Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Harry Lenz, Mark MacDonald, Robert Bell, and Don Gudmunsen have a business relationship with Mark Ulrich. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | ARTICLE V MISCONDUCT OF MEMBERS Section 1. Exclusion practices at the time of membership application or after membership has been established based on age (other than that of minimum to join the Order), disability, ethnicity, gender, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or other social identity is deemed an offense against the Order and shall be cited as specification under the charge of conduct unbecoming an Odd Fellow. Section 2. This Grand Lodge shall have the power, by vote of two-thirds of the members present, to punish by reprimand, suspension or expulsion, any of its members who shall offend against its laws, or who shall be guilty of conduct, either in or out of the Grand Lodge, derogatory to the character of the Order: provided, that no member shall be thus punished without first being furnished with a copy of the charges against him, and having a reasonable opportunity to defend himself before the Grand Lodge. Suspension or expulsion from the Grand Lodge shall not affect the standing in his Odd Fellows Lodge of a member thus suspended or expelled. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Grand Lodge of North Dakota is made up of past noble grand, leaders of the local lodges, so once you have been the Noble Grand of a lodge, then you are eligible to become a member of the Grand Lodge. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Once a member of the Grand Lodge you have a voice and vote on matters that come before the Grand Lodge. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | All items that come before the Grand Lodge need to be voted on by the membership. i.e. budget, bylaw changes, appointments etc. Amendments to the constitution must be approved by vote of two-thirds of the members present at the regular annual meeting and the Sovereign Grand Lodge. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Grand Secretary reviews the Form 990 and provides a copy to the governing body prior to it being filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Board continually monitors compliance with the conflict of interest policy. All board members and key employees are covered under the policy; if there are any determinations found, the Board reviews and takes proper action. Board members with conflicts will recuse themselves from voting on issues in which they have a conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Bylaws of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows includes a policy regarding compensation. The compensation paid to the Grand Secretary is determined based on budgetary needs. The Grand Secretary determines the wages of all other employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Prairie Links K-1 Income 7. |
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