Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 | The Organization provides annual memberships which provides education to scholars and practitioners in the field of forecasting. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | A vote of the membership is required to elect Board membership. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | The Treasurer of the Board of Directors is charged by the Board of Directors with the review and approval of the Federal Form 990. The review of the Federal Form 990 is performed in conjunction with the Business Manager who oversees the financial reporting. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | The Directors and Business Manager provide self-declarations of possible conflicts of interest as part of the annual meeting responsibilities. Potential conflicts identified are reviewed and approved by the full Board of Directors if appropriate. |
| Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 | The Organization makes all federal information fillings available upon formal request. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Attorney Generals office make the Federal Form 990s available at their web site. The Organization makes other significant documents available upon formal request. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The Organization makes other significant documents available upon formal request. |
| General explanation attachment | Use of Grant Monitoring Procedures (Schedule F Part 1, Line 2)The Organization provided research award grants for individuals at two international universities and organizes professional conferences that may be provided in foreign countries as determined annually be the membership. Oversight and approval of all expenditures related to the conference occurs from the U.S. business office for conference related expenditures and is fully substantiated. Method of Accounting for Expenditures (Schedule F Part I, Line 3 Column F)The Organization provides an annual Forecasters Symposium. A volunteer in the forecasting field is chosen annually to organize and execute the planning and delivery of the conference. As an international organization, significant consideration is provided to offering programming that is reflective and considerate of the overall memberships interest. |
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