Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | THE SOCIETY FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INC IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF ITS MEMBERS, WHO ARE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES INVOLVED IN DUTIES NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORPORATE SECRETARIAL FUNCTION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINES 3A & 3B | DUE TO THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT THE SOCIETY WAS SUBJECT TO UBIT ON THE DISALLOWED TRANSIT BENEFITS AND ACCORDINGLY FILED THE FORM 990-T. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. (the "Society"), formerly Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Inc., changed its name effective June 2016 (certificate of incorporation was amended on July 20, 2016 and the name change was confirmed by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS" on May 18, 2017). Separately, the Society amended its by-laws to reflect the change to a Chair for a two year term from a one year term and the accompanying revisions to the term of the Chair-Elect. The amendnements also reflect that the board appoints the Chair. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | The 990 is reviewed by the audit and finance committee along with the SOCIETY's PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, AND financial consultant. Once that review is completed and any changes are made if required, the 990 is distributed to the full board, which is given a comment period before the filing. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 | The SOCIETY distributes and collects its conflict of interest policy annually to all employees and board members. The SOCIETY has appointed a volunteer member to serve as its conflict of interest compliance officer. The officer reviews the forms and informs the boards of any potential conflicts. No conflicts have been noted to date. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | The Board Executive Steering Committee (among other tasks specified in its charter) serves as the compensation committee. It reviews and approves compensation levels for key employees including the CEO. The committee is provided with comparable organizations' compensation data which is considered during the deliberation process. Once the compensation levels have been adopted, the executive committee informs the board. These deliberations are generally described in THE minutes. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | Governance documents, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CODE OF CONDUCT are available on the Society's website. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS, THE TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES ARE VOLUNTEER OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. THEY DO NOT VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: PENSION PLAN ADJUSTMENT OTHER THAN PERIODIC COSTS $ 18,319 |
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