Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. THE BYLAWS ALSO PROVIDE FOR NON-VOTING MEMBERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. HAS VOTING RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO AMENDMENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR TO MERGE, CONSOLIDATE, OR DISSOLVE THE FILING ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THEN, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI) POLICY, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND MODIFIED AS REQUIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE COI POLICY AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR DISCLOSING ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT ALSO MONITORS ALL TRANSACTIONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS TO IDENTIFY OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ACTUAL CONFLICTS EXIST. INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY POSTING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.FIGHTCANCER.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. (ACS, INC.), AND ACCORDINGLY THEIR COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO DETERMINATION AND REVIEW BY ACS, INC.'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY AND REASONABLENESS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID TO EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS DISQUALIFIED PERSONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO, AND VESTED IN, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC., WHICH SHALL BE A DESIGNATED BODY OF THE CORPORATION. |
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