Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description | (b) Contribution of Sigma Chi chapter house real estate was sought during the first year of corporate operation (fall 2017) with the expectation that one property will be obtained through contribution . Obtaining Sigma Chi chapter house real estate through purchase will be immediately investigated with purchase limited by facility cost and funding limitations. Marketing of the option to contribute or sell chapter house property will be initiated during the first year of operations. (c) Sigma Chi Fraternity Chapters are located across the Country and marketing and acquisition of property activities will be brought the first year of Corporate operations and will be performed by Sigma Chi Fraternity volunteers including Sigma Chi Fraternity Grand Trustees utilizing materials developed by the volunteers and by the staff of Constantine Housing Initiative, Inc. ("CHI"). Communications will be produced remotely from Evanston, Illinois and provided electronically. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Program Service Description | (c) Management oversight of chapter house facilities use will be performed by the volunteer directors and staff of CHI with additional oversight to fraternal operations provided by local elected or appointed volunteers. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Program Service Description | (c) The inspection program will be outsourced to third parties with reporting done by the same entities, however, with the comprehensive analysis provided by the Directors and Staff of CHI. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process used to establish compensation for other officers/key employees | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES, THEREFORE, THIS QUESTION IS NOT APPLICABLE AND HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN MARKED "NO." |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process used to establish compensation for top management | The Secretary is compensated by an unrelated organization for services to the filing organization and its related organization, Risk Management Foundation (RMF). RMF's BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS REVIEW IS SCHEDULED EACH OCTOBER/NOVEMBER AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD REVIEWS STAFF PERFORMANCE WITH DIRECTORS AND SOLICITS INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND COMPENSATION. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE BOARD USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS FROM COMPARABLE INDUSTRY POSITIONS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THE FINAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. A REVIEW IS NORMALLY COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND WAS COMPLETED FOR THE FY18 YEAR. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS, AND ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | The sole voting member of CHI is Risk Management Foundation, a related tax-exempt organization. As the organization's sole voting member, SCF has the right to elect or appoint one or more members of the organization's governing body as the three-year terms of incumbents expire and as vacancies arise. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The Form 990 is reviewed in detail by management. Subsequent to this review, the completed Form 990 is presented to the organization's Board of Directors before filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | The Conflict of Interest Policy of CHI covers all Board members and staff. Board members and staff are required to disclose potential and actual conflicts of interests on an annual basis. Potential and actual conflicts of interest are reviewed at the Board level. If the Board determines that an actual conflict of interest exists at the board level, then the board member with the conflict is prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions regarding the matters with respect to which a conflict has been determined to exist. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | Financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | Payment Reimbursement Agreement - Total Expense: 70371, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; |
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