Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | As a professional business association, the organization is comprised of individual member architects and allied design professionals. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | In accordance with bylaws of organization, directors on the organization's governing body [board of directors] are elected by members for specified terms. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | In accordance with the bylaws of the organization, certain amendments to the bylaws require the approval of members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's accounting staff, top management official [executive director] and officers [executive committee: president, vice president and secretary/treasurer] before it is filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The organization's conflict of interest policy is part of the commitment statement for individuals on the governing body [board of directors], which is included and reviewed as part of the agenda for each meeting of the board of directors. The policy is reviewed at the annual orientation session for the board of directors. Each officer and director is required to sign and date an annual confirmation that they have read and agree to comply with the policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The process for determining the compensation for the organization's top management official [executive director] includes an annual performance review and evaluation conducted by two officers [president and vice president], with contemporaneous report presented to and reviewed by all officers [executive committee: president, vice president and secretary/treasurer], and a separate annual review by officers [executive committee] of most recent data compiled by an independent agency on comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations in the region, with contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the decisions regarding the approved compensation arrangement. The process is regularly undertaken by the organization for the top management official during the fourth quarter of the calendar year for determining compensation for the following calendar year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Other officers of the organization receive no compensation. The organization has no other key employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents, including bylaws and articles of incorporation, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request for review at the organization's office or provided by mail or electronically. Organization has exact copies of its information returns [Form 990, Form 990-EZ] for the past three years available for public inspection without charge during regular business hours at its permanent office. Staff of organization is advised on a regular basis that these information returns are to be made available for review upon request. If requested, a photocopy of the information returns will be provided for a reasonable charge. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |