIDED VIA MAIL OR ELECTRONIC COPY AS APPROPRIATE. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1f | Gross contributions received $111,258. Less: NAT'L ACLU SHARE OF BEQUEST (18,755) NAT'L ACLU REVENUE SHARING (32,100) Total contributions reported on Part VIII, Line 1f $60,403. |
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