Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 | IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE ORGANIZATION DISCOVERED THAT ITS LENDING DIRECTOR EMBEZZLED $732,524 FROM MEMBER ACCOUNTS OVER THE COURSE OF A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. UPON DISCOVERY, THE ORGANIZATION NOTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT, TERMINATED THE LENDING DIRECTOR, RESTORED MEMBER ACCOUNTS AND FILED A BOND CLAIM. ON MAY 16, 2018, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED PAYMENT ON THE CLAIM, LESS THE $25,000 DEDUCTIBLE. THE LENDING DIRECTOR PLEAD GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES AND, ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2019, WAS SENTENCED TO 66 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE CREDIT UNION IS OWNED BY ITS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE CREDIT UNION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO VACANT POSITIONS BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SERVE THREE THREE-YEAR TERMS AND THEN MUST LEAVE THE BOARD FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE TO RUN AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FSU CU MEMBERSHIP AND THEREFORE, HAVE A SINGLE VOTE: 1. THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY; 2. GRADUATES WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN FRANKLIN, GADSDEN, JEFFERSON, LIBERTY, LEON, WAKULLA, AND BAY COUNTIES AND STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY; 3. MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE PART OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY; 4. MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH AND/OR HAVE OFFICES AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY; 5. EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS OF THE RETIREMENT FACILITY LOCATED AT 100 JOHN KNOX ROAD, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303; 6. EMPLOYEES OF THE CREDIT UNION; 7. INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN LEON, WAKULLA, GADSDEN, OR TAYLOR COUNTY; 8. INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN JACKSON, LIBERTY, BAY, GULF, FRANKLIN OR CALHOUN COUNTY (LIMIT OF 2,000 NEW MEMBERS PER YEAR); 9. INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN JEFFERSON, WASHINGTON, HOLMES, WALTON, OKALOOSA, SANTA ROSA, OR ESCAMBIA COUNTY (LIMIT OF 2,500 NEW MEMBERS PER YEAR) |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR CPA AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CFO PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE CONTINUING INTERNAL REVIEW OF ALL COMPENSATION AND FOR MAKING SURE THAT EACH JOB IS EVALUATED AND ASSIGNED A JOB GRADE AND SALARY RANGE. A BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROJECTED LABOR MARKET WAGE/SALARY STRUCTURE WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE PROJECTED LABOR MARKET WAGE/SALARY STRUCTURE CHANGES WILL BE CONSIDERED TO DETERMINE THE WAGE/SALARY RANGES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SALARIES WILL BE COMPARED TO THOSE PAID FOR SIMILAR WORK AT OTHER CREDIT UNIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED AS A BASIS FOR COMPARISON. WAGE/SALARY MIDPOINTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO REFLECT MARKET CONSENSUS VALUES. THE COMPETITIVE WAGE/SALARY PHILOSOPHY AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCIAL CONDITION WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH OVERALL COMPENSATION RANGES. EXEMPT POSITIONS WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS IN SIMILAR INDUSTRIES WITH HEAVY EMPHASIS ON ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO CREDIT UNIONS. NON-EXEMPT POSITION SALARY LEVELS WILL BE BASED ON A COMPILATION OF DATA FROM THE RELEVANT LOCAL MARKETS. WHEN NEW SALARY RANGES ARE DETERMINED, EMPLOYEES BELOW THE MINIMUM RANGE OF THEIR RANGE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE MINIMUM ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEW RANGES. EXCEPTIONS TO BRINGING EMPLOYEES TO THE MINIMUM RANGE MUST BE NOTED (I.E. TRAINEE) AND EVERY EFFORT TO BRING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO THE MINIMUM OF THE RANGE SHOULD BE MADE. THE BOARD NEGOTIATES A CONTRACT WITH THE PRESIDENT BASED ON THE SALARY ADMINISTRATION PLAN MENTIONED ABOVE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ARE BASED ON A PAY GRADE AND COMPARABLES USING COMPEASE FOR LIKE INSTITUTIONS. THE PRESIDENT GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | TAX RETURNS AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE PRESENTED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE CURRENT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION IS DISPLAYED IN THE LOBBY OF EACH BRANCH. THIS STATEMENT, AS WELL AS THE INCOME STATEMENT, ARE PRINTED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHILE SUMMARY DATA IS PRESENTED IN THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. OTHER INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING, LINE 2B | THE CREDIT UNION RECEIVES AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OPINION AUDIT FROM LICENSED AUDITORS; HOWEVER, THE AUDIT PERIOD IS FROM OCTOBER 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30. THE LAST AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. |
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