Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Publisher of a trade magazine, both in print and electronic formats, called Snow Business. Delivered to 25,000+ stakeholders in North America with news, business articles and advertising. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | As a trade association where members pay annual dues to become a member, SIMA ended the 2019 year with approximately 1,700 members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 Review is conducted by the Financial Investment/Audit Committee. The audit report and 990 was provided to the entire board for approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | We have a provision in our board governance policies that addresses conflicts of interest. Please refer to board governance Policy 2.5, Board Members Code of Conduct. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The board determines compensation and benefits for only the Chief Executive Officer. They use comparable data with an American Society of Association Executives comp and benefits survey results. All employees comp and benefits are determined by the Chief Executive Officer, who also uses the same comp and benefits survey. This process occurs annually. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | All employees comp and benefits are determined by the Chief Executive Officer, who also uses the same comp and benefits survey. This process occurs annually. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Financial statements are available upon request, and also posted on Guidestar.org. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available on request. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |