Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-STOCK ORGANIZATION, CONTROLLED BY VOTING MEMBERS. ACTIVE, RESIDENT AND STUDENT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. LIFE MEMBERS MAY VOTE, BUT SHALL NOT HOLD OFFICE. INACTIVE, HONORARY, TRANSITIONAL, AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES. EACH OF THE 11 DISTRICTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ELECT DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES. EACH DISTRICT IS ENTITLED TO NO LESS THAN TWO DELEGATES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DELGATES SHALL BE UP TO 70. ONLY ACTIVE MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED AS DELEGATES. THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH CONSISTS OF 26 DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, ALONG WITH THE AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT REPORT AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE SENIOR STAFF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND AUDIT AND STAFF IMPLEMENTATION OF AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT REPORT (AS RECOMMENDED BY EXECTUIVE COMMITTEE). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY MEMBERS SERVING IN REPRESENTATIONAL CAPACITIES AND BY DESGINATED STAFF THROUGH THE ANNUAL DISLOSURE STATEMENT AND/OR WHENEVER A CONFLICT ARISES. THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE REPRESENTATIONAL ENTITY (SUCH AS THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) SHALL MAKE A DETERMINIATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - REVIEW OF NATIONAL SURVEY DATA FROM 2016-2017 GUIDESTAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER POSTED ON WEBSITE, AND TAX RETURN ON GUIDESTAR.COM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A: | THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES, WHICH CAN BE UP TO 70 DELEGATES ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PERSCRIBED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS ELECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF DELEGATES, CONSISTS OF 26 VOTING DIRECTORS, WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON THE LISTING IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST MEET AT LEAST TWO TIMES ANNUALLY. THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE MANAGED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACTING IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH INCLUDES OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS THE FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHENEVER BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION DEMANDS PROMPT ACTION IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS NEXT MEETING FOLLOWING. |
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